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  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • Apr 17, 1963
  • 30 m
  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • Apr 17, 1963
  • 30 m

Summary Jed Clampett and kin, a poor Ozark Hillbilly family, were barely surviving until one lucky day. Jed while hunting for food in his swamp missed his target and struck the ground with his shot. Up through the ground came a bubblin' crude, Oil that is, Black Gold, Texas Tea.After selling his swamp to the OK Oil Company for $25 Million, Cousi...

Directed By: Richard Whorf

Written By: Paul Henning

  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • Apr 17, 1963
  • 30 m
  • TV-PG
  • CBS
  • Apr 17, 1963
  • 30 m
The Beverly Hillbillies
S1 • Episode 30
Duke Becomes a Father
Air Date: Apr 17, 1963
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Summary Jed Clampett and kin, a poor Ozark Hillbilly family, were barely surviving until one lucky day. Jed while hunting for food in his swamp missed his target and struck the ground with his shot. Up through the ground came a bubblin' crude, Oil that is, Black Gold, Texas Tea.After selling his swamp to the OK Oil Company for $25 Million, Cousi...

Created By: Paul Henning

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Episode 1 • Sep 26, 1962 • 58 m
The Clampetts Strike Oil
Episode 2 • Oct 3, 1962 • 30 m
Getting Settled
Episode 3 • Oct 10, 1962 • 30 m
Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin
Episode 4 • Oct 17, 1962 • 30 m
The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale
Episode 5 • Oct 24, 1962 • 30 m
Jed Buys Stock
Episode 6 • Oct 31, 1962 • 30 m
Trick or Treat
Episode 7 • Nov 7, 1962 • 30 m
The Servants
Episode 8 • Nov 14, 1962 • 30 m
Jethro Goes to School
Episode 9 • Nov 21, 1962 • 30 m
Elly's First Date
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.
Episode 10 • Nov 28, 1962 • 30 m
Pygmalion and Elly
Sonny Drysdale decides he needs to be Pygmalion to Elly's Galatea and remake her from a hillbilly into a woman of society, while Granny uses love charms to heat up their relationship.
Episode 11 • Dec 5, 1962 • 30 m
Elly Races Jethrine
Episode 12 • Dec 12, 1962 • 30 m
The Great Feud
Granny and the rest of the Clampetts start a feud with the Drysdales since Sonny courted Elly May and then stood her up when granny suggested marriage.
Episode 13 • Dec 19, 1962 • 26 m
Home for Christmas
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.
Episode 14 • Dec 26, 1962 • 30 m
No Place Like Home
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.
Episode 15 • Jan 2, 1963 • 30 m
Jed Rescues Pearl
Episode 16 • Jan 9, 1963 • 30 m
Back to Californy
Episode 17 • Jan 16, 1963 • 30 m
Jed's Dilemma
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.
Episode 18 • Jan 23, 1963 • 30 m
Jed Saves Drysdale's Marriage
Episode 19 • Jan 30, 1963 • 30 m
Elly's Animals
When Pearl starts selling music lessons, Mrs. Drysdale complains about the noise to the police. Mrs. Drysdale also calls the dog catcher on Duke.
Episode 20 • Feb 6, 1963 • 30 m
Jed Throws a Wingding
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.
Episode 21 • Feb 13, 1963 • 30 m
Jed Plays Solomon
Episode 22 • Feb 20, 1963 • 30 m
Duke Steals a Wife
Episode 23 • Feb 27, 1963 • 30 m
Jed Buys the Freeway
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.
Episode 24 • Mar 6, 1963 • 30 m
Jed Becomes a Banker
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.
Episode 25 • Mar 13, 1963 • 30 m
The Family Tree
Episode 26 • Mar 20, 1963 • 30 m
Jed Cuts the Family Tree
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?
Episode 27 • Mar 27, 1963 • 30 m
Granny's Spring Tonic
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.
Episode 28 • Apr 3, 1963 • 30 m
Jed Pays His Income Tax
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.
Episode 29 • Apr 10, 1963 • 30 m
The Clampetts and the Dodgers
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.
Episode 30 • Apr 17, 1963 • 30 m
Duke Becomes a Father
Episode 31 • Apr 24, 1963 • 30 m
The Clampetts Entertain
Episode 32 • May 1, 1963 • 30 m
The Clampetts in Court
When a couple who ran into the Clampett's car discover that they're rich, they fake injuries and sue the Clampetts.
Episode 33 • May 8, 1963 • 30 m
The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed
Episode 34 • May 15, 1963 • 30 m
The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted
Episode 35 • May 22, 1963 • 30 m
Elly Becomes a Secretary
Episode 36 • May 29, 1963 • 30 m
Jethro's Friend
Jethro brings home a friend, Armstrong Dueser McHugh III, who is coddled by a chauffeur who treats him as frail. The Clampetts know better, and show him a good time, friendship and family.
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