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The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1969 - 1970
Episode 1
Back to the Hills
Wed, Sep 24, 196930 mins
Granny is worried that Elly May is an old maid at 20 while Jed is concerned about Jethro joining college protesters. They both miss the hills, so they decide to head back to the Ozarks, which upsets Mr. Drysdale.
Episode 2
The Hills of Home
Wed, Oct 1, 196930 mins
After settling in at Silver Dollar City Jed, Granny, and Elly May greet old friends, Granny meets up with her old rival Elverna Bradshaw and restarts her feud. Meanwhile, back in California, Jethro continues his college protests.
Episode 3
Silver Dollar City Fair
Wed, Oct 8, 196930 mins
The Clampetts travel back to the hills to attend the Silver Dollar Fair; Granny and Elverna Bradshaw compete to find mates for their kin.
Episode 4
Jane Finds Elly a Man
Wed, Oct 15, 196930 mins
Ellie enters a cake baking contest but Granny discourages her since she lacks cooking skills. Jane meets Matthew, after arriving with Jethro, who she thinks is perfect for Ellie. Mr. Drysdale cares for Ellie's critters disastrously in California.
Episode 5
Wedding Plans
Wed, Oct 22, 196930 mins
The family begins to make plans for Elly May's upcoming wedding to Matthew, but Mr. Drysdale finds himself preoccupied during the entire matter by the prospects that the wedding will lead him to lose his biggest account.
Episode 6
Jed Buys Central Park
Wed, Oct 29, 196930 mins
After Elly's wedding plans fall through because Matthew is unavailable, the Clampetts leave Silver Dollar City. They head to New York City where they encounter their old "friend", conman Shifty Shafer, who sells them Central Park.
Episode 7
The Clampetts in New York
Wed, Nov 5, 196930 mins
Honest John continues to show the Clampetts around New York, trying to "sell" them as many landmarks as possible. The police have given him a 24-hour notice, while Ms. Hathaway and Mr. Drysdale try to get there to stop the con job.
Episode 8
Manhattan Hillbillies
Wed, Nov 12, 196930 mins
The Clampetts settle on their new property of Central Park and Jed starts to build a log cabin. Granny looks for possums but meets muggers instead--and gives them a manners lesson. Mr. Drysdale pleads with them to return to California.
Episode 9
Home Again
Wed, Nov 19, 196930 mins
The Clampetts return to their mansion and Mr. Drysdale claims the veterinarian Dr. Graham is perfect for Elly. But Granny, after breaking her glasses, mistakes a seal for the veterinarian, leading to a series of misunderstandings.
Episode 10
Shorty Kellems Moves West
Wed, Nov 26, 196930 mins
Shorty Kellems comes to Beverly Hills for a visit. Mr. Drysdale misunderstands a conversation and mistakenly believes Shorty is wealthier than Jed, and begins to indulge him in every way possible to win his account.
Episode 11
Midnight Shorty
Wed, Dec 3, 196930 mins
Mr. Drysdale continues his misguided campaign to win Shorty Kellems as a depositor and Shorty gleefully binges on all the attractive inducements.
Episode 12
Shorty Go Home
Wed, Dec 10, 196930 mins
Jethro is leading a wild life with Shorty. Granny is determined to get Shorty to return to the hills. Meanwhile, Mr. Drysdale would like Shorty to invest his money with the bank... enlisting the secretarial pool to persuade him!
Episode 13
The Hero
Wed, Dec 17, 196930 mins
Mrs. Drysdale's favorite nephew, Lance "Jetstream" Bradford, who after ten years is still a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force, comes for a visit. Milburn reluctantly gives him a job.
Episode 14
Our Hero the Banker
Wed, Dec 24, 196930 mins
Lance is desperate to land a new depositor for the bank and tells Milburn he's bringing in an Air Force General.
Episode 15
Buzz Bodine, Boy General
Wed, Dec 31, 196930 mins
Jethro goes to Hooterville in a general's uniform.
Episode 16
The Clampett-Hewes Empire
Wed, Jan 7, 197030 mins
The Clampetts are rumored to be merging their interests with a rich tycoon.
Episode 17
What Happened to Shorty?
Wed, Jan 14, 197030 mins
Shorty Kellems delays his marriage to Elverna Bradshaw by having Mr. Drysdale throw him a wild bachelor party.
Episode 18
Marry Me, Shorty
Wed, Jan 21, 197030 mins
As Elverna continues to drag Shorty to a Las Vegas wedding, Mr. Drysdale deals with consequences from Shorty's bachelor party.
Episode 19
Shorty Spits the Hook
Wed, Jan 28, 197030 mins
Shorty thinks he's figured out a way to avoid marrying Elverna Bradshaw.
Episode 20
Three-Day Reprieve
Wed, Feb 4, 197030 mins
Shorty continues to resist marrying Elverna, although Jed reminds him of the code of the hills. To track the reluctant groom, Jed has Shad put a bell on him. The Clampetts' job becomes more difficult when they learn of the three-day waiting period for weddings.
Episode 21
The Wedding
Wed, Feb 11, 197030 mins
To make sure that Shorty gets married, Jed and Shad build a cage and attempt to imprison him, but he tricks Jethro into letting him out and heads straight to the secretarial pool. Mr. Drysdale puts Shorty under guard and a marriage finally takes place, but the bride is a surprise.
Episode 22
Annul That Marriage
Wed, Feb 18, 197030 mins
The Clampetts run Shorty's city bride Gloria through the rigors of rural living, trying to convince her that she should annul her marriage to Shorty.
Episode 23
Hotel for Women
Wed, Feb 25, 197030 mins
When Granny induces Jed, Elly, and Jethro to move into the nostalgic old cabin, Shorty Kellems exploits the now-unoccupied mansion.
Episode 24
Simon Legree Drysdale
Wed, Mar 4, 197030 mins
Shorty's been sent back to the hills, but the Clampetts still have all his girl boarders to deal with in the mansion; and Mr. Drysdale has serious trouble when Jean Bell's brothers get the mistaken idea that he has enslaved their sister.
Episode 25
Honest John Returns
Wed, Mar 11, 197030 mins
Honest John shows up with another scheme to get the Clampett millions for himself. Convincing them he's invented machines to blow the smog away, Jed finds trying to get his money from Mr. Drysdale nearly impossible.
Episode 26
Honesty Is the Best Policy
Wed, Mar 18, 197030 mins
Flo Shafer is intent on helping Shifty regain his scheming composure.