The BEST episodes of Petticoat Junction season 7

Every episode of Petticoat Junction season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Petticoat Junction season 7!

Rural sitcom revolving around a widow, her uncle and three daughters who run the Shady Rest Hotel along the Hooterville Cannonball railroad line.

Last Updated: 11/10/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
star
7.00
2 votes

#1 - The Camping Trip

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/1969

Bobby Jo's boyfriend Orrin finally manages to make friends with Uncle Joe when he rescues the old fellow from a hungry bear.

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7.00
3 votes

#2 - Make Room for Baby

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/1969

The dog suddenly becomes a second-class citizen at the Shady Rest hotel when Steve and Betty Jo and Betty Jo move in.

Directors: Guy Scarpitta
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6.67
3 votes

#3 - The Game Warden

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1969

Uncle Joe, caught with too many fish in his possessions by Game Warden Orrin Pike, is threatened with a jail sentence.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
6.67
3 votes

#4 - Last Train to Pixley

Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/7/1970

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 Railroad is planning to scrap the train for a tax write-off!

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
6.50
2 votes

#5 - Sorry Doctor, I Ain't Taking No Shots

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1969

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.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
6.50
2 votes

#6 - The Golden Spike Ceremony

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1969

Uncle Joe discovers that the 75th anniversary of the railroad between Hooterville & Pixley is approaching, and seeks to take control of the ceremony.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
6.00
2 votes

#7 - One of Our Chickens is Missing

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1969

Two rough motorcyclists,suspected of poaching, are too many and too tough for Game Warren Orrin Pike to capture.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
6.00
2 votes

#8 - A Most Momentous Occasion

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1969

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 either in helping Joe install a new bathroom at the hotel.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
5.50
2 votes

#9 - The Tenant

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1969

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.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
5.50
2 votes

#10 - Goodbye, Mr. Chimp

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1969

Uncle Joe tries to get rid of the pet chimp who is gradually wrecking the Shady Rest hotel.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
5.40
5 votes

#11 - Betty Jo's Business

Season 7 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/4/1970

Betty Jo Elliott starts a day nursery to augment the family income.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
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5.25
4 votes

#12 - No, No, You Can't Take Her Away

Season 7 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/28/1970

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 new practice in Hawaii.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
5.00
2 votes

#13 - Kathy Jo's First Birthday

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/1969

Baby Kathy Jo almost misses her ffirst birthday party when she lands in jail with Uncle Joe.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
5.00
4 votes

#14 - Spare That Cottage

Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/1970

It becomes a tragic matter when it appears that Steve and Betty Jo's honeymoon cottage will be demolished for a new highway.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
5.00
2 votes

#15 - Selma Plout's Plot

Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1970

Selme Plout's scheme to snag a husband for her daughter almost forces Steve out of the crop-dusting business.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
5.00
2 votes

#16 - The Three Queens

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1969

Sparks fly when the three Bradley sisters and Dr. Craig find themself competitors in a beauty contest.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
4.75
4 votes

#17 - Susan B. Anthony, I Love You

Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1970

Bille Jo returns from Chicago with a visionary zeal for the women's liberation movement, and enlists her sisters in "the cause."

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
4.50
2 votes

#18 - The Other Woman

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1969

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 romantic mood is spoiled by a lack of electricity, Mr. Haney's intrusive realty service, and a bunch of hobos.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
4.50
2 votes

#19 - The Glen Tinker Caper

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1969

An unknown singer tries to smuggle an adorable Vietnamese orphan into the United States by bringing her to Hooterville.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
4.50
2 votes

#20 - But I've Never Been in Erie, PA

Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/27/1969

An industrialist registers at the Shady Rest and offers Uncle Joe a chance to make a fortune.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
4.50
2 votes

#21 - With This Ring...

Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1970

Orrin Pike is osserved buying a ring, and the family jumps to the conclusion that he's going to propose to Bobbie Jo.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
4.50
4 votes

#22 - Whiplash, Whiplash

Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/28/1970

Selma Plout tries to slap a lawsuit against Uncle Jo for a whiplash injury suffered in a fall from a hammock.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
4.33
3 votes

#23 - Love Rears Its Ugly Head

Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/21/1970

Billie Jo tries to spread love through the valley with a new theory of sensitivity training.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
4.00
2 votes

#24 - How to Arrange a Marriage

Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/3/1970

Bobbie Jo attempts to soften up Billie's Jo's new boyfriend for marriage.

Directors: Elliott Lewis
star
4.00
2 votes

#25 - The Valley's New Owner

Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/1970

Shy Orrin Pike becomes a big man when an old deed indicates he is the legal owner of the entire Hooterville Valley.

Directors: Elliott Lewis