The Clampett Curse
- Episode aired Jan 18, 1967
- 30m
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7.3/10
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Jed and Granny decide to donate the burden of their millions to some college students and move back home.Jed and Granny decide to donate the burden of their millions to some college students and move back home.Jed and Granny decide to donate the burden of their millions to some college students and move back home.
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- TriviaMr. Drysdale says that the Clampett fortune had grown to $68,415,000.
- Quotes
Milburn Drysdale: Here at the Commerce Bank, we are always ready to help out needy students. Help her out, Miss Hathaway.
[shows her to the door]
- ConnectionsFeatured in UHF (1989)
- SoundtracksThe Ballad of Jed Clampett
Written by Paul Henning
Performed by Flatt & Scruggs
Courtesy of Columbia Records
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I'M GONNA' WRITE Y'ALL A CHECK!
Best of all the schemes to get Jed's millions.
Enter three "resourceful" college girls who have cooked up a phony baloney organization that caters to poor kids in need of a solid education. In short, they want money, and lots of it!
You have to admit, Jed was a very generous man, and when he hears the crusading ladies story, he writes 'em a check for all the money he has -- $68 million bucks! This has to be a first for the series, and almost like a fantasy episode because it's so bizarro.
First off, Jed announces to Mr. Drysdale he gave all his money away and is moving back to the country. Drysdale, in turn, attempts to hang himself in his office! Jed, Granny, Jethro and Ellie saddle up the old truck and leave Beverly Hills! Really, really strange stuff.
They don't get that far though; the truck runs out of gas in a park (within the LA city limits), and the gang decides to makes themselves at home --- clear the land and plant corn?
One of the best written and most clever episodes of them all. Of course, you know ALL TOO WELL Jed does get his millions back, but the way its done is kind of neat. And Mr. Drysdale plays a big part.
He and Miss Jane make a super team.
Great supporting cast with Sheila Kuehn (best remembered for playing Zelda on DOBIE GILLIS), and in a very similar role, the idealistic ring leader of the trio. Kuehn later gave up acting to work for the city of Los Angeles, but was always asked about her tv career first and foremost. Red haired, freckled face Bernadette Withers plays Lucy, popular on sitcoms in the 50s, and Toby Kaye plays Fran.
SEASON 5 EPISODE 19 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. Super color family portrait on the cover. A classic.
Enter three "resourceful" college girls who have cooked up a phony baloney organization that caters to poor kids in need of a solid education. In short, they want money, and lots of it!
You have to admit, Jed was a very generous man, and when he hears the crusading ladies story, he writes 'em a check for all the money he has -- $68 million bucks! This has to be a first for the series, and almost like a fantasy episode because it's so bizarro.
First off, Jed announces to Mr. Drysdale he gave all his money away and is moving back to the country. Drysdale, in turn, attempts to hang himself in his office! Jed, Granny, Jethro and Ellie saddle up the old truck and leave Beverly Hills! Really, really strange stuff.
They don't get that far though; the truck runs out of gas in a park (within the LA city limits), and the gang decides to makes themselves at home --- clear the land and plant corn?
One of the best written and most clever episodes of them all. Of course, you know ALL TOO WELL Jed does get his millions back, but the way its done is kind of neat. And Mr. Drysdale plays a big part.
He and Miss Jane make a super team.
Great supporting cast with Sheila Kuehn (best remembered for playing Zelda on DOBIE GILLIS), and in a very similar role, the idealistic ring leader of the trio. Kuehn later gave up acting to work for the city of Los Angeles, but was always asked about her tv career first and foremost. Red haired, freckled face Bernadette Withers plays Lucy, popular on sitcoms in the 50s, and Toby Kaye plays Fran.
SEASON 5 EPISODE 19 remastered color CBS/Paramount dvd box set. Super color family portrait on the cover. A classic.
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