Beverly Hillbillies Then and Now :-)

Beverly Hillbillies was my favorite TV Show As a child in Appalachia. I was too young to realize that they were fictional characters. I dreamed of someday, "making the big time" and moving to Beverly Hills! Who knew that I would actually do it! For more about the series, see below: For more about me, you can watch my videos! Also ask me any questions! I love to hear from you. xoxoxox, Cheryl Shuman President Bush Kicks Rumsfeld Out of Office! Entire Press Conference Series Today 11/8/2006 Part # 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uE3PZHfANI Part # 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0mpJ_6f4bE Part # 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEh-eyp6Tw Part # 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah5tnRdeL7M The Beverly Hillbillies Genre Sitcom Running time 25 minutes (approx.) Creator(s) Paul Henning Starring Buddy Ebsen Irene Ryan Donna Douglas Max Baer Jr. Raymond Bailey Nancy Kulp Bea Benaderet (1962-1963,1968) Harriet E. MacGibbon Country of origin Flag of United States United States Original channel CBS Original run September 26, 1962--May 23, 1971 The Beverly Hillbillies was an American television sitcom about a hillbilly family living in Southern California in the 1960s. The patriarch strikes oil while hunting on his land near a fictionalized hamlet called Bugtussle in the Ozark Mountains. He then listens to the advice of friends, neighbors and extended family members, and moves with his family to Beverly Hills, California, with the resultant wealth. A Filmways production, the series aired on CBS from September 26, 1962 to May 23, 1971. 106 were in black-and-white (1962-1965), 168 in color (1965-1971), for a grand total of 274 episodes. Despite its being panned by some critics, The Beverly Hillbillies shot to the top of the Nielsen Ratings shortly after its premiere and stayed there for several seasons. The series did receive two Emmies for Best Comedy Series as well as nominations for cast members Irene Ryan and Nancy Kulp. It was high in the ratings throughout most of its run. The series starred Buddy Ebsen as the widowed patriarch, Jedediah Jed "JD" Clampett; Irene Ryan as his mother-in-law, Daisy "Granny" Moses; Donna Douglas as his daughter, Elly May Clampett; and Max Baer, Jr. as his cousin's son, Jethro Bodine. The supporting cast featured Raymond Bailey as Jed's greedy banker, Milburn Drysdale; Harriet E. MacGibbon as Drysdale's snobbish wife, Margaret Drysdale; and Nancy Kulp as Drysdale's secretary, "Miss" Jane Hathaway, who pined for the clueless Jethro. Veteran canine actor "Stretch" as Jed's bloodhound Duke. Jed's cousin Pearl Bodine (Jethro's mother, played by Bea Benaderet), also appeared in several episodes during the first season, as did Jethro's twin sister, Jethrine (played by Baer in drag). The theme song, Ballad of Jed Clampett (help·info), was written by producer and writer Paul Henning and originally performed by Bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs. It was #44 on the music charts in 1962 and a #1 country hit. Flatt and Scruggs also had another Billboard country top ten with the comic "Pearl, Pearl, Pearl" an ode to the feminine charms of Miss Pearl Bodine that was featured in the episode "Jed Throws a Wingding", the first of several Flatt and Scruggs appearances on the show. The six main cast members participated on a 1963 Columbia Records soundtrack album which featured original song numbers in character. Additionally, Ebsen, Ryan, and Douglas each made a few solo recordings following the series' success.