The Beverly Hillbillies: Lafe Lingers On

About The Beverly Hillbillies: Lafe Lingers On

"Lafe Lingers On" is episode 18 of season 2 of The Beverly Hillbillies, first broadcast on January 22, 1964 on CBS. It was directed by Richard Whorf and written by Paul Henning & Mark Tuttle.

Freeloader Lafe Crick and his daughter are headed back home and Granny's glad to see them go. But it is not long before Miss Jane drives Lafe back to the mansion. Lafe pretends to be weak and hungry and claims he doesn't want charity. Lafe manages to con Mr. Drysdale into thinking he's a hard worker and into giving him a job at the bank guarding Jed's money.

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: 1964
• Runtime: 25 minutes
• Type: TV episode · Comedy
• Series: The Beverly Hillbillies
• Sound: Original soundtrack