|
|
|
|
|
The Clampetts accidentally strick it rich when
patriarch Jed shoots the ground and oil comes
up. At the advice of their family and friends,
they move to Beverly Hills - where they move
into the manison next door to banker Milburn
Drysdale. Accompanying Jed to Beverly Hills
are his daughter, Elly May, a beautiful young
"spinster" tomboy; Jethro, Jed's nephew and
the brain of the family (with a 6th grade education);
and Granny, Jed's mother-in-law, a mountain
healer and matchmaker.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 1
|
|
The Beverly Hillbillies was an instant hit and
ranked as the number one television series its
first two years on-air. The theme song, "The
Ballad of Jed Clampett," was composed by Lester
Flatt and Earl Scruggs, country musicians who
occasionally guest starred on the series playing
themselves.
|
|
|
