The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. The show starred Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts. It was about a poor backwoods family who move to posh Beverly Hills, California, after striking oil on their land.

The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number one series of the year, with a number of episodes that remain among the most-watched television episodes in history. A 1993 movie remake was made by 20th Century Fox.

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Category:1960s American sitcoms
Category:1962 American television series debuts
Category:1970s American sitcoms
Category:1971 American television series endings
Category:American sitcoms
Category:Television series set in Los Angeles
Category:Columbia Broadcasting System original programming
Category:Television series about hillbillies
Category:American English-language television shows