The Beverly Hillbillies: Season 4
CBS (1965)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Family
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IMDB   7.3
960 mins USA / English
Blu-ray Disc    US - TV-PG
Raymond Bailey Milburn Drysdale
Buddy Ebsen Jed Clampett
Donna Douglas Elly May Clampett
Max Baer Jr. Jethro Bodine
Irene Ryan Daisy Moses
Nancy Kulp Jane Hathaway
Harriet E. MacGibbon Mrs. Margaret Drysdale
Duke Dog
Earl Rooster
Charles Ruggles Lowell Redlings Farquhar
Barney Elmore Chauffeur Parkins
Venita Wolf Miss Murray
Elmer Raccoon
Orangey Rusty--Cat
Arnie Dog
Director
Joseph Depew
Producer Joseph Depew
Paul Henning
Writer Paul Henning
Mark Tuttle
Cinematography Harry L. Wolf
Musician Curt Massey

The Beverly Hillbillies (1962 - 1971) is an American sitcom that was one of the most successful comedies in the history of American television.


The story of Jed Clampett, a widowed, simple backwoods mountaineer who becomes a millionaire when oil is discovered on his property in Sibly (an Ozark community). Episodes relate his misadventures when he and his family move to Beverly Hills, California, and struggle to adjust to the fast, sophisticated modern life of the big city.
Episodes
 30 mins    9/15/1965  1.  Admiral Jed Clampett
Mr. Drysdale tries to get Jed to buy a yacht and join the yacht club. As usual, a misunderstanding takes place, and the Navy gets involved.
 30 mins    9/22/1965  2.  That Old Black Magic
Granny confuses Mrs. Drysdale's forays into astrology with the practice of black magic. An intended gift for Elly May from Mr. Drysdale only adds to the confusion.
 30 mins    9/29/1965  3.  The Sheik
Jed meets another oil millionaire - a sheik from an Arab kingdom - who presents him with an unusual gift: his very own harem.
 30 mins    10/6/1965  4.  The Private Eye
Jethro is anxious to become a new "Double Naught" spy and Mr. Drysdale gives him his own office. A bank robber hopes to con an unwitting Jethro into helping him get into the bank vault.
 30 mins    10/13/1965  5.  Possum Day
When the Clampetts decide they want to go home for Possum Day, Mr. Drysdale attempts putting together a Possum Day in Beverly Hills.
 30 mins    10/20/1965  6.  The Possum Parade
Granny wonders why Mrs. Drysdale hasn't started her campaign for Possum Queen. Unbeknownst to Mrs. Drysdale, Mr. Drysdale has plastered her limousine with "Margaret Drysdale for Possum Queen" posters. Will Mrs. Drysdale beat Granny?
 30 mins    10/27/1965  7.  The Clampetts Play the Rams
Jethro thinks the Drysdales' attractive young maid is interested in him and commences courting her, but she just wants to watch the football game on the Clampetts' color TV.
 30 mins    11/3/1965  8.  The Courtship of Elly
Granny's concocts a love potion for Elly Mae at the same time Mr. Drysdale hires an escort for Elly. Dean arrives at the mansion with the Clampetts believing he's Miss Jane's boyfriend so Granny tries a reverse spell.
 30 mins    11/10/1965  9.  A Real Nice Neighbor
The Clampetts (thereafter Mr. Drysdale) mistake the new neighbor's maidservant for the actual owner. Granny tries her best to set Jed up with her.
 30 mins    11/17/1965  10.  The Poor Farmer
Mr. Lucas Sebastian, a billionaire entrepreneur, wants Jed to invest in his new venture, undersea farming.
 30 mins    11/24/1965  11.  Hoe Down A-Go-Go
Jed and Granny are concerned the young'uns aren't meeting anyone so decide to throw a wing ding. Miss Jane provides the music but the older Clampetts are confused by the band names. A mix between a square dance and rockfest ensues.
 30 mins    12/1/1965  12.  Mrs. Drysdale's Father
Mr. Farquar, Mrs. Drysdale's father comes for a visit. When he's alone with Drysdale, he reveals he's broke. It seems on his way over, he passed through Las Vegas and lost his whole fortune and is asking Drysdale for a handout, which he refuses. He later learns of the Clampetts, he goes there hoping to get some of their money so he can go back to Las Vegas.
 30 mins    12/8/1965  13.  Mr. Farquhar Stays On
Daddy Farquhar continues to visit the Clampetts's mansion to his daughter Margaret's displeasure. He has plans for Granny and her money in Las Vegas but she's expecting a marriage proposal.
 30 mins    12/15/1965  14.  Military School
Jethro wants to be a general and Mr. Drysdale decides the safest idea is to get him into a boys military academy. With Jethro twice the size of the other boys, the commander has his doubts while a mock battle confuses Granny and Jed.
 30 mins    12/29/1965  15.  The Common Cold
When Mr. Drysdale is unhappy with Dr. Clyburn's treatment of his cold the Clampetts hear about it. Granny decides it's time to set up practice and enlists the rest of her family to help. She also claims a cure for the common cold.
 30 mins    1/5/1966  16.  The Richest Woman
The world's richest woman wants to buy the Clampett mansion and will stop at nothing to get it. Will Jed finally sell?
 30 mins    1/12/1966  17.  The Trotting Horse
Granny wants to learn to drive the truck but can't get used to modern day contraptions. A horse is more of what she wants and Mr. Drysdale gets her one, a professional race horse.
 30 mins    1/19/1966  18.  The Buggy
When Granny hears the Drysdales are at a horse show, she declares she wants good trotter so she can ride it to the market. When Mr. Drysdale buys a racer along with a buggy, Granny decides she wants to be the driver at the track.
 30 mins    1/26/1966  19.  The Cat Burglar
After it becomes known that a cat burglar is in Beverly Hills, the Clampetts take precautions to protect their home. Not surprisingly, they don't really understand what a cat burglar is.
 30 mins    2/2/1966  20.  The Big Chicken
Granny encounters an ostrich at the Drysdales and believe it's a giant chicken. She decides it got into her "medicinal tonic" and that's why it's so big. She tries to apply the idea to her vegetables.
 30 mins    2/9/1966  21.  Sonny Drysdale Returns
The Clampetts believe resuming his courtship of Elly is why Sonny Drysdale returns. His stepfather arranges a job as a beauty product salesman and his sixth stop at the Clampetts is where his merchandise is mistaken as courting gifts.
 30 mins    2/16/1966  22.  Brewster's Baby
Granny decides to head back to the hills, with Elly in tow, to do some doctoring. Mr. Drysdale is desperate to stop her, so he claims the Brewsters are having a baby. Jethro brings home girls from the KitKat Club to assuage his loneliness.
 30 mins    2/23/1966  23.  The Great Jethro
A shady magician sells his wares to the gullible Jethro.
 30 mins    3/2/1966  24.  The Old Folks Home
Jed thinks Granny needs help in cleaning the mansion, but she believes it's because he wants to put her in a retirement home, so Granny is ready to head to the hills with her money, which Mr. Drysdale is desperate to avoid.
 30 mins    3/16/1966  25.  Flatt and Scruggs Return
Musicians Flatt and Scruggs, old friends of the Clampetts, visit with one of their glamorous wives. Banjo music is performed, Gladys sings a song and Granny teaches her to cook. Jethro modifies the truck to avoid traffic jams.
 30 mins    3/23/1966  26.  The Folk Singers
Jethro is bent on becoming an astronaut but gets sidetracked into teaming up with Miss Jane to become a folk singer. Along the way Jethro invents a new musical device he dubs the Bodine o' phone.
 30 mins    3/30/1966  27.  The Beautiful Maid
Drysdale, at first irate that beautiful actress Bergstrom is kept on an expensive stipend without making a film, is smitten at first sight and so places the actress in the Clampett home to learn backwoods accents and ways for a movie.
 30 mins    4/6/1966  28.  Jethro's Pad
Jethro becomes a Hugh Hefner wannabe when he discovers some Playpen magazines in Mr. Drysdale's garage.
 30 mins    4/13/1966  29.  The Bird-Watchers
Granny remains eager to get Elly to the altar and decides Professor Biddle, Miss Jane's friend, will do. Mr. Drysdale blackmails Dash into asking the Clampett lass for a date. The meek birdwatcher and the handsome actor are soon at odds.
 30 mins    4/20/1966  30.  Jethro Gets Engaged
Jethro is in love again and decides to get a job as an actor. After being named Dash Riprock's stunt double, he takes on the "tough" name Beef Jerky. His new girl, Debbie, wants only a screen test and plays up to studio-owner Jed.
 30 mins    4/27/1966  31.  Granny Tonics a Bird-Watcher
Granny brews a batch of her tonic hoping it helps Elly get a husband. Jane with Mr. Biddle are trying to hatch a condor egg but a sip of the potion changes the birdwatcher's focus and the Clampetts need to get him out of a tree.
 30 mins    5/18/1966  32.  Jethro Goes to College
Jed thinks Jethro needs to go back to school to get his mind off girls; but, instead of college, Jethro enrolls in a secretarial school that takes his money and graduates him early. At his new bank job, he hires all his classmates.
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Series The Beverly Hillbillies
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