Thanks for reading and commenting. She takes the amphibians to psychiatrist Dr. Klingner in the belief he is able to return them back into humans. The Clampett clan takes great offense when Sonny Drysdale jilts Elly May, and they start a feud with the Drysdales to avenge their kinfolk's honor. This week, we’re continuing coverage on the best of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971, CBS), which currently has its first five seasons available on DVD. Shorty finally gets married, but it's to Gloria, a secretary at the Commerce Bank. Despite her interest in the idea of doing a new series, she decided to put the project on hold so that she could fulfill her dream of performing on Broadway. Flatt and Scruggs subsequently cut their own version of the theme (with Flatt singing) for Columbia Records; released as a single, it reached number 44 on Billboard Hot 100 pop music chart and number one on the Billboard Hot Country chart (the lone country chart-topper for the duo). ". Benaderet was too large and "busty" to fit that image. Jethro also encounters a flamingo that he thinks is a chicken (which causes Jed to suspect Jethro has been sneaking drinks of moonshine). Mrs. Drysdale has a garden party and 'invites' the Clampetts by mistake. Despite getting advice from an expert, Jethro remains unlucky at romance. So, she paints a picture to give to her to enter instead of the sculpture. In the pilot episode the song used was "Banjo Signal". After the Clampetts request a gorilla to help out with housework, Mr. Drysdale hires a man in a costume to change their minds. Before Granny gives up her medicine practice, she trains a city doctor in the ways of mountain medicine. In a later episode it is mentioned that Granny is from Tennessee. Upon returning to Beverly Hills, Jed finds that. Elly May decides to move in with Miss Jane at her apartment. Granny assures him that she will decline the proposal, but will be thrilled to be asked. Jethro's friend Armstrong enjoys the less rigid lifestyle he encounters during a visit to the Clampett mansion. With the January 2015 death of Donna Douglas, Baer is the only surviving main cast member.[7]. Mr. Drysdale tries to get the city of Beverly Hills to celebrate Possum Day in order to keep the Clampetts from returning home. Granny plays matchmaker for Jed and her old friend, whom Mrs. Drysdale thinks is a socialite. The bank's secretaries form a union called GRUN, leading the Clampetts to believe that the grunions are solely female. The show was a hit during its nine-year run from 1962 to 1971. Jethro does not appear in the third- or second-to-last episodes, but Baer remains billed in the title credits. In 1993, a movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies was released starring Jim Varney as Jed Clampett and featuring Buddy Ebsen in a cameo as Barnaby Jones, the lead character in his long-running post-Hillbillies television series. While Granny and Elly May visit the folks back in the hills, Jethro receives a draft notice. His main mission is to get the Clampetts to close their business operating out of the 5th floor. In the 1981 TV movie, Elly May is the head of a zoo. Website content © Television Academy.EMMY, EMMYS, and the Emmy Statuette are registered trademarks and/or copyrights Of ATAS and NATAS.TELEVISION ACADEMY and ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES are registered trademarks of ATAS. Kellogg's best to you". Then the following year, Hillbillies and "Green Acres (1965)" were canceled along with other similarly themed programs on the schedule by CBS President Fred Silverman. Drysdale has Banzai take the contract away from them. Granny nurses "General Grant" back to health while Jethro enlists in the Reserves. Mr. Drysdale owns a building that houses beatnik Sheldon Epps' (Alan Reed, Jr.) club. Jed and Jethro go to an upscale gallery to buy a painting but are mistaken for gardeners. He goes to the Clampetts and claims to have invented a giant fan to blow all the smog out of Los Angeles. Even though the shows were still popular overall with viewers and drawing decent ratings in their time slots, they didn't appeal to the younger urban demographic that advertisers wanted.