Complex sentence: As a spin-off, it at times shared some of the other show's characters, with "Petticoat Junction" folks such as Joe Carson, Newt Kiley, and Floyd Smoot seen in "cross-over" episodes, and vice versa.
Split into simpler sentences: As a spin-off, it at times shared some of the same characters. Sometimes "Petticoat Junction" folks, such as Joe Carson, Newt Kiley, and Floyd Smoot, are seen in "cross-over" episodes and vice versa.