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luvarkansas · 11-01-2008, 11:55 AM

One of my favorite scenes....for some reason they are all out to dinner at a fancy restaurant, and Jethro asks Jed, "Uncle Jed, ain'tcha gonna leave the waiter a tip?" Jed gets the waiter to lean down to his ear and says, "Plantcha corn early." LOL

Homesick4Home · 11-01-2008, 12:51 PM

enjoyed the show myself growing up.. but it was Tn the Clampett;s were from. Did some research on the shows history.. Interesting tibits here:
The Beverly Hillbillies: Striking Nielsen Gold

joebaldknobber · 11-03-2008, 02:30 PM

I know they are from the Ozarks, but not sure if its Arkansas or Missouri.

hognoxious · 11-03-2008, 02:58 PM

The original Beverly Hillbillies truck from the series is on display at the Ralph Foster Museum in Point Lookout, Missouri, just south of Branson.

Ralph Foster Museum - Beverly Hillbillies Car, Point Lookout, Missouri

garxhap · 11-03-2008, 03:15 PM

I loved that show. Especially Mr. Drysdale's secretary. She's hot.

Iconographer · 11-03-2008, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homesick4Home

enjoyed the show myself growing up.. but it was Tn the Clampett;s were from. Did some research on the shows history.. Interesting tibits here:
The Beverly Hillbillies: Striking Nielsen Gold

This article is not factual Moderator cut: comment . The Clampetts did NOT live in TN when they struck oil. They lived in the Ozarks.

Homesick4Home · 11-03-2008, 03:45 PM

whatever.. I still say TN.. and can produce more websites if you like that state that it was Bugtussle, TN.
And that my Opinion.

luvarkansas · 11-03-2008, 06:03 PM

Well, what I want to know is how a bunch of hillbillies with nothin' but a broken-down old truck managed to travel from Bugtussle, TN to Eureky Springs, Arkansas, just to go to a picture show.

Homesick4Home · 11-03-2008, 06:16 PM

thats easy, hollywood, can do anything they want when filming.. change the geography or areas, etc..

RTTNFAM · 11-03-2008, 06:54 PM

Ok the episode called "getting settled" (as it is named on YouTube), mentions that Jethro went to school in Oxford, there is an Oxford Arkansas, it's in Northern Arkansas. I did find an Oxford Missouri, but it is NOT in the ozarks of MO, or anywhere close, so I wouldn't think it MO. I did not find an Oxford in TN. Now, map quest shows the Oxford Arkansas is about 3 hours to the east of Eureka Springs. So my guess would again be the Ozarks of Arkansas as being the likely first location of this bunch.