When “Petticoat Junction” premiered in 1963, it quickly became a beloved classic — and according to its cast it’s easy to see why. The show, a spinoff of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” explored the ...

The American sitcom first aired on CBS in 1963. Let's take a look back at whatever happened to the stars who made 'Petticoat ...

QUESTION: I’ve been watching Petticoat Junction on TV Land and was wondering what happened to Kate. Why did she leave the show? I also wonder what happened to the original Billie Jo. S.Z., Kissimmee.

Irene Ryan, left, as Daisy May ‘Granny’ Moses, with the woman she beat out for the role, Bea Benaderet, playing ‘Cousin’ Pearl Bodine, in ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ (1962-71). After losing out on the ...

Beatrice "Bea" Benaderet was an American actress born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, California. She appeared in a wide variety of television work, which included a starring role in the ...