The Beverly Hillbillies: Christmas at the Clampetts

About The Beverly Hillbillies: Christmas at the Clampetts

"Christmas at the Clampetts" is episode 14 of season 2 of The Beverly Hillbillies, first broadcast on December 25, 1963 on CBS. It was directed by Richard Whorf and written by Paul Henning & Mark Tuttle.

Drysdale has set up a Christmas tree with gifts in the Clampett mansion. The family is confused by some of the gifts. Granny thinks the TV is some kind of fancy washing machine. The family intends to give Mrs. Drysdale a mink, as in the actual animal.

The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962-71) follows Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen), a mountaineer who strikes oil and moves his family, Granny (Irene Ryan), daughter Elly May (Donna Douglas) and nephew Jethro (Max Baer Jr.), to a mansion in Beverly Hills, next door to his banker, Milburn Drysdale. It was the top-rated show in America in its first two seasons.

Quick facts

• Year: 1963
• Runtime: 25 minutes
• Type: TV episode · Comedy
• Series: The Beverly Hillbillies
• Sound: Original soundtrack