"The Beverly Hillbillies"
The Clampetts Strike Oil (1962)

Director:

Ralph Levy

Writers:

Paul Henning (creator)
Paul Henning (writer)

TV Series:

"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)

Original Air Date:

26 September 1962 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Jed Clampett is told by a representative of an oil company that the swamp behind his shack is full of oil...

Plot Keywords:

Actor Playing Female Role | Family Relationships | Stereotype | Widow | Single Father

Cast

Buddy Ebsen	...	Jed Clampett
Irene Ryan	...	Daisy Moses
Donna Douglas	...	Elly May Clampett
Max Baer Jr.	...	Jethrine Bodine
Bea Benaderet	...	Cousin Pearl Bodine
Nancy Kulp	...	Jane Hathaway
Frank Wilcox	...	John Brewster
Ron Hagerthy	...	Geologist
Robert Osborne	...	Jeffrey Taylor (as Bob Osborne)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Raymond Bailey	...	Milburn Drysdale

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

Filmways Television

Quotes:

Jed Clampett: What do you think Pearl? You think I oughta move?
Cousin Pearl Bodine: Jed, how can you even ask? Look around you. You live eight miles from your nearest neighbor. You're overrun with skunks, possums, coyotes, and bobcats. You use kerosene lamps for light. You cook on a wood stove, summer and winter. You're drinkin' homemade moonshine, and washin' with homemade lye soap. And your bathroom is fifty feet from the house. And you ask should you move!?
Jed Clampett: [ponders all this] Yeah, I reckon you're right. Man'd be a dang fool to leave all this.