A Pig In a Poke-Beverly Hillbillies connection - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

kooky12 · 03-23-2006, 10:55 AM

When Oliver goes to see Mr Haney about why Haney attached Arnold, they show the front of Mr. Haney's store. Piled in front are some crates marked
"O K Oil Company". This was the company that bought the oil from Jed in the Beverly Hillbillies.

gilligan fanatic · 03-23-2006, 11:41 AM

neat, I will have to look for that next time I see the episode

treky · 03-25-2006, 10:51 PM

yea, they mentioned "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES" a couple times. In one episode, Oliver & Lisa go to see an inventor about something, and the guy's watching TV. When they come in, he turns it off and says something like "Oh, those beverly hillbillies. They crack me up all the time!" In another episode, the Ziffels are visiting with the Douglases, and Fred doesn't want to be there. He says something like "Arnold and I are missing 'The Beverly Hillbillies' right now." In another episode they put on a play of "The Beverly Hillbillies"-with Lisa as-GRANNY!!!

kooky12 · 03-27-2006, 11:30 AM

And don't forget the "Hooterville overnight Nielsen ratings":

1) Man getting undressed
2) Man doing barnyard imitations
3) The Beverly Hillbilles
4) Pixley TV test pattern.

TV Knowledge Fan · 04-19-2006, 04:04 PM

"THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES", "PETTICOAT JUNCTION" and "GREEN ACRES". Paul Henning created and produced the first two, and we know, from certain episodes, that the Clampetts and the Bradleys are somewhat "kin", and occasionally visit each other {Granny comes to Los Angeles the most, the later Christmas episodes where everyone gets together}.
Jay Sommers had been executive producer of "JUNCTION" before (and shortly after) he created and produced "GREEN ACRES", and used the Bradley family and the 'Shady Rest' as "the link" during the first season, with the Douglas and Bradley families trading appearances on each other's programs, extending into the next few seasons. Lisa and Oliver, however, NEVER meet the Clampetts (they're just a "TV family" in Oliver's neck of Hooterville).

wayman · 06-12-2007, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TV Knowledge Fan

Lisa and Oliver, however, NEVER meet the Clampetts (they're just a "TV family" in Oliver's neck of Hooterville).

Actually, the Clampetts and the Douglas' share Thanksgiving dinner together in "The Beverly Hillbillies" episode entitled "The Thanksgiving Spirit" that originally aired on November 27, 1968.

AB · 06-12-2007, 05:38 PM

I kind of like the connections, I wish more shows had them.

kooky12 · 05-21-2008, 11:28 AM

ME-TV in Chicago has a pretty cool montage-like commercial, where characters in one show talk about another show. One of the clips is a character on "News Radio" saying "Did you know Arnold was actually played by six different pigs ?", while Green Acres was on in the background. Anyway, to stick with this thread's subject, they have a "Everyone's Talking about Green Acres" montage, where they show Jed from the Beverly Hillbillies saying "Hooterville's a mighty fine little town!"

03-23-2006, 10:55 AM	#1
kooky12 Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 06, 2005 Posts: 2,022	A Pig In a Poke-Beverly Hillbillies connection When Oliver goes to see Mr Haney about why Haney attached Arnold, they show the front of Mr. Haney's store. Piled in front are some crates marked "O K Oil Company". This was the company that bought the oil from Jed in the Beverly Hillbillies.

03-23-2006, 11:41 AM	#2
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03-25-2006, 10:51 PM	#3
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	yea, they mentioned "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES" a couple times. In one episode, Oliver & Lisa go to see an inventor about something, and the guy's watching TV. When they come in, he turns it off and says something like "Oh, those beverly hillbillies. They crack me up all the time!" In another episode, the Ziffels are visiting with the Douglases, and Fred doesn't want to be there. He says something like "Arnold and I are missing 'The Beverly Hillbillies' right now." In another episode they put on a play of "The Beverly Hillbillies"-with Lisa as-GRANNY!!!
	__________________ the Clampetts are in a fancy Beverly Hills jewelry store. Granny points to a tray of rubies. Granny: "How much fer one o' them red diamonds?" clerk: "Madam, those are rubies." Granny: "OK ask her kin we buy one offa her." clerk: " The ruby I am talking about is not a lady." Granny: "Lissen, how she got them diamonds is her business. I'm just sayin' ask her kin we buy one from her."

04-19-2006, 04:04 PM	#5
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	There is a VERY slim connection between.... "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES", "PETTICOAT JUNCTION" and "GREEN ACRES". Paul Henning created and produced the first two, and we know, from certain episodes, that the Clampetts and the Bradleys are somewhat "kin", and occasionally visit each other {Granny comes to Los Angeles the most, the later Christmas episodes where everyone gets together}. Jay Sommers had been executive producer of "JUNCTION" before (and shortly after) he created and produced "GREEN ACRES", and used the Bradley family and the 'Shady Rest' as "the link" during the first season, with the Douglas and Bradley families trading appearances on each other's programs, extending into the next few seasons. Lisa and Oliver, however, NEVER meet the Clampetts (they're just a "TV family" in Oliver's neck of Hooterville).

03-27-2006, 11:30 AM	#4
kooky12 Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 06, 2005 Posts: 2,022	And don't forget the "Hooterville overnight Nielsen ratings": 1) Man getting undressed 2) Man doing barnyard imitations 3) The Beverly Hillbilles 4) Pixley TV test pattern.

06-12-2007, 05:38 PM	#7
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I kind of like the connections, I wish more shows had them.

05-21-2008, 11:28 AM	#8
kooky12 Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 06, 2005 Posts: 2,022	ME-TV in Chicago has a pretty cool montage-like commercial, where characters in one show talk about another show. One of the clips is a character on "News Radio" saying "Did you know Arnold was actually played by six different pigs ?", while Green Acres was on in the background. Anyway, to stick with this thread's subject, they have a "Everyone's Talking about Green Acres" montage, where they show Jed from the Beverly Hillbillies saying "Hooterville's a mighty fine little town!"