Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1963)

Cast

Smiley Burnette as Charley Pratt
Smiley Burnette

as Charley Pratt

Bea Benaderet as Kate Bradley
Bea Benaderet

as Kate Bradley

Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson
Edgar Buchanan

as Uncle Joe Carson

Jeannine Riley as Billie Jo Bradley
Jeannine Riley

as Billie Jo Bradley

Pat Woodell as Bobbie Jo Bradley
Pat Woodell

as Bobbie Jo Bradley

Frank Cady as Sam Drucker
Frank Cady

as Sam Drucker

Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot
Rufe Davis

as Floyd Smoot

Linda Henning as Betty Jo Bradley
Linda Henning

as Betty Jo Bradley

Episodes

Spur Line to Shady Rest poster

Spur Line to Shady Rest 6.0

September 24, 1963

Homer Bedloe, trouble-shooter for the C&F W Railroad, is sent by railroad president Norman P. Curtis to the little comm…

Quick, Hide the Railroad poster

Quick, Hide the Railroad 7.0

October 1, 1963

Kate uses a combination of charm, subterfuge, and wiles to prevent Homer Bedloe from catching the Hooterville Cannonbal…

The President Who Came to Dinner poster

The President Who Came to Dinner 7.0

October 8, 1963

C&F W Railroad President Norman P. Curtis is incensed that ace troubleshooter Homer Bedloe utterly failed to scrap the …

Is There a Doctor in the Roundhouse? poster

Is There a Doctor in the Roundhouse? 7.0

October 15, 1963

Norman Curtis, who has fallen in love with life at the Shady Rest, is still staying there for free without Kate yet kno…

The Courtship of Floyd Smoot poster

The Courtship of Floyd Smoot 7.0

October 22, 1963

Floyd Smoot, the conductor, is courting a woman through the mail. But, when she ends it after receiving a photo of him,…

Please Buy My Violets poster

Please Buy My Violets 7.0

October 29, 1963

Uncle Joe spends Kate's money to buy cases of lousy smelling men and women's cologne to make a fast buck reselling it. …

The Ringer poster

The Ringer 7.0

November 5, 1963

Betty Jo enters the annual Shady Rest Horseshoe Tournament and becomes the first female contestant in the tournament's …

Kate's Recipe for Hot Rhubarb poster

Kate's Recipe for Hot Rhubarb 7.0

November 12, 1963

When Billie Jo has to come up with a fourth for her double date with Junior Hocker and Junior's visiting friend Roger B…

The Little Train Robbery poster

The Little Train Robbery 7.0

November 19, 1963

Two young men, Arthur Gilroy and Lowell Rightmeyer, are on their way to rob the bank in Pixley. They change their plans…

Bedloe Strikes Again poster

Bedloe Strikes Again 7.0

November 26, 1963

The Cannonball and its primary passenger, Uncle Joe, are pelted with eggs after the Hooterville Hornets, coached by Unc…

Uncle Joe's Replacement poster

Uncle Joe's Replacement 6.0

December 3, 1963

Kate and the girls go to Drucker's store to pick up the pocket watch they ordered for Uncle Joe's birthday present. Whi…

Honeymoon Hotel poster

Honeymoon Hotel 7.0

December 10, 1963

Uncle Joe has come up with another scheme to attract guests to the hotel: advertise it as a wedding/honeymoon destinati…

A Night at the Hooterville Hilton poster

A Night at the Hooterville Hilton 7.0

December 17, 1963

A brochure made by Uncle Joe describing the incomparable Shady Rest Hotel of the future is accidentally mailed to The C…

Cannonball Christmas poster

Cannonball Christmas 7.0

December 24, 1963

The Bradleys, Sam Drucker, Herby, Charlie and Floyd are decorating the Cannonball for its annual Christmas Eve trip of …

Herbie Gets Drafted poster

Herbie Gets Drafted 0.0

December 31, 1963

Herby is depressed when he gets drafted, so the girls cheer him up by suggesting he could be an astronaut. Uncle Joe he…

Bobbie Jo and the Beatnik poster

Bobbie Jo and the Beatnik 7.0

January 7, 1964

Bobbie Jo brings home Alan Landman, a mad-at-the-world young poet and slacker who has won her heart. Despite Bobbie Jo …

My Daughter the Doctor poster

My Daughter the Doctor 7.0

January 14, 1964

Billie Jo receives a $500 insurance endowment, which her late father set aside for his first-born to become a doctor. B…

Hooterville vs. Hollywood poster

Hooterville vs. Hollywood 6.0

January 21, 1964

Billie Jo is still determined to use the $500 from her father to go to Hollywood to become a movie star. It doesn't hel…

Visit From a Big Star poster

Visit From a Big Star 7.0

January 28, 1964

Uncle Joe has made a deal with Lucy Wayne, the secretary of movie star Lane Haggard, for them to stay for two weeks at …

Last Chance Farm poster

Last Chance Farm 6.0

February 4, 1964

Business is bad at the Shady Rest and Kate needs to make a $200 bank loan payment. Uncle Joe meets Henrietta Boswell an…

The Very Old Antique poster

The Very Old Antique 0.0

February 11, 1964

When Kate unexpectedly sees Homer Bedloe in Hooterville, she knows trouble is in store. Bedloe plans on selling the Can…

The Art Game poster

The Art Game 0.0

February 18, 1964

A traveling salesman guest leaves Uncle Joe a set of six paint-by-number canvases in lieu of a cash payment. Joe decide…

Betty Jo's First Love poster

Betty Jo's First Love 0.0

February 25, 1964

Betty Jo has her first crush on a boy named Orville Miggs. But the object of her affections is more interested in tinke…

Behind All Silver, There's a Cloud Lining poster

Behind All Silver, There's a Cloud Lining 0.0

March 3, 1964

Homer Bedloe is back in Hooterville trying yet again to find a way to shut down the Cannonball. He believes there must …

The Talent Contest poster

The Talent Contest 0.0

March 10, 1964

A regional talent contest is being held in Hooterville with the winner being awarded $50 and a trip to Chicago for the …

Kate and the Manpower Problem poster

Kate and the Manpower Problem 0.0

March 17, 1964

An old school chum named Emily Mapes thinks it's time Kate was married again. She tells the girls to round up some pros…

The Ladybugs poster

The Ladybugs 0.0

March 24, 1964

Beatlemania has hit Hooterville by storm. Uncle Joe recruits Billy, Bobbie, and Betty Joe along with their friend Sally…

The Hooterville Flivverball poster

The Hooterville Flivverball 0.0

March 31, 1964

Uncle Joe gets angry at Charlie and Floyd when he is left behind by the Cannonball. He decides to start his own transpo…

Kate the Stockholder poster

Kate the Stockholder 0.0

April 7, 1964

Norman Curtis, President of the C&FW Railroad, is currently on vacation in Europe. He left instructions not to do anyth…

Kate and the Dowager poster

Kate and the Dowager 0.0

April 14, 1964

Mr. Bunce with the bank is doing an inspection of the hotel and is not planning on extending Kate's financing. Wealthy …

Charley Abandons the Cannonball poster

Charley Abandons the Cannonball 0.0

April 21, 1964

Charley begins to believe that everyone seems too busy to spend any time with him. Floyd has started to call on the wid…

Dog Days at Shady Rest poster

Dog Days at Shady Rest 0.0

April 28, 1964

Kate receives a telegram from Railroad President Norman Curtis that he is sending Homer Bedloe with someone named Fred.…

A Millionaire for Kate poster

A Millionaire for Kate 0.0

May 5, 1964

An old friend of Kate's from high school is coming for a visit. Kate admits that she had a crush on H.J. Grant back the…

Bedloe and Son poster

Bedloe and Son 0.0

May 12, 1964

Homer Bedloe arrives at the Shady Rest with his son, Homer Bedloe Jr., who is as hateful and devious as his father. He …

Local Girl Makes Good poster

Local Girl Makes Good 0.0

May 19, 1964

Business executive Mary Jane Hastings returns home to Hooterville to receive the Chamber of Commerce award. She command…

Cave Woman poster

Cave Woman 0.0

May 26, 1964

Uncle Joe wants to dig out an old cave to use as a wine cellar for the hotel. Kate receives a telegram from Brooks T. W…

Kate Flat on Her Back poster

Kate Flat on Her Back 0.0

June 2, 1964

Kate has sprained her ankle which means she will be off her feet for three or four days. Now that Mr. Webster's gone, t…

The Genghis Keane Story poster

The Genghis Keane Story 0.0

June 9, 1964

Kate's former grade school teacher returns to Hooterville. Kate and her children reminisce how Miss Adelaide "Genghis" …