Uncle Joe Carson — Petticoat Junction Character Profile

About Uncle Joe Carson

Lazy but lovable uncle who supposedly helps run the hotel. He frequently devises half-baked get-rich-quick schemes and poorly conceived promotions that usually result in him embarrassing himself.

Character Facts

Played by

Edgar Buchanan

Appears in

Petticoat Junction (1963)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Uncle Joe Carson — Social Neighbor — Sam Drucker (Frank Cady)

  Uncle Joe and Sam are neighbors.

• Uncle Joe Carson — Family Uncle — Betty Jo Bradley (Linda Henning)

  Uncle of Betty Jo

• Uncle Joe Carson — Family Uncle — Bobbie Jo Bradley (Lori Saunders)

  Uncle of Bobbie Jo

• Uncle Joe Carson — Family Uncle — Billie Jo Bradley (Meredith MacRae)

  Uncle of Billie Jo

• Uncle Joe Carson — Social Friend — Sam Drucker (Frank Cady)

  Local store owner and hotel uncle friend

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