The_Beverly_Hillbillies_TheClampetts_Strike_Oil

Synopsis: Jed Clampett is told by a representative of an oil company that the swamp behind his shack is full of oil. Later, Mr. Brewster, the head of the oil company, does a deal with Jed. Jed tells Cousin Pearl that he’ll receive 25 to 100 of “some new kind of dollar.” Pearl, thinking Jed has been “slickered”, asks what kind of dollar he’s talking about. “Million dollars,” Granny, Jed’s mother-in-law, replies. “Jed, you’re a millionaire,” Pearl says. “Yeah, that’s what that Brewster fella said.” Pearl convinces Jed to move to Beverly Hills, California

Director: Richard Whorf

Starring: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas

Rating: NR