Metaphors compare two things to explain or to entertain. Metaphors can compare the known to the unknown; the abstract to the concrete; or dry stuff to fascinating topics. Metaphors allow you to make the complex simple and the controversial palatable. Conversely, metaphors allow you to create extraordinary meaning out of the seemingly mundane.
LA TOUR, MISSOURI. The dog on Petticoat Junction, whose real name was 'Higgins', was named simply 'Dog' on the show. The train and scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railway in California and the water tank is in Jamestown, CA.A TOUR, MISSOURI. The dog on Petticoat Junction, whose real name was 'Higgins', was named simply 'Dog' on the show. The train and scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railway in California and the water tank is in Jamestown, CA.
The Petticoat Junction TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on CBS about a widow and her three daughters who operated a hotel on the outskirts of a small rural town. The girls' feeble-minded Uncle Joe often came up with zany ideas that put the hotel in jeopardy.