Petticoat Junction: Season 7
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Petticoat Junction Season 6.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
Make Room for Baby
Sep 27, 1969
The dog suddenly becomes a second-class citizen at the Shady Rest hotel when Steve and Betty Jo and Betty Jo move in.
The Game Warden
Oct 4, 1969
Uncle Joe, caught with too many fish in his possessions by Game Warden Orrin Pike, is threatened with a jail sentence.
The Other Woman
Oct 11, 1969
Betty Jo finds herself growing jealous of the attention Steve is giving to their daughter, so the pair go on a second honeymoon together, at their old cottage. But the couple's rom
One of Our Chickens is Missing
Oct 18, 1969
Two rough motorcyclists,suspected of poaching, are too many and too tough for Game Warren Orrin Pike to capture.
The Three Queens
Oct 25, 1969
Sparks fly when the three Bradley sisters and Dr. Craig find themself competitors in a beauty contest.
The Glen Tinker Caper
Nov 1, 1969
An unknown singer tries to smuggle an adorable Vietnamese orphan into the United States by bringing her to Hooterville.
The Tenant
Nov 8, 1969
When a glamorous author, with her eyes on Steve, moves into the Shady Rest hotel to write a novel, the girls work overtime to find a way to get her to leave.
Sorry Doctor, I Ain't Taking No Shots
Nov 15, 1969
Dr. Craig mobilizes an effort to inoculate the whole valley with flu shots, but a hillbilly family with a stubborn patriarch threatens to ruin her plans.
A Most Momentous Occasion
Nov 22, 1969
Bickering over sharing a bathroom with Uncle Joe leads to Steve & Betty Jo considering moving out. They haven't much luck with Mr. Haney's realty choices, and Haney isn't much help
The Camping Trip
Nov 29, 1969
Bobby Jo's boyfriend Orrin finally manages to make friends with Uncle Joe when he rescues the old fellow from a hungry bear.
Kathy Jo's First Birthday (1)
Dec 6, 1969
Baby Kathy Jo almost misses her ffirst birthday party when she lands in jail with Uncle Joe.
Goodbye, Mr. Chimp (2)
Dec 13, 1969
Uncle Joe tries to get rid of the pet chimp who is gradually wrecking the Shady Rest hotel.
The Golden Spike Ceremony
Dec 20, 1969
Uncle Joe discovers that the 75th anniversary of the railroad between Hooterville & Pixley is approaching, and seeks to take control of the ceremony.
But I've Never Been in Erie, PA
Dec 27, 1969
An industrialist registers at the Shady Rest and offers Uncle Joe a chance to make a fortune.
How to Arrange a Marriage
Jan 3, 1970
Bobbie Jo attempts to soften up Billie's Jo's new boyfriend for marriage.
Selma Plout's Plot
Jan 10, 1970
Selme Plout's scheme to snag a husband for her daughter almost forces Steve out of the crop-dusting business.
With This Ring...
Jan 17, 1970
Orrin Pike is osserved buying a ring, and the family jumps to the conclusion that he's going to propose to Bobbie Jo.
The Valley's New Owner
Jan 24, 1970
Shy Orrin Pike becomes a big man when an old deed indicates he is the legal owner of the entire Hooterville Valley.
Steve's Uncle George
Jan 31, 1970
Steve's Uncle George visits the Shady Rest hotel and lives up to his repulation as a troublemaker.
Susan B. Anthony, I Love You
Feb 7, 1970
Bille Jo returns from Chicago with a visionary zeal for the women's liberation movement, and enlists her sisters in ""the cause.""
Spare That Cottage
Feb 14, 1970
It becomes a tragic matter when it appears that Steve and Betty Jo's honeymoon cottage will be demolished for a new highway.
Whiplash, Whiplash
Feb 28, 1970
Selma Plout tries to slap a lawsuit against Uncle Jo for a whiplash injury suffered in a fall from a hammock.
Last Train to Pixley
Mar 7, 1970
Floyd retires, leaving Uncle Joe to take over the duties of running the Cannonball, once again. His strict schedule-keeping is the least of the valley's worries, as the C&FW Railro
Love Rears Its Ugly Head
Mar 21, 1970
Billie Jo tries to spread love through the valley with a new theory of sensitivity training.
No, No, You Can't Take Her Away
Mar 28, 1970
The Bradley's are shaken by the news that a handsome and wealthy male doctor is coming to visit their own Dr. Janet Craig, with intentions of offering her a place at his side at a
Betty Jo's Business
Apr 4, 1970
Betty Jo Elliott starts a day nursery to augment the family income.