Petticoat Junction
Bedloe Gets His Comeuppance (2)
TV Flash files “Bedloe Gets His Comeuppance (2)” as hour 66 of 222 in the TV Flash guide — Petticoat Junction (1963–1970) on CBS, season 2, episode 28, aired 1965-04-20, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E28: listed hour 66 of 222 in the Petticoat Junction guide, hour 28 of 36 in season 2. It aired 1965-04-20 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Bedloe's Most Fiendish Scheme (1)” (S02E27). Next is “The Mayor of Hooterville” (S02E29).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In this second half of a two-part story, Homer Bedloe has controlling interest in the Pixley Bank and has fired its President, Mr. Guerney. He has decided not only to foreclose on Kate's mortgage, but foreclose on all the bad mortgages in the valley. That will make the Cannonball's services useless. The Shady Rest is going to host a Monte Carlo night as a modest fundraiser. Traveling salesman Mr. Davis comes by. He is surprised to see all the gambling equipment and then the girls doing a can-can dance. Kate explains that it's just for the fundraiser. Whoever wins the most fake money by the end of the evening wins the secret grand prize. Betty Jo's friend Willie gets vibrations off of the roulette wheel and can guess the number every spin. Uncle Joe wants to take Willie to Vegas to win enough money to solve all their problems. Joe can't raise the money for tickets to Vegas. With Willie and Mr. Davis' help, Kate comes up with a plan to save the valley and get rid of Bedloe. But it doesn't work. It's the night of the fundraiser and no one shows up except Bedloe. Willie comes by and says he's lost his power. Bedloe stops his foreclosures and the fundraiser goes on.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bedloe Gets His Comeuppance (2) sit in the Petticoat Junction guide?
S02E28 is listed hour 66 of 222 — hour 28 of 36 in season 2, season 2 episode 28.
When did Petticoat Junction S02E28 air?
Bedloe Gets His Comeuppance (2) aired 1965-04-20 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Kate, the Shady Rest, and the Cannonball in a Benaderet-era hour is the porch contract. Uncle Joe is the layabout comic engine.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Petticoat Junction is the porch at the center of Paul Henning's rural map: Bea Benaderet's Kate running the Shady Rest, three daughters, Uncle Joe, and the Hooterville Cannonball. Less fish-out-of-water than hometown sitcom — a hotel as social club. Benaderet's warmth is the connective tissue that made Hillbillies and Green Acres feel like one county.
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- Gunilla Hutton as Billie Jo Bradley
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