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The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr.
The series is about a poor backwoods family transplanted to Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land.
Theme Tune
The Ballad of Jed Clampett – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
Then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin crude.
Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
Well the first thing you know ol Jed’s a millionaire,
Kinfolk said ‘Jed move away from there’
Said ‘Californy is the place you ought to be’
So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly.
Hills, that is. Swimmin pools, movie stars.
Well now its time to say good by to Jed and all his kin.
And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin in.
You’re all invited back a gain to this locality
To have a heapin helpin of their hospitality
Hillybilly that is. Set a spell, Take your shoes off.
Y’all come back now, y’hear?.
Cast
Buddy Ebsen … Jed Clampett (274 episodes, 1962-1971)
Irene Ryan … Daisy Moses (274 episodes, 1962-1971)
Donna Douglas … Elly May Clampett / … (274 episodes, 1962-1971)
Max Baer Jr. … Jethro Bodine / … (274 episodes, 1962-1971)
Raymond Bailey … Milburn Drysdale (247 episodes, 1962-1971)
Nancy Kulp … Jane Hathaway (246 episodes, 1962-1971)
Trivia
The mansion in Beverly Hills where the Clampetts lived was actually the Kirkeby mansion in Bel Air. It was offered for sale in 2007 with an asking price of $30 million.
The Ralph Foster Museum’s best known exhibit is a cut-down 1921 Oldsmobile Model 46 Roadster, the truck used in the original Beverly Hillbillies TV series. It was a Bicentennial gift to the museum by the show’s producer, Paul Henning, who grew up nearby. Generations of fans have had snapshots of themselves taken in the battered front seat, in front of a large photo of Uncle Jed, Granny, Jethro, and Ellie May Clampett, Mr. Drysdale and Miss Hathaway. You only sit in the truck, however, if you pay the student at the cash register ten bucks to take your picture. After driving all of the way out here, how can you say no?
The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top twenty most watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number one series of the year, with a number of episodes that remain among the most watched television episodes of all time.
The ongoing popularity of the series spawned a 1993 film remake by 20th Century Fox
The show’s theme song, ‘The Ballad of Jed Clampett’, was written by producer and writer Paul Henning and originally performed by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs. The song was sung by Jerry Scoggins (backed by Flatt and Scruggs) over the opening and end credits of each episode.
Trivia
During the early years of the show, rumors persisted that Irene Ryan was actually younger than Donna Douglas, but wore extensive makeup as Granny. Ryan was born in 1902 and Douglas was born in 1933. Ryan was 31 years older than Douglas. Buddy Ebsen later joked after the “Beverly Hillbillies” family members had ended how could anyone could believe such a naive thing.
Quote
Jed Clampett: [bounces a golf ball on the kitchen table, thinking it’s a ‘golf egg’] Strictly speakin’, I don’t think these are fresh laid.
Goose: [describing the supercharged Interceptor that’s idling, in particular the supercharger itself] You can shut the gate on this one, Maxie… it’s the duck’s guts!
Barry, MFP Garage Mechanic: [excitedly] She sucks nitro… with Phase 4 heads! 600 horsepower through the wheels! She’s meanness set to music and the bitch is born to run!
Goose: [looking at Max just staring at the engine] He’s in a coma, man!
Trivia
After the first season aired, an executive for sponsor Levi Strauss was quoted as saying that “Donna Douglas had done more for the sale of blue jeans in one year than cowboys have done in a hundred.”
Info
| Running time | 25 minutes |
|---|---|
| Production companies |
Filmways CBS Television Network |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format |
Black-and-white (1962–1965) Color (1965–1971) |
| Audio format | monaural |
| Original release | September 26, 1962 – March 23, 1971 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Return of the Beverly Hillbillies |
| Related shows |
Petticoat Junction Green Acres |
Trivia
John Wayne made a cameo appearance on The Beverly Hillbillies: The Indians Are Coming (1967), Wednesday, February 1st, 1967, to be exact. When asked how he wanted to be paid, he is best remembered answering back with: “Give me a fifth of bourbon – that’ll square it.”
QUIZ 1
What were the Names of Elly May’s two Chimpanzees ?
A. Gracie and George
B. Skipper and Bessie
C. Flanagan and Allen
D. Laurel and Hardy
Press for Answer
B. Skipper and Bessie
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QUIZ 2
What was The Beverly Hill Billy’s Claim to Fame
A. The most watched 30min show in history
B. The most aired episodes in history
C. The most recorded episodes in one day
D. The most popular Tv Theam Tune in America
Press for Answer
A. The most watched 30min show in history
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QUIZ 1
What were the Names of Elly May’s two Chimpanzees ?
A. Gracie and George
B. Skipper and Bessie
C. Flanagan and Allen
D. Laurel and Hardy
Hennings’s hit shows, which included Elly May’s “critters,” such as chimp Alfie, who portrayed Cousin Bessie, and Duke, Jed’s hunting bloodhound. Cousin Bessie was known to strategically outsmart Jethro
QUIZ 2
What was The Beverly Hill Billy’s Claim to Fame
A. The most watched 30min show in history
B. The most aired episodes in history
C. The most recorded episodes in one day
D. The most popular Tv Theam Tune in America
The series rose to Number 1 quicker than any other show, within the first three weeks since its debut, in television history. This is a feat that is unmatched to this day. It remained Number 1 for two years.
The first 8 episodes that aired following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, were the most watched half-hour shows in TV history.
Turkey Day (1963)
The Garden Party (1963)
Elly Needs a Maw (1963)
The Clampetts Get Culture (1963)
Christmas at the Clampetts (1963)
A Man for Elly (1964)
The Giant Jackrabbit (1964)
The Girl from Home (1964).
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