The Beverly Hillbillies: A Fortieth Anniversary Wing Ding

By Stephen Cox

Book Overview

Come and listen to the story 'bout a man named Jed" and the rest of the colorful Clampett family, perhaps television's most unlikely phenomenon to spring from the sixties. Hated by the critics but enthusiastically embraced by audiences around the world, to this day The Beverly Hillbillies still holds the Nielsen record for the highest rated half-hour show in the history of television. Over the years, the original television hit has inspired several highly rated network specials, an E True Hollywood Story two-hour documentary, and even a big-screen motion picture from 20th Century Fox in 1993.

Just in time to join the fortieth anniversary celebration of the classic television sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies is filled with all the hillbilly country corn anyone could expect. Updated and expanded from the first edition, published in 1988, it is the ultimate TV book. Readers will also find hundreds of photographs, including 16 pages of color, fascinating trivia, behind-the-scenes stories, exclusive contributions from Paul Henning, the show's creator, a list of Granny's fixin's, the story of the popular theme song, Elly May's critters, Jethro's "Double-Naught" secrets, and an introduction by 93-year-old Buddy Ebsen, who played Jed Clampett in the series. Also included are a complete episode guide, cast biographies with all the inside scoop, and highlights from guest stars (John Wayne, Gloria Swanson, Sammy Davis Jr., and others).

The Beverly Hillbillies is still shown every day on cable television's Nick at Night. This fortieth anniversary edition of the book will become a collector's item for all who loved and love the show. There's more here than you can shake a possum at. Sit a spell."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581823029
• ISBN13: 9781581823028
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Where's the Max Baer Autobiography?!

This is a great book on the long running TV series"The Beverly Hillbillies" but where's the Max Baer(Jethro) Autobiography?It's been long overdue!!We're all anxiuosly waiting!!

Up comes a bubblin' great book

Another winner for Steve Cox! His relaxed writing style makes for a fantastic read, and the photos compiled for it really make this collection stand out. A must-have for any fan of the BH, or heck - TV for that matter.

Long live the Clampetts!

For anyone who is a fan of "The Beverly Hillbillies" (or is interested in TV history) this is the book for you! Steve Cox has a way of writing that makes you feel as if he is in your own living room telling you the remarkable story of the Clampetts. The book contains: fantastic black & white and color photos, behind the scenes stories, great interviews with the cast, an episode guide and a detailed history of America's favorite hillbilly family. So set a spell with Steve Cox as your guide and relive all the fun and laughter of The Beverly Hillbillies. Y'all read up now y'hear.

Very very thorough

There really aren't any other books out there about "The Beverly Hillbillies," so this is probably the only one you'd be looking at anyway. But it is an excellent, thorough review with pretty much everything there is to put in a book about the show. There's chapters on each cast member, celebrity guest stars, the movies (however crummy they may have been), the creators, and a lengthy interview with Max Baer, plus an episode guide and tons of photographs. If you're a fan of "The Beverly Hillbillies," or just classic TV in gerenal, it's worth picking up.

A Very Informative Tool For The True Beverly Hillbillies Fan

This book is chocked full of information about The Beverly Hillbillies including episode summaries and guest stars. I highly recommend owning this book. There are several tidbits of details in this book that you can not find elsewhere.