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
- 9 seasons
- CBS
- Comedy, Family
- TV-G
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 9 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1970 - 1971
Episode 1
The Pollution Solution
Tue, Sep 15, 1970 30 mins
Jed decides to help fight smog and air pollution in Southern California by giving his entire fortune to the government. Drysdale engineers a phone call from Rich Little, impersonating President Nixon, telling him to keep his money in the bank. Nevertheless, Jed and the family set out for Washington DC to give their money to the president in person.
Episode 2
The Clampetts in Washington
Tue, Sep 22, 1970 30 mins
The Shafers meet the Clampetts in in Washington D.C. to "broker" more prime real estate.
Episode 3
Jed Buys the Capitol
Tue, Sep 29, 1970 30 mins
After Honest John explains to Jed why they couldn't visit the White House, he sells them other Washington landmarks each conveniently only $1 million. Mr. Drysdale finds out and sends Miss Jane to bring the Clampetts home.
Episode 4
Mark Templeton Arrives
Tue, Oct 6, 1970 30 mins
Rev. Matthew's lookalike brother Mark, a Naval officer, shows up to meet Elly May. The two head to the cement pond, but later when Granny sees Mark in his diving gear, she is convinced that the water turns him into a man-frog.
Episode 5
Don't Marry a Frogman
Tue, Oct 13, 1970 30 mins
Elly continues dating Navy man Mark. Granny objects, convinced he is part frog. While Jed tries to keep Mark from eating his daughter's cooking, Granny works to find a cure for his amphibious ways.
Episode 6
Doctor, Cure My Frog
Tue, Oct 27, 1970 30 mins
Granny is desperate to keep Mark from being a frog so he can eventually marry Elly. She heads to the bank, believing that if Miss Jane kisses the frog, it will become human again. Jane refers her to psychiatrist Dr. Klingner.
Episode 7
Do You, Elly, Take This Frog?
Tue, Nov 10, 1970 30 mins
Granny goes to extreme measures to keep Elly from Mark, who she's convinced is turning the family into frogs. Mark tells Jed more about his naval duties, especially about harvesting food from the sea.
Episode 8
The Frog Family
Tue, Nov 17, 1970 30 mins
Granny remains convinced that Mark is turning the rest of the Clampetts into frogs. She takes the amphibians to psychiatrist Dr. Klingner in the belief he is able to return them back into humans.
Episode 9
Farm in the Ocean
Tue, Nov 24, 1970 30 mins
Mark shows Granny and the rest of the family a film about his navy job to help her understand his frogman activities. She remains unconvinced. Mr. Drysdale is alarmed that Jed wants to invest millions in underwater farms.
Episode 10
Shorty to the Rescue
Tue, Dec 1, 1970 30 mins
Shorty returns and Granny convinces him to pretend to be Elly's boyfriend to drive Mark away. Mr. Drysdale tells Jed that the idea of him giving millions to the ocean project has made Miss Jane mentally unstable.
Episode 11
Welcome to the Family
Tue, Dec 8, 1970 30 mins
Granny and Mr. Drysdale are desperate for different reasons. Granny hopes that if Mark tastes Elly's cooking, he will leave. Mr. Drysdale dresses as Napoleon Bonaparte to keep Jed from investing in Mark's ocean project.
Episode 12
The Great Revelation
Tue, Dec 15, 1970 30 mins
Mark finally convinces Granny that he's all human, then sets about resigning his Navy commission to pursue oceanography research. Mr. Drysdale creates a diversion to keep Jed from funding Mark's new ambitions.
Episode 13
The Grunion Invasion
Tue, Jan 5, 1971 30 mins
In his latest ploy to further ingratiate himself with the Clampetts, Mr. Drysdale convinces them that the annual running of the grunion (fish) is actually an invasion of a warlike people, and the Clampetts promptly pack up for Malibu Beach to defend the coast.
Episode 14
The Girls from Grun
Tue, Jan 12, 1971 30 mins
Mr. Drysdale's latest ploy, involving duping the Clampetts into believing that the annual running of the grunion fish is an invasion by the people of Grun, backfires when Miss Hathaway organizes the female bank employees in protest.
Episode 15
The Grun Incident
Tue, Jan 19, 1971 30 mins
The bank's female employees rebel against Mr. Drysdale's unfair work practices and he locks them in his office. The Clampetts are caught in the middle where Jed tries to hear both sides, but Granny takes action.
Episode 16
Women's Lib
Tue, Jan 26, 1971 30 mins
Ms. Jane and the bank's secretarial staff foment a revolution against Mr. Drysdale's repression that spills over into the Clampetts' family life.
Episode 17
The Teahouse of Jed Clampett
Tue, Feb 2, 1971 30 mins
Jed and Jethro get help from a karate expert's geisha girls to run the mansion, while Granny, Elly, and the bank's secretaries all move into Miss Jane's small studio apartment as a headquarters for their cause.
Episode 18
The Palace of Clampett-San
Tue, Feb 9, 1971 30 mins
Miss Jane and the women continue their crusade against male chauvinism, but they must overcome centuries of Japanese culture, Mr. Drysdale, and Jethro's giant "intellect".
Episode 19
Lib and Let Lib
Tue, Feb 16, 1971 30 mins
Life gets back to "normal" with the Clampetts, but Jethro, Mr. Drysdale, and Banzai have adjustments to make.
Episode 20
Elly, the Working Girl
Tue, Feb 23, 1971 30 mins
Elly May decides to actually start working at the bank and to move in with Jane Hathaway to her apartment. While Drysdale tries to persuade Phinney the landlord to sabotage them
Episode 21
Elly, the Secretary
Tue, Mar 2, 1971 30 mins
Jethro's childhood sweetheart Louellen comes to visit the Clampetts, who believe that she wants to marry Jethro. Jethro panics and runs away because he thinks that marrying a hillbilly girl like Louellen would damage his image as a sophisticated international playboy. Elly May starts her new job as a secretary for Mr. Drysdale, who is nice to Miss Hathaway only when Elly May is around.
Episode 22
Love Finds Jane Hathaway
Tue, Mar 9, 1971 30 mins
While sharing an apartment with Jane Hathaway, Elly May gets noticed by Dick Bremerkamp, an unemployed actor. After hearing that Elly May's father is wealthy, Dick plans to use Jane Hathaway in order to get closer to Elly May. He poses as Robert Audubon, a descendant of John James Audubon and also fools Mr. Drysdale into believing that he is a nephew of billionaire J. Paul Getty.
Episode 23
The Clampetts Meet Robert Audubon Getty Crockett
Tue, Mar 16, 1971 30 mins
Unemployed actor Dick Bremerkamp expands his repertoire of guises as he works his way into the Clampett fortune.
Episode 24
Jethro Returns
Tue, Mar 23, 1971 30 mins
Jethro mistakes a bucket of mortar (that Jed mixed to patch a hole in the foundation) for a bucket of grits, and has to return home for some of Granny's doctoring. Mr. Drysdale puts Elly May's pet chimp to work at the bank. Dick Bremerkamp is unable to maintain his multiple identities after Mr. Drysdale, Jane Hathaway, and the Clampetts all meet him at the bank.
