norfolk611 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Amen to the old shows such as this and today's. Green Acres had to have been my favorite. Today's "comedy" shows add the laugh tracks. But they give you nothing to laugh at. TV land has really gone down hill over the past year or so.

TheCrimsonSkull (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I feel like uncle Joe!

CapricornDavo (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Over the years I've sent emails to TV Land about airing the b&W shows to no avail. I'd take Pettticoat Junction over bad reality shows and cut up commercial full movies from the 1980s any day!!!

eci4r (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I agree with that 100%

britfrenir (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Was she on "Burns And Allen" too?

CapricornDavo (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

TV Land should air the b&W episodes, it would be a lot better than some of the crap they air now!!!!!

John80220 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Like with most of the shows on in the mid-60s, the B&W episodes of "Petticoat Junction" are better than the color ones, but were rarely seen in syndication, because stations thought people would rather see bad later episodes just because they were in color.(Also, aside from doing Flintstones voice work in the 60s, Benaderet was also the main female voice for Warner Bros. cartoons from 1953-55. She was replaced by June Foray when her Burns & Allen Show workload got too heavy.)

ChuChu353 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

As a result, Bea Benaderet got Cousin Pearl, Irene Ryan became Granny and the rest, as they say, is history :-D

ChuChu353 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I also recently learned she was Paul Henning's original choice for Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies, but it was decided she was too busty to play a little old mountain granny LOL LOL LOL

GeorgeVreelandHill (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

A classic show that gets better with time! I love it!! George Vreeland Hill