Betty Jo's Bike 

What Betty Jo wants more than anything is to be able to buy her friend Willie's motorized bicycle. Kate allows her to do so only if she is able to come up with the money, which may not be ... See full summary »

Director:

Guy Scarpitta

Writers:

Paul Henning (created by), Jay Sommers

Stars:

Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Linda Henning

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Bea Benaderet	...	Kate Bradley
Edgar Buchanan	...	Uncle Joe Carson
Linda Henning	...	Betty Jo Bradley (as Linda Kaye)
Lori Saunders	...	Bobbie Jo Bradley
Gunilla Hutton	...	Billie Jo Bradley (credit only)
Rufe Davis	...	Floyd Smoot
Smiley Burnette	...	Charley Pratt
Jay Ripley	...	Willie
Mary Jane Saunders	...	Susie Davis
Joyce Perry	...	Clara Begley

Storyline

What Betty Jo wants more than anything is to be able to buy her friend Willie's motorized bicycle. Kate allows her to do so only if she is able to come up with the money, which may not be that easy for Betty Jo. After placing a job wanted ad in the World Guardian (which she could only pay for by dusting Sam's store in exchange), Betty Jo does get a babysitting offer only on the condition that Kate is around to supervise, to which Kate reluctantly agrees. With Kate doing much of the work, Betty Jo makes it through the babysitting job. The result is that many other babysitting offers and many other babies come out of the woodwork. Unfortunately for Betty Jo and the the rest of the family, the jobs are all for the same night and under the same condition of Kate supervising. Despite all the help provided by Kate and ultimately Bobbie Jo and Uncle Jo on these jobs, Betty Jo has to come to a decision if there are more important things in her life than the motorbike.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The $15.00 for the motorbike (in 1966) would cost $118.78 in 2019.

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Soundtracks

Petticoat Junction
(uncredited)
Written by Curt Massey & Paul Henning
Performed by Curt Massey
[Series theme song played during the opening titles and credits]

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