When The Beverly Hillbillies made its TV debut in 1962, it was dismissed by critics as little more than a hillbilly cartoon, but the viewers knew better. With its fish-out-of-water premise, lovable ...

Jed and his family, including “Granny,” Elly May, and Jethro, move to Beverly ... made up for it in love. The Beverly Hillbillies didn’t always receive great reviews during its original ...

Now find out who is still alive! Cornpone TV was huge with shows like 'Hee-Haw,' The Andy Griffith Show,' 'The Beverly Hillbillies' and more until the great 'Rural Purge'.

Born and raised in Northern California, Baer Jr. listened to records by Andy Griffith and Jonathan Winters before auditioning for the cast of The Beverly Hillbillies to master Jethro’s accent.

Directed by Jeff Award nominee David Perkovich, the cast features Jim Harms as Jed, Summer Smart as Elly May, John Stemberg as Jethro ... "The Beverly Hillbillies The Musical follows the nouveau ...

Long before lottery winners, the Beverly Hillbillies were the clan who made ... it in the theme tune - the family of dad Jed, cousin Jethro, daughter Ellie May and granny Daisy May moved to ...

The goofy Filmways Television series, which also starred Irene Ryan as Granny, Jed’s crusty mother-in-law, and the burly Max Baer Jr. as Elly May’s dumb cousin Jethro, was a huge ratings hit ...

(Reuters) - Wholesome blonde actress Donna Douglas, who played pretty tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies ... big goofball cousin Jethro; Irene Ryan as ...