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Edgar Buchanan | ... |
Uncle Joe Carson
(222 episodes, 1963-1970)
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Linda Henning | ... |
Betty Jo Bradley
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(222 episodes, 1963-1970)
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Bea Benaderet | ... |
Kate Bradley
(179 episodes, 1963-1969)
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Frank Cady | ... |
Sam Drucker
(168 episodes, 1963-1970)
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Lori Saunders | ... |
Bobbie Jo Bradley
(148 episodes, 1965-1970)
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Rufe Davis | ... |
Floyd Smoot
(131 episodes, 1963-1970)
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Meredith MacRae | ... |
Billie Jo Bradley
(114 episodes, 1966-1970)
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Mike Minor | ... |
Steve Elliott
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(112 episodes, 1964-1970)
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Smiley Burnette | ... |
Charley Pratt
(110 episodes, 1963-1967)
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Bobbie Jo, Billie Jo, and Betty Jo Bradley are three sisters living with their Uncle Joe who owns the family hotel, and is always coming up with zany ideas. Their whole town revolves around the train "The Cannon Ball". The show also includes Kate (the mother), Steve (Betty Jo's boyfriend) and Sam Drucker (Store Keeper) who is also in "Green Acres". Written by Katie <Katie@aol.com>
This show centered around a hotel known as the junction near a small country town called Hooterville. It started very strong as veteran folks Edgar Bucanan & Bea Benedaret (Uncle Joe & Kate Bradley) ran the hotel.
Then there were the 3 Bradley girls. Bobbie-Jo, Billie-Jo & Betty-Jo. I met a lot of kids from the era of this show named after these girls. They were wholesome American teen girls who were every boys dream.
Then there was the Cannonball, the train that served the Hooterville. It was one of the charms of the show with the engineers. One of the charming holiday shows of this involved having the Cannonball all decorated for Christmas.
When Bea, the actress died in real life, they tried to bring on June Lockhart as a replacement. That was OK, but the scripts seemed to lose their comic energy. It still ran until 1970 anyway. The show had its charm.