Buddy Ebsen, that is, star — along with Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr., and co. — of The Beverly Hillbillies. The ...

When The Beverly Hillbillies made its TV debut in 1962, it was dismissed by critics as little more than a hillbilly cartoon, but the viewers knew better. With its fish-out-of-water premise, lovable ...

In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it ...