Mike Ippolito loves lacrosse and he shines on the field for Gerstell Academy. Even after word of Bill O'Reilly's firing from Fox News broke, Wednesday, his picture remained on posters outside Fox News Headquarters inâ¦.
Sam Drucker and his general store are lifelines to the folks at Petticoat Junction, Green Acres (1965-1971) and occasionally The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971). Sam Drucker is played by great character actor, Frank Cady. Standing under the mistletoe Kate plants a kiss on Sam Drucker. The last, and perhaps most important character on Petticoat Junction is one I must spend a bit of time introducing you to.
Linda was the only one of the three original girls to stay with the series until it final episode. In fact, the only other Cast who remained for the entire run were Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe) and Frank Cady (Sam Drucker). In November of 1967, the characters Betty Jo and Steve Elliot were married on Petticoat Junction. Ten months later, Linda Henning (who played Betty Jo) and Mike Minor (who played Steve Elliot) were married again, but this time in real-life!