I loved the sixties sitcoms at Christmas. Every sitcom show had a Christmas episode, and it was an old-fashioned Christmas. The sitcoms had real / fake Hollywood snow, along with a huge real / fake Hollywood Christmas tree, along with many friends & family members showing love & friendship to each other. You know, everything that doesn't happen in real life - A PERFECT CHRISTMAS.

One of my favorite sitcoms was Petticoat Junction. Christmas or non-Christmas episodes were always a treat. Every episode had three beautiful young ladies sticking their heads above the rim of the Cannonball's watering tower. The implication was - THERE WAS NUDITY BELOW THAT RIM.

Hormones aside, the show had a recuring theme. Homer Bedloe was an executive with the railroad that owned the Cannonball train, and was always trying to shut it down. That train was the lifeblood of the entire Hooterville Valley. If the train is forced to shutdown, then everyone & everything will wither and die.

For your enjoyment, I have uploaded a clip from the December 24, 1963 Christmas episode. The clip shows the Cannonball decorated in Christmas lights, along with the Hooterville residents singing Christmas carols, while riding the rails.

Just prior to this clip, olde Homer Bedloe was almost successful in closing the train down. The person who saved the day was Homer Bedloe's boss, Norman P. Curtis. Mr. Curtis just happened to have the "hots" for Kate Bradley, the owner of the Shady Rest Hotel, and the mother of the three "nude" young ladies. Norman Curtis flew in by helicopter to stop the "evil" Homer Bedloe from ruining Christmas, and every other day for the residents of Hooterville. He even made the Grinch-like Homer Bedloe dress up as Santa Claus.

A warm and sweet TV episode, from a simpler time.










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