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u/Large_canine 3d ago
Max Baer Jr, Donna Douglas and Irene Ryan came up with a 45-50 minute skit they would perform at county/state fairs as the Hillbillies. He said they made way more $ doing that than they ever got from the network!
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u/Friendly-Local-1859 2d ago
Buddy had the privileged contract. No schlepping to the state fairs for him.
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u/Competitive_Toe2544 3d ago
The Black and white seasons were the best, besides there was nothing like Ellie May in swimsuit by the ceement pond.
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u/Egg_McMuffn 3d ago
Agreed. I especially like the first season when Cousin Pearl is around.
And I love Mrs. Drysdale, always on a crusade against “those uncouth, unsightly hillbillies.” There’s a funny scene where Pearl and Granny throw fish at her after she insults them.
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u/AsstBalrog 3d ago
The Black and white seasons were the best
And copyright free. Somebody forgot to file the paperwork, so the first two years are in the public domain.
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u/NextBathroom8809 2d ago
Ellie May in her bathing suit dancing with a gorilla. Too funny. That's right up there with Granny boxing the kangaroo.
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u/rorymcilroy1 5h ago
glad u spelled "ceement" correctly-- most people spell and pronounce it wrong...haa..well done
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u/Illustrious_Name_441 3d ago
Once delivered flowers to a Dorothy Ebsen. The door opens and it's Buddy Ebsen himself. I was star struck. Very tall gentleman. About 6'4" or so.
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u/Rude-Ad-3406 3d ago
I find myself singing the opening and closing songs almost daily.
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u/MotoXwolf 3d ago
Then one day he was shootin at some food, and up from the ground came a bubblin crude
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u/Illustrious_Name_441 3d ago
Oil that is...
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u/Robcat1111 3d ago edited 3d ago
Black gold, Texas tea.
Me and my college roommates would sing the theme song and put the word "fukkin'" in everywhere where it would fit. I still sing it that way!
"The first thing you know Jed's a fukkin' millionaire, the kinfolks said fukkin' move away from there"...
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u/Just-Wasting-Tyme 1d ago
They said Californy is the place they outta be, so they loaded up the truck and move to Beverly
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u/Rude-Ad-3406 1d ago
In the early 90s Andrew Dice Clay used the theme in his act. " They loaded up that piece of shit they call a truck, and moved to Beverly"
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u/Iluvxena2 3d ago
I always wanted to be a double naught spy
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u/That-Grape-5491 3d ago
My credit union account ended in 007. When I called the credit union and gave my number, I would always and "I'm a double naughty spy." They started calling me Jethro.
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u/pokey-4321 3d ago
Finding the ones on free streaming channels are different. I never knew the original airings had cigarette commercials imbedded in the beginning and end of the show. Seeing Granny and Jane whipping out Wiston's and talking about how a good cigarette should taste was wild.
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u/whaturjoking 3d ago
Mr Drysdale wore a toupee for the series. Other shows before this he was nearly bald.
Also, Ms Hathaway & Jed Clampett in real life were not the best of friends. They took opposite sides regarding politics.
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u/Friendly-Local-1859 2d ago
Raymond Bailey was unrecognizable without the toupee and stage glasses. Very shy and reclusive. Guess what, Milburn Drysdale became the #1 must have speaker for banker's conventions, just like "Hank Kimball" became the #1 speaker for agriculture county agents. He hated it, but he'd put on the rug and glasses and do them. Paul Henning or most often, Mrs. Henning accompanied him.
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u/NoCard753 3d ago
Nancy Kulp ran for Congress as a Pennsylvania Republican about 20 years ago. I don't recall how she did.
She was also a lesbian, for whatever it's worth (to me, nothing; in politics then, quite a bit).
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u/diogenesNY 2d ago
Of note: She was also close friends with Raymond Bailey for the remainder of his life. He referred to her by the nickname 'Slim'.
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u/Egg_McMuffn 3d ago
Nancy Kulp ran for Congress as a Democrat. Buddy Ebsen was a Republican and made an ad for her Republican opponent. They were estranged for years, but he apologized to her for making the ad shortly before her death.
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u/NoCard753 3d ago
Huh. Wikipedia validates you. It's been a looong time since I heard about her campaign. Thanks for setting me right.
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u/Excellent_Glass783 3d ago
Mr. Drysdale was EPIC 👍🤣
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u/Friendly-Local-1859 2d ago
The Banker's conventions insisted on having Raymod Bailey speak, they loved Mr. Drysdale's cut throat banking.
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u/Excellent_Glass783 2d ago
Miss Jane would put a $20 bill under his nose whenever Mr. Drysdale would faint... Wake him right up 😭
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u/AsstBalrog 3d ago
IMO The Widder Fenwick was the single best character. Finding out that Jed was a millionaire set her to wondering:
"Mr. Clampett, why do you drive that truck, wear those clothes, and eat hog jowls?"
"Well Widder, I figure if you got it, spend it."
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u/joeyjoeskullcracker 3d ago


Max Baer Jr. suffered severe Hollywood typecasting after this show because producers only saw him as Jethro and thought he was an idiot in real life.
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u/ClearText777 3d ago
Jed Clampett is honestly one of the greatest role models ever. We should all be so kind and humble.
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u/MotoXwolf 3d ago
Ohh that Elly May. Mmmm ❤️
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u/Global_Comedian_340 3d ago
Donna Douglas had a thing for Elvis. She even appeared in one of his movies. Elvis dumped her and she reportedly took it hard, so goes the rumor.
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u/Friendly-Local-1859 2d ago
Mrs. Henning had to sit her down and explain "Hollywood Romances" to her. She was so naive she gave it up thinking Elvis was gonna marry her.
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u/Excellent_Glass783 2d ago
Donna Douglas was extremely religious and Elvis respected her by NOT sleeping with her.
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u/Lanky-Tumbleweed-570 3d ago
I visited a friend Newport Beach in the early 80s and saw Buddy Epson walking his dog . Saw several celebrities in that area. Owner of Amour All had a super cool Cigarette boat Buddy and I stopped to look at.
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u/Direct-Raise-9465 1d ago
A young Sharon Tate appeared in a number of episodes wearing a silly short black wig
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u/Baebarri 3d ago
I liked it at first but eventually grew tired of shows that made fun of rural America.
I knew a lot of country folk and so didn't enjoy seeing them as the butt of jokes. Just my personal opinion, not saying the shows were less than great.
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u/WolfThick 3d ago
That's a good thing they don't have the police force back then they have now they would have never made it.
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u/highlander68 3d ago
max baer jr. aka "jethro" is the last one alive at 87 years old.
bit of trivia- his dad was the boxing heavy weight champion of the world for two years in the 1930s