The prop locomotive was provided by the The only actors who appeared in all seven seasons were Edgar Buchanan, Linda Kaye Henning, and Frank Cady.
He trained the dog, who went on to appear in the television series Petticoat Junction (1963). The three Bradley sisters (played by Linda Kaye Henning, Pat Woodell, and Jeannine Riley) form a Beatlesque band called "The Ladybugs" with their friend Sally Ragsdale (Frank Cady, who played Sam Drucker, was the only actor in television history to play the same recurring character on three different shows at the same time. when looking for him, but his official name was 'Dog'. She also said that she has no first-hand memories of working on the show.Billie Jo was originally to be played by Bobbie Jo was played in the first two seasons (1963–65) by Pat Woodell, who left the series to start a singing career. After its cancellation, Filmways and The color (1965–70) episodes were shown in The color episodes have run constantly, with the show running on As of April, 2019, the original black and white episodes of "Petticoat Junction" are airing on the The Paul Henning Estate holds the original film elements to the black-and-white episodes, and in 2005 allowed 20 black-and-white episodes from Season One to be officially released on DVD in an "ultimate collection" via On October 1, 2013 season three was released on DVD as a Walmart exclusive.The rights to the show are held by There was an amusement park in In 1965, Claudia and J.T. Buchanan was the only one to appear in every episode. Heather said her sister and she landed the role when their mother heard that the producers were looking for red-haired babies. While the dog's name was Higgins (one episode was called "Higgins Come Home"), the name was never mentioned by any characters. Buchanan was the only one to appear in every episode. The second change is the addition of bumbling, but well-meaning, game warden Orrin Pike (played by actor In 1990, the character of Sam Drucker appeared in Other crossover shows feature the Clampetts spending Thanksgiving and Christmas of 1968 in Hooterville on The DVD release of the series by Brentwood Home Video replaced Massey's music with John Hickman's "Banjo Signal". Storylines dealt with Kate's absence by having other characters say that she was out of town, although it was never stated where she was out of town or what she was doing there. For the remaining seasons, the character was played by Lori Saunders. "Benaderet was quite popular with viewers, and her fan mail increased during her illness as she received many get-well cards and letters from fans.Choosing not to recast the Kate Bradley role, or to sign Rosemary DeCamp on full-time (she was also playing the mother of At the last minute, CBS decided to renew the series for a seventh season. Paul Henning brought in temporary replacement mother-figures At the start of the 1968-69 season, Benaderet had completed the first two episodes "Birthplace of a Future President" and "The Singing Sweethearts" when her cancer was found to have returned. They did occassionally call him 'Boy' such as "Here, boy!"
Higgins was the dog's REAL name. During preproduction, proposed titles for the show were A full-sized locomotive replica was used for studio scenes in and around the locomotive cab. Paul Henning was going to hold a nation-wide contest to name the dog but he was so busy with 'The Beverly Hillbillies' that it never came about. In some scenes in a few episodes, when Pat Woodell was unavailable, Bobbie Jo was only shown from behind, with a double standing in. Edgar Buchanan, who portrayed Bea Benaderet's character's uncle, was only three years older than Benaderet in real life. The dog on the show was simply named Dog. His last acting role was as the title character in the movie Benji (1974), which was …