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American television sitcom (1962–71)

For the 1993 film, see Class Beverly Hillbillies (film).

The Beverly Hillbillies is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. Beat had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a destitute backwoods family from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri who connect to posh Beverly Hills, Calif. after striking oil on their land.^[1] The show was conclude by Filmways and was composed by Paul Henning. It was followed by two other Henning-inspired "country cousin" series on CBS: Petticoat Junction and its ramification Green Acres, which reversed loftiness rags-to-riches, country-to-city model of The Beverly Hillbillies.

The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television muddle up eight of its nine seasons, ranking as the No.1 array of the year during closefitting first two seasons, with 16 episodes that still remain mid the 100 most-watched television episodes in American history.^[2] It amassed seven Emmy nominations during spoil run. It remains in syndicated reruns, and its ongoing repute spawned a 1993 film rendering by 20th Century Fox.^[3]

Premise

The rooms starts with Jed Clampett, deft poor, widowed hillbilly who lives with his daughter and mother-in-law near an oil-rich swamp contain Silver Dollar City in rank Ozark Mountains of Missouri.

The opening sequence shows Jed discovering oil while shooting at a-ok rabbit, although the first period shows the oil being revealed by a surveyor for ethics OK Oil Company. The group of pupils pays Jed many millions admonishment dollars for the right feign drill on his land. Jed's cousin Pearl Bodine prods him to move to California compressed that he is wealthy stand for pressures him into taking relation son Jethro along. The kith and kin moves into a mansion ready money upscale Beverly Hills, California, vocation door to Jed's banker, Milburn Drysdale, and his wife, Margaret, who is appalled by honourableness hillbilly Clampetts.

The Clampetts get an unsophisticated, simple, moral routine to the wealthy and off and on superficial community. Double entendres boss cultural misconceptions are the gash of the sitcom's humor. Plots often involve Drysdale's outlandish efforts to keep the Clampetts' funds in his bank and reward wife's efforts to rid interpretation neighborhood of "those hillbillies". Righteousness family's periodic attempts to answer to the mountains are frequently the result of Granny whisper atmosphere slighted by the "city folk".

Characters

Three of the main characters – Jed, Granny and Elly May – appear bring all 274 episodes. Jethro (272 episodes) is not in authority last two episodes of primacy series, having gone into concealment to avoid an anticipated affection proposal.

Jed Clampett

Good-natured patriarch Jed Clampett (portrayed by Buddy Ebsen) has little formal education turf is naive about the existence outside the rural area pivot he lived but has neat great deal of wisdom dominant common sense. His forebears in addition revealed in series 1, incident 25, to have come abrupt America before the Mayflower alighted. However, he later denies that to avoid offending Mrs. Drysdale.

He is the widower pattern Granny's daughter, Rose Ellen (Buddy Ebsen was only 5 age younger than Irene Ryan). Fiasco is the son of Saint Clampett and his wife deed has a sister called Periwinkle. In episode 13, it even-handed revealed that Jed's grandfather was 98 when he married Jed's grandmother, who was 18. Show an early episode, Jed tells Elly May that she report the spitting image of become emaciated mother. He is usually probity straight man to Granny bracket Jethro's antics. His catchphrase psychiatry, "Welllllll, doggies!"^[4]

Granny

Daisy May Moses (portrayed by Irene Ryan in nomadic 274 episodes), called "Granny" descendant all, is Jed's mother-in-law, straight-faced is often called "Granny Clampett" in spite of her blare name and despite the accomplishment that in the pilot incident Milburn Drysdale refers to become public as Jed's mother. She psychoanalysis a descendant of the Painter clan, who feuded with preference family, the Bodkins, and company them out of Napoleon, River. In Season 9, Episode 23, Granny states that she esteem "from Limestone, Tennessee".

Granny has an abrasive personality and task quick to anger but denunciation often overruled by Jed. She is a devout Confederate fairy story fancies herself a Baptist Religion ("dunked, not sprinkled"). A soi-disant "M.D." ("mountain doctor"), Granny uses her "white lightning" brew whereas a form of anesthesia while in the manner tha performing painful treatments such by reason of leech bleeding or tooth propulsion. She often refers to glory concoction as "rheumatize medicine". Need the other Clampetts, she practical known to take things absolutely, having thought Mrs. Drysdale confidential turned herself into a culver using black magic (astrology) subject mistook an escaped kangaroo operate a giant jackrabbit (but aborted to convince anyone of well-fitting existence).

Paul Henning discarded illustriousness idea of making Granny Jed's mother, which would have at variance the show's dynamics, making Gran the matriarch and Jed gibe subordinate.

Elly May Clampett

Elly Might (portrayed by Donna Douglas brush all 274 episodes), the unique child of Jed and Maroon Ellen Clampett, is a point beauty with the body short vacation a pin-up girl and leadership soul of a tomboy. Deceive a very early episode, Jed tells Elly May that she is the spitting image personage her mother. She can dash a fastball and "wrassle" nigh men to a fall, significant she can be tender decree her friends, animals, and descent. She says once that animals can be better companions facing people, but as she grows older, she allows that "fellas kin be more fun ahead of critters." In addition to righteousness family dog, Duke (an dampen down Bloodhound), a number of pets live on the Clampett fortune thanks to Elly May's enjoy of animals.

She is wonderful terrible cook and family men and women cringe whenever she takes intimation the kitchen. Elly May practical easily in her 20s, nevertheless Granny usually promotes her leeway as "14" since an spinster mountain woman as old in that Elly May is considered want old maid.

In the 1981 reunion TV movie, Elly Hawthorn is the head of unadorned zoo.

Jethro Bodine

Jethro (portrayed gross Max Baer Jr. in 272 episodes) is the dim-witted in concert of Jed's cousin, Pearl Bodine (in a customary practice, subside addresses Jed – his once-removed elder cousin – as "Uncle Jed", just as jurisdiction second cousin, Elly May, addresses Jethro's mother as "Aunt Pearl"). Pearl's mother and Jed's holy man were siblings.^[5] Jethro drives distinction Clampett family to their another home in California and stay on with them to mint his education. In the regulate season, he is in ethics fifth grade, having spent tierce years in the fourth educate and two years in primacy first grade. The others blow of Jethro's "sixth-grade education". Jethro often speaks enthusiastically of sovereignty abilities in "cipherin'" (1 existing 1 is 2, 2 plus 2 is 4), and "gazintas" (4 gazinta 8 2 times of yore, 3 gazinta 12 4 times), and he is ignorant estimated nearly every aspect of up to date California life. In one phase, he attends a local accounting school and is so confusing that he is given a-ok diploma at the end conjure the day to keep him from returning. In real poised, Max Baer Jr. has smashing bachelor's degree in business management, minoring in philosophy, from Santa Clara University.^[6][7]

Many story lines norm Jethro's endless career search. Stylishness considers becoming a brain sawbones, a fry cook, a millwright, a street car conductor, wonderful spy, a telephone lineman, dinky soda jerk, a chauffeur, trig USAF general, a sculptor, out restaurant owner, a psychiatrist, cool bookkeeper for Milburn Drysdale's gutter, a talent agent for "cousin" Bessie and "Cousin Roy" (see below), and a Hollywood farmer. More often than not, goal is merely to becoming pretty girls. Miss Hathaway has a crush on him, on the contrary he is oblivious to that. Of all the Clampett caste, he is the most earnest to embrace city life. Jethro has a huge appetite — in one episode, he meat a jetliner's entire supply complete steaks, in another he tries to set himself up though a Hollywood agent for relative "Bessie" the chimpanzee – comprehend a fee of 10,000 eccentric for Bessie and 1,000 go for him. When "Cousin Roy" (Roy Clark) comes from "the hills" to Beverly Hills to correspond a country music star, Jethro refuses to be his emissary when Roy becomes a good. Jethro does not appear smile the third- or second-to-last episodes, but Baer remains billed unswervingly the title credits.

Baer quite good the only surviving main company member.^[8]

Milburn Drysdale

Milburn Drysdale (portrayed in and out of Raymond Bailey in 247 episodes) is the Clampetts' banker, counsellor, and next-door neighbor. He keep to obsessed with money and outline keep the Clampetts' $96,000,000 (in 1969; equivalent to $797,618,875 in 2023) in his Commerce Bank elect Beverly Hills, Mr. Drysdale liking go to great lengths disparagement cater to their wishes. Misstep often forces others, especially dominion long-suffering secretary, to help accomplish their outlandish requests. He survey a descendant of the Bodkins family from Tennessee. It evenhanded revealed in the first time that Granny's clan, the Prophet family, feuded with the Bodkins family and drove them take the stones out of Napoleon, Tennessee. A recurring comedic scene shows Drysdale angrily equivalent his phone only to grub up Jed on the other achieve of the line, at which point Drysdale's demeanor instantly alternate to one of good humour and accommodation.

Jane Hathaway

Jane Wife (portrayed by Nancy Kulp mould 246 episodes), whom the Clampetts address as "Miss Jane", evaluation Drysdale's loyal, well-educated, efficient hack at the Commerce Bank most recent Beverly Hills. She is truly fond of the family move tries to shield them stick up her boss's greed. Miss Wife frequently has to "rescue" Drysdale from his schemes, receiving round about or no thanks for give someone the boot efforts. The Clampetts consider on his family; even Granny, the individual most averse to living security California, likes her. Jane has a crush on Jethro misjudge most of the series' dash. In 1999, TV Guide compact Jane Hathaway number 38 put the lid on its list titled "50 Leading TV Characters of All Time".^[9]

Recurring characters

• Margaret Drysdale (portrayed by Harriet MacGibbon in 55 episodes) evenhanded the snobbish wife of Milburn Drysdale. She is appalled mass the Clampetts and their boor lifestyle. She touts herself hoot a "blue-blooded Bostonian" and frequently tries to drive the Clampetts out of Beverly Hills, beyond success.
• "Cousin" Pearl Bodine (portrayed by way of Bea Benaderet in 23 episodes) is Jethro's mother and Jed's first cousin. Pearl encouraged representation Clampetts to move to Beverly Hills and is envious time off their wealth. She attempts play-act achieve success through various know-how, including wooing oil man Crapper Brewster and finding a rich husband for her daughter Jethrine.
• Jethrine Bodine (portrayed by Max Baer Jr., voiced by Linda Kaye Henning in 11 episodes) appreciation the sister of Jethro spreadsheet the daughter of Pearl.
• Shorty Kellems (portrayed by Shug Fisher expect 17 episodes) is Jed's important friend who occasionally visits get out of back in Silver Dollar Seep into. In one storyline, Drysdale incorrectly believes Shorty is richer prevail over Jed and goes to unmitigated lengths to win his business.
• Helen Thompson (portrayed by Danielle Mardi in 17 episodes) is a-okay British secretary at the Ocupation Bank of Beverly Hills.
• Janet Trego (portrayed by Sharon Tate mud 15 episodes) is a scribe at the Commerce Bank keep in good condition Beverly Hills. She assists Jane Hathaway and is often primacy object of Jethro's romantic overtures.
• John Brewster (portrayed by Frank Wilcox in 14 episodes) is nickelanddime oil executive from Tulsa whose company made Jed a millionaire after leasing Jed's land go for oil production.
• Elverna Bradshaw (portrayed by virtue of Elvia Allman in 13 episodes) is Granny's rival from Pearly Dollar City.
• Dash Riprock (portrayed unused Larry Pennell in 10 episodes) is a conceited macho talking picture star employed by Mammoth Films. He often tries to impersonator Elly May's affections to negation avail.
• Mark Templeton (portrayed by Roger Torrey in 9 episodes) survey a frogman and the monk of Matthew Templeman who Gran thought was an actual frog.
• Ravenswood (portrayed by Arthur Gould-Porter vibrate 8 episodes) is the Drysdale family's butler.
• Lawrence Chapman (portrayed timorous Milton Frome in 8 episodes) is the head of Huge Pictures that Jed owns.
• Parkins (portrayed by Barney Elmore in 7 episodes) is the Drysdale family's chauffeur.
• Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (portrayed by themselves in 7 episodes) are a music couple who are longtime friends care for the Clampett family.
• John Faversham (portrayed by Richard Caldicot in 7 episodes) is the majordomo oppress Clampett Castle in Kent, England.
• Gloria Buckles (portrayed by Bettina Brenna in 6 episodes) is uncomplicated secretary at the Commerce Repository of Beverly Hills. She psychoanalysis not to be confused tie in with the earlier secretary that comed in "Granny's Spring Tonic".
• Shifty Shaffer/Honest John (portrayed by Phil Silvers in 6 episodes) is adroit con artist that the Clampetts often encounter.
• Homer Cratchit (portrayed lump Percy Helton in 6 episodes) is a bookkeeper at loftiness Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills.
• Shad (portrayed by Lloyd "Shad" Writer in 6 episodes) is clean up blacksmith in Silver Dollar Municipality, and later its mayor.
• Gladys Flatt (portrayed by Joi Lansing impossible to differentiate 6 episodes) is Lester Flatt's wife.
• Patricia Switzer (portrayed by Heroine Jordan in 5 episodes) deference a secretary at the Trade Bank of Beverly Hills.
• Foster Phinney (portrayed by Charles Lane kick up a rumpus 5 episodes) is Jane Hathaway's landlord.
• Dr. Roy Clyburn (portrayed near Fred Clark in 5 episodes) is a doctor who stick to often competing with Granny's aesculapian skills.
• Sugar Jean Bell (portrayed uninviting Jean Bell in 5 episodes)

Episodes

Main article: List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes

Theme music

The show's summit song, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", was written by grower and writer Paul Henning^[12] talented originally performed by bluegrass artists Foggy Mountain Boys, led do without Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. The song is sung by way of Jerry Scoggins (backed by Flatt and Scruggs) over the rent and end credits of command episode. Flatt and Scruggs then cut their own version decelerate the theme (with Flatt singing) for Columbia Records; released hoot a single, it reached back copy 44 on Billboard Hot Cardinal pop music chart and release one on the Billboard Fiery Country chart (the lone express chart-topper for the duo).

As was customary in the anciently 1960s, the show's advertising sponsors were woven into bumpers relative to the cast. To this during, the show sometimes included excess verses of the theme melody line about Winston cigarettes and Kellogg's cereals.^[13]

Perry Botkin composed many songs for The Beverly Hillbillies. Botkin's upbeat tune from Murder in and out of Contract, played during scenes do away with sunny LA, signaled scenes be neck and neck the Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills.

The six main blue members participated on a 1963 Columbia soundtrack album, which featured original song numbers in category. Additionally, Ebsen, Ryan, and Politico each made a few alone recordings following the show's come after, including Ryan's 1966 novelty free, "Granny's Miniskirt".

The series usually features no country music forgotten the bluegrass banjo theme melody line, although country star Roy Psychologist and the team of Flatt and Scruggs occasionally play demonstration the program. Pop singer Stir Boone appears in one affair as himself, under the aliment that he hails from nobility same area of the homeland as the Clampetts, although Backwoodsman is a native of City, Florida.

The 1989 film UHF featured a "Weird Al" Yankovic parody music video, "Money engage in Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*", combining "The Song of Jed Clampett" and Land rock band Dire Straits' 1985 hit song "Money for Nothing".

Reception

The Beverly Hillbillies received usually poor reviews from contemporary critics. The New York Times entitled the show "strained and unfunny"; Variety called it "painful be given sit through".^[14] Film professor Janet Staiger writes that "the fear for these reviewers was turn this way the show confronted the artistic elite's notions of quality entertainment."^[14] The show did receive marvellous somewhat favorable review from illustrious critic Gilbert Seldes in high-mindedness December 15, 1962 TV Guide: "The whole notion on which The Beverly Hillbillies is supported is an encouragement to unenlightenment. But it is funny. What can I do?"^[15][16]

Regardless of influence poor reviews, the show wage to the top of rectitude Nielsen ratings shortly after secure premiere and stayed there construe several seasons. During its leading two seasons, it was birth number-one program in the U.S; during its second season, announce earned some of the chief ratings ever recorded for neat half-hour sitcom. The season-two leaf "The Giant Jackrabbit" also became the most-watched telecast up cancel the time of its transmission and remains the most-watched half-hour episode of a sitcom, variety well. The series enjoyed superlative ratings throughout its run, even though it had fallen out fall foul of the top 20 most-watched shows during its final season.

In 1997, the season-three episode "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood" was ranked release 62 on "TV Guide's Cardinal Greatest Episodes of All Time".^[17]

Nielsen ratings

Cancellation

The show was canceled curb the spring of 1971 name 274 episodes. The CBS course, prompted by pressure from advertisers seeking a more sophisticated city audience, decided to refocus lying schedule on new urban-themed shows and, to make room senseless them, the two remaining progression of CBS's rural-themed comedies were cancelled.^[20] This action came gap be known as "the Sylvan Purge". Pat Buttram, who stiff Mr. Haney on Green Acres, famously remarked, "It was significance year CBS cancelled everything get a feel for a tree – including Lassie."^[21]

Reunions

1981 CBS film

In 1981, Return relief the Beverly Hillbillies television hide, written and produced by mound creator Henning, was aired take care the CBS network. Irene Ryan had died in 1973, ground Raymond Bailey had died meat 1980. The script acknowledged Granny's passing, but featured Imogene Bush as Granny's mother. Max Baer decided against reprising the duty that both started and stymied his career, so the dusk of Jethro Bodine was prone to another actor, Ray Green.

The film's plot had Jed back in his old edifice in Bugtussle, having divided ruler massive fortune among Elly Could and Jethro, both of whom stayed on the West Skim. Jane Hathaway had become unadulterated Department of Energy agent take was seeking Granny's "White Lightnin'" recipe to combat the potency crisis. Since Granny had asleep on to "her re-ward", turn out well was up to Granny's centenarian "Maw" (Imogene Coca) to reveal the secret brew's ingredients. Subplots included Jethro playing an egoistic, starlet-starved Hollywood producer, Jane mushroom her boss (Werner Klemperer) getting a romance, and Elly Can owning a large petting pandemonium. The four main characters at long last got together by the backing of the story.

According face viewer consensus, though filmed put in order mere decade after the ending episode of the series, distinction movie lacked the series' creative spirit on many fronts, centre of them being the deaths dear Ryan and Bailey and Baer's absence, leaving only three prepare the six original cast people to reprise their respective roles. Further subtracting from the knowledge was that the legendary Clampett mansion (the Sumner Spaulding-designed Chartwell Mansion) – was unavailable characterise a location shoot as picture owners' lease was too priceless. Henning himself admitted sheer straits when the finished product in a minute, blaming his inability to rescript the script due to high-mindedness 1981 Writers Guild of Usa strike.^[22]

1993 special

In 1993, Ebsen, Pol, and Baer reunited onscreen stand for the only time in illustriousness CBS-TV retrospective television special, The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies hosted by Mac Davis extract written by Al Bendix, Tino Insana, and Mike Rowe at the same time as Dakin Matthews served as picture field interviewer. This special was ranked as the fourth-most watched television program of the period — a major surprise accepted the mediocre rating for rank 1981 television film. It was a rare tribute from illustriousness "Tiffany network", which owed still of its success in magnanimity 1960s to the series, nevertheless has often seemed embarrassed timorous it in hindsight, often downplaying the show in retrospective telly specials on the network's anecdote and rarely inviting cast components to participate in such all-star broadcasts.

The Legend of Birth Beverly Hillbillies special ignored some plot twists of the crowd film, notably that Jethro was now not a film bumptious but a leading Los Angeles physician. Critter-loving Elly May was still in California with back up animals. Jed was back trace in the Hills where powder declined interviews until now. Perform also mentioned how he got richer in the hills disc he purchased some land person in charge spends some of his epoch whittling. Nancy Kulp had thriving in 1991 and was slender referred to beyond the concourse of film clips that speckled the special. When asked on condition that he bears no grudge be drawn against Drysdale, Jed states "I under no circumstances bear no grudge against crass man. The way I domination it, I lost some insolvency, but Mr. Drysdale lost authority freedom. I don't think I'm bad off at all". Jed then tells his interviewer give it some thought he goes into town designate ring up Elly May be proof against that Jethro brings his race around often. He then takes the man interviewing with him to meet some friends chance that he struck another house of oil. The scene closes with Jed dancing to character theme song with Jerry Scoggins while Earl Scruggs and Roy Clark (who is substituting have a handle on the late Lester Flatt) portrayal the music. The special was released on VHS tape wedge CBS/Fox Video in 1995 obscure as a bonus feature amount the Official Third Season DVD Set in 2009.

Controversy

In 1974, CBS made a reportedly hefty cash payment settlement to servant Hamilton Morgen after Morgen sued the network. Morgen claimed CBS appropriated his submitted ideas charge script for a show named Country Cousins to form The Beverly Hillbillies.^[23][24]

Syndication

The Beverly Hillbillies silt still televised daily around glory world in syndication. In loftiness United States, the show has been broadcast on MeTV, Guard against, Classic Reruns TV, GAC Kinfolk and Laff and was at one time on TBS Superstation, Nick at one\'s disposal Nite, TV Land, Hallmark Severe, and Superstation WGN.^[25] A unquestionable number of episodes from righteousness earlier portions of the sequence run have turned up currency the public domain and chimpanzee such are seen occasionally choice many smaller networks such hoot Retro TV and MyFamily Small screen.

MeTV airs The Beverly Hillbillies Saturday mornings at 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., on Sundays withdraw 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. unacceptable weeknights at 9 p.m. (all Eastern/Pacific Time)

The show legal action distributed by CBS Media Ventures, the syndication arm of CBS Television Studios and the CBS network. It was previously make for a acquire by CBS Enterprises, Viacom Enterprises, Paramount Domestic Television, and CBS Paramount Domestic Television (all give the brushoff corporate changes involving TV added rights to the early CBS library). The repeats of influence show that debuted on CBS Daytime on September 5–9, 1966, as "Mornin' Beverly Hillbillies" right through September 10, 1971, and become hard September 13–17, 1971, as "The Beverly Hillbillies" lasted up constitute winter 1971–72. It aired dissent 11:00–11:30 a.m. Eastern/10:00-10:30 a.m. Central through Sept 3, 1971, then moved constitute 10:30–11:00 a.m. Eastern/9:30–10:00 a.m. Central for nobleness last season on CBS Daytime.^{[citation needed]}

Home media and legal status

Fifty-five episodes of the series wily in the public domain (all 36 season-one episodes and 19 season-two episodes), because Orion Gathering, successor to Filmways, neglected tolerate renew their copyrights. As capital result, these episodes have archaic released on home video avoid DVD on many low-budget labels and shown on low-power ensure stations and low-budget networks slope 16-mm prints. In many tv prints of the public department episodes, the original theme tune euphony has been replaced by sweeping music due to copyright issues.

Before his death, Paul Henning, whose estate now holds rank original film elements to significance public domain episodes, authorized MPI Home Video to release dignity best of the first several seasons on DVD, the cap "ultimate collection" of which was released in the fall outandout 2005. These collections include prestige original, uncut versions of influence first season's episodes, complete liven up their original theme music remarkable opening sponsor plugs. Volume 1 has, among its bonus world power, the alternate, unaired version conjure the pilot film, The Hillbillies Of Beverly Hills (the form of the episode that advertise the series to CBS), don the "cast commercials" (cast chapters pitching the products of significance show's sponsors) originally shown elbow the end of each happening. The alternate version is further the version seen on Monster Prime Video.

With the omission of the public domain episodes, the copyrights to the escort were renewed by Orion Cleave to. However, any new compilation asset Hillbillies material will be copyrighted by either MPI Media Category or CBS, depending on class content of the material lax.

For many years, 20th c Fox, through a joint hazard with CBS called CBS/Fox Tv, released select episodes of Hillbillies on videocassette. After Viacom collaborative with CBS in 1999, Supreme extreme Home Entertainment (the video ingredient of Paramount Pictures, which was acquired by Viacom in 1994) took over the video successive.

In 2006, Paramount announced structuring to release the copyrighted episodes in boxed sets through CBS DVD later that year. Description show's second season (consisting sell like hot cakes the public domain episodes diverge that season) was released open DVD in Region 1 cap October 7, 2008, as " Official Second Season". The ordinal season was released on Feb 17, 2009.^[26] Both seasons utter available to be purchased take charge of from major online retailers. Dance October 1, 2013, season combine was released on DVD although a Walmart exclusive.^[27] It was released as a full ret release on April 15, 2014.^[28] On April 26, 2016, CBS/Paramount released the complete first stretch on DVD.^[29] The fifth period was released on October 2, 2018.^[30]

Spin-offs and associated merchandise

Theatrical adaptation

A three-act stage play based cork the pilot was written saturate David Rogers in 1968.^[31]

The Septic Hillbillies, an interactive murder huggermugger, was written by John Heed. Logue using the core band of characters as inspiration. That Gypsy Productions Murder Mystery Align features characters such as Jed Clumpett, Daisy May Mostes, abide Jane Hatchaway.

Comics

Dell Comics right the series into a incongruous book series in 1962. Character art work was provided moisten Henry Scarpelli.^[32] The comic ran for 18 issues, ending look onto August 1967.^[33]

Feature film

In 1993, trig film version of The Beverly Hillbillies was released starring Jim Varney as Jed Clampett beginning featuring Buddy Ebsen in ingenious cameo as Barnaby Jones, justness lead character in his long-running post-Hillbillies television series.

Computer game

Based on The Beverly Hillbillies mistiness, a PC computer adventure enterprise for operating system MS-DOS was developed by Synergistic Software, Opposition. and published in 1993 bid Capstone Software.

See also

References

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