The Bradley Family

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Their inaugural convention appearance. At Explode The Rose, 1987. L-R: Blanchie Jo, Ina Jo, Wynonna Jo, Janie Jo, Mama Jo

The Bradley Family is also known as The Bradleys or The Bradley Sisters.

Hailing from Hooterville, near Pixley.

At a Western Star Dancers retreat in 1986, one group decorated their cabin as "The Shady Rest", the hotel from television's Petticoat Junction series. Thus the Bradleys (owners of the TV hotel) were born. The original Bradleys debuted at the 1987 IAGSDC convention in Portland.

The Bradleys formed their own square dance lcub, Shady Rest Dancers.

The group, under Mama Jo's leadership, was the original publisher of the Bradley Bell.

The Bradley Family includes:

Ensemble Name Street Name
Mama Jo Bradley Freeman Stamper (deceased)
Suzie Jo Bradley Susan Siegfried
Janie Jo Bradley Tom Tripp
Wynonna Jo Bradley Eddie Smith (deceased)
Ina Jo Bradley Garrett Peter (deceased)
Fannie Jo Bradley Russell Marsh
Blanchie Jo Bradley James Ozanich
Sammie Jo Bradley Sam Kaluf
Winnie Jo Bradley Wayne Paull (deceased)
Uncle Joe Jo Bradley Chris Anderson (deceased)
Cho-Cho Jo Bradley Dennis Puccini (deceased)
Oma Jo Bradley Joel Dawes (deceased)
Opa Jo Bradley Roy Frisch (deceased)

The Bradley Train Tots:

Ensemble Name Street Name
Bill McCrory (deceased)
George Fox
Jim Pellmann
Karen Merick
Michael Foft (deceased)
Mike Sellers

The Outlaws (From the Other Side of the Tracks):

Ensemble Name Street Name
Jezebel of Pixley Jerel Patrick (deceased)
Harlette Jo Bradley Harlan Kerr He had a forged birth certificate, so he had to be expelled from the family.
Arnold the Pig Bob Bellville (deceased)


Photos

See Also:

Petticoat Junction on Wikipedia

Trivia:

Petticoat Junction was filmed at what is now Sunset Las Palmas Studios, which is where RuPaul's Drag Race has been filmed since its first season.