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They sure ate a lot of chicken dinners

posted 10 years ago by joe_538
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I think they must have had chicken six nights a week.

[–] spike71 10 years ago

Probably because chicken was pretty cheap and I am sure someone raised them.

[–] headless-8 10 years ago

I've noticed that too! Nice to see I'm not the only one!

But it sure looked good!

[–] madman58 10 years ago

make that "fried chicken". we use to always laugh at the fact that it most have been the house specialty.

[–] trollomatic 9 years ago

It's also in the theme song.

"When they hear the dinner bell from the Shady Rest Hotel,

at the junction,

folks will walk a country mile for the chicken country style,

at the junction.

But the dishes to observe are those pretty girls who serve

at the junction.

Petticoat Junction"