The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. The show starred Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts. It was about a poor backwoods family who move to posh Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land.
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 a number of episodes that remain among the most-watched television episodes in history.[1] A 1993 movie remake was made by 20th Century Fox.[2]
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Donna Douglas as Elly May
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Max Baer Jr. as Jethro (1962)
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Nancy Kulp (center) as Jane Hathaway, with Max Baer Jr. and Sharon Tate (in a dark wig)
Buddy Ebsen and Roy Clark
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The Clampetts' truck is a 1921 Oldsmobile Model 37. This one, modified by George Barris, is on display at Planet Hollywood in Disney Springs, Florida. The original truck is at the Ralph Foster Museum in Point Lookout, Missouri.
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Guest star Jim Backus and Nancy Kulp in The Beverly Hillbillies (1963)
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Buddy Ebsen and Phil Silvers
References
- ↑ Nielsen Media Research (August 6, 2000). Top 100 TV Shows of All Time. Variety. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=chart_pass&charttype=chart_topshowsalltime. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Hollywood To Make Movie Of Old 'Beverly Hillbillies'". Orlando Sentinel. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-01-24/news/9301240378_1_beverly-hillbillies-dabney-coleman-series-the-beverly. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
