The BEST episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies season 3

Every episode of The Beverly Hillbillies season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies season 3!

The Beverly Hillbillies is among the most successful comedies in American television history, and remains one of the few sitcoms to involve serial plotlines. It centered around Jed Clampett, a simple backwoods mountaineer who becomes a millionaire when oil is discovered on his property and then moves his family to Beverly Hills. The fish-out-of-water farce ran for nine seasons.

Last Updated: 12/1/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Jed the Heartbreaker
star
8.29
24 votes

#1 - Jed the Heartbreaker

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1964

Mrs. Drysdale plots to force the Clampetts out by throwing herself at Jed.

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Teenage Idol
star
8.17
29 votes

#2 - Teenage Idol

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1964

Johnny Poke, a friend from back home, has become a teen idol, but the Clampetts think he is a delusional failure.

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Jed's Temptation
star
8.09
23 votes

#3 - Jed's Temptation

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/1965

Granny practices what she intended to preach against when she sets out to save Jed from the evils of gambling.

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Doctor Jed Clampett
star
8.08
25 votes

#4 - Doctor Jed Clampett

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1964

The family mistakes Jed’s honorary doctorate degree for a medical license, which doesn’t sit well with Granny.

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The Clampetts vs. Automation
star
8.05
21 votes

#5 - The Clampetts vs. Automation

Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/12/1965

The Clampetts help an accountant, Leroy Lester, who is being replaced by a computer at Mr. Drysdale’s bank.

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Jed Becomes a Movie Mogul
star
8.00
40 votes

#6 - Jed Becomes a Movie Mogul

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1964

When Jed buys a struggling movie studio, the family tries to help by working there.

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The Brewsters Return
star
8.00
19 votes

#7 - The Brewsters Return

Season 3 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/2/1965

The newly married Brewsters try to avoid the Clampetts when they plan a move to Beverly Hills.

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Elly in the Movies
star
7.92
25 votes

#8 - Elly in the Movies

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1965

Elly May takes a job at the movie studio and meets movie star Dash Riprock.

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
star
7.88
57 votes

#9 - Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1964

Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper enlists Jed’s help to try to save the movie studio.

The Movie Starlet
star
7.87
23 votes

#10 - The Movie Starlet

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1965

Jethro falls for a movie starlet, Kitty Devine, who is not interested in him until she discovers that his uncle owns the studio.

Clampett General Hospital
star
7.85
26 votes

#11 - Clampett General Hospital

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1965

Mrs. Drysdale wakes to find she is no longer in the hospital but is being treated at the Clampetts’ mansion.

Start the New Year Right
star
7.83
29 votes

#12 - Start the New Year Right

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/1964

Mrs. Drysdale’s frustration with the Clampetts lands her in the hospital with a nervous condition, and she refuses to leave until the Clampetts are gone.

Clampett's Millions
star
7.83
23 votes

#13 - Clampett's Millions

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/1965

A rival banker tries to lure Jed and his money from Drysdale’s bank.

The Widow Poke Arrives
star
7.80
25 votes

#14 - The Widow Poke Arrives

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1964

Granny schemes to fix Johnny Poke’s mother up with Jed.

Double Naught Jethro
star
7.77
26 votes

#15 - Double Naught Jethro

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1965

Jethro seeks to become a “double naught” spy in the mold of James Bond.

The Ballet
star
7.76
21 votes

#16 - The Ballet

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1964

Mrs. Drysdale solicits Jed’s donation to save the local ballet company.

Dash Riprock, You Cad
star
7.76
25 votes

#17 - Dash Riprock, You Cad

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1965

Elly is disappointed about losing Dash to Miss Jane, so Jed and Mr. Drysdale try to fix everything.

Clampett A-Go-Go
star
7.75
28 votes

#18 - Clampett A-Go-Go

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1965

Hippie Sheldon Epps crashes his car after seeing Elly May in a bathing suit, so the Clampetts take him in to recover.

Big Daddy Jed
star
7.75
24 votes

#19 - Big Daddy Jed

Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/21/1965

Beatnik houseguest Sheldon Epps returns along with some offbeat friends.

The Boarder Stays
star
7.74
27 votes

#20 - The Boarder Stays

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1964

The Drysdales’ butler leaves the Clampetts in frustration, but when he returns, he is put on trial for failing to pay for his boarding.

Back to Marineland
star
7.73
26 votes

#21 - Back to Marineland

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1964

Jethro decides to join the Marines, so the Clampetts try to enlist him at the Marineland aquarium park.

The Boarder
star
7.71
28 votes

#22 - The Boarder

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1964

The Drysdales’ new butler, Arthur Pinckney, accidentally ends up at the Clampetts’ new boarding house and tries to mold them into the perfect staff.

Jed and the Countess
star
7.71
21 votes

#23 - Jed and the Countess

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/14/1965

When Countess Maria returns in time for Granny’s spring tonic, Jed thinks she is after him.

Granny's Romance
star
7.65
26 votes

#24 - Granny's Romance

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/1965

Mr. Drysdale sets Granny up with a playboy member of the bank’s board of directors.

Brewster's Honeymoon
star
7.65
26 votes

#25 - Brewster's Honeymoon

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/24/1965

The Clampetts try to give newlyweds Mr. Brewster and his wife a hillbilly-style honeymoon.