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Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

Episode list

The Beverly Hillbillies

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  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., and Raymond Bailey in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E1 ∙ The Clampetts Strike Oil

    Wed, Sep 26, 1962
    A backstory presentation of how a dirt poor mountain family acquired millions in oil and moved to Beverly Hills, California.
    8.4/10 (412)
    Raymond Bailey and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E2 ∙ Getting Settled

    Wed, Oct 3, 1962
    The Clampett clan finds features of their new Beverly Hills mansion beyond their comprehension. Highly educated bank secretary Jane Hathaway finds them beyond hers.
    8.1/10 (282)
    Bea Benaderet in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E3 ∙ Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin

    Wed, Oct 10, 1962
    Without a pump anywhere on the premises, only the cement pond provides the Clampetts with wash water.
    7.8/10 (240)
    Harriet E. MacGibbon in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E4 ∙ The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale

    Wed, Oct 17, 1962
    Snooty Mrs. Drysdale zooms in from her Boston retreat to see for herself what kind of people are the Clampetts. Meanwhile, the Clampetts discover the telephone.
    8.0/10 (236)
    Claude in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E5 ∙ Jed Buys Stock

    Wed, Oct 24, 1962
    As Mrs. Drysdale revives from her first encounter with the Clampetts, she thinks she's hallucinating due to Clampett efforts to help her, believing her a lush.
    8.0/10 (199)
    The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E6 ∙ Trick or Treat

    Wed, Oct 31, 1962
    Fired up over Beverly Hills unfriendliness, Granny aims to return to the hills. Jed talking her into visiting their neighbors themselves coincides with Halloween.
    7.6/10 (222)
    Buddy Ebsen in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E7 ∙ The Servants

    Wed, Nov 7, 1962
    To give the Clampetts some polish, Mr. Drysdale has them take in his butler and maid, hoping they'll work wonders.
    7.7/10 (191)
    Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E8 ∙ Jethro Goes to School

    Wed, Nov 14, 1962
    A letter from Pearl reminds Jed to enroll Jethro in the 5th grade. A snooty Beverly Hills headmistress does not catch on that the Jethro they're enrolling is not a little boy.
    7.7/10 (202)
    Donna Douglas and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E9 ∙ Elly's First Date

    Wed, Nov 21, 1962
    Mr. Drysdale convinces his self-absorbed stepson Sonny to date Elly May to Mrs. Drysdale's consternation, while Granny and Jed make preparations for Thanksgiving.
    7.6/10 (206)
    The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E10 ∙ Pygmalion and Elly

    Wed, Nov 28, 1962
    While Sonny Drysdale decides he needs to be Pygmalion to Elly's Galatea and remake her from a hillbilly into a woman of society, Granny uses love charms to heat up their relationship.
    7.3/10 (176)
    Donna Douglas and Louis Nye in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E11 ∙ Elly Races Jethrine

    Wed, Dec 5, 1962
    Pearl and Jethrine finally arrive. Granny and Pearl fall immediately into a competition on who they can get married first, Jethrine or Elly Mae.
    7.4/10 (165)
    Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E12 ∙ The Great Feud

    Wed, Dec 12, 1962
    Granny and the rest of the Clampetts start a feud with the Drysdales since Sonny courted Elly May then stood her up when Granny suggested marriage.
    8.1/10 (192)
    Paul Winchell in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E13 ∙ Home for Christmas

    Wed, Dec 19, 1962
    Jed, Elly May, Jethro, and Granny take their first airplane flight back home for Christmas to visit cousin Pearl, who's busy cooking up a feast to win Mr. Brewster's unwilling heart.
    7.9/10 (237)
    Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Nancy Kulp, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E14 ∙ No Place Like Home

    Wed, Dec 26, 1962
    Back home for Christmas, Elly May bonds with her old animal friends, while Pearl plays the piano for the "new" movie in town (the silent version of Ben Hur) to impress Mr. Brewster.
    7.2/10 (181)
    Bea Benaderet and Frank Wilcox in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E15 ∙ Jed Rescues Pearl

    Wed, Jan 2, 1963
    For man-hungry Pearl to save face, Jed has Mr. Brewster publicly propose, with Pearl to turn him down, but hamming it up makes things not go as planned.
    7.4/10 (169)
    Buddy Ebsen, Bea Benaderet, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E16 ∙ Back to Californy

    Wed, Jan 9, 1963
    Once returned to California, sparks fly between Granny and Pearl, two mountain women each of a mind to mind the mansion in their own ways.
    7.5/10 (168)
    The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E17 ∙ Jed's Dilemma

    Wed, Jan 16, 1963
    Granny and Cousin Pearl are at each other's throats over who's going to take care of cooking and the house, so Jed has to find ways to keep them apart.
    7.8/10 (161)
    The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E18 ∙ Jed Saves Drysdale's Marriage

    Wed, Jan 23, 1963
    A misunderstanding has Jed believing he has to save the Drysdale's marriage from Pearl's man-mesmerizing yodeling.
    7.6/10 (154)
    Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas, Orangey, and Higgins in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E19 ∙ Elly's Animals

    Wed, Jan 30, 1963
    When Pearl starts selling music lessons, Mrs. Drysdale complains about the noise to the police. Mrs. Drysdale also calls the dog catcher on Duke.
    7.7/10 (151)
    Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E20 ∙ Jed Throws a Wingding

    Wed, Feb 6, 1963
    Flatt and Scruggs and their wives come to visit their old sweetheart, but Pearl thinks they're there to propose. Jed throws a wingding for them and the duo play music for the Clampetts.
    8.2/10 (171)
    Donna Douglas in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E21 ∙ Jed Plays Solomon

    Wed, Feb 13, 1963
    Granny can't stand Pearl's yodeling so she reports her to the police. When one of the officers takes Pearl out, Granny thinks she got Pearl in trouble and becomes sad and contrite. Meanwhile, the police find her still, and new trouble results.
    7.9/10 (144)
    The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E22 ∙ Duke Steals a Wife

    Wed, Feb 20, 1963
    Jed and his dog Duke are both feeling down without a woman in their lives, until they see and pursue a French woman and her poodle that she brought to breed with Mrs. Drysdale's dog. Meanwhile, Mrs. Drysdale has arranged a "marriage" between the dogs, complete with a decorated bedroom.
    8.0/10 (148)
    Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Bea Benaderet, Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan, and Jesse White in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E23 ∙ Jed Buys the Freeway

    Wed, Feb 27, 1963
    Henry Jones shows up at the Clampett's, pretends to be an old friend and tries to sell the family the Hollywood Bowl, Griffith Park, and the freeway.
    7.9/10 (162)
    Buddy Ebsen in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    Top-rated

    S1.E24 ∙ Jed Becomes a Banker

    Wed, Mar 6, 1963
    Drysdale hires Jed to be a banker when he needs a crack shot to help beat a rival banker in a skeet shooting competition, but his partner needs to be an employee.
    8.6/10 (164)
    The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E25 ∙ The Family Tree

    Wed, Mar 13, 1963
    Mrs. Drysdale wants to get rid of the Clampetts before the arrival of Mrs. Smith-Standish, the head of a 'first family' historical society. But Mrs. Smith-Standish goes to the Clampett's home first, and becomes enchanted with their antiques and way of life, even roping the horrified Mrs. Drysdale into helping do the chores the old-fashioned way.
    8.3/10 (175)
    The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E26 ∙ Jed Cuts the Family Tree

    Wed, Mar 20, 1963
    Mrs. Drysdale continues to be forced into doing "practices from the past" by Mrs. Smith-Standish, who discovers that Jed's family is possibly the first to come the country. If so they'd be famous worldwide, but does Jed want that?
    7.8/10 (160)
    Bea Benaderet in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E27 ∙ Granny's Spring Tonic

    Wed, Mar 27, 1963
    Miss Hathaway's brilliant-but-frumpy bank protegee Gloria is really a sultry gold-digger with eyes for Jed's $34 million, and Jed's just had double his annual dose of Granny's spring tonic.
    7.9/10 (187)
    The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E28 ∙ Jed Pays His Income Tax

    Wed, Apr 3, 1963
    When an IRS agent gets chased away by Granny, Mr. Drysdale tells him the story of how the Clampetts came to be rich and move to Beverly Hills.
    7.6/10 (155)
    Max Baer Jr. in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E29 ∙ The Clampetts and the Dodgers

    Wed, Apr 10, 1963
    Jed and Jethro go golfing with Leo Durocher, coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who wants to recruit Jethro as a pitcher when he sees how well he can throw.
    8.3/10 (168)
    Max Baer Jr. in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E30 ∙ Duke Becomes a Father

    Wed, Apr 17, 1963
    Mlle. Denise comes back for the birth of her dog's puppies, and to see Jed. They do some "courtin' and sparkin'" Mrs. Drysdale isn't nearly so happy when she finds the puppies share more in common with Duke the bloodhound than Claude the poodle.
    7.9/10 (138)
    Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E31 ∙ The Clampetts Entertain

    Wed, Apr 24, 1963
    Jed arranges a party to get Grannie out of her doldrums and invites the Drysdale. But when Mr. Drysdale's boss comes and wants to meet them for dinner, he wonders if he's going to be sent to an Alaskan bank when his boss finds out he's been lying about Jed and his family being sophisticated.
    8.3/10 (139)
    Buddy Ebsen and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    Top-rated

    S1.E32 ∙ The Clampetts in Court

    Wed, May 1, 1963
    When a couple who ran into the Clampett's car discover that they're rich, they fake injuries and sue the Clampetts.
    8.6/10 (181)
    Max Baer Jr. in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E33 ∙ The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed

    Wed, May 8, 1963
    Jethro needs a health certificate to graduate from the fifth grade, so he goes to the only doctor the Clampetts know about: Mrs. Drysdale's psychiatrist. He gets nowhere with Jethro, so Pearl comes, and she thinks he is testing her virtue when he invites her to lie on his couch.
    8.0/10 (137)
    The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E34 ∙ The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted

    Wed, May 15, 1963
    Jethro finally gets his bill of health from Dr. Twombly so he can graduate the fifth grade, but Twombly really wants to talk to Granny again. Drysdale brings him to the Clampetts' just as Granny shows Pearl how to use a love potion, so everyone thinks Twombly's interest in Granny is love.
    7.9/10 (140)
    Buddy Ebsen and Donna Douglas in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

    S1.E35 ∙ Elly Becomes a Secretary

    Wed, May 22, 1963
    When Miss Hathaway gets sick and Mr. Drysdale has to speak at a conference, Jed helps out by running the bank and having Elly be his secretary, while Jethro finds a speech that Drysdale accidentally uses instead of his own. All the while a new teller sucks-up to the men and flirts with the women.
    7.7/10 (143)
    Buddy Ebsen, Michel Petit, Hayden Rorke, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    Top-rated

    S1.E36 ∙ Jethro's Friend

    Wed, May 29, 1963
    Jethro invites his 5th grade classmate to visit his home. Armstrong Dueser McHugh III arrives in a limo; he is coddled by a chauffeur who treats him as sickly and frail. The Clampetts know better and teach "Duesy" how to have a good time.
    8.5/10 (171)

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