Petticoat Junction Theme Song
Written by: Paul Henning and Curt Massey
Petticoat Junction (1963-1970)
Edgar Buchanan: Joseph P. ‘Uncle Joe’ Carson
Linda Henning: Betty Jo Bradley Elliott
Bea Benaderet: Kate Bradley
Frank Cady: Sam Drucker
Lori Saunders: Bobbie Jo Bradley
Rufe Davis: Floyd Smoot
Meredith MacRae: Billie Jo Bradley
Mike Minor: Steve Elliott
Smiley Burnette: Charley Pratt
Jeannine Riley: Billie Jo Bradley
Pat Woodell: Bobbie Jo Bradley
June Lockhart: Dr. Janet Craig
Gunilla Hutton: Billie Jo Bradley
Petticoat Junction Theme Song (Excerpt)
Come ride the little train
That is rolling down the tracks
To the junction
(Petticoat Junction) …
Petticoat Junction (CBS)
Starring (Top Row) Frank Cady, Gunilla Hutton, Linda Henning, Rufe Davis, Smiley Burnette and (Bottom Row) Lori Saunders, Bea Benaderet, and Edgar Buchanan
Petticoat Junction Cast Photograph
The Shady Rest Hotel
It is Run by Kate … Come and Be Her Guest
Welcome to Petticoat Junction. The opening titles of the series featured a display of petticoats hanging on the side of a large railroad water tank where Kate’s three daughters are bathing. The “junction” in the title refers to the Shady Rest Hotel, situated at a crossing of two train lines.
Lotsa Curves You Bet!
Linda Henning, Lori Saunders, Meredith MacRae
Petticoat Junction Cast Photograph
Petticoat Junction
Forget About Your Cares … It’s Time to Relax
The show’s producer Paul Henning also created The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres. Edgar Buchanan portrayed Uncle Joe on all three shows. The gravelly voiced actor had made his living as a dentist, in a practice shared with his wife. At age 38 Edgar Buchanan turned the business over to his wife and began his long and successful acting career.
Come Ride the Little Train …
With Rufe Davis and Smiley Burnette
Petticoat Junction Cast Poster
Bea Benederet Trivia
Paul Henning wrote the series for Bea Benaderet, one of his favorite character actresses. She worked alongside radio and television stars Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. She provided the uncredited voice for many Warner Bros. cartoon characters, and was the first voice actress to portray Wilma Flintstone’s best pal, Betty Rubble. According to Linda Henning, her father felt that Bea Benaderet had paid her dues and deserved to headline her own series.
The Girls of Petticoat Junction: Sixties Sound
Meredith MacRae, Lori Saunders, Linda Henning
The Girls of Petticoat Junction: Sixties Sound
Petticoat Junction Theme Song
Petticoat Junction Theme Song
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Frank Cady
At 24, my head was as shiny as a cue ball on a billiard table. I naturally thought this meant curtains. Actually, I found it helped. When I was too young to play real character parts, they mistook me for older because of the bald noggin. I got juicy roles right from the start.
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- 1 Petticoat Junction Theme Song
- 2 Petticoat Junction (CBS)
- 3 The Shady Rest Hotel
- 4 Lotsa Curves You Bet!
- 5 Petticoat Junction
- 6 Come Ride the Little Train …
- 7 The Girls of Petticoat Junction: Sixties Sound
- 8 Petticoat Junction Theme Song
- 9 Petticoat Junction Theme Song
- 10 The Best Music Gifts
- 11 Treble Clef + Bass Clef Musical Hearts
- 12 Find the Best Music Gifts
- 13 Explore String Kings Music