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The Beverly Hillbillies - Season 1

Series: Beverly Hillbillies

4.6

(95)

Episodes

Rating

TVG

Year

1962

Language

English

Publisher

MPI Media Group

About

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.

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Episodes

1. The Clampetts Strike Oil

25m

Extended version with unaired footage. Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and, at the urging of cousin Pearl, moves his family to a 35-room mansion in Beverly Hills, California.

2. Getting Settled

25m

The Clampetts finally arrive at their new home, but find there aren't any of the conveniences of their old home. Jethro makes a few new discoveries.

3. Meanwhile, Back At The Cabin

25m

The Clampetts find that the comforts of the mansion do not always compare to the comforts of their former mountain shack. And Jethro and Elly get something from Miss Jane. Elly gets tips and gifts on how to be a Beverly Hills girl, and Jethro believes Jane likes him.

6. Trick Or Treat

25m

The Clampetts are feeling homesick. They are mostly all alone in Beverly Hills. And none of their neighbors are visiting them. So they decide to go visit their new neighbors.

8. Jethro Goes To School

25m

Jethro announces that Pearl has sent the family a letter. In this letter, Pearl says how she hopes her son is doing well in school. Jed realizes that Jethro should be in the fifth grade and tells him they have to find a school that day.

11. Elly Races Jethrine

25m

Granny is sure that Sonny and Elly will get married after she heard Sonny telling Elly he'll give her a ring at ten o'clock, not knowing that he meant a phone call.

17. Jed's Dilemma

25m

Pearl is trying to give Granny a break, figuring that Granny is so old and feeble that she cannot perform her household chores anymore. This upsets Granny greatly because she knows she can still get the job done.

18. Jed Saves Drysdale's Marriage

25m

Jed and Granny are discussing Mr. Drysdale, who they feel sorry for since his wife isn't in town much.

19. Elly's Animals

25m

Pearl is setting up to give singing, yodeling, and piano lessons to the people of Beverly Hills. Duke is having problems with Pearl's yodeling because it hurts his ears, so he runs into the Drysdale yard, howling.

20. Jed Throws A Wingding

25m

Pearl gets a letter from two old flames who used to fight over her hand, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. After reading some of the letter, Jed figures that the engagement they talk about in the letter is for Pearl to choose which one she wants to marry.

Extended Details

SeriesBeverly Hillbillies

Closed CaptionsEnglish

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