Posted on 10/19/2015 5:14:50 PM PDT by massmike
Pat Woodell, who played Bobbi Jo on 1960s CBS sitcom “Petticoat Junction,” died Sept. 29 in Fallbrook, Calif., according to the LA Times. She was 71.
Woodell played one of the Bradley sisters on “Petticoat Junction” from its debut in 1963-65, starring opposite Linda Kaye Henning as Betty Jo and Jeannine Riley as Billie Jo. Bea Benaderet played their mother Kate Bradley, the owner of the Shady Rest Hotel.
Woodell left the season after season two, and was replaced by Lori Saunders. The show, created by Hennings’ parents Paul and Ruth Henning, aired on CBS until April 1970.
Woodell was also a singer, performing with “Petticoat Junction” sisters on the show. She also performed on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 with group The Ladybugs.
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The lady with the dog the mom from Lost In Space?
Yes! June Lockhart...
Noooo! My teen tv crush!!! Only a few years older than me.
Just saw the news on METV.
Mrs p6 and Pat could have been sisters, and that was a good thing.
Thank you Pat for wonderful TV and helping with a near 40 years of great marriage.
The original Billie Jo became a porn star. It’s been pretty much scrubbed from her bio now.
Didn’t know that.
Did she have much of a career?
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