Amos Wentworth Hogg, Mayor of Bug Tussle, travels to Beverly Hills to visit the Clampetts with hopes of raising money to cover an embezzlement debt. The Clampetts, however, believe he has eyes for Granny.
After reading the Society page Granny decides to best way to get Elly a husband is to throw her a coming out party, complete with possum burgers and gopher gravy. Mrs. Drysdale, hoping to forever humiliate them, is all too happy to help.
Jethro learns about bullfighting and decides bring a matador would be a perfect job. El Magnifico is to teach him but then he meets Ellie Mae and wants to marry the Clampett heiress. Her concern is for the bulls.
The Clampetts come across Narda and Yerko, two gypsies, who decide to run a scam on the unsuspecting clan. Involving both a marriage prophecy and and a curse, the crooks see the families 's naivety to their advantage.
The Clampetts are visited by a real king, Alexander so Granny and Mrs. Drysdale start matchmaking. The broke royal needs a wealthy bride and courts Ellie. Drysdale niece Doreen is tricked by a costumed Jethro and ends up unimpressed.
The Drysdales have temporary custody of a baby hippo and when Granny spots it she thinks it's a giant hog. She makes plans for turning into future meals while Ellie sees it as another pet.
Granny continues her doctoring and is especially pleased with her new batch of tonic. Dr. Clyburn is determined to get her to stop so invites her to his office to show her how modern medicine works. Granny has other ideas.
Country music legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs visit the Clampetts while Lester's "citified" wife, Gladys, heads to Mammoth Studios for a screen test directed by Jethro (at Lester's request).
The Clampetts agree to watch their banker's nephew Milby but they don't know he's spoiled rotten. His behavior tests the patience of all, especially Granny who has a few ideas on teaching him manners.
Jed Clampett has inherited a castle in the English countryside. Jethro insists that everyone, except Granny, wear the royal raiment's of Elizabeth (the First, of course).
The Clampetts head to England to visit the castle Jed inherited. Misunderstandings abound, from Jethro mistaking San Francisco for London, to the impounding of Granny's medical supplies, to the real intentions of the elderly chemist.
The Clampetts finally make it to their new castle and try to adjust to the English way of castle life, at the least the way Jethro thinks it is, based on his understanding of English myths and legends.
Granny wants to leave England until she thinks the feudal system means feuding with the neighboring castle. Once back in America Jethro decides to continue his Robin Hood ways in a local version of Sherwood Forest.
Jethro continues his life as Robin Hood in Griffin Park. He's attracted a large group of hippies who still don't realize Jethro has no idea what he's doing.
When Jethro gets his draft notice Jed decides he should pay what it costs the Army to train inductees. When Mr. Drysdale hears this he starts figuring how he can get Jethro out on a Section 8.
Elly May has a new beau and he's Mr. Universe Dave Draper but the Clampetts are concerned about his muscles. Doctor Granny is convince he is afflicted with barbell bloat and aims to cure him.
Since Granny can't plant crops in their yard, Jed thinks the solution is to buy her a plot a land somewhere else. He figures a place called Happy Valley is the best spot to buy land, not realizing it's a cemetery.
Granny's old friend the widow Adaline Ashley comes to Beverly Hills, and Granny sets to playing matchmaker for her and Jed. Mrs. Drysdale and her snooty friends are misled to believe Adaline is a socialite jet setter.
Jethro thinks he wants to be a naval frogman but Granny is concerned her tonic has transformed him. Mr. Drysdale, concerned about finances, has Miss Jane distract Jethro with comics causing him to want to fly to the moon.
Jethro heads down to the Reserves HQ while wearing an ancestor's Confederate Army uniform. The Sergeant thinks he's an actor there to participate in a Civil War reenactment. Jethro runs home to tell Granny the Civil War is still on.
Granny confuses a movie with a restart of the Civil War, convincing Ellie and Jethro to join the Confederates. Granny wounds the actor playing Grant with Ellie's cookies, taking him to cure him with her "rheumatism" medicine.
Col. Blake asks the actor playing Gen. Grant to play along with Granny so that the Civil War movie can continue. Meanwhile, Jethro uses his 6th grade education to take the written test to enter the Reserves.
Jethro believes his moment for Hollywood stardom has arrived. Casting for Bachelor Sheriff Knows Best is occurring and Jethro mistakenly thinks he has been chosen.
Granny competes against Mrs. Drysdale as artists and tells Jed about her uncle the barn painter. Jed and Jethro go to an upscale gallery to buy a painting but are mistaken for gardeners. Bessie the chimp dabbles with a paintbrush.
After Ellie seems to be no longer interested in Dash Riprock Granny decides it's time to do a little matchmaking. She thinks the handsome actor would be perfect for Miss Jane.
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