Petticoat Short Line

Saw Petticoat Junction today for the first time in probably 35 years or more. It was never rerun on any station that I watched, unlike its cousin programs The Beverly Hillbillies or Green Acres. Not bad at all, though the reason I liked it as a child was the train. A huffing, smoking steam locomotive there on the TV, just like in some of the books I liked. Maybe that’s a boy’s reaction, but on the other hand Ann watched a bit of it too, and said, “Train! Look at the train!”