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"The Ballad of Jed Clampett" is the theme song for the television series The Beverly Hillbillies and the later movie of that name, providing the introductory story for the series. The song was composed by Paul Henning , and recorded first by bluegrass musicians Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs , with Jerry Scoggins singing.
"The Ballad of Jed Clampett" was a smash hit on the charts, with Flatt singing on the single. In 1993, a retired Scoggins learned that 20th Century Fox was making a film version of the series. He called their offices only to be told that they'd had no idea he was still alive.
The Beverly Hillbillies episode 18: "Jed Saves the Drysdales' Marriage". The Beverly Hillbillies is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor backwoods family from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri who move to posh Beverly Hills, California after ...
In the original, a portly blue-collar worker is shown "lip syncing" to Knopfler's vocals. In the parody, this character is modeled on the Jed Clampett character from Beverly Hillbillies. A short live-action clip displays the song as "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" by George Newman (Yankovic's character in UHF).
Varney also starred as Jed Clampett in the 1993 production of The Beverly Hillbillies; played Rex, a carnival worker/associate of Dennis Quaid in Wilder Napalm; and played the accident-prone entertainer/watch guard ("safety guy/human torch") Rudy James in the film Snowboard Academy.
Jim Varney as Jedidiah D. 'Jed' Clampett, [5] the patriarch of the Clampett family, Pearl's brother, Jethro and Jethrine's uncle, and Granny's son-in-law.; Diedrich Bader as Jethro Bodine, Jed's nephew, Pearl's son, and Elly May's cousin who accompanies his family to Beverly Hills.
Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr.; [1] April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, [2] was an American actor and dancer. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980).
Henning also wrote the music and lyrics for the popular theme song "The Ballad of Jed Clampett". The Beverly Hillbillies was one of the highest-rated series of all time, and became a feature film about three decades later. After the major success of Hillbillies, CBS gave Henning another half-hour time slot on its schedule.