“Come listen to my story ‘bout a man named Jed. A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed. Then one day, he was shootin’ at some food, And up through the ground came a bubbling crude. Black Gold, Texas Tea.
“Well, the first thing you know ol’ Jed’s a millionaire. Kin folk said ‘Jed, move away from there.’ Said, ‘Californy is the place you ought to be,’ So he loaded up the truck and he moved to Beverly... Hills, that is. Swimmin’ pools, movie stars.”
Anyone remember that theme song? What was the show? The show was The Beverly Hillbillies. Hard to believe that the Beverly Hillbillies was THE top rated television program for 2 of its 9 years on the air; it spent several years as a top 5 rated program, and it was ranked in the top 10 every year. That’s mega-success by television standards.
• Did you know the Beverly Hillbillies received 7 Emmy Award nominations?
• Did you know that the Beverly Hillbillies had two spin-offs – Petticoat Junction and Green Acres?
• Here’s another piece of trivia – Americans loved the show ...
