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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 385780" data-attributes="member: 7">Bea Benaderet was a charming character actress. I&#039;ve always enjoyed her in everything I&#039;ve seen her in. She was Lucille Ball&#039;s first choice to play Ethel Mertz on I LOVE LUCY, but Benaderet was tied up co-starring on THE BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW as their neighbor Blanche.She did show up in a single episode of I LOVE LUCY called &quot;Lucy Plays Cupid&quot;, where she plays an elderly neighbor of the Ricardos and the Mertzes named Miss Lewis. Lucy helps set her up with their grocer.She voiced Betty Rubble in THE FLINTSTONES for its first three seasons in the early-60s. She was replaced by Gerry Johnson for the final three seasons. She played Jed Clampett&#039;s cousin Pearl Bodine in several season one episodes of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, at the time when the show was #1 in the ratings. Producer Paul Henning so loved Benaderet that he created the sitcom PETTICOAT JUNCTION with her in mind, which debuted in 1963. She played Kate Bradley, the mother of three lovely girls running the Shady Rest Hotel near Hooterville.Benaderet stayed with the show for four solid years, until her health started weakening. She missed several season five episodes due to illness, and she eventually died in 1968. She was ultimately replaced -- to an extent, at least -- by former LASSIE and LOST IN SPACE actress June Lockhart for the final two seasons.Bea Benaderet is a true treasure. Such a pleasant woman.[ATTACH=full]50446[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 385780, member: 7"] Bea Benaderet was a charming character actress. I've always enjoyed her in everything I've seen her in. She was Lucille Ball's first choice to play Ethel Mertz on I LOVE LUCY, but Benaderet was tied up co-starring on THE BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW as their neighbor Blanche. She did show up in a single episode of I LOVE LUCY called "Lucy Plays Cupid", where she plays an elderly neighbor of the Ricardos and the Mertzes named Miss Lewis. Lucy helps set her up with their grocer. She voiced Betty Rubble in THE FLINTSTONES for its first three seasons in the early-60s. She was replaced by Gerry Johnson for the final three seasons. She played Jed Clampett's cousin Pearl Bodine in several season one episodes of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, at the time when the show was #1 in the ratings. Producer Paul Henning so loved Benaderet that he created the sitcom PETTICOAT JUNCTION with her in mind, which debuted in 1963. She played Kate Bradley, the mother of three lovely girls running the Shady Rest Hotel near Hooterville. Benaderet stayed with the show for four solid years, until her health started weakening. She missed several season five episodes due to illness, and she eventually died in 1968. She was ultimately replaced -- to an extent, at least -- by former LASSIE and LOST IN SPACE actress June Lockhart for the final two seasons. Bea Benaderet is a true treasure. Such a pleasant woman. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1705264244510.png"]50446[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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