S2E1 - Jed Gets the Misery
Season 2
Episode 1: Jed Gets the Misery
25 Sep. 1963
Jed cheers up Granny by pretending to be sick so she can doctor him. Soon Drysdale and his doctor, Clyburn, are subject to her methods as well.
Episode 2: Hair-Raising Holiday
2 Oct. 1963
After Granny cuts off the top of Drysdale and Clyburn’s (his doctor) hair for some homegrown remedy, Clyburn tries to keep her from ever doctoring again. Meanwhile, the Clampetts are looking forward to the Possum Day parade, which of course isn’t celebrated in Beverly Hills, so Drysdale has to figure out how to have one to keep them happy.
Episode 3: Granny's Garden
9 Oct. 1963
Grannie has everyone up at the crack of dawn to plow the front yard for her garden, while Mr. Drysdale, Miss Hathaway, and a stubborn mule try to stop her.
Episode 4: Elly Starts to School
16 Oct. 1963
Mrs. Drysdale recommends Elly for a high-brow finishing school in hopes that humiliating her will drive the Clampetts away; but instead Miss Hathaway convinces the girls at the school that Elly is a fashion trend-setter. Elly invites the filthy rich Fenwicks over, thinking they’re destitute.
Episode 5: The Clampett Look
23 Oct. 1963
Cynthia Fenwick makes her filthy rich mother dress in the “Clampett Look” when they visit the Clampetts, since she thinks Elly is a fashion maven. That only reinforces the Clampett’s belief that the Fenwicks are poor.
Episode 6: Jethro's First Love
30 Oct. 1963
Jethro decides that he wants to go a-courtin’, so after Uncle Jed gives him a little education, he finds himself a woman–who happens to be a stripper. As usual, neither she or the Clampetts actually understand what the other is really saying.
Episode 7: Chickadee Returns
6 Nov. 1963
Jethro thinks he’s in love with Chickadee Laverne, a stripper he met at the bank. She and the Clampetts have meet and have different ideas about what an “engagement” is, while Miss Hathaway tries to avert this disaster.
Episode 8: The Clampetts Are Overdrawn
13 Nov. 1963
The Clampetts receive an overdraft from the bank intended for the deadbeat actor J.D. ‘Jake’ Clampett, while he gets their statement and starts to spend their money.
Episode 9: The Clampetts Go Hollywood
20 Nov. 1963
When Jake Clampett tells Jed he’s his cousin, he’s welcomed into the home and soon has everyone but Jed thinking about and dressing for a role in their next movie.
Episode 10: Turkey Day
27 Nov. 1963
Elly bonds with the Thanksgiving turkey so the family can’t bring themselves to kill it; Mrs Drysdale hires some Indians to take a Thanksgiving picture, which puts Granny on the warpath.
Episode 11: The Garden Party
4 Dec. 1963
Mrs. Drysdale has a garden party and ‘invites’ the Clampetts by mistake. They end up back by their ‘cement pond’ to handle the ‘overflow’ from Mrs. Drysdale’s party. A gun shot by Granny starts the real party.
Episode 12: Elly Needs a Maw
11 Dec. 1963
Mr. Drysdale needs investors for his real estate development project, so he enlists the Widow Fenwick, and aims to cement the deal by hitching her to Jed Clampett, who is looking to find a mother for his daughter, Elly May.
Episode 13: The Clampetts Get Culture
18 Dec. 1963
The Clampetts decide to get a taste of culture to fit in the high-class society of Beverly Hills.
Episode 14: Christmas at the Clampetts
25 Dec. 1963
Mr. Drysdale’s idea for Christmas presents are ones only fit for coastal California, like diving suits and a boat, and a television set, which Granny thinks is some kind of fancy washing machine.
Episode 15: A Man for Elly
1 Jan. 1964
Granny tries to find the perfect man for Elly May.
Episode 16: The Giant Jackrabbit
8 Jan. 1964
Granny encounters a kangaroo, and thinks she’s found a giant jackrabbit, but no one will believe her.
Episode 17: The Girl from Home
15 Jan. 1964
A father and daughter from back home come to Beverly Hills to meet Jed.
Episode 18: Lafe Lingers On
22 Jan. 1964
Lafe Crick comes back in another scheme to get rich off the Clampetts’ wealth.
Episode 19: The Race for Queen
5 Feb. 1964
Elly May competes in a contest to determine “The Queen of Beverly Hills.”
