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    This was Quinn's biggest and best of four appearance on TVs "Burke's Law". In this episode, she played Sally Lou, a hot hillbilly girl who worked as secretary for overstuffed hillbilly wrestler Rocky Mountain. Quinn had more onscreen moments with star Gene Barry than with either Robert Middleton (Rocky Mountain) or the other three hot hillbilly girls.

    Quinn can play any Southern role with complete success. It's hard to be "goofy funny" and sexy at the same time, but she pulls it off splendid. Her character, Sally Lou, is an alleged secretary, but is really more of a babysitter to pet pigs Cornpone and Buttermilk, and server of the cornpone/buttermilk concoction Rocky Mountain favors so highly.

    Rocky Mountain, played by Robert Middleton, is a hefty "bad guy" wrestler who is later discovered to be the killer of the Strangler. He has with him, in his private quarters, three other sexy hillbilly girls he calls his Country Cousins. They aren't really his cousins, but it's good for his act. Joy Harmon plays Barbara Sue, the shy, silly blonde with longer hair and a bow on her head. Sharyn Hillyer plays the absolute knockout brunette Rosie Belle, and Michelle Breeze plays the other blonde, Cora Lee, who is also the most forward in wanting Burke's affections. In my opinion, Quinn O'Hara, Robert Middleton, and the "Country Cousins" make this episode, and it's one of the best episodes in the series.

    Quinn enjoyed working with everyone on the set, remembers Robert Middleton as a "nice guy", and is friends with Joy Harmon. It was her performance in this episode that made Gene Barry ask for her again for the very last episode of the original "Burke's Law" series, just a few months later. For that last episode, Barry wanted all his favorite recurring actors for one last, big blast, and Quinn made the team. Always modest, Quinn is still surprised to this day that Gene thought so highly of her.

The sensational Country Cousins! From left to right: Joy Harmon as Barbara Sue, Sharyn Hillyer as Rosie Belle, and Michelle Breeze as Cora Lee.

Quinn O'Hara

The first and only time you see Quinn in the same shot with the Country Cousins.