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| THE
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
The entire
first season of 'The Beverly Hillbillies' is television at its best,
with interweaving plot lines and broadly drawn characters brought to
life by one of the medium's most accomplished casts and a collection
of the best supporting players in Hollywood.
Almost
universally panned by critics from the very beginning, the 274 episode
run of the series contains some of the best written (and highest-rated)
television programs of all time.
In later
years, the characters became broader and sillier, with the plots revolving
more around Jethro's occupational aspirations, Jed's gullibility and
Granny's general drunkenness.
'The Hillbillies
of Beverly Hills' has a slightly different
opening and titles, then goes into the exact 1st episode - except
for a different opening shot of the bank (with different name) and sound
mix - with a couple of scenes having slightly longer dialogue in the
pilot.
At the
final scene where the Clampetts run up the hill, the
credits roll there - then it really gets interesting! After
the credits a whole new scene
opens up where Mr. Drysdale is talking about showing them the mansion
for the first time. You see the beginning of what became the second
episode - but the interior of the house is different. Jed and Jethro
have a scene in this room that was evidently reshot.
There's
another new scene where Ellie Mae
goes on a date with a guy from the bank. Then the camera pulls back
and Drysdale is revealed as talking to his shrink. These three scenes
never wound up in the final episodes." "I have
a copy of a 16mm episode on tape that has an additional part of the
theme song. You know, after the cast credits, then Paul Henning's name
comes up (it usually ends there). During the initial run there was an
additional 30 seconds - ever wonder what Jed was pointing to just before
the song ended? It was a billboard advertising Kelloggs Corn Flakes.
(That's why the Clampetts always ate Corn Flakes for breakfast.)
"Now come
along and visit with the Clampett fam-i-lee as they learn the simple
pleasures in the hills of Bever-lee. The folks who bring you products
are the sponsor of the week, the best to you each mornin', fresh from
Battle Creek. K E double LL O double good - Kelloggs best to you!"
There were
also a couple of commercials that ran during the show with Jed and Jethro
enjoying a Winston cigarette (another sponsor) and yuckin' it up with
hillbilly humor.
The pilot
script was written by producer Paul Henning - it's almost word for word
the filmed show. It's even written phonetically as they would have spoken
in the show.
Exterior
filming at the mansion was not done after the first season because so
many people actually drove up and knocked on the front door asking to
meet Granny - the owner kicked Filmways off the lot after that." - Kevin
Squires
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 THE
ANDY The first (and best?) of CBS's hit rural comedies, 'The Andy Griffith Show' epitomized excellence in episodic television. The loss of Don Knotts as Barney Fife in 1965 took a lot of the life out of the series, but even the loss of the show's namesake (Andy Griffith himself) in 1968 couldn't stall the soaring ratings. Only when Frances Bavier ('Aunt Bee') left the production in 1970 did the series (then renamed 'Mayberry RFD') finally slip from the top-ten. Here is the theme song from the very first show as broadcast on the CBS network on October 3, 1960. The well-known theme song was only slightly different as broadcast in it's original form. Remember at the end of the theme when Opie throws a rock into the lake? In the original run, you would see the rock splash and the sponsor's logo would then come up.
In this added scene from the first episode , the plotline is weaved into the sponsor's message at the end of the show. You'll also see the end theme as it was originally broadcast. Every major sitcom of the 50s and 60s had a main sponsor, and the stars of the show were expected to do commercials for their products. Cereal makers were big TV advertisers, and Post also sponsored The Andy Griffith Show . Here is another spot for Post Cereals.
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"I
was wondering if you knew about the Beverly Hillbillies pilot that has
different music (more bluegrass) and a totally different laugh track/sound
mix than the "Clampetts Strike Oil" show?
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