The Beverly Hillbillies

S01E21: Jed Plays Solomon

Granny can't stand Pearl's yodeling so she reports her to the police. When one of the officers takes Pearl outside to the squad car, Granny thinks she got Pearl in trouble and becomes sad and contrite. Meanwhile, the police find Granny's still, and new trouble results.

Overview

Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of cousin Pearl, moves his family to a 35-room mansion in Beverly Hills, California.

Episodes

The Clampetts Strike Oil

S01E01 The Clampetts Strike Oil

September 26, 1962 25 min
The pilot starts after the theme song when Jed struck oil in his Lake. A rural Ozark family relocates to Beverly Hills after oil is discovered on their property worth $25 million. After finding oil...
Getting Settled

S01E02 Getting Settled

October 3, 1962 5.5 25 min
The Clampetts begin to settle in their new home in Beverly Hills. They are having to adjust to things such as refrigerators, ovens and the "cement pond" (swimming pool). Jethro also encounters a flamingo that...
Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin

S01E03 Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin

October 10, 1962 25 min
Jane Hathaway finds that making the Clampetts more sophisticated will be harder than expected, while Pearl Bodine tries to get the attention of Mr. Brewster.
The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale

S01E04 The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale

October 17, 1962 25 min
Mr. Drysdale panics when Mrs. Drysdale comes back from Boston early, because she'll meet the Clampetts. He sets Miss Hathaway on a plan to get them to go to Palm Springs. Meanwhile, Granny and Jed...
Jed Buys Stock

S01E05 Jed Buys Stock

October 24, 1962 25 min
Upon Mr. Drysdale's advice to buy good stock, Jed purchases cows, pigs, and chickens to raise. Granny prepares her special mash to help cure Mrs. Drysdale of her drinking problem. Meanwhile, Mrs. Drysdale is convinced...
Trick or Treat

S01E06 Trick or Treat

October 31, 1962 25 min
Granny wants to go home because folks are so unfriendly and no one has come to call. Jed convinces her they should call on them, and they find that people welcome them and give them...
The Servants

S01E07 The Servants

November 7, 1962 25 min
Elly May starts wearing dresses but takes it as an insult when someone says she looks like a city girl. Mr. Drysdale talks Jed into taking in his butler Ravenswood and upstairs girl Marie in...
Jethro Goes to School

S01E08 Jethro Goes to School

November 14, 1962 25 min
Pearl continues to pursue Mr. Brewster, while a Jasper Depew courts Jethrine. Jed tries to enroll Jethro at an exclusive Beverly Hills elementary school. When the headmistress learns that the Clampetts are neighbors of Mr....
Elly's First Date

S01E09 Elly's First Date

November 21, 1962 25 min
Misunderstandings abound as the spoiled college student Sonny Drysdale attempts to woo Elly May, only to flee to his mother in the end. In an attempt to smooth things over Granny and Jed invite the...
Pygmalion and Elly

S01E10 Pygmalion and Elly

November 28, 1962 25 min
Sonny Drysdale decides he needs to be Pygmalion to Elly's Galatea and remake her from a hillbilly into a woman of society. Meanwhile Granny makes love charms for Elly, Miss Jane and Jed.
Elly Races Jethrine

S01E11 Elly Races Jethrine

December 5, 1962 25 min
When Sonny Drysdale promises to give Elly May a ring, Granny thinks he's going to propose and becomes a matchmaker. Cousin Pearl can't stand the idea that Elly May will get married before Jethrine, so...
The Great Feud

S01E12 The Great Feud

December 12, 1962 25 min
The Clampett clan takes great offense when Sonny Drysdale jilts Elly May, and they start a feud with the Drysdales to avenge their kinfolk's honor. When Jed goes to the Commerce Bank to talk to...
Home for Christmas

S01E13 Home for Christmas

December 19, 1962 7.0 25 min
The Clampetts take their first plane flight back home for Christmas to visit cousin Pearl, who is busy cooking up a feast to win Mr. Brewster's unwilling heart. Mr. Brewster insults Pearl when he asks...
No Place Like Home

S01E14 No Place Like Home

December 26, 1962 7.0 25 min
Back home for Christmas, Elly May bonds with her old animal friends. Pearl plays the piano for the "new" movie in town (the silent version of Ben Hur) to impress Mr. Brewster. While Mr. Brewster...
Jed Rescues Pearl

S01E15 Jed Rescues Pearl

January 2, 1963 25 min
Mr. Brewster doesn't want to get married, but the whole county knows that Cousin Pearl had her heart set for him. Jed comes up with a plan for her to save face by having Mr....
Back to Californy

S01E16 Back to Californy

January 9, 1963 25 min
The Clampetts pack up to return to Beverly Hills, so Jethrine tries to pack Jazzbo Depew. Elly says goodbye to her animals. Back in Beverly Hills, Miss Hathaway dresses the vamp to meet Jethro at...
Jed's Dilemma

S01E17 Jed's Dilemma

January 16, 1963 25 min
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. Jed tries to calm things...
Jed Saves Drysdale's Marriage

S01E18 Jed Saves Drysdale's Marriage

January 23, 1963 25 min
Mrs. Drysdale leaves for a health farm saying Mr. Drysdale is "going to have a new wife" when she returns. Mr. Drysdale tells Cousin Pearl he'd like her to be his housekeeper. However, the Clampett's...
Elly's Animals

S01E19 Elly's Animals

January 30, 1963 25 min
Many animals and even the police respond to the unique sounds from Pearl's yodeling lessons.
Jed Throws a Wingding

S01E20 Jed Throws a Wingding

February 6, 1963 25 min
Two of Pearl's most ardent former suitors come to visit her in Beverly Hills. Pearl thinks they're there to propose because a letter they sent mentions an engagement. But, the duo were actually referring to...
Jed Plays Solomon

S01E21 Jed Plays Solomon

February 13, 1963 25 min
Granny can't stand Pearl's yodeling so she reports her to the police. When one of the officers takes Pearl outside to the squad car, Granny thinks she got Pearl in trouble and becomes sad and...
Duke Steals a Wife

S01E22 Duke Steals a Wife

February 20, 1963 25 min
Granny says Jed and Duke his dog are both down without a woman in their lives. French woman Mlle. Denise and her poodle that she brought to breed with Mrs. Drysdale's dog arrive. Duke takes...
Jed Buys the Freeway

S01E23 Jed Buys the Freeway

February 27, 1963 4.0 25 min
The conman Harry Jones, who pretends to be an old friend, gives Jed a "bargain" when he offers to sell Griffith Park, the Hollywood Bowl, and the freeway to the millionaire.
Jed Becomes a Banker

S01E24 Jed Becomes a Banker

March 6, 1963 25 min
When rival banker Bill Hacker challenges him to a skeet shoot, Mr. Drysdale has no choice but to enlist the sharpshooting skills of Jed by making him a bank vice president. But, when Hacker finds...
The Family Tree

S01E25 The Family Tree

March 13, 1963 25 min
Mrs. Drysdale wants to get rid of the Clampett's before the arrival of Mrs. Smith-Standish, the head of a 'first family' historical society. But Smith-Standish goes to the Clampett's first and becomes enchanted with their...
Jed Cuts the Family Tree

S01E26 Jed Cuts the Family Tree

March 20, 1963 25 min
Pearl wants the family to be in High Society now that their forebears were one of the first families to come to America.(on the Mayflower) Pearl goes to a ""Beauty Saloon "" & comes home...
Granny's Spring Tonic

S01E27 Granny's Spring Tonic

March 27, 1963 25 min
Miss Hathaway's brilliant-but-frumpy bank protegee Gloria (Lola Albright) is really a sultry gold-digger with eyes for Jed's $34 million, and Jed's just had his annual dose of Granny's spring tonic. Pearl and Granny are a...
Jed Pays His Income Tax

S01E28 Jed Pays His Income Tax

April 3, 1963 25 min
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.
The Clampetts and the Dodgers

S01E29 The Clampetts and the Dodgers

April 10, 1963 25 min
After playing golf with Jethro, Los Angeles Dodgers coach Leo Durocher wants to sign him as a pitcher, when he sees how well he can throw.
Duke Becomes a Father

S01E30 Duke Becomes a Father

April 17, 1963 25 min
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...
The Clampetts Entertain

S01E31 The Clampetts Entertain

April 24, 1963 25 min
Jed arranges a party to get Granny out of her doldrums and invites the Drysdales. Mr. Drysdale's boss wants to come along to meet them, hearing how sophisticated they are. The boss is thrilled with...
The Clampetts in Court

S01E32 The Clampetts in Court

May 1, 1963 25 min
James and Mabel Johnson back into the Clampett's car outside of the Commerce Bank. After they discover that the Clampetts are rich, they fake injuries and sue the Clampetts. During the trial, the couple's story...
The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed

S01E33 The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed

May 8, 1963 25 min
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. The psychiatrist may have bitten off more than he...
The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted

S01E34 The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted

May 15, 1963 25 min
Jethro finally gets his bill of health from Dr. Twombly so he can graduate the fifth grade. The psychiatrist shows great interest in Granny's home remedies for various ailments. Drysdale brings him to the Clampetts'...
Elly Becomes a Secretary

S01E35 Elly Becomes a Secretary

May 22, 1963 25 min
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...
Jethro's Friend

S01E36 Jethro's Friend

May 29, 1963 25 min
Jethro brings home a friend from school, 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.

Cast

Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen
Jed "JD" Clampett
Irene Ryan
Irene Ryan
Granny
Donna Douglas
Donna Douglas
Elly May Clampett
Max Baer Jr.
Max Baer Jr.
Jethro Bodine
Raymond Bailey
Raymond Bailey
Milburn Drysdale
Nancy Kulp
Nancy Kulp
Jane Hathaway

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