I recently discovered that YouTube has many old pilot episodes--from both shows that went on to become a regular series as well as for shows that never came to be. In the case of "The Beverly Hillbillies" (here called "The Hillbillies of Beverly Hills"), it was very interesting see how the show evolved.
In this pilot, there is plenty of music--though none of it is the familiar music later used in the show. It's filled with flashback scenes and tells the story of how oil executives discovered oil on the Clampett property and how the family then came to move to California. Oddly, once the credits are complete at the end, there is several more minutes of the show.
Apart from the distracting audience (or perhaps it was a laugh track), the pilot was clever and entertaining. Well worth seeing...particularly if you love the show.
In this pilot, there is plenty of music--though none of it is the familiar music later used in the show. It's filled with flashback scenes and tells the story of how oil executives discovered oil on the Clampett property and how the family then came to move to California. Oddly, once the credits are complete at the end, there is several more minutes of the show.
Apart from the distracting audience (or perhaps it was a laugh track), the pilot was clever and entertaining. Well worth seeing...particularly if you love the show.