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The Only Surviving Stars Of Petticoat Junction
By WITNEY SEIBOLD
Lori Saunders
Saunders played the second Bobbie Jo in 148 episodes of seasons four to seven of "Petticoat Junction." She also acted in "Green Acres" and "The Beverly Hillbillies."
An experienced singer with minor hits in 1963, Saunders landed a leading role in the sitcom "Dusty's Trail" in 1976. She quit acting in 1980 and has been low-profile ever since.
Linda Kaye Henning
Henning played Betty Jo in all but three of the 222 episodes of "Petticoat Junction." After "Petticoat," she sometimes appeared on single episodes of hit shows.
She appeared in "Happy Days," "Hunter," "Mad About You," and "Sliders" (her last TV gig). She was married to actor Mike Minor from 1968 to 1973 before marrying Leon Adams in 1994.
Jeannine Riley
Riley played the first Billie Jo in the show's first two seasons. In the late 1960s, she appeared in films like "Strike Me Deadly," "The Big Mouth," and "The Comic."
In 1973, she appeared in "Electra Glide in Blue," and her final film role was in 1991’s "Timebomb". On TV, she appeared in every episode of the Bob Denver series "Dusty's Trail."