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Petticoat Junction



Remembering Actress Cheerio Meredith on Her Birthday





Remembering actress Cheerio Meredith (birth name Edwina Lucille Hoffmann), who was born July 12, 1890, in Missouri Meredith appeared on many classic 1950s and 60s TV series. She had recurring roles on One Happy Family (1961), The Andy Griffith Show (1962), and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1958-62), and also made guest appearances on numerous shows, including Bonanza, Perry Mason, Rawhide, and Petticoat Junction, among others.



REmembering Meredith MacRae on her Birthday (May 30th)





Remembering actress and singer Meredith MacRae (birth name Meredith Lynn MacRae), who was born May 30, 1944, in Houston, Texas. MacRae's best known TV roles included playing Sally Morrison on My Three Sons and Billie Jo Bradley on Petticoat Junction. In the accompanying photo, MacRae (left) appears with her Petticoat Junction castmates Lori Saunders and Linda Kaye Henning.



REmembering paul HArtman on his Birthday (March 1)





On March 1, 1904, actor/dancer/vaudeville performer Paul Hartman was born in San Francisco, California. Hartman is probably best known for his role as Emmett Clark on the 1960s sitcoms The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry, RFD, as well as Bert Smedley on Petticoat Junction.