no pun intended! That whole theme of the Chico-Chico train pulling into "petticoat junction" is such a blatant latent subliminal seduction, catching us up in the momentum, carrying up in boleroish thrusts clear through to the commercial break preceding the exposition of the story, such as it might be, as the girls strip down, hearing their suggestive sotto voce as punctuation/incantation reminding us that the junction in question is - don't ever doubt it - "petticoat junction!" "And that's uncle Joe, he's movin' kinda slow at the junction"!As for mike minor, this was a hunk o' man, not the kind of guy you'd see on the dick van Dyke or the Lucy or the leave it to beaver or any TV shows at all for many years to come, for that matter. I have to add more comments now. Of course the girls were all hot. Did Aunt Bee really appear on this show, as one post here would suggest? I know sometimes there was this kind of cross pollination of characters between backwoods rube themed shows. Very appropriate for a spinster aunt named with affection after two of the biggest stars of the insect world!At least this show didn't have people like Mr. Haney and all the others on Green Acres which made that show so abominable for long stretches.WOO WOO PETTICOOOOAT JUNCTION!

I liked Petticoat better than the other two shows that came from the same people. I was told as a child I liked Green Acres. After having seen it as an adult, more like having been forced to sit through it, I can safely say I definitely like Petticoat Junction better of the three. What's to say about it. It was a TV show about a widow, Kate, who was going through the empty nest syndrome, unfortunately, she never really got to the empty part. Not that she didn't push.Because of the show I wanted to learn how to fly a plane as a child. Thinking of my driving record I think the world can heave a huge sigh of relief that I never did. I also like to watch Beverly Hillbillies sometimes, but not often.

It's actually pretty amazing that this show and its spin off, Green Acres, are so different. Even though they had the same producers, some of the same cast (particularly in the first season), shared writers and were set in the same town, they were as different as night and day. Petticoat Juntion was more like a leisurely stroll--occasionally funny, but often just a bit flat and happy. Green Acres, on the other hand, was like the same show after the writers were given LSD or so other hallucinogen. I, for one, never liked Petticoat Junction very much, as it was just too conventional and seemed a lot like My Three Sons placed out in the country. Green Acres is simply better on every level.

Of all the shows on TV, I can say I relate to Petticoat Junction on a personal level. I feel as if I am watching home movies, and this experience is very heart-warming. Petticoat Junction fits the bill for a welcomed escape to do just as the opening credit say to 'forget about our cares.'Kate is so much like grandma was, and they were both great cooks. She also had a priceless wisdom, and much patience with Uncle Joe.I am one of three sisters, and we are all musically-inclined. I visited my grandparents during the summer in a country town much like Hooterville, and though there was no quaint hotel, there was a general store and train. The warm, loving atmosphere and great memories of spending time with them are re-lived as I watch the episodes.I certainly wish very much all of the black & white and color shows could be seen again on television someday in sequence. Thank you very much.