I never liked Petticoat Junction. The rest of those Rural Shows were pretty good though.
Ironically, Leonid Brezhnev loved American westerns. He was a big fan of “The Rifleman”, and there’s a famous image of Chuck Connors giving Brezhnev a bear hug.
Back in 1974, my wife was at work when someone came in with a stiff leg. My wife mentioned that “He walked just like Chester!”
Her young working companion asked...”Who is Chester?”
At the age of 23 my wife felt “OLD”.