good afternoon my friend irene used to remind me take she was like my grandma here went i was younger in the 1960's i do something wrong my grandma took the broom after me too
Throgh the years, Buddy Ebsen & Max Baer Jr. always did speak with fund memories of Iren Ryan! They were genual, natural & dep feeling good people, and entertainers, several different ways! The Clampet family cast members, they, they were acual true tallented entertainers! Now in the 21st,? What happened to acters&actressess who had human emotion revelings on the silver screen??! Now these days, HaHH?! It's onleviolence! "" These so called super stars can play just ; "" I KILL YOU, YOU KILL ME! = OH YEAH? RENG - E - E H! ! The BHB castmembers were, multy talents . .
Bea Benadaret was originally going to be cast as "Granny" (ultimately she portrayed "Aunt Pearl"-Jethro's mother). However when she saw Irene Ryan's audition-she told Beverly Hillibillies creator Paul Henning--"you just found your Granny!!". The story goes that when Max Baer Jr. (Jethro) came for his audition he was so nervous he couldn't remember his lines. His audition was delayed until later in the day so Irene Ryan took him out to lunch and got him so drunk that when he returned for his audition he was so convincing as Jethro he was hired on the spot
Another true story about Granny (told by Irene Ryan herself in an interview) was that she wasn't going to get the part and they didn't even want her to audition, feeling she was too young to play granny. But as she said, an actress should be versatile enough to play any age if she's good. So she showed up to the audition in full makeup and costume as Granny and her acting was so good she got the part!
One of the saddest deaths I’d have to say is that of Mr. Drysdale. I never realized he suffered from Alzheimer’s and basically died a lonely recluse. So sad 😞
Alzheimer disease is a very cruel disease. It goes at a different pace for everyone. Imagine the terror of realizing that you are lost in your own home surrounded by strangers who keep telling you that they are your son or daughter.
I would have to say that Granny was my favorite on the show. She was so sassy and funny to watch. She always said what was on her mind. RIP to the other cast members.
Granny was MY favorite too! Want to hear something funny? I always could picture Granny being married to Grandpa from The Munsters. Because they were both always doctoring and conjuring up spells and mixing up potions! LOL
There are two shows that had the PERFECT person cast for key roles: 1) The Beverly Hillbillies Max Bear as Jethro and 2) The Munsters Fred Gwynne as Herman. Neither of these shows would have been the same without these choices. Casting genius.
nancy culp really did play the key role/to the story/ always that supporting actor makes the whole thing a hit!! like george uttley on newhart, or the neighbor on tool time across the fence, wilson. or mr drucker being the only other sane person on green acres. .. who is the key support on seinfeld,?, none seems so tight can't figure that one out, their all secondary stars !! only show i know w that leveledvabalanced plot work of character development!S! hillbillies was pretty close but there was a time on cam span that made its natural border=context tot he plot otherwise the whole family got equal weight most of the time, but jed was still man of the house! i do agree Max was WAAAY Iconic to the tv kingdom of male actors with prowess !!!!
Granny was a well loved Character due in no small part to how Irene Ryan played that Character. To say it was any one character would have broke the shpw, is just because that Character was your favourite. It was the combination of all the Clampett cast, the show would have been the same without anyone one of them. Right cast and good writers made that show the classic it is today.
@David Armstrong The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most watched programs on on TV for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number-one series of the year, with 16 episodes that still remain among the 100 most watched TV episodes in American history. You are definitely the minority.
Donna Douglas was the celebrity guest at our FFA livestock show in Wichita Falls, Texas around 1962 or so. I was 11 or 12. She walked over to our little group and shook all of our hands. We were completely dumbfounded. I've never seen anyone so breathtakingly beautiful. And every bit as sweet as Ellie Mae.
@@glenchadwick420 Actually, she stayed in character when talking to us kids. I don't think she wanted to disappoint us. But she would use her normal voice when talking to the directors or teachers part of the time. It was beautiful, too. If you want to hear her normal voice there is an episode of the old Twilight Zone series called "The Eye of the Beholder". She stars in that one.
At age 8 I stood in line for a couple of hours at a rodeo in Omaha, Neb. to get her autograph. When I finally got up to the desk where she was at I couldn't say a word. LOL! She was indeed stunningly beautiful and as sweet as could be. She said "Hello, how are you?". I just stared at her. Fast forward to a year before she passed. I had a friend who lived in Baton Rouge, LA and I used to joke with her that if she ever ran into DD (I knew Miss D lived in Baton Rouge) to please ask for another autographed picture because after 50+ years my original was long gone. My girlfriend laughed that she would ever run into her but lo and behold, at a wake, she ran into her. My girlfriend reluctantly and apologetically asked her for her autograph. Miss D took my friend's info and sent her an autographed photo! She didn't mind my friend asking her for the autograph and was again super sweet. I loved her also because she loved animals.
@Star Ali Mistriel-Kogan [Mendoza ES] God Bless You Too! I miss the simpler less stressful life of back then. I do consider us lucky that we did get to experience those times.
Barney Miller and Gomer Pyle USMC come on late night. I record them so I can watch them in the morning. I would just love to see WKRP in Cincinnati, I loved the big turkey giveaway!!
He was as funny as a diabetic coma. A combination of Hitler and Shylock-- and that is supposed to appeal to the audience? They watched because they were told they were supposed to.
I am not angry much. But the type of character Milburn Drysdale was certainly made me angry. The type I would certainly like to run into--when he is walking and I am driving.
I am sadden about the all of the ones that passed and how it happened. I still watch the Beverley Hillbillies EVERY DAY.. Feel bless to be able see how something different then sit coms today and how they stoop so low to create laughter.
The Beverly Hillbillies was one of the best shows ever made! I grew up in the 60’s watching it. My whole family wouldn’t miss an episode. Granny has always been my favorite! 😁❤️
The show had excellent writers and the perfect cast. This back when there was still talented writers in Hollywood. RIP to all the cast members who are no longer with us.
I watched the show start to finish and even the movie. I enjoyed every aspect of the humor and dedication each Star brought to the show. So sad to see shows like this practically disappear from television.
I loved them all... especially Granny. She was a great actress. They all are truly missed but thank goodness we have reruns so they can live out their roles for ever. God bless them all.
It was a sad day in hogville TENN when the worm sisters BEULAH AND Myrtle BOTH HAD won the annual gas passing [ farting ] contest for 10 years straight, But this time a very bad accident happen when BEULA RAISED HER LEG AND LET THE MONSTER FART LOOSE which was heard 30 miles away, It smelled so bad it killed 3 chickens and caused a mule to go blind but sadly BEULA ASS EXPLOYED CAUSING THE CROWD TO RUN AND HIDE ALSO BEULA WAS BURIED BESIDE HER SO-CALLED SHACK JOB, CRAZY
Granny was my favorite also! I did like Jethro and Jed with their funny lines. My favorite was when they asked Jethro why there was no snow and ice in California and he answered - Don't ask me, I didn't take it. lol
I wish they were all still alive and still playing those roles. I guess that's what makes a great actor, they make you fall in love with their characters.
We are and were blessed to have witnessed the collaboration of cast members ,mainly the 6, love them all , they brought enjoyment of living! God bless them all, sincerely
Also, Mrs Margaret Drysdale, hilariously snobby character was well played by actress Harriet E MacGibbon,passed in February of 1987.Granny,played by actress, Irene Ryan, had to be everyone's favorite for her endless energy and non stop comedy sketches.
LOL. I had to read that TWICE to figure out who you were talking about. You said "I met Ms. Douglas" and I was gonna reply how did Lisa DOUGLAS get into this
This show was one of many that I watched as a kid. The BH's was THE funniest. A show that had a great and talented cast that brought a lot of laughter in times of great tumult. Jethro, was my favorite. He always succeeded at trying to make things around him better, no matter what the task was. His father, Max Baer Sr was a heavyweight boxer. Great show! Five star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!!!
Actually, the other one still got sick, tho they changed the makeup a little, buy still cuz I forget how long filming went over n hrs on set were crazy cruel. Theres a few others who famously ended up either not taking or getting the job and in ways better they didn’t. For anyone who hasn’t read about it, it’s interesting to look into it. Like how the cast and crew were all treated. What horrible conditions they had to deal with on set. Judy Garland was greatly affected in a bad way...and even for the time period and ppl were then being in contracts for yrs being ‘owned’ by a specific Film Co or network, the money they were paid was minimal and not worth it. I was shocked at ALL the things I didn’t know. What I read also explained what really was in background, and not the myth of the person hanging themselves caught on camera. Annnyway, wasn’t that long ago I read about it again, and there’s SO MUCH that is really sad it kinda changes how you see the movie at first.Sry.
They must've already done the singing parts because he still did that. Maybe the new guy couldn't sing as well so they did a voice over. I never knew he was in WOZ.
@@stpaulimdog Close….but the only voiceover Ebsen did was when the Tin Man, Lion and Dorthy skip off singing after they found him and oiled him back to life (so to speak.) Jack Haley was a singer in his own right on vaudeville before The Wizard if Oz.
_When Granny and Jethro were in the same scene I always laughed those two were the funniest._ Yeah, whenever they got together, you just knew Jethro was going to get in trouble. 😂😂😂😂
All of Irene Ryan's regular castmates wound up living longer than she did. She died at 70 in late April or early May of '73. Max Baer, Jr. (Jethro) is the only one living. He's 84. Posting 4-26-22.
Max Baer Jr lives in Stateline Nevada in the Lake Tahoe area. I see him every once in a while ether at the Zephyr Cove Post Office or the Safeway grocery store in the same shopping area. He is always friendly and I get a kick that his vanity shows as he still has jet black hair/mustache and is much older than my 74 years.
And there were those great characters who popped up on a regular basis like Pearl Bodine (Bea Benaderet) and Elverna Bradshaw. Not sure if I got that last name right but she and Granny never liked one another.
I remember when there were talking to Buddy Ebsen one time, it was about the show. He was whittling a stick sitting on a bench, at his home. In the interview, it was asked by the person who was doing the interview with Buddy, and they asked him, what did he miss the most about the show. folkes' let me tell you something, this man has tears in his eyes and you could hear it in his voice. His exact words was He missed Granny!! As long as I live, I'll never forget that moment. It actually brought tears to my eyes because of it. Alot of people also don't know that he was the first to play the Tin Man, in The Wizard of Oz. But' because of him having a Allergic reaction from the paint they applied on him, which just about killed Buddy, the part was given to someone else.
I knew that Buddy was the first to play the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, it would have been interesting to see how the film would have been, had he played the role.
@@sharonholmes6083 I know right!! And I'm impressed with the fact that you know he was the first TinMan. Not many people know this. And I mean it as a compliment
20+ years ago we had acreage in AZ and every year for my daughter's birthday, I would get her an animal. First year dog, next year goat, next year chickens, etc. We had all kinds of animals. We started calling her ELI MAY :-) THE ENTIRE CAST WAS MY FAVORITE. They were all hilarious and good people. THANK YOU @Facts Verse
I knew Max Baer, Jr. was the only surviving cast member. I was sad when Donna Douglas died, as I share Elly May's love of "critters.". This was one of my favorite shows from my childhood & I still laugh at the reruns, especially Granny & Jed.
Why don't you say what he's up to today if you know him? Course they didn't mention the couple of movies that he did like Macon county Jackson county jail. Also do you know if he ever became a Christian? I know Donna was.
Even though the show ended shortly before I was born I remember watching it growing up as a child very funny. I don’t have one particular favorite when all of them are funny to me. They blend it together
We all loved that show! My Mom and Dad, my little sister and myself would all sit down in front of the TV and watch the antics of the Clampet family and laugh out loud. together! Good times! Was so sad to hear the passing of such funny and talented people! May they all R I P! We miss you all! Love the re runs!
The Beverly hillbillies was the greatest comedy ever conceived or shown to mankind despite what the critics said. It was enjoyed by America and that's what really counts. I bought the box set.
to this day many of the 30-minute episodes remain the highest-rated shows of all time--an episode called "The Giant Jackrabbit" remains the highest-rated 30-minute show of all time
I enjoyed watching this show as a kid ,never missed a show.Granny was my favorite character,she was so funny ,also reminded me of my grandma, she looked like her. I still enjoy watching reruns on Utube.☺
Like most great shows, it wasn’t just one main character that shined. Each character played their part perfectly. Can’t imagine anyone else doing a better job. May they all RIP, it was great entertainment and I probably watched every episode multiple times.
Buddy Ebsen is also the only original cast member to play in the Beverly Hillbillies movie with Lilly Tomlin, Jim Varney and Dabney Coleman. He reprised his role as Barnaby Jones in the movie working with Lilly Tomlin's Jane Hathaway to find Granny after she was kidnapped by Tyler and his co-conspirator to steal Jed's money.
As a school kid in the UK, nothing stood in my way when it came to watching TBH, and my mates were just the same. We would drive the teachers mad doing impressions of the characters. Great memories, a truly ground breaking show
Granny was my favorite, she reminded me of my grandmother and my younger sister. They both have traits of Granny, always scheming and slow at some tasks.
🌟 I remember Nancy having a recurring role on Sanford and Son as Officer Hopkin's Mother and Buddy having a recurring role on Matt Houston as Matt's Uncle.
So, all things must pass. What a piece of history this was and continues to be in the annuals of comedy and TV. Made me really feel my age when I saw this. Rest in Peace those that have gone before us.
I love that we are still able to watch these very talented people. I love them all. Watch them every day, they Make me laugh, feel better. I love channel M E tv, making us able to watch our heroes.👍👍💕😃
This was one of my favorite shows! I love this movie! I wish more of this kind of movies would come out in today's world! And more kids would watch them! I loved Granny! She's to cute! Thanks for sharing!
I noticed a lot of comic angles from the Beverly hillbillies in modern sitcoms. I recently binge watched the first few seasons during a rainy weekend. I couldn't stop watching. It is a great show.
I adored this show with all the antics. Miss Hathaway was probably my favorite. Nancy did a guest spot on I Love Lucy as the British maid when Lucy, Ricky, Ethyl and Fred went to England. Also remember, not only did Max play Jethro but he also played Jethrine (the daughter of Jeds cousin Pearl). This show along with many other comedies helped me get through my service to Uncle Sam in the late 60's.
When this show, and many others appeared on television, I was quite young and bed time orders came early, but I remember the enjoyment my parents had watching these early sit-coms.
I was the same way Me and my brothers and sisters were made to go to bed My mom and dad would sit up and watch the Beverly hillbillies I could hear them in there laughing and I could smell the popcorn , and I'd listen to the voices of the cast It was years later when I finally put the voices with the faces For some reason only hearing the voices from my bedroom and not seeing the faces I imagined uncle Jed Was Santa Claus.
That was my favorite show.I love it.When I had a a rough day.I could watch this and find happiness. I was 9 years when it came on.Still wish it was on.
Buddy Ebsen also started his career on stage as a dancer working with his sister. he was also known as Fess Parker's sidekick in the Davy Crockett series.
@@jamesmckillen9035 actually, the studios actually they are ready did a remake it didn't go anywhere and it wasn't very well done! The guy that plays earnest played Jed Clampett. It came across like it was people trying to imitate the other actors the way they did their original characters and the movie bombed.
All iconic but Nancy Kulp stood out as a unique and very funny lady. Top Notch. ! Thanks for the. memories. We were amused, bemused and bewildered as small kids ! Dusties Trail ,and Casey Jones were a couple of others of that era I recall.
This has always been one of my very favorite shows, along with The Andy Griffith Show. And both Jed & Granny were my favorite characters! I have to admit, I love the black & white shows way more than those that were in color. The shows in the beginning were new with fresh ideas which were hilarious! I loved how they thought "Widow Fenwick & her daughter, Cynthy" were poorer than they were! I still double over laughing at that episode as I do with the others 😅
not to forget as super spy, naught naught seven. He was hilarious as a big buffoon with a child's brain. Someday Jed need to have a long talk with him but it never came
A daughter of Buddy married a brother of one of my high school classmates. He was from Anderson, Indiana and had the last name of Abel. I believe the two of them remained married ... unusual for Hollywood relatives.
I was born in the 1950s and remember this show so well in the 1960s. it was one of the most popular shows on tv and everyone of all ages enjoyed it. My whole family watched it. Great actors and writers.
Bea Benaderet, who played Cousin Pearl Bodine, and also was the voice of Betty Rubble on The Flintstones and played Kate Bradley on Green Acres and Petticoat Junction, passed away from lung cancer in 1968. She was in 23 episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies.
Buddy Ebsen was the first actor cast to play the Tin Man in the 1939 movie "The Wizard Of Oz" but his body reacted with such a violently allergic reaction to the silver powder they used that he ended up staying in the hospital for a week or two and they ended up replacing him with Jack Haley.
My favorite character was Jethro. Some of the funniest episodes were centered around him. Especially the 'Double naught spy' ones. I still laugh at them to this day!
@@tgthorson51 Glad you caught it too, Thor. I think they should, at least, be able to get celebrities names correct. I also noticed they may even goof on the pronunciation of names. They should have someone fact-check their script before publishing.
I know Max aer tried to sue CBS (I believe it was approximately 2014) over a "secret deal" with an Iowa restaurant chain, Jethro's BBQ. The lawsuit was with CBS only, not the restaurants themselves. I have no idea how it turned out, but Jethro's BBQ is still thriving. You can even find videos about the restaurants here on TH-cam...
I was most saddened to learn about the death of the great Buddy Ebsen. His problems with his makeup in the Wizard of Oz presents a nice parable for the rest of us. Employers don't care about our personal, spiritual or aspirational health. They would gladly kill us for profits. This was demonstrated through the tragic story of Buddy Ebsen!
@@maryjoyspohrer256 Well, it WAS accidental. His body had a reaction to the to the real aluminum dust used in his makeup. This led to severe medical issues including body aches, muscle cramps and when the dust got into his lungs, shortness of breath which got so severe he had to be hospitalized for several weeks. I think what the OP is referring to was the fact that the bosses at MGM did not believe he was really ill and ordered him back to work. But the doctors and nurses got angry and basically told them off. This led to the studio changing the makeup to aluminum paste instead of dust for his replacement, Jack Haley. He died of respiratory failure but that was 64 years later so its doubtful it was related to the aluminum dust.
@retroguy94 just because he died 64 years later of respiratory, doesn't mean it wasn't connected to the makeup issue. A fatal illness can lurk and grow gradually for many years in the body till it peak's to take you out.
Something subtle a lot of people miss on the show that gets lost because of the hilarious shenanigans of the characters is the relationship between Jethro and Jane Hathaway. For the first couple of seasons Miss Jane had quite the crush on Jethro. But that later changed into a very close friendship. It was obvious that they were best friends. Says a lot about the writers that they wrote such a relationship in.
This was back when TV shows were worth watching. I very, very seldom watch TV anymore...just isn't worth it. I do love youtube and being able to watch shows of this era. Absolutely the BEST ever!
In the pilot episode Mr. Drysdale's secretary was played by a young man, Robert Osborne, who had been in Lucille Ball's Desilu Playhouse acting class. Mr. Osborne went on to be a distinguished Hollywood-based journalist, and the host of TCM, the classic movie cable channel.
I find it so tragic that the majority of the cast died of cancer. Many individuals during that time period, were smokers or surrounded by smokers. We did make changes in diet and medicine has made major strides in interventions to early diagnosis of cancer and treatment. I adored this show. I lived in NY as a child and was convinced that this was the way the wealthy lived in CA. When I was 10, we moved to CA due to a change in my father’s business and we continued to live our lower middle class life where hard work was valued. Though I laughed at the antics of the Clampet family, I secretly could see elements of my family in their hard work ethics. I so wish the show was still on TV. As a child, I waved to Granny until the very last second of the show would sin off. Avid fans of the show, know exactly what I am talking about and hopefully they did the same!
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I love to watch that show
good afternoon my friend irene used to remind me take she was like my grandma here went i was younger in the 1960's i do something wrong my grandma took the broom after me too
sure it was simple clean and fun
not fan the group of actors were part of imfo and other to set alot of kidnaps of missing helping imfo too with the hippis
Irene Ryan was absolutely incredible. If this show aired today, she definitely would win an Emmy.
Throgh the years, Buddy Ebsen & Max Baer Jr. always did speak with fund memories of Iren Ryan! They were genual, natural & dep feeling good people, and entertainers, several different ways! The Clampet family cast members, they, they were acual true tallented entertainers! Now in the 21st,? What happened to acters&actressess who had human emotion revelings on the silver screen??! Now these days, HaHH?! It's onleviolence! "" These so called super stars can play just ; "" I KILL YOU, YOU KILL ME! = OH YEAH? RENG - E - E H! ! The BHB castmembers were, multy talents . .
Bea Benadaret was originally going to be cast as "Granny" (ultimately she portrayed "Aunt Pearl"-Jethro's mother). However when she saw Irene Ryan's audition-she told Beverly Hillibillies creator Paul Henning--"you just found your Granny!!". The story goes that when Max Baer Jr. (Jethro) came for his audition he was so nervous he couldn't remember his lines. His audition was delayed until later in the day so Irene Ryan took him out to lunch and got him so drunk that when he returned for his audition he was so convincing as Jethro he was hired on the spot
Another true story about Granny (told by Irene Ryan herself in an interview) was that she wasn't going to get the part and they didn't even want her to audition, feeling she was too young to play granny. But as she said, an actress should be versatile enough to play any age if she's good. So she showed up to the audition in full makeup and costume as Granny and her acting was so good she got the part!
It comes on Saturday and Sunday back to back all day I watch it every weekend
@@bufnyfan1 😀❤️😀😀😀
One of the saddest deaths I’d have to say is that of Mr. Drysdale. I never realized he suffered from Alzheimer’s and basically died a lonely recluse. So sad 😞
My dad died from the same thing.
@@thomaslucas6079 Sorry for your loss.
I'd have to say Grannyand Ellie-May were my favorites
@Chris. I also didn't know this and found that sad, poor guy. God bless him he stayed in touch with one person though. :(
Alzheimer disease is a very cruel disease. It goes at a different pace for everyone. Imagine the terror of realizing that you are lost in your own home surrounded by strangers who keep telling you that they are your son or daughter.
I would have to say that Granny was my favorite on the show. She was so sassy and funny to watch. She always said what was on her mind. RIP to the other cast members.
My Grandma always reminded me of Granny Clampett. Very much the same. She lived to be 102 years old.
@@MuskratOutdoors May She RIP🌹🎈🙏 Amen
Granny was my favorite character too. ❤️
Granny was MY favorite too! Want to hear something funny? I always could picture Granny being married to Grandpa from The Munsters. Because they were both always doctoring and conjuring up spells and mixing up potions! LOL
There are two shows that had the PERFECT person cast for key roles: 1) The Beverly Hillbillies Max Bear as Jethro and 2) The Munsters Fred Gwynne as Herman. Neither of these shows would have been the same without these choices. Casting genius.
Thanks for watching, Howard!
Except Jim varney
and john astin as gomez and carolyn jones as morticia on the original addams family
nancy culp really did play the key role/to the story/ always that supporting actor makes the whole thing a hit!! like george uttley on newhart, or the neighbor on tool time across the fence, wilson. or mr drucker being the only other sane person on green acres. .. who is the key support on seinfeld,?, none seems so tight can't figure that one out, their all secondary stars !! only show i know w that leveledvabalanced plot work of character development!S! hillbillies was pretty close but there was a time on cam span that made its natural border=context tot he plot otherwise the whole family got equal weight most of the time, but jed was still man of the house! i do agree Max was WAAAY Iconic to the tv kingdom of male actors with prowess !!!!
Granny was a well loved Character due in no small part to how Irene Ryan played that Character. To say it was any one character would have broke the shpw, is just because that Character was your favourite. It was the combination of all the Clampett cast, the show would have been the same without anyone one of them. Right cast and good writers made that show the classic it is today.
The Beverly Hillbillies was a true classic TV show. Being born in the 1950's I was lucky enough to watch the show when it originally ran.
Im 15 right now and i enjoy the show
YEA I CAUGHT THE SHOW IN 88 89 WHEN CAME BACK OUT .. LOVED IT GRANNY MY FAVORITE
@David Armstrong The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most watched programs on on TV for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number-one series of the year, with 16 episodes that still remain among the 100 most watched TV episodes in American history. You are definitely the minority.
Me too.
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Donna Douglas was the celebrity guest at our FFA livestock show in Wichita Falls, Texas around 1962 or so. I was 11 or 12. She walked over to our little group and shook all of our hands. We were completely dumbfounded. I've never seen anyone so breathtakingly beautiful. And every bit as sweet as Ellie Mae.
I'm not surprised to hear that.
Rikki0 I bet it was awkward hearing her speak in her normal voice.😁
@@glenchadwick420 Actually, she stayed in character when talking to us kids. I don't think she wanted to disappoint us. But she would use her normal voice when talking to the directors or teachers part of the time. It was beautiful, too. If you want to hear her normal voice there is an episode of the old Twilight Zone series called "The Eye of the Beholder". She stars in that one.
At age 8 I stood in line for a couple of hours at a rodeo in Omaha, Neb. to get her autograph. When I finally got up to the desk where she was at I couldn't say a word. LOL! She was indeed stunningly beautiful and as sweet as could be. She said "Hello, how are you?". I just stared at her. Fast forward to a year before she passed. I had a friend who lived in Baton Rouge, LA and I used to joke with her that if she ever ran into DD (I knew Miss D lived in Baton Rouge) to please ask for another autographed picture because after 50+ years my original was long gone. My girlfriend laughed that she would ever run into her but lo and behold, at a wake, she ran into her. My girlfriend reluctantly and apologetically asked her for her autograph. Miss D took my friend's info and sent her an autographed photo! She didn't mind my friend asking her for the autograph and was again super sweet. I loved her also because she loved animals.
@Star Ali Mistriel-Kogan [Mendoza ES] God Bless You Too! I miss the simpler less stressful life of back then. I do consider us lucky that we did get to experience those times.
I’d rather watch reruns of the Beverly Hillbillies then any of the new shows today. Raymond Bailey as Drysdale is one of the funniest characters ever
Barney Miller and Gomer Pyle USMC come on late night. I record them so I can watch them in the morning. I would just love to see WKRP in Cincinnati, I loved the big turkey giveaway!!
He was as funny as a diabetic coma. A combination of Hitler and Shylock-- and that is supposed to appeal to the audience? They watched because they were told they were supposed to.
@@dougmontgomery1868 Angry much?
I am not angry much. But the type of character Milburn Drysdale was certainly made me angry. The type I would certainly like to run into--when he is walking and I am driving.
Who told them and who is them.
I am sadden about the all of the ones that passed and how it happened.
I still watch the Beverley Hillbillies EVERY DAY..
Feel bless to be able see how something different then sit coms today and how they stoop so low to create laughter.
Together the entire cast made the show a classic show. Nancy Culp was a marvelous actress
The Beverly Hillbillies was one of the best shows ever made! I grew up in the 60’s watching it. My whole family wouldn’t miss an episode. Granny has always been my favorite! 😁❤️
Thanks for watching!
The show had excellent writers and the perfect cast. This back when there was still talented writers in Hollywood. RIP to all the cast members who are no longer with us.
DASH RIPROCK ! BWAA HAA HAAA !
At that time you didn't have to swear to be funny
Donna Douglas worked at Dog Patch USA playing Ellie Mae. She sang and signed autograph. Max Baer Jr's was the boxing heavyweight champ of the world
There's plenty of talent out there today. It's ignorant to say all talents died in your bumbling era.
I watched the show religiously with my late granny. May God bless each of the actors. They gave us clean, good humor. I still watch the reruns. ❤
I watched the show start to finish and even the movie. I enjoyed every aspect of the humor and dedication each Star brought to the show. So sad to see shows like this practically disappear from television.
@Thomas Steel mom
Hello Williams how are you doing
They managed to avoid caricaturing their roles.
Buddy Ebsen was my favorite. I always loved watching him and felt that he had a beautiful and kind spirit. But that granny was adorable.
The Beverly Hillbillies was one of my favorite shows when I was growing up. My mother said that she remembered Buddy Ebsen as a Song and Dance man.
EVEN TODAY THEY ALL ARE TRULY MISSED THEY WERE LEGENDS !!!!!!
You know them personally?
@@clayjohnson5812 I MET TWO OF THEM THEY WERE DOWN TO EARTH WITH GREAT WONDERFUL PERSONALITY
@@clayjohnson5812 sure one was a heavy weight fighter
I loved them all... especially Granny. She was a great actress. They all are truly missed but thank goodness we have reruns so they can live out their roles for ever. God bless them all.
I always wondered if granny was freaky in the bedroom 🤔🤔
You know they were Southerners they hated black people, they were racist too...they loved General Lee
Dead, too, I think they all are now.
It was a sad day in hogville TENN when the worm sisters BEULAH AND Myrtle BOTH HAD won the annual gas passing [ farting ] contest for 10 years straight, But this time a very bad accident happen when BEULA RAISED HER LEG AND LET THE MONSTER FART LOOSE which was heard 30 miles away,
It smelled so bad it killed 3 chickens and caused a mule to go blind but sadly BEULA ASS EXPLOYED CAUSING THE CROWD TO RUN AND HIDE ALSO BEULA WAS BURIED BESIDE HER SO-CALLED SHACK JOB, CRAZY
@@kingtysonanderson of course she was♿🍑🪒👙💅♂️♀️❗🍭🍱🌭🎱⚾🍆🥎🎪🎉🎇🌋🤤🤫
I loved them all and can't pick which one is my favorite! The show would not have been the same without any one of them!
Jethrow was my favorite.
I always watched The Hillbillies growing up. Fun show! All were great actors!
They weren't displaced by the government they sold the land to the oil company?
I know right!! You would think he'd at least watch the 1st episode to get the facts straight!!! SMDH 🤦🏽
Nancy Kulp was on the Bob Cummings show, not Cunningham.
Granny was my favorite, she was so cute and energetic. I still watch reruns of the show and enjoy them
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I agree!!!!
I liked Mrs Driesdale and Miss Hathaway.
Granny made the show. She was a little spitfire. I always liked when she would get hopping mad with Mrs. Drysdale.
Granny was my favorite also! I did like Jethro and Jed with their funny lines. My favorite was when they asked Jethro why there was no snow and ice in California and he answered - Don't ask me, I didn't take it. lol
I wish they were all still alive and still playing those roles. I guess that's what makes a great actor, they make you fall in love with their characters.
Granny was my favorite. A very generous lady and caring. Will all ways love her and wish I could have met her. God bless her.
We are and were blessed to have witnessed the collaboration of cast members ,mainly the 6, love them all , they brought enjoyment of living! God bless them all, sincerely
Also, Mrs Margaret Drysdale, hilariously snobby character was well played by actress Harriet E MacGibbon,passed in February of 1987.Granny,played by actress, Irene Ryan, had to be everyone's favorite for her endless energy and non stop comedy sketches.
I met Ms Douglas when she came to my school in north Louisiana. She read her book to the kids. She was a sweet, kind lady.
LOL. I had to read that TWICE to figure out who you were talking about. You said "I met Ms. Douglas" and I was gonna reply how did Lisa DOUGLAS get into this
What a lovely memory! You're very lucky to have met "Elly May Clampett"! 👍😂
This show was one of many that I watched as a kid. The BH's was THE funniest. A show that had a great and talented cast that brought a lot of laughter in times of great tumult. Jethro, was my favorite. He always succeeded at trying to make things around him better, no matter what the task was. His father, Max Baer Sr was a heavyweight boxer. Great show! Five star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!!!
Buddy was supposed to be the Tin Man in WOZ, but he had a allergic reaction to the silver paint.
It almost killed him.
Actually, the other one still got sick, tho they changed the makeup a little, buy still cuz I forget how long filming went over n hrs on set were crazy cruel. Theres a few others who famously ended up either not taking or getting the job and in ways better they didn’t. For anyone who hasn’t read about it, it’s interesting to look into it. Like how the cast and crew were all treated. What horrible conditions they had to deal with on set. Judy Garland was greatly affected in a bad way...and even for the time period and ppl were then being in contracts for yrs being ‘owned’ by a specific Film Co or network, the money they were paid was minimal and not worth it. I was shocked at ALL the things I didn’t know. What I read also explained what really was in background, and not the myth of the person hanging themselves caught on camera. Annnyway, wasn’t that long ago I read about it again, and there’s SO MUCH that is really sad it kinda changes how you see the movie at first.Sry.
They must've already done the singing parts because he still did that. Maybe the new guy couldn't sing as well so they did a voice over. I never knew he was in WOZ.
@@stpaulimdog Close….but the only voiceover Ebsen did was when the Tin Man, Lion and Dorthy skip off singing after they found him and oiled him back to life (so to speak.) Jack Haley was a singer in his own right on vaudeville before The Wizard if Oz.
Yes I remember that and I also recently read it somewhere that he had an allergic reaction to the silver paint but I guess the next person didn’t
When Granny and Jethro were in the same scene I always laughed those two were the funniest.
_When Granny and Jethro were in the same scene I always laughed those two were the funniest._
Yeah, whenever they got together, you just knew Jethro was going to get in trouble. 😂😂😂😂
All of Irene Ryan's regular castmates wound up living longer than she did. She died at 70 in late April or early May of '73. Max Baer, Jr. (Jethro) is the only one living. He's 84. Posting 4-26-22.
Max Baer Jr lives in Stateline Nevada in the Lake Tahoe area. I see him every once in a while ether at the Zephyr Cove Post Office or the Safeway grocery store in the same shopping area. He is always friendly and I get a kick that his vanity shows as he still has jet black hair/mustache and is much older than my 74 years.
I wood love to talk to him about granny
Thx for the info! It’s good to know he isn’t a recluse in a home somewhere.
My favorite show when I was growing up. Couldn't imagine anyone else playing their roles.
I'm 55 and I still watch reruns
And there were those great characters who popped up on a regular basis like Pearl Bodine (Bea Benaderet) and Elverna Bradshaw. Not sure if I got that last name right but she and Granny never liked one another.
I remember when there were talking to Buddy Ebsen one time, it was about the show. He was whittling a stick sitting on a bench, at his home. In the interview, it was asked by the person who was doing the interview with Buddy, and they asked him, what did he miss the most about the show. folkes' let me tell you something, this man has tears in his eyes and you could hear it in his voice. His exact words was He missed Granny!! As long as I live, I'll never forget that moment. It actually brought tears to my eyes because of it. Alot of people also don't know that he was the first to play the Tin Man, in The Wizard of Oz. But' because of him having a Allergic reaction from the paint they applied on him, which just about killed Buddy, the part was given to someone else.
I knew that Buddy was the first to play the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, it would have been interesting to see how the film would have been, had he played the role.
@@sharonholmes6083 I know right!! And I'm impressed with the fact that you know he was the first TinMan. Not many people know this. And I mean it as a compliment
Part of the golden era of cable tv. It will always bring me fond memories.
Thanks for watching!
20+ years ago we had acreage in AZ and every year for my daughter's birthday, I would get her an animal. First year dog, next year goat, next year chickens, etc. We had all kinds of animals. We started calling her ELI MAY :-) THE ENTIRE CAST WAS MY FAVORITE. They were all hilarious and good people. THANK YOU @Facts Verse
A friend lived in Palm Springs, CA, and was a neighbor to Nancy Culp. He rarely saw her but said she was very nice and just liked things quiet
I knew Max Baer, Jr. was the only surviving cast member. I was sad when Donna Douglas died, as I share Elly May's love of "critters.". This was one of my favorite shows from my childhood & I still laugh at the reruns, especially Granny & Jed.
Why don't you say what he's up to today if you know him? Course they didn't mention the couple of movies that he did like Macon county Jackson county jail. Also do you know if he ever became a Christian? I know Donna was.
I like when he played role of his sister jesrine.
@@jessieckark4132 It's Jethrine! and I didn't care for her
What do you mean WAS the only surviving cast member? He's still alive!!!!!!
Even though the show ended shortly before I was born I remember watching it growing up as a child very funny. I don’t have one particular favorite when all of them are funny to me. They blend it together
We all loved that show! My Mom and Dad, my little sister and myself would all sit down in front of the TV and watch the antics of the Clampet family and laugh out loud. together! Good times! Was so sad to hear the passing of such funny and talented people! May they all R I P! We miss you all! Love the re runs!
Such an underrated show. It never received the accolades it truly deserved. Perfect cast, hilarious comedy.
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The Beverly hillbillies was the greatest comedy ever conceived or shown to mankind despite what the critics said. It was enjoyed by America and that's what really counts. I bought the box set.
Where can you get the box set today it used to be available at Walmart?
to this day many of the 30-minute episodes remain the highest-rated shows of all time--an episode called "The Giant Jackrabbit" remains the highest-rated 30-minute show of all time
I enjoyed watching this show as a kid ,never missed a show.Granny was my favorite character,she was so funny ,also reminded me of my grandma, she looked like her. I still enjoy watching reruns on Utube.☺
Loved all these characters since I was a tot, when the show first aired. I miss good, clean humor! Granny was my favorite 💓
Granny's the best.
One of my favorite repeated quotes is..."Elly Mae!!!! Fetch my shotgun!!!" You knew it was fixing to hit the fan then!!😂😂😂😂
Memorable indeed, thank you for bringing back memories! What other types of video would you like to see?
Like most great shows, it wasn’t just one main character that shined. Each character played their part perfectly. Can’t imagine anyone else doing a better job. May they all RIP, it was great entertainment and I probably watched every episode multiple times.
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One of my favorite shows. Lots of laughs and fond memories!😊
I love them all on the show as a child and teen and then again in reruns as a young adult !
Buddy Ebsen is also the only original cast member to play in the Beverly Hillbillies movie with Lilly Tomlin, Jim Varney and Dabney Coleman. He reprised his role as Barnaby Jones in the movie working with Lilly Tomlin's Jane Hathaway to find Granny after she was kidnapped by Tyler and his co-conspirator to steal Jed's money.
Do you remember that he was also in Roman Holiday? He was the photographer.
finally gave the VCR to good will last year'--sorrymax
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@@pattistilwell7424 very well thank you very much 😁 thank you for asking.
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As a school kid in the UK, nothing stood in my way when it came to watching TBH, and my mates were just the same. We would drive the teachers mad doing impressions of the characters. Great memories, a truly ground breaking show
I love that
Donna Douglass was my favorite because of her love for Animals (R.i.P. Ella mae)
Ellie*
Donna Douglas used to date Elvis
She was so pretty!
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@@jeffbrown6533 She had the hottest body out of all the hotties of that era.
Good old days 💕...I remember growing up in the 80s as lil girl watching this show with my grandma... good ole times...
Granny was my favorite, she reminded me of my grandmother and my younger sister. They both have traits of Granny, always scheming and slow at some tasks.
🌟 I remember Nancy having a recurring role on Sanford and Son as Officer Hopkin's Mother and Buddy having a recurring role on Matt Houston as Matt's Uncle.
Am from UK .....but I used to watch them as a kid and I loved it esp. grandma 🙂
My favorite sitcom of all time
When this first aired on TV in glorious black & white with VHS & UHS it was 1 of my favorites.
I liked Milburn Drysdale. It was always hilarious when he would pass out and Miss Jane would have to get a pack of 20's to revive him.
They were all great actors and actresses. Loved then all. I don't think life would have Been the same without this wonderful comedy!
So, all things must pass. What a piece of history this was and continues to be in the annuals of comedy and TV. Made me really feel my age when I saw this. Rest in Peace those that have gone before us.
Programs like those you don*t see anymore, that is when they had a lot of great actors, and some unknown actors who would become famous.
We lived to watch the Beverly Hillbillies!! They were so funny!!
I can't pick whose death saddens me the most because I liked them all. 😭😭😭
I was born in 1959 so I got to see it too! I especially remember the colored ones Will watch it everyday!
The Beverly Hillbillies was one of the best TV shows of my younger years. Thanks for this video telling us how they died.
Thanks for watching, Dave!
These are still just as good to watch today. We watched an episode a day before our kids went to school. Good times!
You missed the fact that Max Baer became a successful producer and director. He by no means failed in the industry.
I love that we are still able to watch these very talented people. I love them all. Watch them every day, they
Make me laugh, feel better. I love channel M E tv, making us able to watch our heroes.👍👍💕😃
This was one of my favorite shows! I love this movie! I wish more of this kind of movies would come out in today's world! And more kids would watch them! I loved Granny!
She's to cute! Thanks for sharing!
I noticed a lot of comic angles from the Beverly hillbillies in modern sitcoms. I recently binge watched the first few seasons during a rainy weekend. I couldn't stop watching. It is a great show.
I adored this show with all the antics. Miss Hathaway was probably my favorite. Nancy did a guest spot on I Love Lucy as the British maid when Lucy, Ricky, Ethyl and Fred went to England. Also remember, not only did Max play Jethro but he also played Jethrine (the daughter of Jeds cousin Pearl). This show along with many other comedies helped me get through my service to Uncle Sam in the late 60's.
I loved watching Jane Hathaway try to charm Jethro!! And Elly May with her “critters”. Miss them all
So do I. I grew up watching them and this is still one of the best comedy shows ever!
How are you ??
Love them all
@@lindathorpe3299 okay that is nice my friend
If I may ask where are you from
When this show, and many others appeared on television, I was quite young and bed time orders came early, but I remember the enjoyment my parents had watching these early sit-coms.
I was the same way
Me and my brothers and sisters were made to go to bed
My mom and dad would sit up and watch the Beverly hillbillies
I could hear them in there laughing and I could smell the popcorn , and I'd listen to the voices of the cast It was years later when I finally put the voices with the faces
For some reason only hearing the voices from my bedroom and not seeing the faces
I imagined uncle Jed
Was Santa Claus.
@@keithclark486 Those were much simpler times, and I think life was more enjoyable.
That was my favorite show.I love it.When I had a a rough day.I could watch this and find happiness. I was 9 years when it came on.Still wish it was on.
It's on MeTV in the Seattle area.
I met this iconic gal several years ago and she was a very nice person and she could still do that whistle
Buddy Ebsen also started his career on stage as a dancer working with his sister. he was also known as Fess Parker's sidekick in the Davy Crockett series.
Every single cast member of The Beverly hillbillies made me laugh, but the deaths of a lot of them make me sad. I wish they would do a remake
they actually did a remake movie but it wasn't that good
Granny was an old rabbit. Sweet little bunny🐰🐰🐰
Remakes hardly ever work. They never seem to capture the magic of the originals. I'm happy with reruns.
But they can't do a remake, they jus can't. All but Jethro is dead.
@@jamesmckillen9035 actually, the studios actually they are ready did a remake it didn't go anywhere and it wasn't very well done! The guy that plays earnest played Jed Clampett.
It came across like it was people trying to imitate the other actors the way they did their original characters and the movie bombed.
One of my favorite shows....it was so funny with STRONG character steteotypes. Loved it!
Again another classic comedy show loved it!!! Rip all who are gone!!
All iconic but Nancy Kulp stood out as a unique and very funny lady. Top Notch. ! Thanks for the. memories. We were amused, bemused and bewildered as small kids ! Dusties Trail ,and Casey Jones were a couple of others of that era I recall.
This has always been one of my very favorite shows, along with The Andy Griffith Show. And both Jed & Granny were my favorite characters! I have to admit, I love the black & white shows way more than those that were in color. The shows in the beginning were new with fresh ideas which were hilarious! I loved how they thought "Widow Fenwick & her daughter, Cynthy" were poorer than they were! I still double over laughing at that episode as I do with the others 😅
Jethro was my favorite! For someone only with a sixth grade education he was ambitious. Brain surgeon, movie director etc..
not to forget as super spy, naught naught seven. He was hilarious as a big buffoon with a child's brain. Someday Jed need to have a long talk with him but it never came
He was in a great movie Macon County Line
They do not mention this
Jethro mingled with beautiful women as well.
Lol jethro was a jack of all trades and how the banker had to go along with their shenanigans ❤️😇
Buddy Ebsen was a neighbor of mine on Balboa Island in 1967. Was very friendly.
A daughter of Buddy married a brother of one of my high school classmates. He was from Anderson, Indiana and had the last name of Abel. I believe the two of them remained married ... unusual for Hollywood relatives.
I was born in the 1950s and remember this show so well in the 1960s. it was one of the most popular shows on tv and everyone of all ages enjoyed it. My whole family watched it. Great actors and writers.
Thanks for watching!
Bea Benaderet, who played Cousin Pearl Bodine, and also was the voice of Betty Rubble on The Flintstones and played Kate Bradley on Green Acres and Petticoat Junction, passed away from lung cancer in 1968. She was in 23 episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies.
Thanks for watching, John!
Buddy Ebsen was the first actor cast to play the Tin Man in the 1939 movie "The Wizard Of Oz" but his body reacted with such a violently allergic reaction to the silver powder they used that he ended up staying in the hospital for a week or two and they ended up replacing him with Jack Haley.
My favorite character was Jethro. Some of the funniest episodes were centered around him. Especially the 'Double naught spy' ones. I still laugh at them to this day!
Thanks for watching!
,in those episodes they were then cashing in on the then James bond spy craze.
Nancy Kulp was in the Bob Cummings Show, not Cunninham!
This channel's creators are idiots. I find tons of mistakes like this in their video.
Yes! I was going to say the same thing... Bob Cummings!
Yes, I was about to reply exactly what you did and was glad to see someone else caught the error too. Good catch, Bonnie ☺
@@michaelcappetta1746 I also caught that boo boo.
@@tgthorson51 Glad you caught it too, Thor. I think they should, at least, be able to get celebrities names correct. I also noticed they may even goof on the pronunciation of names. They should have someone fact-check their script before publishing.
I know Max aer tried to sue CBS (I believe it was approximately 2014) over a "secret deal" with an Iowa restaurant chain, Jethro's BBQ. The lawsuit was with CBS only, not the restaurants themselves. I have no idea how it turned out, but Jethro's BBQ is still thriving. You can even find videos about the restaurants here on TH-cam...
Love This Show I Miss Them It Was So Funny To Watch They Mad MY Days Better Back Then One Of The Funnest Shows Love It.
I was most saddened to learn about the death of the great Buddy Ebsen. His problems with his makeup in the Wizard of Oz presents a nice parable for the rest of us. Employers don't care about our personal, spiritual or aspirational health. They would gladly kill us for profits. This was demonstrated through the tragic story of Buddy Ebsen!
Well hey......95 years old! God bless him! He was a VERY good man in real life too.
What happened to him then though was accidental.
@@maryjoyspohrer256 Well, it WAS accidental. His body had a reaction to the to the real aluminum dust used in his makeup. This led to severe medical issues including body aches, muscle cramps and when the dust got into his lungs, shortness of breath which got so severe he had to be hospitalized for several weeks. I think what the OP is referring to was the fact that the bosses at MGM did not believe he was really ill and ordered him back to work. But the doctors and nurses got angry and basically told them off. This led to the studio changing the makeup to aluminum paste instead of dust for his replacement, Jack Haley.
He died of respiratory failure but that was 64 years later so its doubtful it was related to the aluminum dust.
@retroguy94 just because he died 64 years later of respiratory, doesn't mean it wasn't connected to the makeup issue. A fatal illness can lurk and grow gradually for many years in the body till it peak's to take you out.
Its sad that all passed,,, but old age come to every one
Something subtle a lot of people miss on the show that gets lost because of the hilarious shenanigans of the characters is the relationship between Jethro and Jane Hathaway.
For the first couple of seasons Miss Jane had quite the crush on Jethro. But that later changed into a very close friendship. It was obvious that they were best friends. Says a lot about the writers that they wrote such a relationship in.
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This was back when TV shows were worth watching. I very, very seldom watch TV anymore...just isn't worth it. I do love youtube and being able to watch shows of this era. Absolutely the BEST ever!
Thanks for watching!
Love this my Dad and mom watch this all the time now I watch it in memory of my parents RIP to the cast members that passed away.
God bless this crew for entertaining us with wholesome fun over the years
I miss and loved them all!❤️
Hello
In the pilot episode Mr. Drysdale's secretary was played by a young man, Robert Osborne, who had been in Lucille Ball's Desilu Playhouse acting class. Mr. Osborne went on to be a distinguished Hollywood-based journalist, and the host of TCM, the classic movie cable channel.
Interesting!
Buddy Ebsen
it was amazing that granny never seemed to age. She started old and stayed the same.
I find it so tragic that the majority of the cast died of cancer. Many individuals during that time period, were smokers or surrounded by smokers. We did make changes in diet and medicine has made major strides in interventions to early diagnosis of cancer and treatment. I adored this show. I lived in NY as a child and was convinced that this was the way the wealthy lived in CA. When I was 10, we moved to CA due to a change in my father’s business and we continued to live our lower middle class life where hard work was valued. Though I laughed at the antics of the Clampet family, I secretly could see elements of my family in their hard work ethics. I so wish the show was still on TV. As a child, I waved to Granny until the very last second of the show would sin off. Avid fans of the show, know exactly what I am talking about and hopefully they did the same!