Irene Ryan bought martinis for Max Baer Jr. during his ”Beverly Hillbillies” audition
Thanks, Granny! If you have to go through a stressful experience, it’s always best to bring Irene Ryan to go through it alongside you, if […]
Beverly Hillbillies
Do you remember all of the Christmas presents given on The Beverly Hillbillies?
In the Beverly Hillbillies episode “Christmas at the Clampetts,” there are may a gift given back and forth between the good old Clampetts and their […]
Only a TV trivia genius can name all these Beverly Hillbillies characters
Come and listen to my story ’bout a man named… Wait. We’re not going to give away the answer to the first question. We’ve gathered […]
Betty Jo Bradley had a secret second role in the Beverly Hillbillies universe
The television world of Paul Henning stretched from the Appalachian Mountains to the Hollywood Hills. The sitcom creator struck gold (well, oil) three times with […]
The Beverly Hillbillies was in desperate need of more writers as the series progressed
For Henning, knowing a thing or two about hillbilly history was just as important as other skills listed on a resume. In the 1960s, a […]
Buddy Ebsen was on the road to retirement when he landed ”The Beverly Hillbillies”
“By the time I finished laughing, I had signed a contract.” Not to generalize, but if Buddy Ebsen is in a television series, it’s probably […]
Clampett’s Wheels: What Ever Happened To The Beverly Hillbillies Truck?
“The Beverly Hillbillies” premiered on CBS in the fall of 1962, chronicling the misadventures of the Clampetts, a family from the Ozark mountains of Missouri […]
Max Baer Jr. had to learn to embrace Jethro Bodine
The actor worried he was destined to play Jethro Bodine forever. It’s pretty standard after the ending of a television series for an actor to […]
Max Baer Jr. once saved Buddy Ebsen’s life on the set of ”The Beverly Hillbillies”
The actor found himself in a frightful situation after a scene went out of control. Most of us don’t consider our day jobs a matter […]
Nancy Kulp didn’t realize just how funny she was
“The audience was so hysterical laughing at me that I went backstage and cried.” You may remember Nancy Kulp as Jane Hathaway, Mr. Drysdale’s long-suffering […]
