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| Petticoat Junction - The Official First Season | 
 enlarge | Directors: James Sheldon, Peter Baldwin, Richard L. Bare, Stanley Z. Cherry
Actors: Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning, Bea Benaderet, Lori Saunders, Mike Minor
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $40.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 2374
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 5
Running Time: 974
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD887824D
UPC: 097368878242
EAN: 0097368878242
ASIN: B001E6JC30
Release Date: December 16, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Condition: Factory sealed. Ships 1st class.
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 12/16/2008 Run time: 974 minutes Rating: Nr
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 PJ Fans: The Real Deal is Finally Here! January 3, 2009
Compared to MPI Home Video, CBS/Paramount has been "movin' kinda slow" with their own Petticoat Junction DVD release. However, fans can now be very happy with this official and complete set of episodes from the non-syndicated first season. Working from 35mm material, CBS/Paramount delivers picture quality clearly superior to the MPI release (which was transferred from 16mm prints). Image brightness, contrast and overall sharpness are much improved in this set, which can't help but add to our enjoyment of the episodes.
The MPI release is still valuable for the excellent documentary "The History of Hooterville," which contains enough interesting information and varied participants (including 100-year old Charles Lane!)to justify repeat viewing.
Let's hope the entire series will be available before too long. However, if CBS/Paramount stays true to form, this release may be the only one to contain any extras. But even if that turns out to be true, simply seeing the un-edited episodes themselves, after so many years, is one of the blessings of living in the age of DVD.
I'd highly recommend this dvd! January 2, 2009
I purchased the first season of Petticoat Junction and I find myself saving the final episodes I have, for times when I am really stressed out. The shows never fail to calm me down and are always a joy to watch. I also enjoyed watching the old commercials that were included as an extra feature with this set. I cannot wait for the rest of the episodes to come out, especially seasons 5, 6 and 7 with Dr. Craig, Katie Jo and Steve and Betty Jo's marriage. If you loved this series, you won't be disappointed. It is a wholesome, folksy show that you just can't find anymore.
SUPERB - THANK YOU LINDA KAYE December 30, 2008
Thank you Linda Kaye Henning and Pat Woodell for introducing these classic episodes. Your informative introductions elevate this series release above all other shows. One can easily tell how proud you are of this marvelous, classic series. Please release seasons 2 through 7! We have waited for over 45 years!! Bless you both.
Classic 1960s TV December 21, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Petticoat Junction" was commissioned by CBS-TV in 1963, following the success of "The Beverly Hillbillies" in the previous year. Producer Paul Henning reproduced the formula of his hit, except instead of having hicks come to the big city and lock horns with smarmy city-slickers, in "Petticoat" the city-slickers came out to the country and got charmed or bamboozled by the locals. The comedy wasn't as broad as on "Hillbillies," and the show was greatly enhanced by an ensemble cast that included great character actors such as Edgar Buchanan, Frank Cady, Charles Lane and Roy Roberts. (Old-school country music fans might also appreciate the presence of cowboy singer Smiley Burnett in the role of train engineer Charley Pratt...) "Petticoat Junction," which ran seven seasons and lasted for years in syndication during the next decade, isn't what you'd call great art, but it was a fun, well-produced show, and you might be surprised by how well it stands up, several decades later. This first collection, with five discs worth of vintage episodes, will give you a glimpse of what television comedy was like, way back in the Kennedy era. It was a simpler time, and looking back at it can be a fine tonic. (Joe Sixpack, Slipcue film reviews)
Full length episodes, all original Curt Massey music. December 19, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I almost didn't purchase this set due to the negative comments before the release, but really wanted the 2nd half of the first season that wasn't on the other DVD set. After watching the first 8 episodes, I thought I'd let other skeptics know that these episodes are full length with Curt Massey's original music score. Also, in the episodes I've seen so far, there are no
product placements on the end credits. Don't worry, there isn't a black box
covering up that bar of soap; it's just not there. If you select special features on the main menu, you can select play all episodes with a brief intro by Linda Kaye Henning (Betty Jo) or Pat Woodell (Bobby Jo) or both of
them in some cases. Now let's not keep the Petticoat Junction fans waiting, please release the rest of the seasons in a timely manner!
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