Season 2 • Episode 17
LatestHarper Valley PTA is an early 1980s American television sitcom based on the 1978 film Harper Valley PTA, which was itself based on the 1968 song recorded by country singer Jeannie C. Riley, written by Tom T. Hall.
Acting
Barbara Eden's eyebrow-raising, hip-swaying swagger carries every scene.
Costume
Stella's pantsuits and platform heels are pure 1981 Ohio glamour.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1968 song was groundbreaking — a working-class woman calling out religious hypocrisy hit #1 on both country and pop charts, rare for the era.
Sherwood Schwartz created this AND Gilligan's Island AND The Brady Bunch — proving he owned 1960s-80s family television like Stella owns Harper Valley.
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