A look back at the surprising casting story behind ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ and how Irene Ryan stole the show as Granny.

It's one of television's most iconic rags-to-riches stories: The Beverly Hillbillies. Premiering on Sept. 26, 1962, the series followed Buddy Ebsen's Jed Clampett, who, after discovering oil on his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Take any successful television series—regardless of decade, genre or format—and you'll almost always find a cast of actors who ...

The battered truck from The Beverly Hillbillies wasn’t just a comedic prop—it reflected Depression-era ingenuity when Americans converted old cars into makeshift farm trucks to survive. Built from a ...

The Beverly Hillbillies remains a cultural touchstone decades after its 1962 debut, blending fish-out-of-water humor with a warm portrayal of rural values. Once the fastest-rising hit in TV history, ...