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BEVERLY HILLBILLIES, THE: THE CLAMPETTS STRIKE OIL {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)

Summary

The premiere of this comedy series about a family of dim-witted mountain people made suddenly rich by the discovery of oil on their property, and their new lives in a Beverly Hills mansion. In this episode, Jed Clampett is advised by his cousin Pearl to move to Beverly Hills, where they acquire a home next door to the president of their bank. Commercials deleted.

Cataloging of this program was made possible by Broadcast Music Inc. in honor of Paul Henning.

Details

  • NETWORK: CBS
  • DATE: September 26, 1962 9:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:22:13
  • COLOR/B&W: B&W
  • CATALOG ID: T79:0239
  • GENRE: Comedy
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy
  • SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1962-1971
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Al Simon … Executive Producer
  • Paul Henning … Producer, Writer, Created by, Theme Music by
  • Ralph Levy … Director
  • Herbert W. Browar … Associate Producer
  • Perry Botkin … Music by
  • Lester Flatt … Theme performed by
  • Earl Scruggs … Theme performed by
  • Buddy Ebsen … Cast, Jed Clampett
  • Donna Douglas … Cast, Elly May Clampett
  • Irene Ryan … Cast, Granny
  • Max Baer … Cast, Jethro Bodine
  • Raymond Bailey … Cast, Milburn Drysdale
  • Bea Benaderet … Cast, Cousin Pearl Bodine
  • Nancy Kulp … Cast, Secretary {Jane Hathaway}
  • Frank Wilcox … Cast, Mr. Brewster
  • Ron Hagerthy … Cast, the Geologist
  • Bob Osborne … Cast, Jeff Taylor
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