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Petticoat Junction Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1967 - 1968
Episode 1
Is This My Daughter
Sat, Sep 9, 1967 30 mins
Betty Jo returns from a world tour---with three handsome jet-setters. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye. Peter: David Watson.
Episode 2
It's Not Easy to Be a Mother
Sat, Sep 16, 1967 30 mins
Billie Jo's night-club audition and Betty Jo's cooking unnerve Kate (Bea Benaderet). Billie Jo: Meredith MacRae. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye.
Episode 3
One Dozen Roses
Sat, Sep 23, 1967 30 mins
The family conspires to rid Betty Jo of an overbearing suitor. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye. Steve: Mike Minor. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Eb: Tom Lester.
Episode 4
You Know I Can't Hear You When the Thunder Is Clapping
Sat, Sep 30, 1967 30 mins
Kate spots trouble: Billie Jo's ex-beau is dating Betty Jo.
Episode 5
Pop Goes the Question
Sat, Oct 7, 1967 30 mins
Kate gives Steve permission to propose to her youngest daughter.
Episode 6
A Cottage for Two
Sat, Oct 14, 1967 30 mins
Betty Jo's wedded life is about to begin---with a quarrel over where to live.
Episode 7
Mind If We Join Your Wedding?
Sat, Oct 21, 1967 30 mins
A mystery woman threatens to make a shambles of Betty Jo's wedding.
Episode 8
Meet the In-Laws
Sat, Oct 28, 1967 30 mins
Bride-to-be Betty Jo faces the ordeal of meeting Steve's parents. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye. Steve: Mike Minor. Kate: Bea Benaderet.
Episode 9
With This Gown, I Thee Wed
Sat, Nov 4, 1967 30 mins
Betty Jo faces a tough decision: her relatives have provided a bumper crop of wedding gowns. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan.
Episode 10
Hawaii Calling
Sat, Nov 11, 1967 30 mins
The season's social event is imminent: the honeymooners are phoning from Hawaii. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Sam: Frank Cady. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye. Steve: Mike Minor. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Bobbie Jo: Lori Saunders. Floyd: Rufe Davis.
Episode 11
Kate's Birthday
Sat, Nov 18, 1967 30 mins
Kate's frantic: she thinks the honeymooners have forgotten her birthday. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye.
Episode 12
The Honeymoon Is Over
Sat, Nov 25, 1967 30 mins
Betty Jo gives up a night with the girls---only to find Steve out with the boys. Bea Benaderet. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye.
Episode 13
A Horse on You, Mr. Bedloe
Sat, Dec 2, 1967 30 mins
Homer Bedloe is up to something: he's acting much too nice lately. Bedloe: Charles Lane. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye.
Episode 14
Kate's Day in Court
Sat, Dec 9, 1967 30 mins
Kate battles city hall---and popular opinion---to clear herself of a jaywalking charge. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Judge: Parley Baer.
Episode 15
Uncle Joe and the Master Plan
Sat, Dec 16, 1967 30 mins
Trying to impress an important guest, Uncle Joe turns Shady Rest into a rural hot spot. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Martindale: Reginald Gardiner. Floyd: Rufe Davis. Mrs. Pruitt: Sarah Selby.
Episode 16
All That Buzzes Ain't Bees
Sat, Dec 23, 1967 30 mins
Uncle Joe is busy as a bee---trying to become a honey tycoon. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye.
Episode 17
All Sales Final
Sat, Dec 30, 1967 30 mins
Kate is doing a balancing act---with the newlyweds' budget. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye. Steve: Mike Minor.
Episode 18
The Power of the Press
Sat, Jan 6, 1968 30 mins
Extra! Extra! Bobbie Jo is temporary editor of Sam's newspaper. Bobbie Jo: Lori Saunders. Jeff: Geoff Edwards. Kate: Bea Benaderet.
Episode 19
Steve, the Apple Polisher
Sat, Jan 13, 1968 30 mins
Betty Jo feels rotten about having Steve do some apple-polishing to get clients. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye. Steve: Mike Minor. Billie Jo: Meredith MacRae. Millicent: Joi Lansing. Marshall: Frank Wilcox.
Episode 20
The Barber-Shop Quartet
Sat, Jan 20, 1968 30 mins
Uncle Joe's task: to help a tin-eared damsel win a talent contest. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Selma: Elvia Allman.
Episode 21
Higgins Comes Home
Sat, Jan 27, 1968 30 mins
The Shady Rest pooch's fickle behavior fires a family row. Kate: Bea Benaderet. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye.
Episode 22
Girl of Our Dreams
Sat, Feb 3, 1968 30 mins
Uncle Joe is in love and so is Sam . . . with the same woman. Florabelle: Joan Blondell. Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Sam: Frank Cady.
Episode 23
Uncle Joe Runs the Hotel
Sat, Feb 10, 1968 30 mins
Uncle Joe evicts a nonpaying guest---and becomes a social outcast. Bea Benaderet. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Clayton: Vaughn Taylor. Sam: Frank Cady.
Episode 24
Billie Jo's First Record
Sat, Feb 17, 1968 30 mins
Billie Jo (Meredith MacRae) sings "Good-by, Love" in this episode about the promotion of her first record. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Bobbie Jo: Lori Saunders. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye Henning. Sam: Frank Cady. Steve: Mike Minor. Swift: Del Moore.
Episode 25
Mae's Helping Hand
Sat, Feb 24, 1968 30 mins
Cousin Mae brings good intentions---and a lot of chaos---to the Shady Rest. Cousin Mae: Shirley Mitchell. Aunt Helen: Rosemary De Camp. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye Henning.
Episode 26
Bad Day at Shady Rest
Sat, Mar 2, 1968 30 mins
Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) alerts everyone to possible Hooterville holdups---including the thief. Bandit: Alan Reed.
Episode 27
Cannonball for Sale
Sat, Mar 9, 1968 30 mins
The townsfolk try to save the Cannonball from an eager buyer. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Aunt Helen: Rosemary De Camp.
Episode 28
My Pal Sam
Sat, Mar 16, 1968 30 mins
Sam (Frank Cady) neglects Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan). Linda Kaye Henning. Bobbie Jo: Lori Saunders. Steve: Mike Minor. Billie Jo: Meredith MacRae.
Episode 29
Ring-a-Ding-Ding
Sat, Mar 23, 1968 30 mins
Betty Jo's vow never to remove her wedding band goes down the drain---with the ring. Steve: Mike Minor. Betty Jo: Linda Kaye Henning. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan. Helen: Rosemary De Camp.
Episode 30
Kate's Homecoming
Sat, Mar 30, 1968 30 mins
Hooterville joyously prepares to welcome Kate (Bea Benaderet) home. Uncle Joe: Edgar Buchanan.