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9 unusual facts about The Beverly Hillbillies


Appalachian stereotypes

The Beverly Hillbillies are of course the quintessential Appalachian stereotypes, despite being Ozarkian (excepting Granny Moses from Appalachian Tennessee), who arrive in Beverly Hills never having seen a telephone or electricity before.

Earl Faison

In his post-playing career, Faison briefly dabbled in acting, including a pair of appearances in The Beverly Hillbillies.

Eleanor Audley

She also played Millicent Schuyler-Potts, the headmistress of the Potts School which Jethro Bodine attended in The Beverly Hillbillies.

Hot Rod Lincoln

Jim Varney recorded a version that appeared in the film version of The Beverly Hillbillies in which Varney starred as Jed Clampett.

Lucille Starr

A capable yodeler, she was hired to do the yodeling for the "Cousin Pearl" character on several segments of the hit TV series, The Beverly Hillbillies.

McRaven House

Amongst the thousands of visitors to McRaven since it opened for tours in 1961, are Max Baer, Jr. and Irene Ryan of the sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, who toured the house in the mid-1960s -- an autographed photo of them at the house hangs in the foyer of McRaven.

Meet Me After the Show

Meet Me After the Show also features a supporting performance by Irene Ryan later of The Beverly Hillbillies fame.

The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show

The Hillbilly Bears: A situation comedy (inspired by The Beverly Hillbillies) about the Rugg family of hillbilly bears consisting of Paw Rugg (voiced by Henry Corden), Maw Rugg (voiced by Jean Vander Pyl), Floral Rugg (also voiced by Jean Vander Pyl), and Shag Rugg (voiced by Don Messick).

W49AY

The station carries additional religious programming, as well as some secular programming including The Beverly Hillbillies.


Buddy Baer

He is the younger brother of boxing heavyweight champion Max Baer, and the uncle of Max Baer, Jr., best known as "Jethro" on the 1960s sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies.

Danny Faragher

In 1968 the PTC made numerous TV appearances, including The Beverly Hillbillies, Mannix, Dick Clark’s Happening '68, Upbeat and The Donald O'Connor Show.

Donald McGill

McGill's Kipling joke is used in a 1962 episode of The Beverly Hillbillies, "Pygmalion and Elly", in a scene with Elly May Clampett (Donna Douglas) and Sonny Drysdale (Louis Nye).

Joanna Barnes

In the 1960s, Barnes worked for producer Martin Ransohoff and appeared in episodes of his The Beverly Hillbillies (Elly Goes to School and The Clampett Look) and was billed as special guest-star.

Lawrence Konner

This was followed by the films The Jewel of the Nile, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, as well as the updated versions of The Beverly Hillbillies, Mighty Joe Young and Planet of the Apes.

Meet Mr. McNutley

In "A Week with Cinderella", Harriet MacGibbon, later Mrs. Margaret Drysdale, the banker's wife on The Beverly Hillbillies, appears as a home economics major who takes over the McNulty household while the regular maid is away.

Ralph Levy

He directed episodes of several television shows, including I Love Lucy, Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Trapper John, M.D. and Hawaii Five-O.

Rappin' Duke

The lyrics also reference The Beverly Hillbillies TV theme song "The Ballad of Jed Clampett," with the words "Santa Barbara, that is / Swimmin' pools and movie stars," while also alluding to Ronald Reagan's presidency.

Steve Stephens

Steve went on the produce other TV programs for KTHV, including "Eye On Arkansas," which showcased such celebrities as Liberace, Ronald Reagan (before he was Governor of California and later President), Roy Rogers, the cast of the popular TV programs, "The Beverly Hillbillies," and "Ponderosa," Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and many other notables.


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Edgar Buchanan

Higgins had been found in an animal shelter and trained by Frank Inn, who also trained Arnold Ziffel (the pig) and the other animals used on The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres.

Jim Nunally

Jim recorded Snoopy’s guitar tracks for the Peanuts animated television special “Snoopy’s Reunion” in 1991 and he was also the guitarist on the theme song of “The Beverly Hillbillies” movie.

Max Baer

Max Baer, Jr. (born 1937), son of the boxer, actor on TV's The Beverly Hillbillies

Nancy Kulp

After The Beverly Hillbillies Kulp appeared on The Brian Keith Show and Sanford and Son.

Raymond Bailey

Two years before he was cast as Milburn Drysdale, a greedy bank president, on the hit TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, Bailey appeared on the CBS sitcom My Sister Eileen with Shirley Bonne, Elaine Stritch, Jack Weston, Rose Marie, and Stubby Kaye.

He reportedly began suffering symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, which visibly affected his performance in the last episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies, and he was completely unable to work after 1975.