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(More customer reviews)I was excited to watch the extras so I immediately put in disc 4.
I watched the 4th disc and was horrified to see multiple white emulsion scratches in most of the episodes. This transfer was made from Paul Henning's personal 16mm film collection which has gotten scratched over the years. Too bad they didn't work a deal with Paramount for access to the 35mm fine grain negatives!
That said, the extras are great! And I am glad they restored the origional sponsored titles! "K E doulble-L O double-Good Kelloggs best to you" is sung by Earl as part of the opening theme as the Clampetts drive past a Kellogg's billboard (in Beverly Hills?). Other episodes have the Clampetts pass a large truck with a WINSTON ad on it's side, the goodness of cigarettes is sung as part of the opening theme.
The cast commercials have been removed from the shows and stuck back-to-back on disc 4 as an extra. I am glad to have these as they brought back fond memories, but since these were story specific (the story line is carried over as the concept for the commercial) I would have prefered these to be left intact in the episodes they played in.
It is quite out of character to see the Clampetts talking of the goodness of Winston Cigarettes!
The 1966 interview with Irene Ryan on Art Linkletter's show is also priceless. This is something that could have been lost forever, thankfully it has been saved!
We should be glad for these wonderful extras!
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Premiering in 1962, THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES sprang onto the American landscape like bubblin' crude, turning into television's number one show faster than any sitcom in history. A supreme television classic, this CBS-TV folklore favorite ran for nine years and still holds the record for TV's highest-rated half hour.From the creative genius of TV pioneer Paul Henning (The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show, Love That Bob, Petticoat Junction), comes the story of poor Ozark mountaineer Jed Clampett and his kin, striking it rich with oil and headin' for Beverly Hills, California. Join the feistiest Granny of them all, wise Uncle Jed, his critter-loving daughter Elly May and love-crazy Cousin Jethro in their unrefined, legendary quest for an idyllic West Coast existence. Welllll, doggies!
This second Ultimate Collection features 27newly-restored and unedited episodes with the classic opening and closing theme songs (The Ballad Of Jed Clampett), rare cast commercials and other special material from the private archive of series’ creator Paul Henning.
Now, "set a spell...take your shoes off. Y'all come back now, y¹hear?"
Authorized by the estate of creator Paul Henning
BONUS FEATURES
Cast Interviews
Original Cast Sponsor Commercials
Episode Commentary by Stephen Cox, author of The Beverly Hillbillies book
Special Footage
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