Paul Henning. A surveyor for the OK Oil Company realizes the size of the oil field, and the company pays him a fortune for the right to drill on his land. The four main characters finally got together by the end of the story. His catchphrase is, "Welllllll, doggie! ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ Movie. The Beverly Hillbillies She is a devout Confederate and fancies herself a Baptist Christian ("dunked, not sprinkled") with forgiveness in her heart. Milburn Drysdale - The next-door-neighbor, confidant and banker of the Clampetts. As a result, these episodes have been released on home video and DVD on many low-budget labels and shown on low-power television stations and low-budget networks in 16-mm prints. Botkin's upbeat tune from Murder by Contract, played during scenes of sunny LA, signaled scenes at the Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills. While hunting near a swamp that is close to their family home, Jed discovers oil. Use the HTML below. The third season was released on February 17, 2009. Be the first one to write a review. But in the case of "The Beverly Hillbillies" I will make an exception. Cast: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr. 1) The Clampett’s Strike Oil Sep. 26, 1962. Apparently in her late teens or early twenties, she is considered an 'Old Maid' by the standards of her culture back in the mountains of her childhood. She has an abrasive personality and is quick to anger, but is often overruled by Jed. It is based on the television series of the same name (which ran from 1962–71) and features cameo appearances by Buddy Ebsen (the original Jed Clampett, in his final motion picture appearance, playing his other classic character, Detective Barnaby J… Perry Botkin Jr., who composed the score for Murder by Contract, composed many songs for The Beverly Hillbillies, e.g., "Elly May’s Theme." Dies: Oscar-Nominated, Grammy-Winning Composer Known For “Nadia’s Theme” Was 87, Everything Coming to Prime Video in August 2020, Join A Television Family: 1960-1979 Edition, Macon County Line: 25 Years Down the Road. The show is filmed in black-and-white from 1962-65. Over-the-air channel Decades will host an 86-episode binge of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971) starting Saturday, April 17, at noon ET. The family moves into a mansion in wealthy Beverly Hills, California, next door to Jed's banker, Milburn Drysdale, and his wife, Margaret, who has zero tolerance for hillbillies. The misadventures of a suburban boy, family and friends. The Beverly Hillbillies is not a film that withstands multiple viewings. The season-two episode "The Giant Jackrabbit" also became the most-watched telecast up to the time of its airing, and remains the most-watched half-hour episode of a sitcom, as well. The Beverly Hillbillies received generally poor reviews from contemporary critics. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family from the hills of the Ozarks, who move to posh Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land. Dell Comics adapted the series into a comic book series in 1962. Nancy Kulp had died in 1991 and was little referred to beyond the multitude of film clips that dotted the special. It depicted a family originally from the Ozarks region in Missouri. Irene Ryan had died in 1973, and Raymond Bailey had died in 1980. Jed is a good-natured man and the head of the family. 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A supreme television classic, this CBS-TV folklore favorite ran for nine years and still holds the record for TV's highest-rated half hour. [9] Film professor Janet Staiger writes that "the problem for these reviewers was that the show confronted the cultural elite's notions of quality entertainment. There have been a number of suggestions made over the years. The Beverly Hillbillies is still televised daily around the world in syndication. A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same. The show's theme song, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", was written by producer and writer Paul Henning and originally performed by bluegrass artists Foggy Mountain Boys, led by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. A self-styled "M.D." The 1989 film UHF featured a "Weird Al" Yankovic parody music video, "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*", combining "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" and English rock band Dire Straits' 1985 hit song "Money for Nothing". [25] The comic ran for 18 issues, ending in August 1967.[26]. Then there is Granny; the matriarch of the clan who is mature, highly opinionated, paranoid of new-fangled ways and things. It was the most expensive home for sale in the United States in 2018. 3,114 Views . (48) 7.1 1964 7+ Premiering in 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies sprang onto the American landscape like bubblin' crude, turning into television's number one show faster than any sitcom in history. "[3] Jed was one of the three characters to appear in all 274 episodes of the series. A running gag is that Jethro is known as the "six-foot stomach" for his huge appetite; in one episode, he eats a jetliner's entire supply of steaks, and in another, Jethro tries to set himself up as a Hollywood agent for cousin "Bessie" the chimpanzee – with a fee of 10,000 bananas for Bessie and 1,000 for him. Pat Buttram, who played Mr. Haney on Green Acres, famously remarked, "It was the year CBS cancelled everything with a tree - including Lassie."[16]. 83 of 88 people found this review helpful. She, along with many other secretaries, as well as Elly and Granny, live with Miss Hathaway for a short time in her apartment. “The Beverly Hillbillies” weren’t only living the high-life on screen, but off too. Elly May's first date in Beverly Hills ends in a riot of confusion before it … Based on The Beverly Hillbillies movie, a PC computer adventure game for operating system MS-DOS was developed by Synergistic Software, Inc. and published in 1993 by Capstone Software. It remains in syndicated reruns, and its ongoing popularity spawned a 1993 film adaptation by 20th Century Fox.[2]. 2 Episodes 1962. [21] On April 26, 2016, CBS/Paramount released the complete first season on DVD. 1 - Home For Christmas / No Place Like Home / Jed Rescues Pearl / Back To Californy [DVD] 3.6 out of 5 stars 9. The Hillbillies was the funniest show of the 60's. In season eight (1969–70), the Clampett family visits Hooterville one last time for a two-part episode. The show was maintaining a loyal audience in 1971. HDRip 7.20 25 min. The show had an ensemble cast which features Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as a poor backwoods family who move to Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land. The Beverly Hillbillies by Directed By Ralph Levy. Beverly Hillbillies season 1 Addeddate 2020-04-14 19:34:14 Identifier thebeverlyhillbillies_202004 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. plus-circle Add Review. This is because of one character: Jed Clampett, played by Buddy Ebsen. The series starts with Jed Clampett, an impoverished and widowed hillbilly living alongside an oil-rich swamp with his daughter and mother-in-law, discovering oil while shooting at a rabbit. The series generally features no country music beyond the bluegrass banjo theme song, although country star Roy Clark and the team of Flatt and Scruggs occasionally play on the program. The Cunningham family live through the 1950s with help and guidance from the lovable and almost superhuman greaser, Fonzie. This FAQ is empty. The show was produced by Filmways and was created by Paul Henning. comment. It was followed by two other Henning-inspired "country cousin" series on CBS: Petticoat Junction View production, box office, & company info. She can throw a fastball and "wrassle" most men to a fall, and she can be as tender with her friends, animals, and family as she is tough with anyone she wrassles. Patriarch Jed's cousin Pearl Bodine prods him to move to California after being told his modest property could yield $25 million (equivalent to $211 million in 2019), and pressures him into taking her son Jethro along. Played by Max Baer, Jr. in the series, by Ray Young in the 1981 Return of the Beverly Hillbillies Made-for-TV Movie, and by Diedrich Bader in the film. She says once that animals can be better companions than people, but as she grows older, she allows that, "fellas kin be more fun than critters." Paul Henning discarded the idea of making Granny Jed's mother, which would have changed the show's dynamics, making Granny the matriarch and Jed her subordinate. A United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie. Written by Rob Hartill S01:E09 - Elly's First Date. The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS for nine seasons, from September 26, 1962, to March 23, 1971. It was previously distributed by CBS Films, Viacom Enterprises, Paramount Domestic Television, and CBS Paramount Domestic Television (all through corporate changes involving TV distribution rights to the early CBS library). In 1981, CBS aired the reunion movie Return of the Beverly Hillbillies, … Our editors have rounded up their most anticipated horror movies of the year. Then there is Elly May; beauiful, but awkwardly naive. He is constantly attempting to find a girlfriend by impressing them with his education (... bounces a golf ball on the kitchen table, thinking it's a "golf egg", Cloris Leachman, Emmy and Oscar Winner, Dies at 94, Perry Botkin Jr. More often than not, his overall goal in these endeavors is to meet pretty girls. Normally I don't critique sitcoms because, frankly, it's not worth the effort and are so crassly superficial that they don't require any serious attention. [19] Both seasons are available to be purchased together from major online retailers. [12], Despite respectable ratings, the show was canceled in the spring of 1971 after 274 episodes. A supreme television classic, this CBS-TV folklore favorite ran for nine years and still holds the record for TV's highest-rated half hour. He is usually the straight man to Granny and Jethro's antics. (1962–1971). Mr. Drysdale (portrayed by Raymond Bailey in 247 episodes) is the Clampetts' banker, confidant, and next-door neighbor. The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s. The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry. Though she reluctantly carries out his wishes, she is genuinely fond of the family and tries to shield them from her boss's greed. Family members cringe whenever, for plot reasons, Elly takes over the kitchen. Jane harbors something of a crush on Jethro for most of the series' run. Helen takes over Miss Hathaway's job as Mr. Drysdale's secretary after Miss Hathaway resigns. Don’t let her old age fool you, she makes the meanest jar of moonshine in the … In one episode, he decides to go to college. The show is distributed by CBS Television Distribution, the syndication arm of CBS Television Studios and the CBS network. Premiering in 1962, The Beverly Hillbillies sprang onto the American landscape like bubblin' crude, turning into television's number one show faster than any sitcom in history. The misadventures of a wisecracking talking horse and his human owner. The CBS network, prompted by pressure from advertisers seeking a more sophisticated urban audience, decided to refocus its schedule on several "hip" new urban-themed shows and, to make room for them, the two remaining series of CBS's rural-themed comedies were simultaneously cancelled. It aired at 11:00–11:30 am Eastern/10:00-10:30 am Central through September 3, 1971, then moved to 10:30–11:00 am Eastern/9:30–10:00 am Central for the last season on CBS Daytime. The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number-one series of the year, with 16 episodes that still remain among the 100 most-watched television episodes in American history. The special was released on VHS tape by CBS/Fox Video in 1995 and as a bonus feature on the Official Third Season DVD Set in 2009. Then there is Granny; the matriarch of the clan who is mature, highly opinionated, paranoid of new-fangled ways and things. I catch them atleast twice a day on TV Land and they always make me laugh hard. Volume 1 has, among its bonus features, the alternate, unaired version of the pilot film, The Hillbillies Of Beverly Hills (the version of the episode that sold the series to CBS), and the "cast commercials" (cast members pitching the products of the show's sponsors) originally shown at the end of each episode. The film's plot had Jed back in his old homestead in Bugtussle, having divided his massive fortune among Elly May and Jethro, both of whom stayed on the West Coast. For many years, 20th Century Fox, through a joint venture with CBS called CBS/Fox Video, released select episodes of Hillbillies on videocassette. The Deadly Hillbillies, an interactive murder mystery, was written by John R. Logue using the core cast of characters as inspiration. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. What can I do?"[10][11]. For Jed Clampett has dignity and integrity and nothing will divert Mr. Clampett from remaining true to himself or altering the way he treats everyone - with openness, honesty and a real desire to be hospitable. The song is sung by Jerry Scoggins (backed by Flatt and Scruggs) over the opening and end credits of each episode. Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. Jed Clampett lives with his daughter and mother-in-law. In the 11th episode, he is revealed as the widower of Granny's daughter, Rose Ellen, though Buddy Ebsen is only 6 years younger than Irene Ryan. "The Week Before Christmas" (7:13) - The crossover aspect is limited to two scenes in Sam Drucker's general store with the Bradley sisters and Drucker talking to Granny over the phone. [15] This action came to be known as "the Rural Purge". Max Baer decided against reprising the role that both started and stymied his career, so the character of Jethro Bodine was given to another actor, Ray Young. Helen Thompson (portrayed by Danielle Mardi; 17 episodes in 1969–71) is a beautiful British secretary at the Commerce Bank. Here are the movies we're most excited for in 2021. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. During its run on CBS, “The Beverly Hillbillies” is one series that starts out with black-and-white shows. The show was produced by Filmways and was created by Paul Henning. Jane Hathaway (portrayed by Nancy Kulp in 246 episodes), whom the Clampetts address as "Miss Jane", is Drysdale's loyal, highly educated, and efficient secretary. Search for "The Beverly Hillbillies" on Amazon.com, Title: Last but not least, there is Jethro Bodine, the somewhat slow-witted nephew of Jed. With the January 2015 death of Donna Douglas, Baer is the only surviving main cast member.[7]. Meet the Clampett clan - There's Jed; the kind and intelligent patriarch (although lacking formal education) turned into an overnight millionaire through a stroke of luck. The Beverly Hillbillies The year was 1969 and Paul Henning's hugely successful comedy show The Beverly Hillbillies was entering it's eighth season. He is a greedy little man, willing to put a lot of effort to keep the Clampett account for his bank. While he appears to be in a state of retirement, he is still frequently kept busy by trying to keep his family out of trouble and make peace with his neighbors. Director 5 Credits. The architecture of the Beverly Hillbillies mansion is considered French neo-classical. The Clampetts consider her family; even Granny, the one deadest-set against living in California, likes her very much. In addition to the family dog, Duke (an old Bloodhound), a number of pets live on the Clampett estate thanks to animal-lover Elly. Also, it should be noted the Jed Clampett protects and cares for not only his daughter, but his nephew and mother-in-law, the latter two a constant challenge to Jed's patience, which he never loses. " The Ballad of Jed Clampett " is the theme song for the television series The Beverly Hillbillies and the later movie of that name, providing the introductory story for the series. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom television series originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. Estate Featured 18 Bedrooms, Tunnel from Home to Pool Elly May (portrayed by Donna Douglas in all 274 episodes), the only child of Jed and Rose Ellen Clampett, is a mountain beauty with the body of a pin-up girl and the soul of a tomboy. Written by Which is what makes Jed Clampett such a wonderful character. But it is funny. In season eight, "Buzz Bodine, Boy General" (8:15) and "The Clampett-Hewes Empire" (8:16) comprise the last two-part crossover of the series. It was followed by two other Henning-inspired "country cousin" series on CBS: Petticoat Junction and its spin-off Green Acres, which reversed the rags-to-riches, country-to-city model of The Beverly Hillbillies. Some might think the show was canceled over a scene. Plots often involve Drysdale's outlandish efforts to keep the Clampetts' money in his bank, and his wife's efforts to rid the neighborhood of "those hillbillies". Jethro does not appear in the third- or second-to-last episodes, but Baer remains billed in the title credits. The following is a complete list of episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. The Beverly Hillbillies was a CBS show that premiered in 1962 and ended in 1971. The Beverly Hillbillies. The Clampetts return to, During season nine, after the cancellation of, This page was last edited on 6 May 2021, at 08:22. bachelor's degree in business administration, Learn how and when to remove this template message, most-watched half-hour episode of a sitcom, "Hollywood To Make Movie Of Old 'Beverly Hillbillies, "What Does Pa Say 'Bout 'Hillbillies'? The repeats of the show that debuted on CBS Daytime on September 5–9, 1966, as "Mornin' Beverly Hillbillies" through September 10, 1971 and on September 13–17, 1971 as "The Beverly Hillbillies" lasted up to winter 1971–72. Meet the Clampett clan - There's Jed; the kind and intelligent patriarch (although lacking formal education) turned into an overnight millionaire through a stroke of luck. Fifty-five episodes of the series are in the public domain (all 36 season-one episodes and 19 season-two episodes), because Orion Television, successor to Filmways, neglected to renew their copyrights. 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA. When a couple who ran into the Clampett's car discover that they're rich, they fake injuries and sue the Clampetts. The Beverly Hillbillies - Full Cast & Crew. Subplots included Jethro playing an egocentric, starlet-starved Hollywood producer, Jane and her boss (Werner Klemperer) having a romance, and Elly May owning a large petting zoo. The song was composed by Paul Henning, and recorded first by bluegrass musicians Lester Flatt … The Clampett family makes several trips to Hooterville (which was first mentioned in season one episode six when Jazzbo Depew attempts to sweet talk Jethrine Bodine), Sam Drucker visits Beverly Hills, and Granny does two guest appearances on Petticoat Junction. Clampetts Strike Oil - the first episode of the iconic TV show The Beverly Hillbillies. Henning himself admitted sheer embarrassment when the finished product aired, blaming his inability to rewrite the script due to the 1981 Writers Guild of America strike.[17]. Jethro (portrayed by Max Baer Jr. in 272 episodes) is the son of Jed's cousin, Pearl Bodine (though he addresses Jed as "Uncle Jed"). Critter-loving Elly May was still in California with her animals, but Jed was back home in the Hills, having lost his fortune, stolen by the now-imprisoned banker Drysdale. 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