‘Boston Blue’ Has Erin Reagan, but It’s Time To Bring Back ‘Blue Bloods’ Best Character MD19
The legacy of the Reagan family is set to continue. As the highly anticipated Blue Bloods spin-off, Boston Blue, prepares to premiere, fans are buzzing […]
Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly hillbillies: The Show That Critics Dumped But America Embraced md23
When The Beverly Hillbillies debuted, not everyone was ready to cheer. Critics were quick to dismiss it as lowbrow and simplistic, a rural sitcom pandering […]
The Beverly Hillbillies: How the Animals Out-shone the Actors and Became ‘Co-Stars’ md23
In The Beverly Hillbillies, Elly May Clampett was famous for her love of “critters”—animals of every kind. But the show’s animal stars were no mere […]
When Granny Really Slapped Jethro: The Secret Behind Irene Ryan’s On-Set Smacks md23
Slapstick comedy has long been a staple of television, but on The Beverly Hillbillies, one of its funniest running gags had a surprising element of […]
Buddy Ebsen’s Ultimatum: Why Jed Clampett Wasn’t the Fool You Expected md23
Before Buddy Ebsen stepped into the role of Jed Clampett, the producers of The Beverly Hillbillies envisioned the patriarch as a broad caricature—a simpleminded hillbilly […]
From Flannel to Fashion Icon: How Elly May Made Jeans Break the Mold md23
When The Beverly Hillbillies rolled onto television screens in the early 1960s, mainstream fashion for women was often rigid: dresses, skirts, gloves, pearls—usual television fare. […]
Buddy Ebsen’s Edge: How Jed Clampett Became More than Just a Hillbilly md23
When The Beverly Hillbillies was in the works, the character of Jed Clampett was nearly written as a comic buffoon—uneducated, clueless, incapable of understanding much […]
The Beverly Hillbillies’ “Cement Pond”: How a Simple Joke Became an Icon of American Television md23
When The Beverly Hillbillies premiered in 1962, audiences were instantly charmed by the Clampetts—a backwoods family that suddenly struck oil and moved into a Beverly […]
Guideposts Classics: Donna Douglas on Giving Her Best md23
In this story from October 1993, the actress best known as Elly May Clampett reveals how God met her halfway in her pursuit of an […]
Max Baer Jr. said his lowest point was when he was acting on The Beverly Hillbillies md23
It takes a great deal of love for something to be able to admit its shortcomings. So often, when people love their work, they’re reluctant […]
