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treky · 01-18-2010, 04:11 AM

I was watching the unaired pilot on my "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES ULTIMATE COLLECTION" DVD again, and I was wondering: since CBS showed an edited version of it; exactly what was edited out of it?

Was it the version that's shown in sydnication and was on VHS? (and it's also on public domain DVDs of the show) that starts with a far shot of the Clampetts in their truck and Bill Baldwin (the announcer) says "THIS IS BEVERLY HILLS...AND HERE COME...THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES!"

lucyandethel · 01-22-2010, 01:58 AM

I think the pilot was the first episode of the series, I thought, with no changes. I think there is a clip of Irene Ryan's audition, from December 1961, and it is a scene from the pilot as it aired. I know the pilot was shot months in advance of the September 1962 airdate. Henning had enough clout and was protective enough of his creation, that I don't think any changes were made from the selling of the pilot to production of the first episode.

TV_on_the_Porch · 01-22-2010, 06:07 AM

The original pilot was called The Hillbillies of Beverly Hills. Among that which was definitely edited out in the final form was a scene at the end which was supposedly a preview of the following episode. The rest of this second "episode" had, of course, not been shot and when it ultimately was, the pilot scene was not in it.

treky · 01-23-2010, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by lucyandethel

I think the pilot was the first episode of the series, I thought, with no changes. I think there is a clip of Irene Ryan's audition, from December 1961, and it is a scene from the pilot as it aired. I know the pilot was shot months in advance of the September 1962 airdate. Henning had enough clout and was protective enough of his creation, that I don't think any changes were made from the selling of the pilot to production of the first episode.

no, there's not a clip of Irenes audition (although that would have been great if there was) and Linda Kaye Henning says in the introduction that CBS aired an edited version of it; and on the box it says that it's "the original, unaired pilot."

comedyfreak · 01-28-2010, 09:11 AM

Check the time see how many minutes on your dvd player.

01-18-2010, 04:11 AM	#1
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	pilot I was watching the unaired pilot on my "THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES ULTIMATE COLLECTION" DVD again, and I was wondering: since CBS showed an edited version of it; exactly what was edited out of it? Was it the version that's shown in sydnication and was on VHS? (and it's also on public domain DVDs of the show) that starts with a far shot of the Clampetts in their truck and Bill Baldwin (the announcer) says "THIS IS BEVERLY HILLS...AND HERE COME...THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES!"
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01-22-2010, 06:07 AM	#3
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	The original pilot was called The Hillbillies of Beverly Hills. Among that which was definitely edited out in the final form was a scene at the end which was supposedly a preview of the following episode. The rest of this second "episode" had, of course, not been shot and when it ultimately was, the pilot scene was not in it.
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01-28-2010, 09:11 AM	#5
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01-22-2010, 01:58 AM	#2
lucyandethel Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 18, 2009 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 435	I think the pilot was the first episode of the series, I thought, with no changes. I think there is a clip of Irene Ryan's audition, from December 1961, and it is a scene from the pilot as it aired. I know the pilot was shot months in advance of the September 1962 airdate. Henning had enough clout and was protective enough of his creation, that I don't think any changes were made from the selling of the pilot to production of the first episode.