The Beverly Hillbillies: Pygmalion and Elly

About The Beverly Hillbillies: Pygmalion and Elly

"Pygmalion and Elly" is episode 10 of season 1 of The Beverly Hillbillies, first broadcast on November 28, 1962 on CBS. It was directed by Richard Whorf and written by Paul Henning.

Jed is not happy about Granny wanting to cut his hair. Sonny continues to court Elly by playing Julius Caesar. Elly misunderstands something Sonny says and pushes him into the pool. Sonny decides he needs to be Pygmalion to Elly's Galatea and remake her from a hillbilly into a woman of society. Miss Jane comes by the mansion and Jed tells her that Granny is going to make a love charm for Elly.

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: 1962
• Runtime: 25 minutes
• Type: TV episode · Comedy
• Series: The Beverly Hillbillies
• Sound: Original soundtrack