# | Title | Written by | Directed by | Airdate | Prod.code |
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1 | "The Clampetts Strike Oil" | Paul Henning | Ralph Levy | September 26, 1962 | 1-1 |
A rural Ozark family relocates to Beverly Hills after oil is discovered on their property worth $25 million.
After finding oil on the land, the family is surprised when Mr. Brewster of the OK Oil Company offers to buy it. (The family home is set in the Branson, Missouri area.) After much coaxing by Cousin Pearl, Jed sells the swamp and moves the family to a mansion in Beverly Hills. Upon their arrival, they are arrested because of a case of mistaken identity but are later returned to the mansion safely. | |||||
2 | "Getting Settled" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | October 3, 1962 | 1-2 |
The rough-hewn Clampetts are mistaken for servants as they try to adapt to their new environment. | |||||
3 | "Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | October 10, 1962 | 1-3 |
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. | |||||
4 | "The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | October 17, 1962 | 1-4 |
Mr. Drysdale tries furiously to make the Clampetts more acceptable to his socially-conscious wife. | |||||
5 | "Jed Buys Stock" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | October 24, 1962 | 1-5 |
Upon Mr. Drysdale's advice to buy good stock, Jed purchases cows, pigs, and chickens to raise. | |||||
6 | "Trick or Treat" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | October 31, 1962 | 1-6 |
The homesick Clampetts decide to go door-to-door meeting their Beverly Hills neighbors, not knowing it is Halloween. | |||||
7 | "The Servants" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | November 7, 1962 | 1-7 |
Yet another Drysdale attempt to "reform" the Clampetts goes awry when he tries to loan his servants to the hard-working family. | |||||
8 | "Jethro Goes to School" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | November 14, 1962 | 1-8 |
The headmistress of an exclusive private school for boys is astonished to find the teenaged Jethro enrolled in her fifth grade. | |||||
9 | "Elly's First Date" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | November 21, 1962 | 1-9 |
Misunderstandings abound as the spoiled college student Sonny Drysdale attempts to woo Elly May, only to flee to his mother in the end. Louis Nye guests as Sonny Drysdale. | |||||
10 | "Pygmalion and Elly" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | November 28, 1962 | 1-10 |
Sonny resumes his high-class courtship of Elly May, by playing Julius Caesar and Pygmalion. | |||||
11 | "Elly Races Jethrine" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | December 5, 1962 | 1-11 |
The Clampetts try to get Sonny to propose to Elly May, as Cousin Pearl steps up her efforts to get Jasper Depew to marry her daughter Jethrine. | |||||
12 | "The Great Feud" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | December 12, 1962 | 1-12 |
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. | |||||
13 | "Home for Christmas" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | December 19, 1962 | 1-13 |
The Clampetts return home to the hills to celebrate Christmas, where Cousin Pearl is still trying to win Mr. Brewster's hand in marriage. | |||||
14 | "No Place Like Home" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | December 26, 1962 | 1-14 |
Back in the hills, the Clampetts aid Cousin Pearl in her efforts to "get hitched" to Brewster. | |||||
15 | "Jed Rescues Pearl" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | January 2, 1963 | 1-15 |
Jed and Mr. Brewster contrive to end Cousin Pearl's pursuit of the oil man with his public surprise proposal. | |||||
16 | "Back to Californy" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | January 9, 1963 | 1-16 |
Upon returning to Beverly Hills, Jed finds that Granny and Pearl sparring over who is the "woman of the house". | |||||
17 | "Jed's Dilemma" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | January 16, 1963 | 1-17 |
As the Granny-Pearl feud continues, Jed tries to calm things down by taking a sightseeing tour of Beverly Hills. | |||||
18 | "Jed Saves Drysdale's Marriage" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | January 23, 1963 | 1-18 |
When his wife is away, Mr. Drysdale requests a female member of the Clampett family to perform housekeeping duties for him. | |||||
19 | "Elly's Animals" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | January 30, 1963 | 1-19 |
Many animals and even the police respond to the unique sounds from Pearl's yodeling lessons. | |||||
20 | "Jed Throws a Wingding" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | February 6, 1963 | 1-20 |
Two of Pearl's most ardent former suitors come to visit her in Beverly Hills. | |||||
21 | "Jed Plays Solomon" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | February 13, 1963 | 1-21 |
Granny calls the police in an attempt to stop Pearl's incessant yodeling, but her plan backfires when the officers discover her still. Eddie Dean portrayed a police officer. | |||||
22 | "Duke Steals a Wife" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | February 20, 1963 | 1-22 |
Duke, the Clampetts' bloodhound, uses his animal magnetism to draw Jed and a Frenchwoman together. | |||||
23 | "Jed Buys the Freeway" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | February 27, 1963 | 1-23 |
A conman gives Jed a "bargain" when he offers to sell Griffith Park, the Hollywood Bowl, and the freeway to the millionaire. | |||||
24 | "Jed Becomes a Banker" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | March 6, 1963 | 1-24 |
When a rival bank challenges his to a skeet shoot, Mr. Drysdale has no choice but to enlist the sharpshooting skills of Jed by making him a bank vice president. | |||||
25 | "The Family Tree" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | March 13, 1963 | 1-25 |
A prominent genealogist finds evidence that Jed's ancestors came to America prior to the arrival of the Mayflower. | |||||
26 | "Jed Cuts the Family Tree" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | March 20, 1963 | 1-26 |
After much excitement about the family entering the "high society life", Jed lies to the genealogist to get things back to normal. | |||||
27 | "Granny's Spring Tonic" | Paul Henning and Phil Shuken | Richard Whorf | March 27, 1963 | 1-27 |
A fortune hunter sets her sights on Jed. Guest star: Lola Albright. | |||||
28 | "Jed Pays His Income Tax" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | April 3, 1963 | 1-28 |
Jed and Granny are suspicious of a tax collector from the IRS. | |||||
29 | "The Clampetts and the Dodgers" | Paul Henning and Dick Wesson | Richard Whorf | April 10, 1963 | 1-29 |
After playing golf with Jethro, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Leo Durocher wants to sign him as a pitcher. | |||||
30 | "Duke Becomes a Father" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | April 17, 1963 | 1-30 |
Duke and Jed become reacquainted with their French lady friends. | |||||
31 | "The Clampetts Entertain" | Paul Henning
Dick Wesson Herman MillerFred Freiberger |
Richard Whorf | April 24, 1963 | 1-31 |
After securing the Clampett account, Mr. Drysdale is in line for a pay raise. | |||||
32 | "The Clampetts in Court" | Paul Henning and Dick Wesson | Richard Whorf | May 1, 1963 | 1-32 |
It's a case of one man's word against another as the Clampetts are accused of reckless driving in court. | |||||
33 | "The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed" | Paul Henning | Richard Whorf | May 8, 1963 | 1-33 |
A psychiatrist may have bitten off more than he can chew when he starts treating Jethro. | |||||
34 | "The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted" | Paul Henning and Dick Wesson | Richard Whorf | May 15, 1963 | 1-34 |
The psychiatrist shows great interest in Granny's home remedies for various ailments. | |||||
35 | "Elly Becomes a Secretary" | Paul Henning and Dick Wesson | Richard Whorf | May 22, 1963 | 1-35 |
Believing he needs their help, the Clampetts volunteer to work at Mr. Drysdale's bank. | |||||
36 | "Jethro's Friend" | Paul Henning and Jay Sommers | Richard Whorf | May 29, 1963 | 1-36 |
Jethro's friend Armstrong enjoys the less rigid lifestyle he encounters during a visit to the Clampett mansion. |