Set a spell and enjoy the country charm and humorous appeal of the Clampett clan, stars of the highest-rated half-hour show in TV history.
Premiering in 1962, “The Beverly Hillbillies” sprang onto the American landscape like bubblin’ crude, turning into television’s number one show faster than any sitcom in history. A supreme television classic, this CBS-TV folklore favorite ran for nine years and still holds the record for TV’s highest-rated half hour.

The Beverly Hillbillies

Episode 36: Jethro’s Friend

A friend of Jethro’s from school, Armstrong Dueser McHugh III, comes to the mansion to visit. But Armstrong is treated very delicately at his house, and his chauffeur is very worried about how the boy will be treated. At the Clampett mansion, Armstrong is treated to a really good time, eating real food, climbing trees, swimming, learning to fight, fishing, and more. Wilkins returns to the mansion, after seeking help from Drysdale and Jane, to pick Armstrong up, but the boy refuses to go. After using the self-defense moves Elly May taught him, Armstrong tells Wilkins he’ll call him when he needs him. Just as Wilkins is about to leave, he sees Elly May’s skunk, and sprays it with antiseptic spray. The skunk sprays him back, and Wilkins runs away.

Jed Clampett and kin, a poor Ozark Hillbilly family, were barely surviving until one lucky day. Jed while hunting for food in his swamp missed his target and struck the ground with his shot. Up through the ground came a bubblin’ crude, Oil that is, Black Gold, Texas Tea. After selling his swamp to… More the OK Oil Company for $25 Million, Cousin Pearl convinces Jed he should move his family to Beverly Hills.
Uncle Jed, Elly May, Granny, and Jethro bring their outrageous backwoods antics to Southern Californny in this hilarious CBS comedy series from 1962-71. As the oil-rich Clampetts struggle to make sense of modern city living, Milburn Drysdale lives in constant fear of these simple mountain folk withdrawing their $25 million from his Beverly Hills bank.

Cast and Crew:

* Buddy Ebsen – Jed Clampett
* Irene Ryan – Granny
* Donna Douglas – Elly May Clampett
* Max Baer Jr – Jethro Bodine

# Writers: Paul Henning

# Director: Ralph Levy

Production Company: Filmways Television
Original Air Date: 26 September 1962
Audio & Video: Mono – Black and White

Additional details in: IMDB

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