ShivamRolling In The Dough
If one notices keenly, then he would realize the fact that the Clampetts had grown manifold in terms of their wealth. As, during the start, they came up with $25 million and ended the show with a staggering $100 million. Now, that’s what you call an escalation.
From Actor To Author
The fact that Buddy Ebsen was a versatile man is evident from the fact that apart from being an actor he was the author of the book named “Kelly’s Quest”, which was a collection of poems and even secured the third rank on the Los Angeles Times paperback best-seller list.
Instant Stars
For Buddy, fame knocked at the door very quickly. As his first movie named Broadway Melody was nominated for 3 Oscar awards and even won it for Best Dance Direction. He had acted in this movie along with his sister Vilma.
Country Crooner
Buddy didn’t decide to go on a long vacation and take some rest after completion of the show, as he went on to sing for a few country music albums. No doubt, this man was multitalented.
Escaping Reality
The show has a unique achievement of having the 8 most-watched episodes in the history of Television, the main cause of which is the fact that they were broadcasted right after the death of President John F. Kennedy’s in the year 1963.
Always #1
The show started breaking records from the very beginning, being the fastest show to reach the number one spot in terms of television ratings, taking only 3 weeks to do so. It was in the year 1962 when it reached this milestone.