S04E20Petticoat Junction season 4 episode 20: Shoplifter at the Shady Rest
Aired 14 February 196725 minRated TV-G
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What happens in “Shoplifter at the Shady Rest”
Pixley's Sheriff Crandall is going on a fishing vacation. Uncle Joe makes an arrangement with Sam, the valley's justice of the peace, to house kleptomaniac shoplifter Eustace Pockle at the hotel. Kate doesn't like the idea, but allows Eustace to stay. Unfortunately for Kate and the hotel guests, Uncle Joe treats the hotel more like a jail than a hotel. Kate and the girls treat Eustace more like a hotel guest than a prisoner. Eustace, on the other hand, treats the hotel like any other place: somewhere to snatch trinkets. Just as Sheriff Crandall announces his early return to pick-up Eustace, Eustace escapes from the Shady Rest. They hope to be able to find him before Sheriff Crandall makes it back.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 20 of 32 of season 4, so watch episodes 1 to 19 first.
- It runs about 25 minutes.
- Directed by Charles Barton, written by Al Schwartz and Lou Huston.
Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Charles Barton
- Writers
- Al SchwartzLou Huston
- Guest stars
- Olan Soule as Stanley BensonBen Lessy as Eustace PockleAlice Nunn as Mrs. BensonBarry Kelley as Sheriff Crandall
Credits: TMDB.
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