Hillbillies are excellent at coming up with unusual and interesting ways to describe distances. You probably didnt receive specific instructions. Jane Hathaway: Yes of course, what would you like with it? Banjo virtuoso Bla Fleck often plays the ballad in concert. He has pert near 50 million dollars in Mr. Drysdale's bank. Granny: Lets see her cook where I'm gonna [Granny pushes Cousin Pearl into the ceement pond]. She's gonna be spendin' her time gittin' herself a husband with her singin' and yodelin'. Jed Clampett: Jethro, come down from there. Jethro Bodine: That didn't taste bad neither once we poured hot gopher gravy over it. Has Mr. Drysdale ever danced with me like Mr. Cushing done? Me and Duke went as far back in the brush as you could go. Jethro Bodine: But she's one of the bank people! Granny: It ain't her shoulders that have been poppin' these buttons. When the cameras are momentarily switched to a long shot, Milburn and Jane can be seen dancing with the beatniks. Jed Clampett: Well you see, Jethro's your cousin and that puts Jethro and her in the same well, never mind. I'll load my shotgun with rock salt and bacon rind and season his hind quarters for him. Now, just hope and pray that when I get to be her age, that somebody will be looking after me. Kind a like a Jed Clampett: hungry hound lookin' in a butcher's window? Jane Hathaway: You're leaving the Clampetts? Jethro Bodine: Well I spent some of the money on vittles, there was boxes of popcorn, a half a dozen candy bars, and a couple of giant orange drinks. Daisy Moses: You see, I told you, he spent it! Sow Belly 'n' Hand Slung Chitlins: Would you eat it? Milburn Drysdale: Well, I've given them Christmas Day off. Jane Hathaway: I too know Arthur Pinckney, and he is a man of unimpeachable integrity, impeccable demeanor, and irrefutable probity. Not too bad.I havent seen that episode in a long time. when will we get METV in Denver , Commerce City , Arvada Goldin co, when you left channel 20-2 that's the last time we could receive Metv. Milburn Drysdale: Now you're talking. Jed Clampett: Well, I'd try to get cured of that, if I was you. Thank you. 1995 - 2023 by Snopes Media Group Inc. I just captured me the first prisoner. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 4 Mar. A big city person might call them a "Beverly hillbilly". Jethro Bodine: [explaining the plot of the movie Goldfinger] The bad guys was after Fort Knox, and if old naught naught seven hadn't taken a hand, the next time Uncle Sam needed gold, he'd a been milkin' a dry cow. How could a bunch of hillbillies possibly buy a mansion like this? Granny, lady here needs some more tonic. I gnawed the stump so it'd look like a BEAVER done it! Jethro Bodine: Uncle Jed, Granny, Looky here what I got. Milburn Drysdale: Yes, you're right. 7 of 13 I guess I didn't know al his slang, 9/13..I"ll just sit here and hug my pet rock for comfort and check the colors on my mood ringlol. Cousin Pearl Bodine: I told you to take it up to Granny's bedroom. It was canceled in 1971 along with a number of other rural-themed comedies in what came to be known as the Rural Purge, an attempt by CBS to attract urban (presumably more affluent) audiences by replacing its rural-themed shows with hip, urban fare. The Beverly Hillbillies - Theme Song. Possum-belly Jam with Ham "Omy-let": Would you eat it? Daisy Moses: Crazy family, murdering grandmother, bloodthirsty ghost! Justin Addison: Today, we no longer have to rely on such things as prognosticating beetles. Jed Clampett: [On Eb's intelligence, or lack thereof] Eb's a nice young feller, but if brains was lard, he wouldn't grease too big a pan. Jed Clampett: Oh, well I got a cousin that pretty near married Earl. John Wayne: Give me a fifth of bourbon - that'll square it. That's how I made my fortune. Milburn Drysdale: I thought so, too. Jed Clampett: You hadn't ought to yell at him, he's a government man. Not only is The Beverly Hillbillies in syndication, but artists such as Bla Fleck and Weird Al Yankovic have even covered the song. Jethro Bodine: They number girl spies different. Granny: You can quit hopin' and prayin' and if you keep messin' around with my kitchen, you ain't gonna git to be my age. I'll start the cookin'. You cook on a wood stove, summer and winter. Let's take them back to their home and see how the whole thing started. Jed Clampett: You one of them double naught spies? Cousin Pearl Bodine: Your taking your orders from me and not from Granny. Jed Clampett: Dogged if that ain't got the Sibley sodbuster backed right off the floor. In 1971, when "The Beverly Hillbillies" was canceled, "All in the Family" premiered. Cousin Pearl Bodine: I've got Clampett blood in my veins. I got some bad news for ya. I said "Help yerself, we're glad to get rid of the critters". Jed Clampett: Elly could waste away a good bit and still be ahead of Miss Jane. However, according to Louise Scruggs, the shows popularity didnt just benefit the musicians. Daisy Moses: No, but if I kin watch her for a minute or two, I'll be able to pick it up. Updates? Hills, that is. All rights reserved. Jed Clampett: You hadn't ought to be ashamed of your Pa. Justin Addison: Ashamed of him? Jed Clampett: There's the best reason of all. Sonny Drysdale: Marvelously. I want to receive exclusive email updates from YourDictionary. Dean Cromwell: [Jed is asked to give an acceptance speech upon receiving his honorary degree] You have an inspirational success story for those young people. The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number one series of the year, with a number of episodes that remain among the most-watched television episodes in history. A good stout bull can take care o' hisself. However, the voice listeners heard on the single was that of Flatt. You are setting a reminder for the Central time zone. Shorty Kellems: [to Jed and Shad] Let's play checkers. Jed Clampett: Wasn't too bad after Granny dumped the grits in it. Jerry Scoggins, known for his work withGene AutryandBing Crosby, sang the tune while Flatt and Scruggs performed the instrumentals. Colonel Blake: However, before I administer the oath, there are a couple of things I'd like to discuss with you. Watch Sundays starting Watch 2 full hours of All in the Family Sundays at 8P | 7C. Watch Sundays starting Watch 2 full hours of All in the Family Sundays at 8P | 7C. Hapless viewers had to sit through nearly six minutes of a narrator's reciting 16 mundane "facts" (not all of them true) about the show before they finally got to the payoff teased by the video's title only to be completely let down when they were lamely informed (in the brief 20 seconds the video devoted to this topic) that "well, it wasn't actually one scene; it was the entire show.". Homer Winch: Say, how about going on a little sleigh ride? Omissions? And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin' in. The stereotype of hillbillies as being poor and socially backward might have elicited snickers among people in other regions (who naturally thought themselves of a higher social class than those backwoods hill dwelling hicks), but hillbillies were also noted for their independence and self-reliance. THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (to the tune of "The Theme Song from The Beverly Hillbillies") Well let me tell y'all a story 'bout a man named Jed. Milburn Drysdale: Miss Hathaway, cooks I can get by the dozen, depositors with 40 million dollars are not so easy to come by. Elly May's legs Jethro's arms His paintbrushes What is a "horn"? He hopes to get rid of them when they can't pay their rent but they find a new a sponsor: Jed Clampett.Mr. Can we watch something while we eat? is often the question. The Beverly Hillbillies, American television show that was one of the most popular situation comedies of the 1960s. Justin Addison: Not now perhaps, but if she ever moves north, there's no estimating the damage she might do. I told her I heard about her fixin' up the hotel and I asked her if she'd sell the hotel to me. Jed Clampett: I love you both equal an it'd pleasure me if you'd shake hands. Did Hulk Hogan or B.A. Jed Clampett: Oh well, I was wantin' the weatherman. Colonel Blake: Jethro,fortunately we take into consideration the amount of formal education a boy has had, and we grade on the curve, so you are eligible to join. Jed Clampett: Well, come on. Real popular in H-Town; mix it up with some Sprite, crushed ice, and jolly ranchers, and get ta sippin'. It has that typical East Village coffee- house look with a jukebox and surreal paintings on the walls done by Epps. Cousin Pearl Bodine: I just hope and pray when I get to be her age that somebody will be lookin' after me. Then I hit her with them three little words: Kiss my foot! Daisy Moses: I still say that ain't hill country shootin'. That old woman is old and tired and we owe it to her to let her rest. The popular sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies" was canceled due to the fallout from a controversial scene. Mrs. Margaret Drysdale: Can't you tell just by looking at me? To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that Elly May Clampett: Well ain't nobody can tame her. Jethro Bodine: I'm courtin' you. If that's all that's been botherin' you, ferget it. Are you the weatherman? I'm infatuated. Milburn Drysdale: It's a genuine imported Oriental magic music maker. See if you can translate these actual bits of dialogue from the sitcom! She's out in front of me standing still. And if you don't stop messing around my kitchen you ain't gonna get to get to be my age! Milburn Drysdale: How are things at the Clampetts? "Weird Al" Yankovic merged the first two stanzas of the Ballad with the instrumentals to the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing" for his 1989 single "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*", which was composed for his movie UHF. I'm a psychiatrist. The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom (situation comedy) television series originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. Jed Clampett: Well that's one fer and one against. He asked me if he could do some wildcattin' down by the slue. Granny: They'll just find my bleached bones out on the desert, where I died from hunger and thirst [goes back to fetch her jug] well, hunger anyway. With pockets full of money, he packs up his family and heads to Beverly Hills, Calif. (Swimming pools / Movie stars), although he and the rest of his family never lose their sense ofSouthern hospitality., Louise Scruggs, Earl Scruggs wife, told NPR that Paul Henning, who wrote the song and created the sitcom, approached the men to perform on The Ballad of Jed Clampett., He called and wanted Earl and Lester to do the theme music, she says. Justin Addison: Your speaking to him. Daisy Moses: Fine government man you are. Jethro Bodine: [lighting the candles on Granny's birthday cake] This thing is commencing to look like a brush fire. Daisy Moses: Jed, turn him loose, give a 200 foot start. American Slang. Jed Clampett: You're gonna clean up alright. scene from The Beverly Hillbillies Jed Clampett: Granny's right, boy. Pellentesque nec ante ipsum. According to Jethro, Uncle Jed could really turn a phrase!, Weeeell, doggies! Jed would say, thats , just a couple a wagon races up the road. or, a drop in a rusty bucket down my well. or, {hes} lower than a hogs chin on market day, green enough to stick in the ground and grow., such a liar that he used to have to get somebody else to call his dog for him., showin more colors than a red rooster in a pumpkin patch., tighter than a high string on a two dollar fiddle., so lazy he has to lean up against somethin to buck.. Trending Lionel Messi. Au revoir. Daisy is a violent destructive force. That's what always happens when a double naught spy tangles with a pretty girl. Mr. Pinckney: Consider me another Dunkirk. Jed Clampett: [remembering a time Granny broke her hip on the ice] The poor woman was limpin' fer two days. Watch this. Colonel Blake: Name, address, date of birth, that's okay, but Jethro, where it says sex: write 'male', not 'oh, boy!'. Jed Clampett: Nahh. It's all safe and sound, right in the Merchants Bank. Director Penelope Spheeris Writers Paul Henning (television series) Lawrence Konner (story) https://youtu.be/mCSpXAWv_yU Jed Clampett: Well, I could tell 'em that. I can hide it no longer. I gave them half a day off on Christmas! John Lucus: 4 destroyers from Pearl Harbor. Our girls eat the chicken without the sauce so theyre like chicken nuggets with batter coating. And the video had a segment of Jeds mountain metaphors that I enjoyed so much, I have to note them for you. Barnaby is on the case when a rich woman's affairs seem to be ending in terrible accidents. Milburn Drysdale: [Presents Jed with a gift] With my compliments. Hillbillies are strong and individualistic, and have a good deal of pride. 3 Must See Episodes | February 27 - March 5. The Cadillac Three. Jed Clampett: [Granny gets riled up upon hearing that Mrs. Drysdale is downstairs] Lay back down, you're dyin'. While "All in the Family" is praised as the first "socially relevant" sitcom, "The Beverly Hillbillies" was the first to satire our society - "The Beverly Hillbillies" did it with screwball comedy. Finally, Sheldon painted this. Mrs. Margaret Drysdale: Then I must tell you. Daisy Moses: They ain't no Vilma and Buddy Ebsen. Daisy Moses: She oughta be doin' women's work - helpin' me with the still. He was such a liar then, he used to have to get somebody else to call his dog fer him. The term hillbilly has long been used to describe people who dwell in rural mountainous or hilly regions of the United States, especially in and around the Appalachian and Ozark Mountains of the southeastern region of the country. Jethro: Aw come on, Uncle Jed. The Beverly Hillbillies debuted in 1962 on CBS and aired for nine seasons (196271), remaining at or near the top of the Nielsen ratings for its entire run. Colonel Blake: Now, let's take your application, you're going to be filling out a lot of other forms and I want to give you a tip. The beginning theme comprises the first two verses (starting with "Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed" and "Well the first thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire"), and the ending theme is the third verse ("Now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin"). 1 on the country charts. Granny: And how do we do that, Mr. Sixth-Grade Graduate? Epps is a stereotypical bearded Beatnik hipster in a dirty sweatshirt similar to Maynard G. Krebs from "Dobie Gillis". Laugh Leave Share What does Sheldon call "drumsticks"? He gets paid for bustin' up homes! [hangs up the phone]. Jane Hathaway: You were only with the Clampetts a day and a night. Jethro Bodine: Ain't nobody gonna hickory switch me. Jed Clampett: You know the Sibley sodbuster do you? Appears to be a early B&W one. One thing hillbillies know how to do is whip up tasty, down-home dishes using simple ingredients. Jethro Bodine: That was Mrs. Drysdale. Milburn Drysdale: What a choice, I can listen to my wife or face an ugly mob. Jethro: No she won't. The Beverly Hillbillies. Drysdale owns a building that houses a beatnik's club. Web. Jed Clampett: What do you think Pearl? Granny: Is she gittin' a hold of herself, Jed? Hillbilly doesnt mean the same thing as a redneck. Cousin Pearl Bodine: Jed, how can you even ask? You'll never get to heaven being L7. Granny: How do you like yer possum, Lowell, fallin' off the bones tender or with a little fight left in it? Clampett is my uncle. Jane Hathaway: [admiring Jethro] That boy is like a magnificent lighthouse - tall, strong, and sturdy. The Beverly Hillbillies is an American situation comedy originally broa The Ballad of Jed Clampett The. I'm conjurin' for my old maid granddaughter. Jed Clampett: Miss Jane got herself a fella. Man'd be a dang fool to leave all this. Daisy Moses: [about champagne] It beats me how anybody can get juiced on that sody pop! Jed Clampett: Yep. Milburn Drysdale: Measure him up for a vestito nuovo [new suit] . With his dirty sweatshirt and facial hair, he resembled Maynard G. Krebs (Bob Denver) of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, the most well-known beatnik in classic TV. Jed Clampett: I'm tellin' you Granny, you don't have to worry no more about Pearl comin' in your kitchen. Jethro Bodine: I hope this ain't gonna break your heart, but I just gotta say it. They tend to like NASCAR and beer, shooting the breeze (or shooting guns), and they're just plain old "good ol' boys.". Milburn Drysdale: Now, on your way home, if you see anything you want for Christmas, just pick it up and charge it to me. Cousin Pearl Bodine: Jethro, tell your Uncle Jed why there ain't no snow in California. Granny: When I was a girl back in Tennessee, I set so many boys hearts on fire, that they took to callin' that neck of the woods the Smoky Mountains. Here come da Scrooge! Southern-Fried Muskrat: Would you eat it? Elly May Clampett: No bigger than a hedge apple. Daisy Moses: Well, the first thing to do is get her into a dress. You're just pleasingly plump. But in fact, neither any controversy nor any particular scene was responsible for the ultimate cancellation of "The Beverly Hillbillies," as the title "The Controversial Scene That Took 'The Beverly Hillbillies' off the Air" wrongly suggested. The parlor's in here! " The Ballad of Jed Clampett " is the theme song for the television series The Beverly Hillbillies and the later movie of that name, providing the introductory story for the series. We'll be there. We'd like to see it in cash. Writer, Paul Henning was a veteran of radio, where dialogue was important to create a character. Alcohol Is Gasoline: In one early episode, Jed and Jethro want to go to town, only to discover their faithful truck is empty.Jed resorts to pouring Granny's homemade hooch into the tank. People tend to confuse hillbillies with rednecks, and although there can be some overlap (some hillbillies are rednecks and some rednecks are hillbillies, but a person doesnt necessarily identify as both), both groups tend to correct you very quickly if you make the mistake of assuming they're all alike. This Week on the Ed Sullivan Show- March 5th: The Mamas and the MeTVs got the Best Seat in the House! Jed Clampett: Yeah, Earl Scruggs, you know him? Most successful TV series remain on the air as long as their ratings remain sufficiently high, but a video from the woefully misnamed "Facts Verse" YouTube channel implied that "The Beverly Hillbillies" was removed from the airwaves, despite its success, due to a "controversial scene": https://youtu.be/JkrOeOFzsT0 Male Bank Robber Also Masquerading: He's a double-zero if I ever saw one. 25 cents out of all them millions? What tape did Mark have that he was keeping a secret? Slicker than snot on a glass doorknob. Shorty Kellems: Shad, I thought it over for a minute. Right here, you'll find a big O list of hillbilly sayings and slang: iza gonna go get me sompim i beback My tongue twisted around my eye teeth and I couldn't see what I was saying! Daisy Moses: What was it he called that big crawdad? Look around you. I don't want no check. Hundreds of Auction Advertisements for Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Then I asked her if it was true she had won a beauty contest. Country folk might say they are "too big for their britches" or "high cotton". Miss Swenson: She's with the Commerce Bank. Daisy Moses: You mean to say that you spent my vittles money on a movie? Milburn Drysdale: [dictating a letter to Miss Jane] and furthermore, if you are late on your mortgage payment one more time you will be thrown out into the street Jane Hathaway: Chief, she's eighty-five years old and in a wheelchair! Jed Clampett: Oh yeah, what's the matter with me. Has Mr. Drysdale ever brung me a orchid? See production, box office & company info, General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Lawrence Chapman: [takes the phone] Hello Janie baby. Jane Hathaway: Chief, I am a highly skilled executive secretary, I'm not paid to do housework. Lionel Messi, wagi bilang FIFA men's player. Granny: Elly May, get these varmints outa here! Vittles, common or preferred? Born May 6, 1904 Died April 15, 1980 (75) Add to list Photos 45 Known for The Beverly Hillbillies 7.2 TV Series Milburn Drysdale 1962-1971 248 eps Vertigo 8.3 Scottie's Doctor 1958 The Twilight Zone 9.1 TV Series Doctor Millard Supervisor 1959-1964 3 eps Tales of Tomorrow 7.1 TV Series The song peaked at No. Daisy Moses: [wearing a mini skirt] No 400 year old ghost will mistake me for a grandmother in this. Jethro Bodine: [from the top of the stairs] Hey Uncle Jed, there's a whole 'nother house up here! We just started tracking her. [dances suggestively around Jed]. Mrs. Margaret Drysdale: Will you please take this animal and keep it here! Do Not Sell My Information CA Residents. Jethro Bodine: No thanks Uncle Jed. Sheldon has goo-goo eyes for Elly May, while Jed and the rest of the Clampett clan struggle to understand a single word he says. Mr. Pinckney: Might I have a spot of tea? [heads for the door]. A smidgen is just a teeeenie, little bit, 3 midlin amounts equal one right smart and it takes 5 right smarts to make a whole heap., Granny says her grandpa had another sayin, Old violins make the sweeetest music course ya have to have the the right beau., from The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies, 1993, CBS/Fox videos. The word hillbilly was first used in print (with a different spelling) at the turn of the twentieth century in a New York Journal article by political correspondent Julian Hawthorne, who was entranced by the word. It is a 30 year anniversary tribute to the television show. Granny: Well, move into the shade 'cause your dryin' up something awful! Jethro Bodine: Uncle Jed, I decided I ain't gonna be a brain surgeon. See production, box office & company info, The Most Popular Sitcom of All-Time is Underrated, 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection. Jed Clampett: You ain't heard it all. Clampett, that's Drysdale's star depositor. Cousin Pearl Bodine: I happen to be on the sunny side of 45. Widow Fenwick: [buxom elderly millionaress who wants Jed to come in with her as a business partner on a real estate development venture she calls Honeymoon Lane] I need a partner who will come into Honeymoon Lane with me. During that timeframe, several long-running series featuring rural characters and settings (primarily on the CBS network) were canceled even though they were still pulling down respectable ratings numbers, because those programs' viewership skewed to an older, rural demographic rather than the younger, urban audience prized by advertisers. That's how come we ain't got none. Elly May Clampett: But Granny, they ain't varmints, they is my critters! Hillbilly that is. Jed Clampett: [Disgusted] Jethro, some day me and you got to have a long talk. I bet you can't even find my still. I done picked out my present. supports HTML5 video, Personalize MeTV.com to follow your favorite shows, Shop your favorite shows in the MeTV Store, 10out of 13. BRAIN like his! Hillbillies are strong and individualistic, and have a good deal of pride. Can you name these celebrity guest stars who appeared on Wagon Train? Elly May Clampett: Well come on Pa, she's about to breathe her last! Which brands used these commercial mascots back in the day? Jed Clampett: I grant you all that Mr. Addison, but she's still my mother in law. Jed Clampett: Why she never even got good and wet afore I got her outa that pond. Jed Clampett: Granny's just tryin' to get back at me fer spoilin' her scrap with Mrs. Drysdale. A Japanese transistor radio! A nouveau riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways. Performed by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" became the opening and closing theme for the CBS sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1971. Jane Hathaway: [wearing a blonde wig] Jethro, I have found that the intellectual approach has a limited appeal, romantically speaking, so I have decided to become a glamor girl. Jed Clampett: I'd rather be caught twixt a pair of scrappin' bobcats than two women tryin' to run the same house. She's what you call a 36-23-36. Jane Hathaway: Well in that case, there's only one solution. Big Daddy, Jed: Directed by Joseph Depew. Jed Clampett: I was afraid of that. Jed Clampett: Yonder comes Mrs. Drysdale and she's fetchin a present. The Ballad of Jed Clampett. If this is not your location. It is the era of the 1960s that produced some of the most beloved sitcoms in history, and all of it was due to a little groundbreaking sitcom about a man named Jed. Jed Clampett: Elly May carries herself proud with her shoulders throwed back. Jed Clampett: Oh, well, they can't seem to agree about the weather. The single phono-album version, released for radio and retail sale, merges both the beginning and ending lyrics of the theme song of the television series. Jed Clampett: Well, generally a man is ashamed to be known as a home wrecker, but that rascal's got it wrote right across his back! It ranked first in the Nielsen ratings in its first two seasons and remained in the top 20 until the end of its eighth season. Can't no boy love TWO girls. Let's go watch the fun, Elly. Jed Clampett: Howdy ma'am, I see you've come for a refill. The Beverly Hillbillies is one of the most beloved TV shows in American history. Not only does it work, but its so potent that the truck literally shoots off like a rocket the second Jethro starts the engine. Daisy Moses: How can anybody eat soup made outa turtles? Mr. Pinckney: I shall fight you in the drawing room, I shall fight you in the bed chambers, I shall fight you in the kitchen, and I shall so bear myself that if Arthur Pinckney and his fame last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was his finest hour. Jed Clampett: This here is Jed Clampett. They just didn't seem to know they were supposed to be pathetic! The theme song for the skit was termed "The Bel-Arabs". Daisy Moses: One quarter? Jed Clampett: Mrs. Drysdale, I could put my arm around you and have half of it left over. You've got to stop worryin' 'bout bein' fat. Dr. Martin: I'm sure you can, but what about Granny? Jed Clampett: You know somethin' Granny, these newspapers that Pearl uses for packin' and wrappin' is just about my favorite part of them packages from home.
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