Petticoat Junction — Season 1, Episode 15: Herbie Gets Drafted

Episode synopsis

Herby is depressed when he gets drafted, so the girls cheer him up by suggesting he could be an astronaut. Uncle Joe hears this and decides he needs to promote Herby's future political career to the whole town. When Herby gets a discharge for minor medical problems, Kate finds a way for him to save face with Billie Jo and the rest.

About Petticoat Junction

The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Spur Line to Shady Rest
• E2Quick, Hide the Railroad
• E3The President Who Came to Dinner
• E4Is There a Doctor in the Roundhouse?
• E5The Courtship of Floyd Smoot
• E6Please Buy My Violets
• E7The Ringer
• E8Kate's Recipe for Hot Rhubarb
• E9The Little Train Robbery
• E10Bedloe Strikes Again
• E11Uncle Joe's Replacement
• E12Honeymoon Hotel