The Curse of Chester W. Farnsworth

Name: The Curse of Chester W. Farnsworth
Released: 1965-01-12
Cast: Doodles Weaver, Alex Gerry, Frank Ferguson, Hal Smith

Series: Petticoat Junction

Season: Season 2

Episode Number: 14

Air Date: 01/12/1965

Duration: 25 min

Mr. Richardson is a guest at the hotel. Uncle Joe tells him about the curse of Chester W. Farnsworth, a guest at the hotel fifty years ago. He was a traveling drummer and notorious hotel towel thief. Since then, Chester has been haunting all the hotels that he stole towels from. He has to return them all before he can end up in his final resting place. Joe figures it won't be long before Chester visits the Shady Rest. After Joe tells the story, strange events start to occur. Kate finds out that a bunch of salesmen who were supposed to be guests won't be returning until the curse has been lifted. When more strange things occur, Kate decides to talk to Doc Stuart. He recommends speaking with Dr. Melman, a psychiatrist and an expert is paranormal events. Something happens to make everyone believe that Chester arrived and the curse has been lifted. But did he actually show up?