The Beverly Hillbillies

TV Series
1962–1971
TV-G
25m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

12K

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POPULARITY

1,166

Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

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A nouveau-riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.A nouveau-riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.A nouveau-riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

12K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,166

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 12 nominations total

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Trivia
The series rose to #1 in ratings within three weeks of its premiere, a feat that remains unmatched in television history. It stayed at #1 for 2 years.

Goofs
During the closing credits of Pygmalion and Elly (1962), shows a man's right arm (with short sleeved shirt) as he is walking on the driveway toward the camera, and then it/he is jerked out of the picture as he gets close to the camera.

Quotes
Granny: Elly May done popped the buttons off her shirt again.
Jed Clampett: Elly May carries herself proud with her shoulders throwed back.
Granny: It ain't her shoulders that have been poppin' these buttons.

Alternate versions
Some of the Public Domain episodes of the show have "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" replaced with a generic theme song for copyright reasons.

Connections
Edited into 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection (2003)

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Featured review

The most entertaining show.

The "Hillbillies" has vaudville like gags. Nothing but pure comedy. Just plain great. It's stood the test of time.

The casting was perfect. Buddy Ebsen is a favorite. Donna Douglas is the most beautiful woman I've seen. Could be my favorite TV show of all time.