Petticoat Junction : The Ringer (1963)
Directed by David Alexander
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The annual Shady Rest Horseshoe Tournament is fast approaching, and the smart money is on the undefeated champion, Pixley Fats. This year, however, Fats is up against some formidable competition in the form (and what a form!) of the tournament's first female contestant: tomboyish Betty Jo Bradley (Linda Kaye). The role of Pixley Fats is essayed by Henry Calvin, best known as the buffoonish "Sergeant Garcia" on Disney's Zorro TV series, and as an ersatz Oliver Hardy opposite Dick Van Dyke's Stan Laurel in a classic 1963 episode of Van Dyke's own TV show.
