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Pearl is setting up to give singing, yodelling, and piano lessons to the people of Beverly Hills. Duke is having problems with Pearl's yodelling because it hurts his ears.
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00:00Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed
00:02A poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed
00:05And then one day he was shooting at some food
00:08And up through the ground come a bumbling crude
00:11Oil, that is, black gold, Texas tea
00:16Well, the first thing you know, old Jed's a millionaire
00:18The kinfolk said, Jed, move away from there
00:21Said, California is the place you ought to be
00:24So they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverly
00:26Hills, that is, swimming pools, movie stars
00:31The Beverly Hillbillies
01:17Here you are Ma, signs all ready to put out front
01:20Hmm, doggies, that's nice
01:24Hey, Pearl, you sure do look pretty
01:27Ain't nobody considered a paiana with the style of your Aunt Pearl
01:31Hey, Pearl, where'd you get the cookies?
01:33Did Granny make them first?
01:34No, I stirred them up this morning before she got up
01:38Granny's gonna whomp you for getting into her kitchen
01:40I didn't bother her none
01:43Jed, what do you think of my prices?
01:46Is that what you've been charging at home?
01:47No, but Beverly Hills is full of millionaires and movie stars
01:52So I figured I could double them and get away with it
01:56I reckon you might can
01:58I don't recollect seeing one sign in this whole town advertising yodeling lessons
02:03It does take a special knack
02:06Yodeling does
02:24I know it hurts your ears, Duke
02:26Pretty soon me and you's gonna take a nice long walk outside
02:31These your cookies, Pearl, that I found in my kitchen?
02:34Yeah, Granny, are you gonna whomp her?
02:37Of course not
02:38Pearl just made them the gift to her music pupils
02:40I figured that
02:42So I brought some of my cider to go with them
02:45Well, now, ain't that nice
02:46Looks like you two ain't gonna fight no more
02:49Aw, shucks
02:51Now you give a cup of this to every one of your pupils, Pearl
02:55Well, thank you, Granny
02:57Now, Granny, this ain't none of your hard cider, is it?
03:00Not especially
03:10See, it ain't my hard stuff
03:13You'd have had every one of my pupils stoned
03:16Well, if they're gonna sit here and listen to you, they oughta have something to numb them
03:20Now, you ain't really just a cop on me
03:22I'm ticketing dog, they's at it again
03:23You and your ma take the sign and go on and take it out front
03:27Ellie Mae, you and me is gonna pick the chairs and put them in the front hall there for a
03:31Uh, Pearl's pupils
03:33Granny, you pour that cider back in the barrel
03:36Gentle
03:36We don't wanna blow up all of Beverly Hills
03:44How do you like it there, Ma?
03:46Well, it's too far from the street
03:55How's that?
03:57Take it out to the gate
04:00Okay, Ma
04:06Ellie Mae, uh, your Aunt Pearl would like you to put on that pretty new dress that she made for
04:11you
04:11And when the folks comes in for the lessons, you give them their numbers
04:14What numbers?
04:15Well, Pearl wants everybody to take a number when they come in
04:17That way it's first-come, first-served and won't be nobody trampled in the rush
04:22But, Paul, I was gonna take Duke for a nice long walk so I think Pearl's yelling wouldn't hurt his
04:26ears
04:27Yeah, I reckon it isn't Mike Pearson for Duke
04:30Yeah, he can hear sounds that ain't meant for human ears
04:33Yeah, and Pearl can make them, too
04:37How about Cousin Jethreena handing out the numbers?
04:39Well, Pearl wants Jethreena to be playing and singing as an example of what her teaching can do to a
04:44person
04:46Come and get it, boy
04:48Well, how about Granny?
04:50Yeah, I reckon things will go a lot smoother if we keep Granny away from Pearl
04:54Where's all Duke?
04:56I gotta use that soup bowl for her
04:57Well, I ain't seen him, Granny, but it ain't like Duke not to come when you call
05:02Give me the bone, Granny. I'll find him
05:04Well, what about Pearl's numbers?
05:05Well, you give them out till I get back. I gotta find Duke
05:10You got your speech memorized?
05:12I think so
05:12Well, suppose I was to drive up in a car and stop. What would you say?
05:20I'd say, hi, Ma. When did you learn how to drive a car?
05:23I ain't your Ma
05:26Yeah, I ain't
05:29I'm pretending I ain't so you can practice your speech. Now, start again
05:34How do you do, sir? This young, beautiful winter woman here
05:37What do you mean, sir?
05:38Well, that's what you wrote for me to learn
05:40I wrote you two speeches. One for man, one for woman. I'm a woman
05:43I'm a man, so I learned that one
05:45I'm a man, sir. This young, beautiful winter woman here
05:48Never mind, sir
05:49Just point
05:51Say, this way to the music lessons
05:54Can you do that?
05:56Yes, sir
05:57Well, do it
05:59This way to the music lessons
06:04Excuse me, Ma
06:08I'm sorry, Ma
06:09Honest to Pete, Jack Brooks
06:12Duke? Duke?
06:14Duke?
06:14Hey, here comes Ellie Mike
06:16Have y'all seen Duke?
06:18Duke?
06:18Well, I seen him run out the front door, but that was sometime back
06:22Well, Aunt Pearl, would you do me a favor and cut loose with a short blast of yodeling?
06:26Why, chorus
06:37Sounds like it's over at the Drysdale's place
06:42Hey, yarder comes Mrs. Drysdale driving a car
06:46Reckon she'd want to take lessons?
06:48Well, Mr. Drysdale's right fond of yodeling.
06:51Maybe she will.
06:53Oh, let it hear, let it hear.
06:54Oh, let it hear, let it hear.
06:56Oh, let it hear, let it hear.
07:02Can't you stop?
07:03Partner went off the road trying.
07:05Well, that's what you get by trying to drive
07:07and close the windows at the same time.
07:14Come right in, Mrs. Drysdale.
07:17Margaret, how nice to see you.
07:18I was hoping you'd drop...
07:19I insist that those hillbillies next door to us be deported.
07:22Deported?
07:23At once.
07:24Oh, where to?
07:24Oh, any place. Pasadena.
07:26Oh, please, Margaret.
07:27Milton, do you realize that Beverly Hills
07:30is preparing for its semicentennial celebration?
07:32Yes, but...
07:33And do you realize that the eyes of the entire world
07:36will be on our famous city?
07:38Yes.
07:38Do you realize that I am the chairwoman
07:41of the celebration committee?
07:42Yes, but...
07:43And do you realize that famous personages
07:46will be coming to our home for many meetings?
07:49Well, Aunt Sidney Milburn speak up.
07:51Oh, yes.
07:52And do you realize that they will have to pass
07:55the cramp at home to get to ours?
07:57What's bad about that?
07:58They are out in front.
07:59That's what's bad.
08:00As I drove by just now,
08:02that pearl woman screeched at me.
08:04She was probably yodeling.
08:06Well, it frightened me so.
08:07I almost wrecked the car.
08:09Yes.
08:10She was definitely yodeling.
08:12And that brown, mongrel dog of theirs
08:14came running through our flower beds,
08:16making the most mournful racket.
08:19Oh, don't worry, dear.
08:20I'll take care of everything.
08:21I've already taken care of that unearthly howling.
08:24I called the dog catcher.
08:26Well, Margaret, they won't take her.
08:29I called the dog catcher to take their dog.
08:34Mrs. Drysdale, the club has prized that animal.
08:37Ellie Mae will be heartbroken.
08:39Then let them keep it in the house
08:40as I keep my French poodle.
08:42Mrs. Drysdale, Duke is a hunting dog.
08:44He's used to the...
08:45Miss Hathaway, I believe you have a telephone call to make.
08:49Oh, yes.
08:51Right, Chief.
08:51Immediately.
08:53I've also taken care of that so-called yodeling.
08:56I prefer charges against Pearl Bodine
08:58for disturbing the peace.
09:00Come on.
09:19Ellie Mae, they're starting to come.
09:21Hurry down.
09:23Jeffrey, commence a-playing and a-singing.
09:25Okay, Mom.
09:27Jacko, you're supposed to be out front.
09:31And them cookies is for my students.
09:34I got hungry.
09:37Hey, Chris.
09:39I reckon Ellie's out looking for Duke.
09:41I'll hand out the numbers for you, Pearl.
09:43Oh, Jed, start with the 20 or something
09:45so it'll look like we're doing the big business.
09:47Let's do it.
09:51Enjoy your free cookie,
09:53and you had a very good lesson.
09:59Are you Mrs. Pearl Bodine?
10:01Widow Bodine, they call me.
10:03Are you the one who's been doing the yodeling?
10:04That's right.
10:05Give them a number.
10:06There you are.
10:07This is my cousin Jed.
10:09Happy to meet you.
10:11And that there's Granny.
10:16There you are, mister.
10:17A little cup of cider.
10:19You're gonna need it.
10:23That's one of my best pupils.
10:26Come along.
10:27Come on.
10:28Come on in.
10:38What is it?
10:39What's the matter?
10:40Chief, I telephoned the animal shelter.
10:41Did they get Duke?
10:43Yes, and Ellie saw them.
10:44She followed them all the way to the shelter
10:45and proceeded to, and I quote,
10:47beat the living daylights out of the entire staff.
10:50Get over there right away.
10:51Right, Chief.
11:00Don't you worry, Duke.
11:02We'll get out of here.
11:03And when we do...
11:04Ellie Mae!
11:05Over here, Miss Jane.
11:10Did you come to let Duke and me out?
11:12Yes, but first you must give me your word
11:14that there will be no further violence.
11:16Those men out there were simply doing their duty.
11:19Okay, I won't hurt them no more.
11:23I busted Duke's bone a whopping that big one.
11:27Well, open up the cages.
11:29Oh, I can't do that.
11:32Well, Duke and me ain't coming out near.
11:34Ellie, dear, the animals here receive the very finest care
11:37and the kindest of treatment.
11:39If they were allowed to run loose,
11:40they might go hungry or be run over and hurt.
11:45Do they have to stay here all the time?
11:48Oh, no, only until someone comes along
11:50who'll pay for their license
11:51and give them a good home.
11:55I had to open my big mouth.
12:19Thank you very much.
12:23Everything all right, Sarge?
12:25Just great.
12:26The nicest bunch of people I ever met.
12:28You're the lady, old lady, old lady, old lady, old lady.
12:34Sarge, you haven't had a nip, have you?
12:36Of course not.
12:37Just a friendly little supper kiter.
12:39A cup of cider.
12:40I'm taking you to the diner for a cup of black coffee.
12:43Don't be ridiculous.
12:45Maybe you'd better.
12:46I just saw a car, and I can swear there's a dog driving it.
13:07Miss Hathaway, is all them your dog?
13:10No, Mr. Clampett.
13:11They're yours.
13:13Howdy, Pop.
13:13Well, this year's all friends of Duke and me.
13:19We're doggies.
13:25Now, we ain't gonna have no more slapping,
13:28or biting, or scratching, or spitting.
13:30You two's got to learn to get along together.
13:32Now, make up and be friends.
13:34Come on.
13:35Kiss and make up.
13:37Come on.
13:55Here to me.
13:57I think I got a job I'm gonna turn over to you.
14:00What's that, Pa?
14:01See if you can get Pearl and Granny to stop biting and scratching at each other.
14:06Folks, it's a lot harder to handle than critters, Pop.
14:09That's true.
14:10Now, you better get old with your dogs and cats outside,
14:13because the house just ain't a place to keep...
14:15Help!
14:17Help!
14:17Help!
14:18Help!
14:19Help!
14:20There's a big rat after me!
14:22Help!
14:25Help!
14:26Help!
14:26Help!
14:26Help save me from the big rat!
14:27Help!
14:29This here's a dog, Jethering.
14:31Don't be scared.
14:33Shame on you, Samson.
14:34You're always bullying somebody.
14:37My baby's screaming.
14:38What's wrong?
14:38Nothing, nothing.
14:39She's all right.
14:40One of them dogs scares me, Mom.
14:42Oh, well, there, there, baby.
14:45Don't you cry.
14:46Don't you cry.
14:47I tell you, Jett, this house is full of cats and dogs.
14:50How am I gonna give Mom music lessons?
14:53Well, Ellie Mae's just fixing to take them all down by the Seaman Pond, ain't you, Ellie?
14:57Yeah, Pa.
14:57I'll just run upstairs and put on my bathing suit.
15:00We'll all go swimming together.
15:02Yeah, but Ellie Mae was supposed to help me handle my music pupils.
15:05Well, it don't look like he's exactly swamped, Pearl.
15:10No, and I can't understand it.
15:12I even cut my prices.
15:20Oh, come on, Jethro.
15:21Just a short ride?
15:23I don't think Ma would like it.
15:25She said somebody's got to stay here with the sign.
15:27Just a short ride.
15:29It's such a beautiful day.
15:32Gee, I'd sure like to, but I'd dance in.
15:35Now I...
15:36I'll tell you what.
15:37I'll let you drive my car.
15:40Hot diggity dog.
15:42That does it.
15:42I'm going.
15:48Don't leave the sign or Ma will be mad.
15:51Well, I suppose that's part of his charm.
15:59Come on, Dad.
16:00Let's go swimming.
16:18I've always forgotten you, huh?
16:28Well, Ellie, did you get them all now?
16:30Yeah, I ain't perfect.
16:31Well, thank goodness.
16:33I'll be surprised if I got any voice left after all these carry-ins are.
16:39Ow!
16:47Ow!
16:51Ow!
16:58Go see him.
17:01Ow!
17:18Rusty, now that you and Skippy are such good friends, I bet you you'd like it fine if you could
17:22swim, too.
17:24There ain't no reason that cats can't swim just as good as dogs.
17:28It ain't nothing to it. All you got to do is hold your head up out of the water, with
17:32all your feet a kick, just like Skippy's doing, see?
17:40Now there's what you call the dog paddle, but for you, we'll call it the cat paddle.
17:46Water ain't nothing to be scared of if you know how to swim.
17:49Watch, and I'll show you how to do it.
18:09See? Just keep everything a-moving, and hold your head up out of the water so you can see where
18:14you're going.
18:14And that's all there is to swimming.
18:17And you get good enough.
18:19One of these days, I'll take you to the creek or the lake, and you can catch your own fish.
18:26Oh, April's going to set them dogs to halen again.
18:35Oh, April's going to set them dogs to halen again.
18:53No, no, Sarge, I'll handle this complaint.
18:55Now, the chief wants that howlin' and yodel' and stop.
18:58Mrs. Drysdale's putting on the pressure.
19:00I can handle it.
19:01Those still believes it'll just soft soap and hard cider you again.
19:04But they won't get through to me.
19:05I'm a big city boy.
19:07They don't speak my language.
19:09I'm sorry, Mrs. Drysdale got upset about the dogs,
19:13but Ellie Mae can handle them.
19:14Well, she'd better or I may have to place her under arrest.
19:17Ellie Mae, young fella here wants to talk to you.
19:25Howdy.
19:25What do you want to say to me?
19:34Young fella.
19:36What do you want to say about the dog?
19:38What dogs?
19:40I reckon the ones that's jumping up on you.
19:43Oh, yeah.
19:45Wonderful.
19:46Beautiful.
19:48I love them.
19:51Do you like cats?
19:53I love them.
19:55I've got a cat that swam.
19:58Wonderful.
19:59You'd rather swim than eat fish.
20:01Come on, I'll show you.
20:06Young fella.
20:08Don't you want to see the cat swim?
20:11Oh, are you kidding?
20:12Cats can't swim.
20:14Critters will do things for that girl they wouldn't do for nobody else.
20:17Come on, Rusty.
20:19Jump in.
20:24Come on, Rusty.
20:25That's the way.
20:29I should turn off.
20:31Be careful.
20:33Ain't that something?
20:34Sure is.
20:37I can tell your friends you've seen a swimming cat.
20:40Who are you kidding?
20:42Cats can't swim.
20:57Well, how'd it go?
20:58Great.
20:59Take care of the dogs?
21:01What dogs?
21:02Don't they have a bunch of dogs?
21:04I didn't see any.
21:06But they got a cat.
21:08Let's swim.
21:10Get in.
21:10I'm taking you to the diner for some black coffee.
21:17You know, Pop, I never did figure out what that fellow wanted.
21:22Oh, he'll be back.
21:25Ellie, you've got to do something about that dog.
21:28What's he doing?
21:29Well, he's digging a hole, and it makes me powerful nervous.
21:32Well, Granny, all dogs digs holes.
21:34Yeah, but he's digging one just my size.
21:40Well, now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin.
22:00They would like to thank you folks for kindly dropping in.
22:03We're all invited back next week to this locality to have a heaping helping of their hospitality.
22:11Hillbilly, that is.
22:13Set a spell.
22:14Take your shoes off.
22:16Y'all come back now.
22:17Here.
22:18This has been a Filmways presentation.
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