The Beverly Hillbillies is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family from the hills of the Ozarks, who move to posh Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land. The show was produced by Filmways and was created by Paul Henning. It was followed by two other Henning-inspired "country cousin" series on CBS: Petticoat Junction and its spin-off Green Acres, which reversed the rags-to-riches, country-to-city model of The Beverly Hillbillies. The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons, ranking as the #1 series of the year during its first two seasons, with 16 episodes that still remain among the 100 most-watched television episodes in American history. It accumulated seven Emmy nominations during its run.
| Created by | Paul Henning |
| Starring | Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr, Raymond Bailey, Nancy Kulp, Bea Benaderet, Harriet MacGibbon |
| Opening theme | "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" played by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, sung by Jerry Scoggins |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 274 (106 in black-and-white, 168 in color) |
| Executive producer(s) | Al Simon, Martin Ransohoff |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Filmways, CBS Television Network |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Black-and-white (1962–1965), Color (1965–1971) |
| Audio format | monaural |
| Followed by | Return of the Beverly Hillbillies |
| Related shows | Petticoat Junction, Green Acres |
About The Beverly Hillbillies
A newly rich family of hillbillies moves to Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. The show ran for nine seasons and aired a total of 274.
Achievement of The Beverly Hillbillies
The show launched a film version that was released in 1993. The show was nominated for seven Emmy Awards during its run.
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Latest information about The Beverly Hillbillies updated on July 28 2021.
