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The Beverly Hillbillies at the park

Started by oldsdcer, August 08, 2008, 01:07:13 PM

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oldsdcer

Some of you old timers tell us some stories about the shooting of the episodes of the Beverly Hillbillies. How did that come about and  what was it like?
SDC has always made a great past to remember

betamike

I remember June from the candy shop telling me some stories from the shoot, but not to throw dirt on the late Buddy Ebson's reputation in this forum...let's just say it was "interesting"

I can tell you that June acted as Ellie Mae's stand-in.

You've Got A Great Past Just Ahead Of You!

Swoosh

The buggy from the show is over in the museum at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, FYI
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Zephon

I was a student at CofO (then SofO) in the mid 70's when Paul Henning presented the Clampett's old jalopy to the Foster Museum.  They had a ceremony in the Jones Auditorium and I got to sit in it and steer it as it was pushed across the stage.  Just call me Zephon Bodine, the lost sheep of the family. LOL
"Why do they call them Wild Women?"

Swoosh

When did you graduate from SofO?  Both my parents and my aunt and uncle graduated from there.  In fact my mom and aunt were inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Zephon

I graduated in May of 1977.  Lot's of fond memories of that place, some not so fond also.  I didn't participate in competitive sports while I was there, other than intramural stuff.  Spent most of my time on the other end of campus in the theatre and music.  When I was in the theatre department there, we really had some great times.  Put on some pretty decent shows too. 

Don't make me feel old now by saying something like your folks graduated after me.  Wait a minute--nevermind.  Come to think of it, I guess I have just about reached the crest of the hill.  But I'm not over it yet.
"Why do they call them Wild Women?"

DocSpeleo

Zephon, when you graduated college i was 1 year old!

:-)


Zephon

I guess that means I've been here at SDC as long as you've been around.  I was working and playing in the cave while you were still -- well, we'll let that go.  But it's you young fellas that are going to keep this place going, so more power to ya!
"Why do they call them Wild Women?"

Swoosh

My parents graduated around the same time.
My father played trapset for the Jazz band there and played baseball and my mother was on the cross country, swim team and track (indoor/outdoor) teams.

My father worked in the firehouse and mom worked I think at the mill.
Where did you work at while you were at Hard Work U?
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Joy

I've got all but one of the SDC-related eps of BH on tape. They never seem to play the episode right before the Clampetts head to New York City.

~ "Becky" Joy ~

DocSpeleo

I've got all the episodes on DVD.  Including the one right before they leave for NYC.
I actually downloaded the entire 8th season.... and then burnt the ones from SDC....
The acting, I have to say was terrible! lol 

Zephon

Swoosh-
I'll bet I often crossed paths with your folks.  I wasn't in band, but I sang, so I spent time in the Jordan Music Building, but not much time down the road past the gym where the band people usually set up.  I'm pretty sure that they would take private lessons or practice in Jordan though.  I'll bet your father was well acquainted with Leon Bradley, whom I knew pretty well from working with us in musical theatre productions.

I had a couple of friends who worked at the firehouse, one of whom is Tom Johnson, who has been here at the city for 7 or 8 seasons now.  He sings with the "Sons of Silver Dollar" and is also in the DCC show.  Although I enjoyed athletics very much, I didn't really spend too much time on that end of campus.  I participated in some intramural stuff for a couple of semesters though.

I transferred to SofO for the summer trimester of 74 after having gone to SMS (now MSU) for a couple of years.  I worked in the theater department from the time I got there until the spring of 76, took the summer of 76 off to work at SDC, and went to the radio station for my last 2 semesters.  I then went back to work at the City for the summer of 77 before going up to Springfield Little Theatre and working there for a couple of winter seasons.  The SLT season complemented the SDC season rather nicely back then.  Then I started working at SDC pretty much year round, entertaining during the operating season and at M&C during the winters.

If I don't know your parents names, I might recognize their faces.  Maybe, maybe not.  A lot of that is like a distant haze, if you know what I mean. 
"Why do they call them Wild Women?"

Swoosh

#12
Check you PMs Zephon
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marolinesdad

My girls and I went to the Museum at the College and Got our Pic taken in the Hillbilly car.  I think it is cool that it was not just junked on some back lot and forgotten.
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Old Guy

The shows were shot the year the Float Trip was built. They used the Mill (now at the plunge) where Eli's Cake was the Millstone. I also remember Granny climbing down the Ice Cream Parlor Porch. Bruce H. was but a pup like me when the filming was taking place. He was Ill during part of the filming and the cast sent him a life sized Granny standup with a "get well" voice bubble.
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