The Beverly Hillbillies is an American television sitcom. Panned by many entertainment critics of its time, it quickly became a ratings success for CBS. The series was about a hillbilly family transplanted to Beverly Hills, California after finding oil on their land. A Filmways production, the series aired on CBS from September 26, 1962 – September 7, 1971 and comprises 274 episodes—106 in black-and-white (1962–1965) and 168 in color (1965–1971). The show starred Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett, Irene Ryan as Daisy May "Granny" Moses, Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett and Max Baer, Jr. as Jethro Bodine. It, and country-cousin series Green Acres, are the most syndicated "fish out of water" shows to date, and were followed by similarly-themed shows such as "McCloud", "The Nanny", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", and "Doc". It ranked among the top 12 most watched series on television for seven of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the #1 series of the year, with a number of episodes that remain among the most-watched television episodes of all timeThe Beverly Hillbillies was one of the best sitcoms of the 20th century.

Format	Sitcom
Created by	Paul Henning
Starring	Buddy Ebsen Irene Ryan Donna Douglas Max Baer Jr. Raymond Bailey Nancy Kulp Bea Benaderet Harriet E. MacGibbon
Opening theme	The Ballad of Jed Clampett
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	274 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Al Simon Martin Ransohoff
Producer(s)	Paul Henning
Location(s)	Bel-Air, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Running time	ca. 25 min
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	NTSC 480i
Audio format	Monaural
Original run	September 26, 1962 – September 7, 1971
Status	syndicated on TV Land

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