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The Beverly Hillbillies is a TV sitcom about a hillbilly who strikes oil while rabbit hunting, becomes a millionaire and moves with his family to Beverly Hills, California. It appeared on the CBS network from September 26, 1962 to September 7, 1971. Soon after its debut episode, it shot to the top of the Nielsen Ratings and remained a top-rated series through most of its run.The show starred Buddy Ebsen as patriarch Jedidiah "Jed" Clampett, Irene Ryan as Jed's mother-in-law, Granny (whose name was actually Daisy Moses), Donna Douglas as Jed's daughter, Elly May, Max Baer, Jr. as Jed's nephew, Jethro Bodine (sometimes playing Jethro's twin sister, Jethrene), Raymond BaileyRaymond Bailey ( May 6, 1904 April 15, 1980) was an American actor. He is best-known for his role as the wealthy banker, Miburn Drysdale, in the long-running TV series The Beverly Hillbillies''. He was born in San Francisco, California. When he was a teen as the greedy banker, Milburn Drysdale, Harriet E. MacGibbonHarriet E. MacGibbon ( October 5, 1905 February 8, 1987) was an American actress. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Walter Peter McGibbon (born April 1872) and Gertrude L. Crary (born December 1864). Harriet's father was a physician. as Mr. Drysdale's snobbish wife, Margaret Drysdale, and Nancy KulpNancy Jane Kulp ( August 28, 1921 February 3, 1991) was an American actress best known to television viewers as "Miss Jane Hathaway" on The Beverly Hillbillies''. She was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After college, she moved to Hollywood to work in a as Mr. Drysdale's secretary, Miss Jane Hathaway. The theme songA television program's theme music is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. If it is accompanied by lyrics, it is a theme song . The purpose of the music is to establish a mood for the, The Ballad of Jed Clampett, was written and performed by BluegrassBluegrass music is a form of American roots music with its own roots in the English, Irish traditional music and Scottish traditional music of immigrants from the British Isles (particularly the Scotch-Irish immigrants of Appalachia), as well as the music artists Flatt and ScruggsLester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were influential bluegrass musicans during the 1950s and 1960s. The two met as members of Bill Monroe's band. They both left that band early in 1948, and within a few months had formed their own group, the Foggy Mountain Boys. It was #44 on the music chartsBillboard is an American magazine now devoted to the music industry. When founded in 1894 it was originally concerned with carnival entertainment, but music coverage grew to the point that its earlier subjects were spun off into a separate journal in the in 1962See also 1961 in music, other events of 1962, 1963 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 24 Brian Epstein signs to manage The Beatles January 24 Teenage star Danny Peppermint is nearly killed when he receives an electric.
Most storylines on the show were about the differences between hillbilly culture and modern American culture in the big city. The comedy revolved around how the Clampetts persisted in living their exaggerated countrified lifestyle even in a large, elegant mansion in Beverly Hills, never changing their style of clothing or the old rattletrap truck they drove around town in, and how others reacted to the things they did and said. Although Jed had pretty good sense, in his hillbilly way, Granny, Elly May and especially dimwitted Jethro were incredibly ignorant. On the other hand, Mr. and Mrs. Drysdale were pretty foolish themselves. He wanted to keep the Clampetts living in the mansion next door to his, regardless of what happened, while she, with elaborate histrionics, led an outlandish campaign to rid her cultured city of the vile, beastly hillbillies! Nothing was ever too serious; it was high camp with a lot of slapstick.
The show was still popular when it was canceled after 274 episodes because CBS decided to change its image as a "rural network." Other "rural shows," including Green Acres and Petticoat Junction, were also canceled.
The Beverly Hillbillies is still televised daily around the world in syndication.
