Buzz Bodine, Boy General
- Episode aired Dec 31, 1969
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Jethro goes to Hooterville in a general's uniform.Jethro goes to Hooterville in a general's uniform.Jethro goes to Hooterville in a general's uniform.
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Did you know
- GoofsGranny and Elly May talk about going to visit Petticoat Junction. Even in the fictional world in which they and the characters of Petticoat Junction (1963) live, they would not refer to going to "Petticoat Junction", which is not used even as a nickname within their vernacular, but rather Hooterville, the actual town in which they live.
- Quotes
Jethro Bodine: Now you're gonna find out what happens when you insult General "Buzz" Bodine.
Elly May Clampett: What's "Buzz" mean?
Daisy Moses: Buzzard, what else?
- ConnectionsReferences Petticoat Junction (1963)
- SoundtracksThe Ballad of Jed Clampett
Written by Paul Henning
Performed by Flatt & Scruggs
Courtesy of Columbia Records
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Another Multi-Part Petticoat Junction crossover
First of a two-part Hooterville story. The Clampetts decide to visit Petticoat Junction. Jethro pretends to be an Air Force 4-star general, thanks to a rented uniform, and arrives first in a USAF helicopter. Steve Elliott (Mike Minor) agrees to give Jethro flying lessons in his old crop dusting plane. The airstrip land is owned by farmer Howard Hewes (Guy Raymond). Jed decides to go into business with Steve and Hewes, bankrolling a new plane. Over the phone Mr. Drysdale gets the wrong impression Jed is talking about billionaire Howard Hughes. Drysdale, seeing dollar signs as usual, plans to leave for Hooterville right away, hoping to get Hughes to put some of his fortune in the Commerce Bank.
The story suffers from mostly ignoring Granny and Elly. Granny does a little flirting with Sam, but mostly she and Elly stay at the Shady Rest hotel and fuss over Betty Jo's baby. There's really no reason for them to be in Hooterville. This was just another ratings gimmick following the many crossovers in the previous season. The next episode concludes the story and marks the last crossover.
The story suffers from mostly ignoring Granny and Elly. Granny does a little flirting with Sam, but mostly she and Elly stay at the Shady Rest hotel and fuss over Betty Jo's baby. There's really no reason for them to be in Hooterville. This was just another ratings gimmick following the many crossovers in the previous season. The next episode concludes the story and marks the last crossover.
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- May 17, 2016
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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