The BEST episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies season 4
Every episode of The Beverly Hillbillies season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies season 4!
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.
#1 - Admiral Jed Clampett
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1965
Mr. Drysdale wants Jed to buy a yacht and join the Yacht club, but the Clampetts end up shopping at a Navy shipyard by mistake.
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#2 - Sonny Drysdale Returns
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/9/1966
Sonny Drysdale returns and is forced to propose to Elly May.
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#3 - The Big Chicken
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/2/1966
Granny thinks an ostrich is a big chicken that got into her tonic.
#4 - The Beautiful Maid
Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/30/1966
The Clampetts think a Swedish method actress is a poor sharecropper’s daughter.
#5 - Mr. Farquhar Stays On
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1965
Granny mistakes Mrs. Drysdale’s father's invitation to Las Vegas for a marriage proposal.
#6 - The Cat Burglar
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/26/1966
The Clampetts think the local cat burglar is after their felines.
#7 - That Old Black Magic
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1965
Granny thinks Mrs. Drysdale has used black magic to turn herself into a crow.
#8 - Possum Day
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1965
Mr. Drysdale plans a Possum Day parade to keep the Clampetts from heading home.
#9 - The Poor Farmer
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1965
Jed mistakes a dieting billionaire for a poor farmer.
#10 - Mrs. Drysdale's Father
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1965
Mrs. Drysdale’s father, Mr. Farquhar, tries to recoup his gambling losses at Jed's expense.
#11 - The Trotting Horse
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1966
The Clampetts buy an expensive racing horse to pull Granny's buggy.
#12 - The Bird Watchers
Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/13/1966
Miss Jane’s bird-watching leader, Professor Biddle, comes to visit. Jed and Granny try to get Elly May to go out with Dash Riprock again instead of the professor.
#13 - The Sheik
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1965
A Sheik tries to help Jed by sending him four dancing girls for wives, but he’d also like to add Elly May to his harem.
#14 - Brewster's Baby
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/16/1966
Mr. Drysdale stops the clan from leaving by pretending the Brewsters are having a baby.
#15 - Flatt and Scruggs Return
Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/16/1966
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs return, with Flatt's wife desperate for a career in singing.
#16 - Military School
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1965
Mr. Drysdale gets aspiring general Jethro into a military school for boys.
#17 - Granny Tonics a Birdwatcher
Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/27/1966
Professor Biddle’s personality changes after drinking Granny’s tonic.
#18 - A Real Nice Neighbor
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1965
The Clampetts believe they've met their new neighbor when they've actually only met her maid.
#19 - The Old Folks Home
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/2/1966
Jed's schemes to prevent Granny from cleaning the entire mansion makes her think she’s being sent to the old folks home.
#20 - The Great Jethro
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/23/1966
After seeing Marvo the Magnificent perform, Jethro decides to become a magician.
#21 - Hoe Down a-Go-Go
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1965
The Clampetts throw a wingding, complete with guest musicians.
#22 - The Common Cold
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/29/1965
Granny believes she has a cure for the common cold and opens up her own doctor’s office.
#23 - The Folk Singers
Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/23/1966
Jethro abandons his career as an astronaut to become a folk singer with Miss Jane.
#24 - The Private Eye
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1965
Jethro continues his fantasy of being a “double nought” spy and gets an office in the bank.
#25 - Jethro Goes to College
Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/18/1966
Jethro tries college while Elly May ends up in a karate school.