The Beverly Hillbillies

Season 9

TV-G

Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of cousin Pearl, moves his family to a 35-room mansion in Beverly Hills, California.

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24 Episodes

The Pollution Solution
E1
The Pollution SolutionThe Clampetts are determined to help the nation solve the smog problem. When Jed offers to give his millions to President Nixon for the cause, Mr. Drysdale resorts to some outrageous schemes to keep the money in his bank.
The Clampetts in Washington
E2
The Clampetts in WashingtonA con man (Phil Silvers) tries to sell Washington, D.C., to Jed.
Jed Buys the Capitol
E3
Jed Buys the CapitolAfter Honest John explains to Jed why they couldn't visit the White House, he sells them other Washington landmarks each conveniently only $1 million. Mr. Drysdale finds out and sends Miss Jane to bring the Clampetts home.
Mark Templeton Arrives
E4
Mark Templeton ArrivesRev. Matthew's lookalike brother Mark, a Naval officer, shows up to meet Elly May. The two head to the cement pond, but later when Granny sees Mark in his diving gear, she is convinced that the water turns him into a man-frog.
Don't Marry a Frogman
E5
Don't Marry a FrogmanGranny's trying to cure her frog fixation with a potent elixir.
Doctor, Cure My Frog
E6
Doctor, Cure My FrogGranny is desperate to keep Mark from being a frog so he can eventually marry Elly. She heads to the bank, believing that if Miss Jane kisses the frog, it will become human again. Jane refers her to psychiatrist Dr. Klingner.
Do You Elly Take This Frog?
E7
Do You Elly Take This Frog?Granny goes to extreme measures to keep Elly from Mark, who she's convinced is turning the family into frogs. Mark tells Jed more about his naval duties, especially about harvesting food from the sea.
The Frog Family
E8
The Frog FamilyGranny's afraid her family will turn into frogs.
Farm in the Ocean
E9
Farm in the OceanMark shows Granny and the rest of the family a film about his navy job to help her understand his frogman activities. She remains unconvinced. Mr. Drysdale is alarmed that Jed wants to invest millions in underwater farms.
Shorty to the Rescue
E10
Shorty to the RescueShorty returns and Granny convinces him to pretend to be Elly's boyfriend to drive Mark away. Mr. Drysdale tells Jed that the idea of him giving millions to the ocean project has made Miss Jane mentally unstable.
Welcome to the Family
E11
Welcome to the FamilyGranny and Mr. Drysdale are desperate for different reasons. Granny hopes that if Mark tastes Elly's cooking, he will leave. Mr. Drysdale dresses as Napoleon Bonaparte to keep Jed from investing in Mark's ocean project.
The Great Revelation
E12
The Great RevelationMark finally convinces Granny that he's all human, then sets about resigning his Navy commission to pursue oceanography research. Mr. Drysdale creates a diversion to keep Jed from funding Mark's new ambitions.
The Grunion Invasion
E13
The Grunion InvasionIn his latest ploy to further ingratiate himself with the Clampetts, Mr. Drysdale convinces them that the annual running of the grunion (fish) is actually an invasion of a warlike people, and the Clampetts promptly pack up for Malibu Beach to defend the coast.
The Girls from Grun
E14
The Girls from GrunMr. Drysdale's latest ploy, involving duping the Clampetts into believing that the annual running of the grunion fish is an invasion by the people of Grun, backfires when Miss Hathaway organizes the female bank employees in protest.
The Grun Incident
E15
The Grun IncidentThe bank's female employees rebel against Mr. Drysdale's unfair work practices and he locks them in his office. The Clampetts are caught in the middle where Jed tries to hear both sides, but Granny takes action.
Women's Lib
E16
Women's LibGranny and Elly launch a fem lib protest.
The Teahouse of Jed Clampett
E17
The Teahouse of Jed ClampettJed and Jethro get help from a karate expert's geisha girls to run the mansion, while Granny, Elly, and the bank's secretaries all move into Miss Jane's small studio apartment as a headquarters for their cause.
The Palace of Clampett San
E18
The Palace of Clampett SanGranny and Elly seek happiness as liberated women.
Lib and Let Lib
E19
Lib and Let LibThe women's movement strikes at the bank.
Elly, the Working Girl
E20
Elly, the Working GirlElly joins the women's lib battle against Drysdale.
Elly, the Secretary
E21
Elly, the SecretaryJethro's childhood sweetheart Louellen comes to visit the Clampetts, who believe that she wants to marry Jethro. Jethro panics and runs away because he thinks that marrying a hillbilly girl like Louellen would damage his image as a sophisticated international playboy. Elly May starts her new job as a secretary for Mr. Drysdale, who is nice to Miss Hathaway only when Elly May is around.
Love Finds Jane Hathaway
E22
Love Finds Jane HathawayWhile sharing an apartment with Jane Hathaway, Elly May gets noticed by Dick Bremerkamp, an unemployed actor. After hearing that Elly May's father is wealthy, Dick plans to use Jane Hathaway in order to get closer to Elly May. He poses as Robert Audubon, a descendant of John James Audubon and also fools Mr. Drysdale into believing that he is a nephew of billionaire J. Paul Getty.
The Clampetts Meet Robert Audubon Getty Crockett
E23
The Clampetts Meet Robert Audubon Getty CrockettAn actor plans to capture the Clampett millions by passing himself off as kin to Davy Crockett.
Jethro Returns
E24
Jethro ReturnsIn the series finale, Elly May's intended husband might win out in marrying her for her money; Hathaway tries to expose his plan to Drysdale, Granny and Jed; Jethro might wed as well, but might or might not return to California.