The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (TV 1981)

Jed Clamplett and his backwoods family help solve an energy crisis in their own rustic ways for their Beverly Hills neighborhood they still cannot adjust to.

Director:

Robert M. Leeds

Writer:

Paul Henning (teleplay)

Stars:

Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas, Nancy Kulp

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Buddy Ebsen	...	Jed Clampett
Donna Douglas	...	Elly May Clampett
Nancy Kulp	...	Jane Hathaway
Ray Young	...	Jethro Bodine
Imogene Coca	...	Granny's Maw
Werner Klemperer	...	C.D. Medford
Lloyd 'Shad' Heller	...	Himself
Linda Henning	...	Linda (Secretary)
King Donovan	...	Andy Miller (Father)
Lurene Tuttle	...	Mollie Heller
Earl Scruggs	...	Himself
Charles Lane	...	Chief
Shug Fisher	...	Judge Gillum (as George 'Shug' Fisher)
Howard Culver	...	Veterinarian
Nancy Gayle	...	1st Old Maid

Storyline

Jed Clamplett and his backwoods family help solve an energy crisis in their own rustic ways for their Beverly Hills neighborhood they still cannot adjust to.

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Plot Keywords:

tv series reunion | mansion | culture clash | family relationships | beverly hills california | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 1981 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Entertainment Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Imogene Coca, who played Granny's Maw, was actually six years younger than Irene Ryan, who played Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies.

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Connections

Follows The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

User Reviews

Who was the guy w/ the grey beard and glasses in this?

I remember seeing it a couple times, as far's reunions go it was OK, Coca was decent at least. Hard to watch the actors age so but that is life.

Question: There was a guy in this, didn't seem to have that big a role-balding/glasses/big full white beard/over-alls. I Remember seeing him in a few other things on 70's TV shows--maybe he was a country musician? I tried looking up a few of the names listed here-Hartford etc-and they def. weren't him going by their pics. I have always wondered just who this joker was, seems like he was on kids shows or something odd like that. Strange that I remember this but I do.

Anyways---as you have said, no replacing the Real Jethro.