In the 1960s some critics called CBS the Hillbilly Network or the Country Broadcasting System instead of the Columbia Broadcasting System, the network’s original name. Its weekly lineup was loaded with shows set in the country.
A REAL HOOT: (From left) Hysterical teen Pickles (Jordan Polefka) and nutty alpha male Duke (Noah A. Lyon) belong to a colorful cast of hillbillies. (Photos by John Posada)
“Petticoat Junction” and “Green Acres” were both set in the mythical small town of Hooterville, and “The Andy Griffith Show” was set in another fictional town, Mayberry, N.C.
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