Product Details

• Actors: Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan, Max Baer Jr., Raymond Bailey
• Writers: Myron Shenova, Paul Henning, Sharmagne Leland-St. John
• Producers: Martin Ransohoff
• Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Bci / Eclipse
• DVD Release Date: January 1, 2002
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000067IWP
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #140,675 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES20 Classic Episodes on 2 DVD'SThe Clampetts an Ozark hillbilly family accidentally struck it rich when patriarch Jed while hunting shot the ground and struck oil. At the advice of their family and friends they moved to Beverly Hills California where they moved into the mansion next door to banker Millburn Drysdale president of the Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills. Accompanying Jed to Beverly Hills were his daughter Elly May a beautiful young "spinster" tomboy: Jethro Jed's nephew and the brain of the family (with a 6th grade education); and Granny Jed's mother-in-law a mountain healer and matchmaker.Over the next nine years several constants emerged...Jed never replaced his old worn hat or the family truck; Elly May never got a husband; Granny never got to go back to the hills; and Jethro never got to keep the girl.The Beverly Hillbillies was an instantaneous hit when it aired in 1962 and continued to be a hit until its last episode in 1971. During its first two seasons it ranked the number one program on television attracting as many as 60 million viewers per week!System Requirements:Running Time: (Approx.) 520 Minutes. Copyright: 2002 BCI Eclipse LLC.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 787364438297 Manufacturer No: 44382-9

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a shame!, July 5, 2002

By	R. P. Moskal (Perryopolis, Pa. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is for the quality, NOT the shows. I grew up with, and loved, the Beverly Hillbillies. I have a few VHS tapes, but wanted better quality as you would expect with DVD. NOT!
The shows on VHS are even better than this mini frisbie.
Not only is the quality poor, but the theme song is gone.
No "Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed..."
There's this banjo music I never heard before.
All I can think is that someone wanted to make a quick buck.
A truely pathetic example of modern technology. Save your money.
Maybe some day Jed and his clan will get a respectable release.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Educational Entertainment, July 11, 2003

By	Terrance M. Carroll (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I remembered the Beverly Hillbillies fondly-but-vaguely. Watching this DVD collection, I came to realize just how fundamentally good and smart that show was. It was brilliant in its conception and execution. Jed Clampett is the show's moral compass; he is a New Testament figure in his fundamental good-will toward all, trusting, forgiving, and absolutely lacking in any sort of irony or sarcasm. Granny is the ultimate Old Testament fiesty matriarch, whose superstitious beliefs are based on mistrust, fear, and retribution. Ellie May is the Wood Nymph, who most closely resembles Jed in attitude (by way of her heart, more than the moral thinking of Jed). Lastly, Jethro is the the Modern Man, who is driven by ambition, with few thoughts of consequence, who sides with Granny in schemes, tempered by his naive/shallow beliefs in Good Results. As a foursome, they confound the world that confounds them.

Mr. Drysdale and Miss Hatheway provide bookends to the Clampett clan, in the roles of Id and Super Ego, each attempting to direct and/or prevent the family's actions at cross-purposes to the other.

Everything about the show is brilliant, sweet, and silly, with a massive moral lesson hidden in the guise of a goofball comedy.

Buy this DVD and learn what you missed in Sunday School.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a shame!, July 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is for the quality, NOT the show. I bought a DVD player a few months ago because I read that the quality is far superior to VHS. Not true. Not with these two mini-frisbies.
I love the Beverly Hillbillies and have several on VHS and their quality is much better. This is just someones way of making a fast buck and nothing more. The sound quality varies from bad to worse as does the picture. And don't look for that great memorable openning "Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed..." because it is not there. There is some banjo music that I have never heard of before. Awful! Save your money. Maybe some day, Jed and the clan will get the respect they deserve. You've been warned.