The Beverly Hillbillies
Ozark-to-mansion sitcom
An American television sitcom (1962–1971) about a poor Appalachian family that strikes oil and moves to wealthy Beverly Hills, California.
The show's comic premise—backwoods folk bewildered by upper-class customs, and vice versa—made it one of the most popular programs of its era.
The title is sometimes invoked to describe anyone who seems out of place in sophisticated surroundings: They pulled up in that rusty truck like the Beverly Hillbillies.
Discovery of petroleum deposits
- black goldSlang for petroleum
- Texas teaSlang for petroleum
- mansionLarge, stately home
- rags to richesDramatic upward social mobility
millionaire · Ozarks · wealth · fortune · swimming pool · banker · California · relocation
Episodic TV comedy series
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
- rerunsPreviously aired episodes
- laugh trackRecorded audience amusement
Nielsen ratings · black and white · prime time · television history · Green Acres · network television
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- gagsJokes or silencing devices
physical comedy · malapropism · sight gags · innocence · simplicity · double take · running gag · comic timing
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- simplicityLack of complexity
- pretensionUnwarranted claim to merit
social class · tradition · humility · contentment · hospitality · common sense · unpretentious · nouveau riche
oil strike
Discovery of petroleum deposits
- black goldSlang for petroleum
- Texas teaSlang for petroleum
- mansionLarge, stately home
rags to riches · millionaire · Ozarks · wealth · fortune · swimming pool · banker · California · relocation · windfall
critters
Animals, said fondly
sitcom
Episodic TV comedy series
- CBSMajor television and radio network
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
- rerunsPreviously aired episodes
laugh track · Nielsen ratings · black and white · prime time · television history · Green Acres · network television
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
gags · physical comedy · malapropism · sight gags · innocence · simplicity · double take · running gag · comic timing · absurdity
materialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- simplicityLack of complexity
pretension · social class · tradition · humility · contentment · hospitality · common sense · unpretentious · nouveau riche · old money
The Beverly HillbilliesFrasier
Spinoff about Seattle analyst
The Nanny · Downton Abbey · Gossip Girl · Sex and the City · Mad Men
The Beverly Hillbillies30 Rock
NBC workplace comedy series
Frasier · The Office · Curb Your Enthusiasm · Seinfeld · cringe comedy