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BEVERLY The entire first
season of 'The Beverly Hillbillies' is television at its best, with
interweaving plot lines and broadly drawn characters brought to life
by one of the medium's most accomplished casts and a collection of the
best supporting players in Hollywood.
Almost universally
panned by critics from the very beginning, the 274 episode run of the
series contains some of the best written (and highest-rated) television
programs of all time.
In later years,
the characters became broader and sillier, with the plots revolving
more around Jethro's occupational aspirations, Jed's gullibility and
Granny's general drunkenness.
"I was wondering
if you knew about the Beverly Hillbillies pilot that has different music
(more bluegrass) and a totally different laugh track/sound mix than
the "Clampetts Strike Oil" show?
'The Hillbillies
of Beverly Hills' has a slightly different
opening and titles, then goes into the exact 1st episode - except
for a different opening shot of the bank (with different name) and sound
mix - with a couple of scenes having slightly longer dialogue in the
pilot.
At the final scene
where the Clampetts run up the hill, the
credits roll there - then it really gets interesting! After
the credits a whole new scene
opens up where Mr. Drysdale is talking about showing them the mansion
for the first time. You see the beginning of what became the second
episode - but the interior of the house is different. Jed and Jethro
have a scene in this room that was evidently reshot.
There's another new scene where Ellie Mae
goes on a date with a guy from the bank. Then the camera pulls back
and Drysdale is revealed as talking to his shrink. These three scenes
never wound up in the final episodes." "I have a copy of
a 16mm episode on tape that has an additional part of the theme song.
You know, after the cast credits, then Paul Henning's name comes up
(it usually ends there). During the initial run there was an additional
30 seconds - ever wonder what Jed was pointing to just before the song
ended? It was a billboard advertising Kelloggs Corn Flakes. (That's
why the Clampetts always ate Corn Flakes for breakfast.)
"Now come along
and visit with the Clampett fam-i-lee as they learn the simple pleasures
in the hills of Bever-lee. The folks who bring you products are the
sponsor of the week, the best to you each mornin', fresh from Battle
Creek. K E double LL O double good - Kelloggs best to you!"
There were also
a couple of commercials that ran during the show with Jed and Jethro
enjoying a Winston cigarette (another sponsor) and yuckin' it up with
hillbilly humor.
The pilot script
was written by producer Paul Henning - it's almost word for word the
filmed show. It's even written phonetically as they would have spoken
in the show.
Exterior
filming at the mansion was not done after the first season because so
many people actually drove up and knocked on the front door asking to
meet Granny - the owner kicked Filmways off the lot after that." |
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