Buddy Ebsen was a real-life Jed Clampett
He wasn’t a hillbilly, but Ebsen was closer to Clampett than you might expect. This hilarious Beverly Hillbillies clip comes from one of the most-watched […]
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Buddy Ebsen: The original Swiss Army Man
He was an absolute renaissance man. In a 1974 interview with Staunton, Virginia’s Daily News Leader, Buddy Ebsen spoke at length on the way Barnaby […]
Buddy Ebsen wanted to die in front of the cameras
The Beverly Hillbillies star showed no sign of slowing down. Retirement can seem like an oasis at the end of life’s long workload. Whether we […]
Buddy Ebsen won the part of Jed Clampett because of his height
Ebsen stood large on our screens and in our hearts. In order to be a good entertainment artist, you must first be a student of […]
Max Baer Jr. was in the fight of his life at just five months old
The young Jethro fell ill when he was very young. Fans of classic television will doubtlessly remember Max Baer Jr. for his role on The […]
Donna Douglas almost missed the opportunity to audition for the role of Elly May
The actress was involved in a car accident and was hospitalized for 17 days. The Beverly Hillbilles was a show that everyone loved. The actors […]
About that time Max Baer Jr. played Jethro’s twin sister on The Beverly Hillbillies
Max Baer Jr. was a man who looked like a lady, or a man who looked like his twin sister. Max Baer Jr. was known […]
See if you can spot the differences in the unaired pilot of ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’
“Who are these people?! Where are they from?” a narrator asks, as a 1921 Oldsmobile Model 43-A touring car rumbles down the road in sunny […]
Buddy Ebsen: 4 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 […]
When The Beverly Hillbillies became a movie, Buddy Ebsen welcomed the new Jed Clampett
The series was developed into a movie that premiered in 1993. While there are mixed emotions on the matter of reboots, we can’t deny that […]
