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Bixby_Love · 12-08-2000, 08:03 PM

Why must Max Baer portray Jetro and his sister? Pardon me for saying so 'Max Baer makes a ugly girl/woman.'

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M.R.

Richard · 12-09-2000, 11:09 AM

Max hated being Jethrine,too-and that is why he wasn't in the series much as Jethrine.The character basicly vanished after the first season and was never refered to again.

Max got to resent being Jethro after a while also.The role had typecast him for life,so he found a career on the other side of the camera.

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Richard Ranke

Aunt Clara · 11-05-2004, 10:00 AM

Jetherine wasn't meant to be a beauty; the humor was in the way that she looked (the Mary Pickford curls, those homemade outfits, that itty-bitty high pitched voice). It's too bad Max Baer couldn't embrace the Jetherine character, because she was really very funny and I always enjoyed the few shows that involved her.
The writers never explained her disappearance from the show; she just vanished somewhere inside the mansion (maybe she got lost!).

tdr · 11-09-2004, 08:45 PM

I thought her disappearance was explained in one of the latter season 1 eps, after Jethrine came with Pearl back to Beverly Hills. She is there in the mansion for a few eps, then she disappears, and later Pearl says she got a letter saying she and that peddler 'back home' decided to get married and they left for somewhere. In reality, I think it was that Max Baer just refused to play Jethrine any longer, and with the show firmly entrenched at #1 in the nation, Henning and his writers relented and agreed the show does not need a hyper-silly joke within the joke that was the essence of the show itself; at least not any longer.

warlockcj · 01-26-2006, 06:56 PM

Does anyone have a photo (jpeg. etc?) of Max baer as Jethrine? I really need one to settle a bet at work, and would really appreciate any help I could find. If you can help me reply here or at my email, spartan715@gmail.com. Thanks

Brenda Brown · 01-30-2006, 01:57 PM

Did you know that Paul Henning's daughter, Linda Kay Henning, supplied the voice for Jethrine? She went on to play Betty Jo in Petticoat Junction.

T-Greg · 01-30-2006, 03:30 PM

I'm not sure if this has become a reality, but ole Jethro applied to open a casino in Vegas called "The Gambler" with a Beverly Hillbillies theme. Apparantly, he had his license approved a couple of years ago. I remember him talking about it on TV one day. See this story (last 2 paragraphs):

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/st...517489302.html

treky · 01-31-2006, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard

Max hated being Jethrine,too-and that is why he wasn't in the series much as Jethrine.The character basicly vanished after the first season and was never refered to again.

Max got to resent being Jethro after a while also.The role had typecast him for life,so he found a career on the other side of the camera.

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Richard Ranke

in the interview with him on "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES-THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION" he says that he didn't like having to change between Jethro and Jethrene and that the makeup was starting to do something to his skin, so Paul Henning agreed to drop Jethrine.

He also says it was around 1980-81 that he changed his mind about Jethro.

blackbeard · 02-11-2006, 11:05 AM

Here is a pic of Jethrine Bodine

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hifijohn · 02-09-2024, 02:17 AM

I doubt it's Max's voice it sounds like they dubbed it in.

forn · 02-12-2024, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hifijohn

I doubt it's Max's voice it sounds like they dubbed it in.

No, as said upthread, she's voiced by Linda Kaye Henning (Betty Jo from Petticoat Junction).

I didn't mind Jethrine, she could be funny. Just looking at the picture of her posted in this thread makes me laugh. I'm not sorry she vanished though, I feel like we got enough of her.

I don't blame Max for getting tired of playing Jethro. By the end of the season, they really had made him too stupid to live.

Will Dockery · 02-15-2024, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard

Max hated being Jethrine,too-and that is why he wasn't in the series much as Jethrine.The character basicly vanished after the first season and was never refered to again.

Max got to resent being Jethro after a while also.The role had typecast him for life,so he found a career on the other side of the camera.

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Richard Ranke

Agreed, I cringe when Jethrine shows up.

cd637299 · 02-18-2024, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Will Dockery

Agreed, I cringe when Jethrine shows up.

As classic and hilarious as Season 1 was (as the “fish out of water” sitcom), definitely the Pearl/Jethrine angle was totally intolerable, not to mention unnecessary. Often the scenes seemed to be unrelated to the plot anyway.

At least Petticoat Junction came along as a vehicle for Bea B next season, and thankfully that angle was jettisoned!

cd

Will Dockery · 02-24-2024, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cd637299

As classic and hilarious as Season 1 was (as the “fish out of water” sitcom), definitely the Pearl/Jethrine angle was totally intolerable, not to mention unnecessary. Often the scenes seemed to be unrelated to the plot anyway.

At least Petticoat Junction came along as a vehicle for Bea B next season, and thankfully that angle was jettisoned!

cd

Yes, the creation of Hooterville was a much better direction.

01-26-2006, 06:56 PM	#5
warlockcj Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 1	I'm in need of help Does anyone have a photo (jpeg. etc?) of Max baer as Jethrine? I really need one to settle a bet at work, and would really appreciate any help I could find. If you can help me reply here or at my email, spartan715@gmail.com. Thanks

01-30-2006, 03:30 PM	#7
T-Greg Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,711	Max Baer's club in Vegas... I'm not sure if this has become a reality, but ole Jethro applied to open a casino in Vegas called "The Gambler" with a Beverly Hillbillies theme. Apparantly, he had his license approved a couple of years ago. I remember him talking about it on TV one day. See this story (last 2 paragraphs): http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/st...517489302.html
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12-08-2000, 08:03 PM	#1
Bixby_Love Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 26, 2000 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 89	Max Baer's Characters Why must Max Baer portray Jetro and his sister? Pardon me for saying so 'Max Baer makes a ugly girl/woman.' ------------------ M.R.

12-09-2000, 11:09 AM	#2
Richard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Cleveland,Ohio-USA Posts: 352	Max hated being Jethrine,too-and that is why he wasn't in the series much as Jethrine.The character basicly vanished after the first season and was never refered to again. Max got to resent being Jethro after a while also.The role had typecast him for life,so he found a career on the other side of the camera. ------------------ Richard Ranke

11-05-2004, 10:00 AM	#3
Aunt Clara Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 05, 2003 Posts: 7	Jetherine wasn't meant to be a beauty; the humor was in the way that she looked (the Mary Pickford curls, those homemade outfits, that itty-bitty high pitched voice). It's too bad Max Baer couldn't embrace the Jetherine character, because she was really very funny and I always enjoyed the few shows that involved her. The writers never explained her disappearance from the show; she just vanished somewhere inside the mansion (maybe she got lost!).

11-09-2004, 08:45 PM	#4
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	I thought her disappearance was explained in one of the latter season 1 eps, after Jethrine came with Pearl back to Beverly Hills. She is there in the mansion for a few eps, then she disappears, and later Pearl says she got a letter saying she and that peddler 'back home' decided to get married and they left for somewhere. In reality, I think it was that Max Baer just refused to play Jethrine any longer, and with the show firmly entrenched at #1 in the nation, Henning and his writers relented and agreed the show does not need a hyper-silly joke within the joke that was the essence of the show itself; at least not any longer.

01-30-2006, 01:57 PM	#6
Brenda Brown Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 09, 2006 Posts: 20	Did you know that Paul Henning's daughter, Linda Kay Henning, supplied the voice for Jethrine? She went on to play Betty Jo in Petticoat Junction.

02-11-2006, 11:05 AM	#9
blackbeard B.O.G. Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 05, 2001 Location: Constitution State Posts: 712	Here is a pic of Jethrine Bodine

02-09-2024, 02:17 AM	#10
hifijohn Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 07, 2013 Posts: 209	I doubt it's Max's voice it sounds like they dubbed it in.