The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom television series originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. The show had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor backwoods family from the Ozarks region who move to posh Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land. The show was produced by Filmways and was created by writer Paul Henning. 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.
00:06 The Clampetts Strike Oil
25:36 Getting Settled
51:18 Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin
01:16:59 The Clampetts Meet Mrs Drysdale
01:42:38 Jed Buys Stock
02:08:36 Trick or Treat (Halloween Episode)
02:34:21 The Servants
03:00:06 Jethro Goes to School
03:25:49 Elly's First Date
03:51:33 Pygmalion and Elly
04:17:24 Elly Races Jethrine
04:43:09 The Great Feud
05:08:52 Home for Christmas (Christmas Episode)
05:34:38 No Place Like Home
06:00:29 Jed Rescues Pearl
06:26:07 Back to Californy
06:51:51 Jed's Dilemma
07:17:29 Jed Saves Drysdale's Marriage
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. It accumulated seven Emmy nominations during its run. The series remains in syndicated reruns, and its ongoing popularity spawned a 1993 film remake by 20th Century Fox.
Created by Paul Henning
Starring
Buddy Ebsen
Irene Ryan
Donna Douglas
Max Baer Jr.
Raymond Bailey
Nancy Kulp
Bea Benaderet
Harriet MacGibbon
Opening theme "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" played by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 9
No. of episodes 274 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Al Simon
Martin Ransohoff
Camera setup Single-camera
Production company(s)
Filmways Television
CBS Television Network
Distributor Viacom Enterprises
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format
Black-and-white (1962–1965)
Color (1965–1971)
Audio format monaural
Original release September 26, 1962 –
March 23, 1971
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