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 ripe for […]
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. Elly May […]
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 beyond the […]
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 Hills mansion. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sometimes, the backstage ongoings are more interesting than the actual show. While we’re free to revisit every episode of most of our favorite shows, some […]
Andy Griffith has served as an inspiration for many actors who came after him. Ron Howard, who got his beginnings as an actor on The Andy […]
A television series has the potential to capture the attention of the whole world, which means that every decision that goes into it is usually […]
Donna Douglas played the role of Elly May Clampett for a total of nine seasons on The Beverly Hillbillies. While her character was known for being […]
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