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The Beverly Hillbillies

CBS

1962-1971

First Broadcast: September 26, 1962

Last Broadcast: March 23, 1971

The Beverly Hillbillies is a classic “fish out of water” story. Jed Clampett discovers oil, “Texas Tea”, on his property and sells the rights to drill for a fortune. The suddenly wealthy Clampett clan move from their humble home to an opulent Beverly Hills mansion. Not surprisingly, the family’s simple ways clash with the sophistication and superficiality of their new community. Many of the stories center around the family’s longing to return to their simple life in the mountains and their banker, Mr. Drysdale, attempting to keep them there and their money in his bank.

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Where To Watch

Channel	Date/Time	Season	Episode	Title	Description
Me TV	03/19/2025 9:00PM	2	14	Christmas at the Clampetts’	The Clampetts are somewhat befuddled by their Christmas gifts, all from Mr. Drysdale.
Great American Faith & Living	03/20/2025 10:15AM	1	9	Elly’s First Date	Elly May’s first date in Beverly Hills ends in a riot of confusion before it even starts.
Great American Faith & Living	03/20/2025 11:06AM	1	10	Pygmalion and Elly	Sonny Drysdale plays Pygmalion and Julius Caesar as he resumes his courtship of Elly May.
Great American Faith & Living	03/20/2025 6:00AM	1	4	The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale	When Mr. Drysdale describes his wife as a hypochondriac, the Clampetts assume she’s a tippler.
Great American Faith & Living	03/20/2025 6:51AM	1	5	Jed Buys Stock	When Drysdale suggests buying good stock, Jed quickly buys some cows, pigs and chickens.

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The Beverly Hillbillies Cast

Actor		Character(s)
Buddy Ebsen	…	Jed Clampett
Donna Douglas	…	Elly May Clampett
Irene Ryan	…	Daisy Moses
Max Baer, Jr.	…	Jethro Bodine
Raymond Bailey	…	Milburn Drysdale
Nancy Kulp	…	Jane Hathaway

Theme Song & Opening Credits

Episodes

There were 9 seasons and 274 episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. We do not have an episode guide for this show yet.

Quotes

Jed Clampett: Well doggies!
Granny: Elly May done popped the buttons off her shirt again. Jed Clampett: Elly May carries herself proud with her shoulders throwed back. Granny: It ain’t her shoulders that have been poppin’ these buttons.

Trivia

Within 3 weeks of its debut, The Beverly Hillbillies rose to number one in the ratings. That is quicker than any other tv show in history and that feat is still unmatched.

The show remained #1 for two straight years.

The entire first season and the first 19 episodes of the second season are in the public domain. CBS neglected to renew the copyrights when they purchased the rights to the series upon its cancellation.