The Beverly Hillbillies
Meet the Clampett clan: There's Jed, the kind, intelligent patriarch (although lacking formal education) turned into an overnight millionaire through a stroke of luck. While he appears to be in a state of retirement, he is still frequently kept busy by trying to keep his family out of trouble and make peace with his neighbors. Then there is Granny, the matriarch of the clan who is mature, highly opinionated, paranoid of new-fangled ways and things. She considers herself to be highly educated (a self-proclaimed Doctor of Hillbilly Medicine) and has difficulty understanding why anyone doubts her wisdom. Then there is Elly May; beautiful, but awkwardly naive. Apparently in her late teens or early twenties, she is considered an 'Old Maid' by the standards of her culture back in the mountains of her childhood. Last but definitely not least, there is Jethro Bodine, the somewhat slow-witted nephew of Jed. He is constantly attempting to find a girlfriend by impressing them with his education (elementary school) and imaginary skills as a 'Secret Agent'. Other recurring characters are Mr. Drysdale, a greedy banker who will do anything to keep the Clampett money in his bank; and "Miss Jane" Hathaway, the overworked under-appreciated secretary of Mr. Drysdale.
- 1962-1971
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Meet the Clampett clan: There's Jed, the kind, intelligent patriarch (although lacking formal education) turned into an overnight millionaire through a stroke of luck. While he appears to be in a state of retirement, he is still frequently kept busy by trying to keep his family out of trouble and make peace with his neighbors. Then there is Granny, the matriarch of the clan who is mature, highly opinionated, paranoid of new-fangled ways and things. She considers herself to be highly educated (a self-proclaimed Doctor of Hillbilly Medicine) and has difficulty understanding why anyone doubts her wisdom. Then there is Elly May; beautiful, but awkwardly naive. Apparently in her late teens or early twenties, she is considered an 'Old Maid' by the standards of her culture back in the mountains of her childhood. Last but definitely not least, there is Jethro Bodine, the somewhat slow-witted nephew of Jed. He is constantly attempting to find a girlfriend by impressing them with his education (elementary school) and imaginary skills as a 'Secret Agent'. Other recurring characters are Mr. Drysdale, a greedy banker who will do anything to keep the Clampett money in his bank; and "Miss Jane" Hathaway, the overworked under-appreciated secretary of Mr. Drysdale.
Season 6 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1967 - 1968
Episode 1
Jed Inherits a Castle
Wed, Sep 6, 1967 30 mins
Jed Clampett has inherited a castle in the English countryside. Jethro insists that everyone, except Granny, wear the royal raiment's of Elizabeth (the First, of course).
Episode 2
The Clampetts in London
Wed, Sep 13, 1967 30 mins
The Clampetts leave Beverly Hills for England to check out their new castle. They stop first in San Francisco, where Jethro, using all of his learning from his sixth-grade education, points out all of the London landmarks. (He thinks the Golden Gate Bridge is London Bridge.) On the flight over Jethro, the self-appointed Royal Taster, insists on sampling the airline's food before it's served. Once they land in England they drive around London (where everybody is driving on the wrong side of the road, much to Granny's consternation), before splitting up; Jethro to see the Queen, Granny heading to a chemist's shop to replace her medical supplies that had been impounded by Customs. Naturally the chemist doesn't understand what Granny wants and begins to quote Shakespeare's Sonnets, which makes Granny swoon. When Jethro and Elly May return they all head off for their castle.
Episode 3
Clampett Castle
Wed, Sep 20, 1967 30 mins
The Clampetts finally make it to their new castle and try to adjust to the English way of castle life, at the least the way Jethro thinks it is, based on his understanding of English myths and legends.
Episode 4
Robin Hood of Griffith Park
Wed, Sep 27, 1967 30 mins
Granny wants to leave England until she thinks the feudal system means feuding with the neighboring castle. Once back in America Jethro decides to continue his Robin Hood ways in a local version of Sherwood Forest.
Episode 5
Robin Hood and the Sheriff
Wed, Oct 4, 1967 30 mins
Jethro continues his life as Robin Hood in Griffith Park, attracting a large group of hippies who don't realize that Jethro has no idea what he's doing.
Episode 6
Greetings from the President
Wed, Oct 11, 1967 30 mins
When Jethro gets his draft notice, Jed decides that he should pay what it costs the Army to train inductees. When Mr. Drysdale hears this, he starts figuring how he can get Jethro out on a Section 8.
Episode 7
The Army Game
Wed, Oct 18, 1967 30 mins
Jethro reports to the induction center after getting his draft notice, and the Army isn't quite sure what to make of him.
Episode 8
Mr. Universe Muscles In
Wed, Oct 25, 1967 30 mins
Elly May has a new beau--Mr. Universe Dave Draper--but the Clampetts are concerned about his muscles. Doctor Granny is convinced that he's afflicted with barbell bloat and aims to cure him.
Episode 9
A Plot for Granny
Wed, Nov 1, 1967 30 mins
Since Granny can't plant crops in their yard, Jed thinks that the solution is to buy her a plot of land somewhere else. He figures that a place called Happy Valley is the best spot to buy land, not realizing that it's a cemetery.
Episode 10
The Social Climbers
Wed, Nov 8, 1967 30 mins
Granny's old friend, widow Adaline Ashley, comes to Beverly Hills, and Granny plays matchmaker for her and Jed; Mrs. Drysdale and her snooty friends are misled to believe that Adaline is a jet-setting socialite.
Episode 11
Jethro's Military Career
Wed, Nov 15, 1967 30 mins
Jethro thinks he wants to be a naval frogman, but Granny is concerned that her tonic has transformed him. Concerned about finances, Mr. Drysdale has Ms. Jane distract Jethro with comics, causing him to want to fly to the moon.
Episode 12
The Reserve Program
Wed, Nov 22, 1967 30 mins
Jethro heads down to the Reserves HQ while wearing an ancestor's Confederate Army uniform. The Sergeant thinks he's an actor there to participate in a Civil War reenactment. Jethro runs home to tell Granny the Civil War is still on.
Episode 13
The South Rises Again
Wed, Nov 29, 1967 30 mins
A movie is being made of a Civil War battle. The Clampetts don't know this, and Granny sees it as an opportunity to give the Yankees what's coming to them. The actor playing Ulysses Grant has trouble staying sober and can barely ride his horse, and when he's "wounded" in battle, Granny takes pity on him and takes him home to doctor him. This means liberal doses of her rheumatism medicine, and Grant and Granny discover that they have something in common after all.
Episode 14
Jethro in the Reserves
Wed, Dec 6, 1967 30 mins
Col. Blake asks the actor playing Gen. Grant to play along with Granny so that the Civil War movie can continue. Meanwhile, Jethro uses his 6th-grade education to take the written test to enter the Reserves.
Episode 15
Cimarron Drip
Wed, Dec 13, 1967 30 mins
Jethro believes that his moment for Hollywood stardom has arrived: casting for "Bachelor Sheriff Knows Best" is occurring, and Jethro mistakenly thinks that he has been chosen.
Episode 16
Corn Pone Picassos
Wed, Dec 20, 1967 30 mins
Granny and Mrs. Drysdale compete as artists, and Granny tells Jed about her uncle the barn painter; Jed and Jethro go to an upscale gallery to buy a painting but are mistaken for gardeners; Bessie the chimp dabbles with a paintbrush.
Episode 17
The Clampetts Play Cupid
Wed, Dec 27, 1967 30 mins
The romance between Dash and Elly May ends when she tells him that she's only interested in being a country girl and that he would need to give up living in Hollywood and live in a log cabin with her. With Dash now available, Granny decides to pair him up with Ms. Jane.
Episode 18
The Housekeeper
Wed, Jan 3, 1968 30 mins
Jed is worried that Granny is working herself to death with housework, and he asks Mr. Drysdale to find a housekeeper to help her. He finds one, based upon Mrs. Drysdale's recommendation, but she really isn't interested in doing any kind of housework, and she's got an attitude.
Episode 19
The Diner
Wed, Jan 10, 1968 30 mins
Jethro's latest decision in life is to open a restaurant. Mr. Drysdale is reluctant to let the Clampetts spend a penny more than they have to, so he offers to look for a suitable place to open a restaurant. He finds one, but it's little more than a condemned dump that not even a hungry trucker would stop at. Still, Jethro is thrilled, and before long, they've opened "The Happy Gizzard".
Episode 20
Topless Anyone?
Wed, Jan 17, 1968 30 mins
Jethro's new diner isn't attracting any customers, so after driving by all the restaurants that have the most customers, Jethro realizes that they all have something in common: they all advertise as topless restaurants. Not surprisingly, the Clampetts don't really understand the concept.
Episode 21
The Great Snow
Wed, Jan 24, 1968 30 mins
Granny wants to leave sunny California because she misses the winter season sending Mr. Drysdale into a panic. The banker enlists Miss Jane in an elaborate scheme to convince the Clampetts that a blizzard has occurred.
Episode 22
The Rass'lin Clampetts
Wed, Jan 31, 1968 30 mins
It's bad enough that Granny gets into a fight with Mrs. Drysdale, but when she watches a wrestling match on TV, that really gets Granny riled up. She gets so upset seeing the "Beast of Boston" beat up Rebecca of Donnybrook Farm that The Beast won't know what's she's in for when Granny decides to help her.
Episode 23
The Great Tag-Team Match
Wed, Feb 7, 1968 30 mins
The last televised wrestling match was such a success that the promoter wants a rematch. Granny isn't interested until Rebecca's "parents" visit.
Episode 24
Jethro Proposes
Wed, Feb 21, 1968 30 mins
Granny is worried about Miss Jane's spinsterhood and convinces Jethro to ask her to marry him. Granny assures him that she will decline the proposal, but Hathaway accepts, leading to panic in the Clampett household.
Episode 25
The Clampetts Fiddle Around
Wed, Feb 21, 1968 30 mins
Jethro is on to his next big idea and wants to play the violin. Jed asks Miss Jane to find a teacher and she hires Stromboli, a famed classical virtuoso. But the Clampetts want fiddle music so they find someone else.
Episode 26
The Soap Opera
Wed, Mar 6, 1968 30 mins
Granny confuses a soap opera with real life and decides that her doctoring can save Dr. Rex Goodbody from a terminal illness.
Episode 27
Dog Days
Wed, Mar 13, 1968 30 mins
Granny is on the warpath because of the chaos caused by Elly's critters and declares that either they go or she does. Mr. Drysdale is equally irritated by the expense of his wife's poodle. Jed tries to find a solution.
Episode 28
The Crystal Gazers
Wed, Mar 20, 1968 30 mins
Granny and Jethro believe they have psychic abilities, but Granny's predictions stop coming true. With her reputation on the line, she picks a stock for Mr. Drysdale that could cost him a small fortune.
Episode 29
From Rags to Riches
Wed, Mar 27, 1968 30 mins
Mr. Drysdale wants to film a Super Banker commercial with the old Clampett cabin before they became wealthy. The shack's return has his wife unhappy and an accident has Granny preparing a head transplant for Mr. Drysdale.
Episode 30
Cousin Roy
Wed, Apr 3, 1968 30 mins
Cousin Roy from back home comes to visit--and to open up a distribution point for Mother Myrtle's Tonic, but Granny isn't keen on any competition for her own tonic.
