Q 01/05

On which network did Petticoat Junction air from 1963 to 1970?

A) NBC

B) ABC

C) CBS

D) DuMont

Answer · why

C) CBS

It was canceled in spring 1970 despite improving ratings, a precursor to the network's "rural purge".

Q 02/05

What is the name of the hotel where Petticoat Junction is set?

A) The Hooterville Inn

B) The Whistle Stop

C) The Shady Rest

D) The Burris House

Answer · why

C) The Shady Rest

Kate says her stubborn grandfather built it there because that was where the lumber fell off the train.

Q 03/05

Who played Kate Bradley, the widowed proprietress of the hotel?

A) June Lockhart

B) Bea Benaderet

C) Irene Ryan

D) Rosemary DeCamp

Answer · why

B) Bea Benaderet

Paul Henning wrote the series for her after decades of second-banana roles with Jack Benny, Lucille Ball and Burns and Allen.

Q 04/05

Who played Uncle Joe Carson?

A) Frank Cady

B) Edgar Buchanan

C) Smiley Burnette

D) Charles Lane

Answer · why

B) Edgar Buchanan

He was the only actor to appear in every episode and was just three years older than the actress playing his niece.

Q 05/05

Which of Kate's daughters is the red-haired tomboy who loves to drive the train?

A) Betty Jo

B) Bobbie Jo

C) Billie Jo

D) Kathy Jo

Answer · why

A) Betty Jo

She was played for all seven seasons by Linda Kaye Henning, the creator's daughter.

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