TV memories: when The Beverly Hillbillies struck ratings gold
Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed, whose family were a 60s TV hit The Beverly Hillbillies, all packed up and […]
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Irene Ryan Was Shockingly Young When She Played Granny
While The Beverly Hillbillies may be one of those ’60s sitcoms lost to time and all the network television that came afterward, in the moment, it was hugely popular. […]
Buddy Ebsen: 5 Facts About ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ and ‘Barnaby Jones’ Actor
Actor Buddy Ebsen, without realizing at the time, found himself at the center of the TV sitcoms landscape of the 1960s when he agreed to […]
Max Baer Jr. had a similar life to his character on ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’
On The Beverly Hillbillies, Max Baer Jr. played a character whose luck changed dramatically. Baer’s real life followed a surprisingly familiar trajectory. Before he landed the role of Jethro Bodine […]
‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ Cast: Hilarious Facts About The Clampetts
In the pilot episode of this beloved rags-to-riches sitcom, hayseed mountaineer Jed Clampett becomes an overnight multimillionaire when an oil-rich swamp is discovered on his […]
The cast of ”The Beverly Hillbillies” used to refer to each other by their character’s names when they spoke off-set
“Hello, is Granny there?” Some city-slickers might slight the Clampett family of The Beverly Hillbillies, writing them off as outrageous and impolite. However, avid watchers […]
Why This ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ Actor Lost a Role in ‘The Wizard of Oz’
One of the main actors from The Beverly Hillbillies lost a role in The Wizard of Oz for a very specific and unusual reason. The […]
‘The Beverly Hillbillies’: John Wayne Was Paid For His Appearance In Bourbon
While a younger audience might not know what The Beverly Hillbillies was, it was a major sitcom for people around in the 1960s. The story […]
‘The Beverly Hillbillies’: The Show Was Canceled During the Network’s ‘Rural Purge’
CBS had a rural purge that cut the lifeline of ‘The Beverly Hillbillies.’ While it might not be the lingering hit it was throughout the […]
‘The Beverly Hillbillies’: The Clampett Family Mansion Sold For $150 Million
The sixties was a great time for television, with dozens of entertaining TV shows making an impression on viewers. One of the most iconic shows […]
