Petticoat Junction

Spur Line to Shady Rest

Season 1    Episode 1
September 24, 1963    25m    TV-G
Homer Bedloe, trouble-shooter for the C&F W Railroad, is sent by railroad president Norman P. Curtis to the little community of Hooterville to find out why a branch line doesn't connect with the main line. The branch line carries the "Cannonball" train, and is vital to the Shady Rest Hotel, run by Kate Bradley, her three grown daughters and "Uncle Joe" Carson. If Bedloe succeeds in shutting down the Cannonball, Kate faces ruin. John Ashley appears as passenger Fred.
Directed By
Richard Whorf
Written By
Paul Henning
Cast of Spur Line to Shady Rest
  • Smiley BurnetteCharley Pratt
  • Bea BenaderetKate Bradley
  • Edgar BuchananUncle Joe Carson
  • Jeannine RileyBillie Jo Bradley
  • Pat WoodellBobbie Jo Bradley
  • Frank CadySam Drucker
  • Rufe DavisFloyd Smoot
  • Linda KayeBetty Jo Bradley
  • Charles LaneHomer Bedloe
  • John AshleyFred
  • Eddie QuillanDick
  • Roy RobertsNorman P. Curtis

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