Linda Henning Played Betty Jo on Petticoat Junction. See Her - Yahoo Other episodes of the series included the casts of Gilligan's Island, Leave It to Beaver, Lost In Space, Hawaiian Eye, Batman, and more. Henning dated her co-star, Mike Minor, for 5 years before marrying him, first on screen and then in real life. Though Petticoat Junction was Henning's best-known role, she also appeared on several other popular shows. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Seasons 6 and 7 of the series focused on the newlywed couple of Betty Jo and Steve, and their newborn daughter Kathy Jo Elliott. [21] Betty was noted by Vogue for depicting the friendships of women, several of them queer or of color, "in a naturalistic way. You grew up with the Bradford familynow see the youngest daughter all grown up! 3, which had previously appeared in a handful of westerns like High Noon and The Virginian. A widow and her three daughters (and Uncle Joe, who's a-movin' kinda slow) run the Shady Rest Hotel in Hooterville, whose clientele consists mainly of passengers on the spur line of an. Linda Henning-Betty Jo Bradley Linda is one of the only surviving members of the cast on this list and was also one of the only individuals to be around for the entire run of the show. They are still together after 23 years. "[8], On August 14, 2019, it was reported that HBO had given Betty a series order consisting of six episodes.The series is created, directed, executive produced by Crystal Moselle who also co-wrote and directed Skate Kitchen. The sixties was a nostalgic era that gave us legendary stars, epic shows, and fabulous fashions - one of these came in the form of Petticoat Junction. [3][4] In August 2021, the series was canceled after two seasons. Betty is an American teen comedy television series created by Crystal Moselle.The series is based on Moselle's 2018 feature film Skate Kitchen, which was in turn based on her 2016 short film That One Day.It includes most of the cast of the original feature film, and focuses on the Gen Z all-girl group's efforts to stand out in New York's predominantly male world of skateboarding. In 1966, MacRae signed a contract with CBS to play Billie Jo Bradley on the sitcom Petticoat Junction, starring Bea Benaderet as her television mother and Edgar Buchanan as her television uncle. The show, created by Hennings parents Paul and Ruth Henning, aired on CBS until April 1970. [2] On June 18, 2020, HBO renewed the series for a second season which premiered on June 11, 2021. It includes most of the cast of the original feature film, and focuses on the Gen Z all-girl group's efforts to stand out in New York's predominantly male world of skateboarding. "[10] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times noted while "there is no nudity, that old HBO staple", that a strength of the show is "its main themes are friendship, self-knowledge, identity, equality and freedomIt feels innocent, which is not to say naive. Pat Woodell, 'Petticoat Junction' Actress, Dies at 71 - Yahoo When the series started in 1963, Hooterville residents included: Innkeeper; Kate Bradley (played by Bea Benaderet ), and her daughters: Billie Jo Bradley ( Jeannine Riley ), Bobbie Jo Bradley ( Pat Woodell) and Betty Jo Bradley ( Linda Kaye Henning ), Kate's Uncle Joe Carson ( Edgar Buchanan ), railroad engineers Charlie Pratt & Floyd Smoot ( Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. [1] His first singing job was at Ye Little Club in Beverly Hills, where he was engaged for two weeks and held over for ten.