Lafe Crick comes back in another scheme to get rich off the Clampetts' wealth.Lafe Crick comes back in another scheme to get rich off the Clampetts' wealth.Lafe Crick comes back in another scheme to get rich off the Clampetts' wealth.
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Jed Clampett: Jethro, I reckon we gotta let Granny blow off that head of steam she built up over Lafe Crick or she's gonna be sputterin' and hissin' like that for weeks.
Jethro Bodine: I reckon it'd pleasure her a heap to cut loose and speak her mind.
Jed Clampett: Granny, what do you think of Lafe Crick?
Daisy Moses: Why he is the laziest, no-account varmint that ever drawed a breath!
Jethro Bodine: Go Granny, go.
Daisy Moses: Why the only hard work that he ever done was to turn over in bed! He can get up in the mornin' with nothin' to do and by nightfall, it's only half done!
Jed Clampett: That's it, Granny, mean mouth him good.
Daisy Moses: His woman does all the work over at their place. And the only time she ever got him out in the field, she had to sharpen the stump so he couldn't set down!
Jed Clampett: Blow the lid off, Granny, let her fly.
Daisy Moses: The only nickle he ever earned was when his Pa paid him 2 bits to stay away from the house! Why he would whitewash his own Ma and rent her out to haunt houses! Why, he's so lazy, even his scarecrows have to set in a chair! You talk about a liar, why that Lafe Crick wouldn't know the truth if he stepped on it bare-footed!
- SoundtracksThe Ballad of Jed Clampett
Written by Paul Henning
Performed by Flatt & Scruggs
Courtesy of Columbia Records
Through the years, producer and writer Paul Henning trotted out an endless bunch of crooks (both male and female) who would attempt to swindle Jed, though Lafe ranks as one of the most colorful and eccentric, thanks to Peter Whitney, who we lost too soon. Whitney slightly resembled Charles Laughton and was also an exceptional dramatic actor, appearing in many cop shows up until his sudden passing in 1972.
Lafe, who has the gift of gab, not only gets to freeload at the mansion, he also catches the ear of Mr. Drysdale, securing a job at the bank as a night watchman(?) -- where he can rob the place blind!
Outrageous scene finds Lafe in Drysdale's office, searching closets, even his desk(?) trying to find Jed's millions? Laugh out loud stuff. Caution; Mr. Drysdale notes Jed's millions are not in his bank, rather a high security vault. Good trivia question, because most of us fans always though the money was somewhere in his bank.
Henning also made it a point, if not a clever gag, to reveal how much Jed's fortune realistically grew each season. At the time it was 40 million dollars, doubling by the sixth season.
Be sure to listen for composer Flatt and Scruggs' really catchy banjo music, which hits the spot, and watch for Skippy the chimp, who appeared in many episodes, probably trained by Frank Inn, who handled most of Elly's "critters" on the show.
Yes, I agree with the last reviewer. It was classic episodes like this that rocketed the series to the coveted Number One spot in the Nielsen ratings, capping at 39.1, well above second place BONANZA.
That said, the following season the emergence of BEWITCHED took first place by storm and the series actually dropped out of the Top Ten! It did faithfully return the following season. Just to give you an idea how unpredictable tv ratings are and remain, even to this day.
Best of SEASON 2 remastered CBS dvd box set. 5 dvds. Released 2008. Super color family pix on the box cover. If only these episodes were on color. The first five season are on dvd. According to Amazon, seasons 6 through 9 are expeceted to be remastered on blu ray by 2027.
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Black and White
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- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3