Donna Douglas was asked to milk a goat for her ”Beverly Hillbillies” audition
Douglas had only been in acting school for a week. Donna Douglas was no doubt destined to play Elly May Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies. […]
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What movies were these Beverly Hillbillies actors in?
Let’s see how well you know the hillbillies outside their classic characters. This hilarious Beverly Hillbillies clip comes from one of the most-watched episodes in […]
R.I.P. Lisa Seagram, who honeymooned in The Beverly Hillbillies cabin and poisoned Batman on TV
She also featured in the only color episode of Perry Mason. In the third season of The Beverly Hillbillies, the oil man who helped Jed […]
10 times Miss Jane Hathaway let loose and ditched her pressed suit on The Beverly Hillbillies
Take a tour of Nancy Kulp’s silliest costumes. At its heart, The Beverly Hillbillies was about breaking out of your comfort zone, and it wasn’t […]
Paul Henning, producer of ‘The Beverly Hillbillies,’ finds major success in rural comedies
With ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’, ‘Petticoat Junction’ and ‘Green Acres’ under his belt, Paul Henning was the king of rural comedies. In the ’60s to early-’70s, […]
Hee Haw host Roy Clark recalls his ”first onscreen kiss” from Donna Douglas on The Beverly Hillbillies
His first day on set, Eddie Albert poked fun at Clark’s wardrobe. Roy Clark called his casting as the Clampetts’ Cousin Roy on The Beverly […]
Donna Douglas took a break from The Beverly Hillbillies to star in a movie with Elvis Presley
The actress snagged the role of Frankie in the 1966 film “Frankie and Johnny.” Many opportunities seem to follow when you gain stardom from being […]
R.I.P. Cory Wells, Three Dog Night singer and ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ guest
The singer of “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)” also appeared on several shows with his band The Enemys. Three Dog Night scored a massive […]
Just a reminder that ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ has some of the highest rated episodes of all time
A kangaroo stole the show. In this day and age, it’s hard to imagine two thirds of the country sitting down to watch the same […]
A theater in Texas is staging a ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ play this weekend
We always knew the Hillbillies were high art. As Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage.” Apparently, that includes the fictional, er, hamlet of Hooterville. […]
