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The character was introduced in the pilot


* '''Pearl Bodine'''. Cousin to Jed, mother to Jethro. A relatively late addition of the first season, subject of her own Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs song, "Pearl, Pearl, Pearl." The character was popular with audiences but had to be dropped when the actress was cast as the lead in another Henning series, ''Series/PetticoatJunction''. Played in the series by Bea Benaderet and in the film by Linda Carlson.

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* '''Pearl Bodine'''. Cousin to Jed, mother to Jethro. A relatively late addition of the first season, Jethro, subject of her own Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs song, "Pearl, Pearl, Pearl." The character was popular with audiences but had to be dropped when the actress was cast as the lead in another Henning series, ''Series/PetticoatJunction''. Played in the series by Bea Benaderet and in the film by Linda Carlson.
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* ExactWords: In the first episode as well as the beginning of the movie, Granny straight up refuses to move to "Californy".
--> '''Granny:''' Say whatever you want, ain't nothin' gettin' me outta this here rockin' chair! ''Jump cut to Granny in her rocking chair on top of the Clampett's truck.''


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* GilliganCut: In the movie Mr. Drysdale tells Woodrow that the Clampetts will not be subjected to any harassment because they are billionaires. People of sophistication, discernment, and great refinement. Cut to the Clampetts giving the finger to most people on the Los Angeles freeway.


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* StubbornMule: In one episode the Clampetts decide to plant a garden in their front yard and the first thing they need to do is plow the ground. They have a mule to pull the actual plow but of course he's too stubborn to work. Cue Granny trying to out stubborn the mule. Jed even lampshades that Granny might be the only person on Earth who can out-mule a mule.

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