In February we
brought you a story about Paramount releasing more of the television product on DVD which specifically mentioned
The Beverly Hillbillies. We were able to dig up some information on the set, thanks to reader Bob Huggins, and it's not Paramount that's releasing the show, it's MPI Home Video. They're also responsible for the upcoming
Petticoat Junction DVD set coming in August 30.
The Beverly Hillbillies, The Ultimate Collection, a 4 disc set containing 26 episodes, will be released on
September 27. We have the box copy, disc contents and extras from MPI listed below (we hope to have artwork soon). This is the first time that authorized (non-public domain) episodes have been made available. The set contains 26 or the first 27 episodes broadcast. We're told that "Home for Christmas" will appear on a future release from MPI Home Video.
Premiering in 1962, THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES sprang onto the American landscape like bubblin' crude, turning into television's number one show faster than any sitcom in history. A supreme television classic, this CBS-TV folklore favorite ran for nine years and still holds the record for TV's highest-rated half hour.
From the creative genius of TV pioneer Paul Henning (The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show, Love That Bob, Petticoat Junction), comes the story of poor Ozark mountaineer Jed Clampett and his kin, striking it rich with oil and headin' for Beverly Hills, California. Join the feistiest Granny of them all, wise Uncle Jed, his critter-loving daughter Elly May and love-crazy Cousin Jethro in their unrefined, legendary quest for an idyllic West Coast existence. Welllll, Doggies!
This astounding Ultimate Collection, with rare footage culled from creator Paul Henning's private archive, features 26 newly-restored and unedited episodes with the classic opening and closing theme songs (The Ballad Of Jed Clampett), the complete and never-before-broadcast pilot (The Hillbillies Of Beverly Hills), rare cast commercials, interviews and a heapin' helpin' of behind the scenes footage.
Now, "set a spell...take your shoes off. Y'all come back now, y'hear?"
Authorized by The Estate of Creator Paul Henning
Disc 1
- Series Introduction, by Linda Kaye Henning
- Pilot Episode: The Clampetts Strike Oil (September 26, 1962)
- Getting Settled (October 3, 1962)
- Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin (October 10, 1962)
- The Clampetts Meet Mrs. Drysdale (October 17,1962)
- Jed Buys Stock (October 24, 1962)
- Trick or Treat (October 31, 1962)
- The Servants (November 7, 1962)
Disc 2
- Jethro Goes to School (November 14, 1962)
- Elly's First Date (November 21, 1962)
- Pygmalion and Elly (November 28, 1962)
- Elly Races Jethrine (December 5, 1962)
- The Great Feud (December 12, 1962)
- No Place Like Home (December 26, 1962)
- Jed Rescues Pearl (January 2, 1963)
Disc 3
- Back to California (January 9, 1963)
- Jed's Dilemma (January 16, 1963)
- Jed Saves the Drysdales' Marriage (January 23, 1963)
- Elly's Animals (January 30, 1963)
- Jed Throws a Wingding (February 6, 1963)
- Jed Plays Solomon (February 13, 1963)
- Duke Steals a Wife (February 20, 1963)
Disc 4
- Jed Buys the Freeway (February 27, 1963)
- Jed Becomes a Banker (March 6, 1963)
- The Family Tree (March 13, 1963)
- Jed Cuts the Family Tree (March 20, 1963)
- Granny's Spring Tonic (March 27, 1963)
Bonus features:
- Original Cast Sponsor Commercials
- CBS-TV Network Promo
- Documentary: Paul Henning & The Hillbillies
- Vintage Variety Show Appearances by Buddy Ebsen & Irene Ryan
- Unaired Pilot with Extra Footage
