Petticoat Junction/Shoplifter at Shady Rest
From The TV IV
| Shoplifter at the Shady Rest | |
| 4x20 | |
| Airdate | February 14, 1967 |
| Production Number | |
| Writer(s) | Al Schwartz Lou Huston |
| Director(s) | Charles Barton |
| A Star Is Born | Don't Call Us |
| Petticoat Junction — Season Four | |
Guest Starring: Ben Lessy (Eustace Pockle), Olan Soule (Stanley Benson), Barry Kelly (Sheriff Vic Crandall), Alice Nunn (Mrs. Benson)
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Plot Overview
As Pixley's Sheriff Crandall is on a fishing vacation, Uncle Joe has made an arrangement with Sam, the valley's justice of the peace, to house kleptomaniac shoplifter, Eustace Pockle, at the hotel for $4 a day for a five day sentence or until the sheriff's return. Despite Eustace's relatively harmless nature, Kate doesn't like the idea, but allows Eustace to stay. Unfortunately for Kate and the hotel guests, Uncle Joe treats the hotel more like a jail than a hotel. Conversely, Kate and the girls treat Eustace more like a hotel guest than a prisoner. Eustace, on the other hand, treats the hotel like any other place: somewhere to snatch trinkets. Just as Sheriff Crandall has announced his early return to pick-up Eustace, Eustace escapes from the Shady Rest, which places Kate and Uncle Joe in some hot water. They hope to be able to find him before Sheriff Crandall actually makes it back.
