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  • Granny Clampett Daisy May Moses Beverly Hillbillies
    What You Didn't Know The Sad Life and Death of Irene Ryan
    From Vaudeville To Radio, then TV to Broadway. Irene did it all.
    Subscribe to Cool Classics for more Beverly Hillbillies facts and secrets, on Jed, Jethro and Ellie Mae

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  • @sonnyzaro7664
    @sonnyzaro7664 3 роки тому +334

    Loved when she hollered at Jethro. That voice she had will never be forgotten or duplicated.

    • @harvey_the_rabbit
      @harvey_the_rabbit 3 роки тому +17

      I'm 58yo and can still hear it like it was my own Granny!

    • @garycarpenter2980
      @garycarpenter2980 3 роки тому +9

      Yeah and when her and Pearl would get at it better watch it, it's like 2 Wildcats in a bag trying to get out

    • @danielsmit11
      @danielsmit11 3 роки тому +9

      Or the giant jack rabbit episode

    • @googleuser8448
      @googleuser8448 3 роки тому +3

      @@danielsmit11 one of my favorites. 🍻

    • @outermostoutermost9418
      @outermostoutermost9418 3 роки тому +5

      Ya buddy love 💘 that show .shows like that and some older ones will never be able to run so long or be as loved

  • @vstar7196
    @vstar7196 2 роки тому +8

    Irene Ryan was the catalyst for everything that was amazing about this show. Her performances were all memorable. An incredible legacy left behind.

  • @juliedepaolis9202
    @juliedepaolis9202 3 роки тому +116

    My Husband and I have been watching The Beverly Hillbillies over the last few months as a respite from all of the craziness in the world right now. I loved the show as a kid and I appreciate it even more today. Thank you for telling Irene’s story. She was an an amazing talent and was taken way to soon.

    • @SOULRELIEF22
      @SOULRELIEF22 3 роки тому +11

      She lived the allotted years well! Didn't pine away as some do. Sadly, there's no mention of her Salvation. We're only given 70 years...more if we're strong...and I'm 73! (74 soon if JESUS says the same). JESUS saved me over 48 years ago and I'm looking forward to ETERNAL YOUTH with JESUS! GLORY!

    • @kathleennorton6108
      @kathleennorton6108 3 роки тому +6

      @@SOULRELIEF22 She apparently didn't die instantly. Let's hope someone had told her about Jesus and she repented before she entered eternity. The alternative is too awful for words.
      Let's all spread the message of salvation through Jesus Christ our LORD. We just don't know how long someone has.

    • @SOULRELIEF22
      @SOULRELIEF22 3 роки тому +5

      @@kathleennorton6108
      THAT'S the kind of GOD we serve! 💓 JESUS saved the thief on the cross, dying for thievery! That thief was snatched away from the devil without a Church, or a Bible OR baptism! "And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Acts 16:31!
      In an INSTANT Irene could have been changed! Amen!

    • @damxgopak457
      @damxgopak457 3 роки тому +3

      Me too love that show.

    • @bufnyfan1
      @bufnyfan1 2 роки тому +2

      I have had health issues recently and I watch the Beverly Hillibillies DVD's to take my mind off this--I adore this show--a much simpler and kinder time

  • @tappedout300xc
    @tappedout300xc 3 роки тому +489

    No other woman could of played that part like she did. She just owned it.

    • @chaserain3900
      @chaserain3900 3 роки тому +15

      Yeah, Irene straight up was Granny Clampett 🙂

    • @guidedmeditation2396
      @guidedmeditation2396 3 роки тому +8

      Granny was 80% of that show. Like the Sun and everyone else revolved around her.

    • @jimgreen5788
      @jimgreen5788 3 роки тому +6

      tappedout300xc, I agree--nobody could have! She was perfectly suited for it.

    • @TheCentralflorida
      @TheCentralflorida 3 роки тому +4

      @@jara4766 you're nicer about it than I am. I remember when my son went through contractions in elementary school and I thought "this proves it......even elementary students should know this"
      It still blows my mind when adults think that's even a phrase.
      :)

    • @iDONTdoFacebook
      @iDONTdoFacebook 3 роки тому +2

      A triple ‘AMEN’ to that Truth!!

  • @williamlidster5850
    @williamlidster5850 3 роки тому +156

    The role of “Granny” was made for Irene Ryan; I can’t imagine anyone playing that role better than her!
    The Beverly hillbillies will forever be one of my all-time favorite sitcom‘s!

    • @angelo9493
      @angelo9493 3 роки тому +6

      no lie- irreplaceable!
      thers ben timez wen actors are replaced but its nevr the same... glad granny was and still is our granny!

    • @chuckschafer6728
      @chuckschafer6728 3 роки тому +3

      ORIGINALY MEANT FOR BEA BENADARET BUT SHE WAS TOO"BOXOM"

    • @joezepeda9934
      @joezepeda9934 2 роки тому +1

      I'm glad I had the opportunity to watch shows like the Berverly Hillbillies n get smart, n , another show that were n are better than this so call COMALY there no more acosto in what the do now .

    • @vstar7196
      @vstar7196 2 роки тому +2

      Paul Henning originally wrote the Granny Moses character for Bea Benadaret. They were married or soon to be married, can’t recall the timeline. However, Irene Ryan came in to audition. She did her own hair and make-up and during her test she ranted and raved like she eventually did in the show. Henning decided to cast Ryan and showed the audition tape to Benadaret. And she agreed that Ryan’s portrayal was better than hers. Henning still wanted his squeeze to be in his show. That’s why she allowed herself to be recast as Jethro’s mother.

    • @chuckschafer6728
      @chuckschafer6728 2 роки тому +2

      @@vstar7196 NOT SO PAUL WORKED WITH BEA NOTHING MORE

  • @virginiaviola5097
    @virginiaviola5097 3 роки тому +28

    This series is a testament to how talented and hard-working the casts of these sitcoms that we were blessed to grow up watching truly were. They were indeed masters of their craft, and they are sadly missed. I’m glad that Irene was still up on stage until the last. Granny is iconic.

    • @danielesposito9705
      @danielesposito9705 2 роки тому +1

      A lot of people miss this.. There was stiff competition from boat loads of fantastic talent back then. You had to have many traits to be successful in addition to being able to sing, dance and act

    • @bufnyfan1
      @bufnyfan1 2 роки тому

      a typical season at that time was 30 or more episodes-far more than today-and they didn't make anything even close to the salaries of today nor was anything known then about the possibility of syndication money

  • @Dingomush
    @Dingomush 3 роки тому +402

    “Granny” was the best written and preformed character on the Beverly Hillbillies. I loved that show as a kid.

    • @danielsmit11
      @danielsmit11 3 роки тому +21

      The whole show was perfectly cast. No one could've played any of those parts any better, plus besides getting the part of jethro's mother Beau also got te part on petticoat junction which was more suited to her than the part of granny.

    • @pearlspiers4779
      @pearlspiers4779 3 роки тому +8

      Definitely perfectly PREFORMED 💯😊

    • @LeeAnneG
      @LeeAnneG 3 роки тому +11

      Watched this program all the time. The whole family. It brings forth very fond memories of my childhood. It was wonderful

    • @KenJackson_US
      @KenJackson_US 3 роки тому +4

      But I'm sure glad that aunt that was originally cast as Granny didn't get the part. I didn't like her.

    • @LeeAnneG
      @LeeAnneG 3 роки тому +6

      @@KenJackson_US it’s a tv show Ken. She’s just an actress. Just acting. Putting on a show. You do know the difference?

  • @ellisonhamilton3322
    @ellisonhamilton3322 3 роки тому +75

    When you consider her great fortune as a performer to have offers of lucrative work her entire life, her end really isn't tragic. Sad that she was only 70, but she worked right up to the end and mercifully didn't suffer long from any debilitating disease. And she left quite a legacy of performances.
    She's a good example of the idea that luck favors those who work hard.
    Rest in peace Ms. Ryan. ✝️🙏

    • @rowdy7480
      @rowdy7480 2 роки тому +5

      They use the "tragic ending" crap to get folks to click on the video

    • @danielesposito9705
      @danielesposito9705 2 роки тому +4

      Agreed.. this sounds like an EXTREMELY accomplished life.

    • @bufnyfan1
      @bufnyfan1 2 роки тому +2

      her cast members on the Beverly Hillbillies were increasingly worried about Irene Ryan's health-as the show went on-apparently, she smoked >3 packs of cigarettes a day (at one point Winston cigarettes was a sponsor of the show so I'm sure she got all the cigarettes she wanted)

    • @akrenwinkle
      @akrenwinkle 2 роки тому

      @@bufnyfan1 Kent cigarettes, made by Lorillard, gave cast members of the Dick Van Dyke show free cartons. Mary Tyler Moore preferred another brand, she told Letterman, and took them to the store and exchanged them. She and Valerie Harper used to smoke together during shooting breaks, but made sure it was out of the live audience's view.

    • @loydkline4686
      @loydkline4686 2 роки тому +1

      Brillant comiadian actress

  • @richardturner6981
    @richardturner6981 3 роки тому +57

    Irene Ryan was very beautiful when she was young. She was perfect as Granny. RIP Irene Ryan🙏

    • @williamwilliams5876
      @williamwilliams5876 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah, I really appreciate all those pictures of her in her career early in her life, WoW! No one has ever bother to show us what beautiful hot babe she was! WooHoo! Man SHe was a Looker!!!

  • @cashstacksg478
    @cashstacksg478 2 роки тому +5

    Growing up, I always had big love for Granny. She kicked ass. The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Arces, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, I dream of Jeannie, etc, now these shows were my 'All Star' lineup!

  • @raypurchase801
    @raypurchase801 3 роки тому +197

    I still recall the episode where Granny had a stand-up fight with a kangaroo.
    Saw it more than 50 years ago. Still funny.

    • @ecv03
      @ecv03 3 роки тому +12

      You mean a 6ft jackrabbit. Thay milked that for a lot of episodes. I almost felt bad for her with that.

    • @raypurchase801
      @raypurchase801 3 роки тому +6

      @@ecv03 Yeah I found it on UA-cam.

    • @craigmacfarlane6372
      @craigmacfarlane6372 3 роки тому +8

      Hilarious. I'm going to go watch it now. She could cook up a mean oppossum stew.

    • @stevedem76
      @stevedem76 3 роки тому +8

      Don't forget the hippopotamus she came across. Her shriek of horror was hilarious. She thought it was a giant hog, and thought she hit the motherlode of hog jowls and bacon.

    • @timdillardnc1
      @timdillardnc1 3 роки тому +1

      I do too..

  • @garp-cm7te
    @garp-cm7te 3 роки тому +160

    That show was about as perfectly cast as any show I ever remember from top to bottom Jethro and Granny definitely led the way

    • @harrymills2770
      @harrymills2770 3 роки тому +9

      Jethro was a little TOO good at the role. It made it tough for him to find any kind of leading roles or anything else, for that matter, because he was hopelessly typecast.

    • @akrenwinkle
      @akrenwinkle 3 роки тому +6

      @@harrymills2770 If Carroll O'Connor could later play a Southern sheriff and Buddy Ebsen could go on to play Barnaby Jones, nobody is hopelessly typecast.

    • @maxkronader5225
      @maxkronader5225 3 роки тому +4

      I'd say that Ellie Mae was so good at her role as incredibly sexy, yet utterly innocent, that she left an entire generation confused about what we should or shouldn't find sexy.

    • @wdtaut5650
      @wdtaut5650 3 роки тому +3

      It is only in recent years watching re-runs, I realize what a good actor Max Baer, Jr. is.

    • @scvcebc
      @scvcebc 2 роки тому

      @@akrenwinkle O'Connor and Ebsen had roles before, Baer had not.

  • @josephdunlap6747
    @josephdunlap6747 3 роки тому +98

    The Beverly hillbillies were hilarious and nobody was funnier than Granny! 🙏😂

  • @pinatajuju4471
    @pinatajuju4471 3 роки тому +114

    Granny you will always have a special part in my heart. Thank you for all the fond memories!

    • @lindapolle1665
      @lindapolle1665 3 роки тому

      I loved her so much, that when I finished graduate school, I took on the nick name "Doc Granny".

  • @thisisme3238
    @thisisme3238 3 роки тому +187

    Irene Ryan was a "perfect" granny on the Beverly Hillbillies! Grew up watching that show and even today will still try and catch an episode...thanks for the info!

    • @CoolClassics
      @CoolClassics  3 роки тому +12

      Couldn't agree more!

    • @abelowther7531
      @abelowther7531 3 роки тому +3

      Me to

    • @patrickmollohan3082
      @patrickmollohan3082 3 роки тому +5

      Anytime Im Bored with TV.....I go medieval on the remote trying to blast thru the guide to find shows such as: The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and all those old comedy shows that fit the caragiry.....lol!! I despise the newer TV shows...all garbage made to push an agenda.😡

    • @kevinloving3141
      @kevinloving3141 3 роки тому

      Reruns of The Beverly Hillbillies are shown on Circle TV channel.

    • @thisisme3238
      @thisisme3238 3 роки тому

      @@kevinloving3141 Thanks for the info, Kevin! 👍

  • @karencahill4798
    @karencahill4798 3 роки тому +15

    I loved Granny. I'm 65 and grew up watching "The Beverly hillbillies. I will subscribe- These are my people!..

  • @goldenagenut
    @goldenagenut 3 роки тому +127

    Great bio. Irene's Granny character was impossible not to love, she was such a fireball! I'd really like to check out some of her earlier work, sounds like she was a hoot in everything she did.

    • @royallison5307
      @royallison5307 3 роки тому +8

      goldenagenut : Try the movie MIGHTY JOE YOUNG , she was in the bar scene.

    • @goldenagenut
      @goldenagenut 3 роки тому +2

      @@royallison5307 ha! Will do, thanks!

    • @rosalindsey6841
      @rosalindsey6841 3 роки тому +2

      Yes she was she reminds me of my mother and my grandmother they had a lot of Indian in them in German my grandfather did my grandmother had Indian

    • @purdyquibb
      @purdyquibb 3 роки тому +1

      1953 black beard a pirate movie which was pretty good had Irene in it. One of my favorites. www.imdb.com/title/tt0044426/

    • @THE-HammerMan
      @THE-HammerMan 3 роки тому +1

      @@purdyquibb Blackbeard gets her drunk and she spills the beans, as I recall. Good memory! Great movie.

  • @GodsOath_com
    @GodsOath_com 3 роки тому +48

    I always thought Granny was a comic genius, but I didn’t know the woman who played Granny was ACTUALLY a comic genius. Wow.

  • @MickAngelhere
    @MickAngelhere 3 роки тому +114

    Irene made the show,no one else could’ve played Granny

    • @elleohai
      @elleohai 3 роки тому +4

      Imo the show would have been flat without her.

  • @mgrantom
    @mgrantom 3 роки тому +7

    One of the most funny, wholesome TV shows of all time! I never knew that Granny had such a lengthy pre Clampett Family career. Thanks for sharing!

  • @marchaaaaaaaaaaaa
    @marchaaaaaaaaaaaa 3 роки тому +11

    I really appreciated someone taking the time to honor and share about this amazing actress. America loved her very much. Thank you

  • @HRpuffnstuff23
    @HRpuffnstuff23 3 роки тому +93

    I miss Granny

  • @Zzues
    @Zzues 3 роки тому +11

    She was, and still is, one of my favorite actresses. I used to love watching reruns of the Beverly Hillbillies when I was home sick from school.

  • @silentknight872
    @silentknight872 3 роки тому +30

    I grew up watching The Beverl Hillbillies, so this was a true pleasure to watch. Thanks for sharing.

  • @elizabethG633
    @elizabethG633 3 роки тому +45

    My grandmother told me years ago as we watched the Hillbilly's that I was going to look like Irene Ryan as Granny when I get older. She is right, am almost 67 and do look like Irene. So many people ask me if I was related to her. I have no idea, but the resemblance is uncanny. Even now, my sisters say I am just like her, the way I respond to some things.

    • @carlyandt6748
      @carlyandt6748 3 роки тому +8

      Irene was, and presume you are Beautiful. Bless you in Jesus name ! :)

  • @christopherwaldrop5293
    @christopherwaldrop5293 2 роки тому +3

    Even when I watched The Beverly Hillbillies as a kid I knew there was something special about Irene Ryan and I really like how you cover the whole range of her career. It's not surprising she worked as a performer her whole life but it's still great to learn.

  • @ronster141
    @ronster141 3 роки тому +16

    I can still remember my family gathered around our black and white tv set watching the Beverly Hillbillies. This lady brought my family lots of laughs over the years. There have been very few TV shows since that have had the same clean humor fun that this show had. Granny was always my favorite character in this series.

    • @SOULRELIEF22
      @SOULRELIEF22 3 роки тому

      Jethro made drag legal

    • @sarahinaurora
      @sarahinaurora 3 роки тому

      She reminds me of my own grandmother. Priceless!

    • @wz0hjd
      @wz0hjd 2 роки тому

      @@SOULRELIEF22 - Linda Kay Henning voiced Jethrine Bodine. She was Betty Jo on Petticoat Junction. Max lip synced the words.

  • @Tazz7859
    @Tazz7859 3 роки тому +41

    I often wondered what happen to granny she was wonderful

  • @georgealderson4424
    @georgealderson4424 3 роки тому +15

    Once again this young man has brightened up the sleepless night. He does a great job researching and reading. Blessings and peace

  • @TheRelger
    @TheRelger 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks. Awesome performer. Never be another Granny!

  • @kingdomfreedom8323
    @kingdomfreedom8323 3 роки тому +7

    A true character actress, she brought the role to life with her interpretation, pouring herself into it made it so believable. A little power house of entertaining comedy was our 'Granny.' Thx for the video.

  • @davidgretlein9384
    @davidgretlein9384 3 роки тому +6

    Beautiful story. I grew up watching Beverly Hillbillies, and loved all the actors|actresses, especially Granny. Great writers in the beginning, and great actors|actresses.

  • @markharrisllb
    @markharrisllb 3 роки тому +145

    I don’t think it was too sad an ending, she went out still busy.

    • @levonlivingston2667
      @levonlivingston2667 3 роки тому

      Who cares what you think!

    • @Jimmer-g8d
      @Jimmer-g8d 3 роки тому +13

      They make these titles up as click bait. The person could have had a wonderful happy life but that doesn't get the clicks so they have to make it melodramatic. It's very misleading and this outfit stoops very low denigrating the dead to make a few bucks.

    • @wvrjl
      @wvrjl 3 роки тому +14

      @@levonlivingston2667 - Geez, what's your problem?

    • @DRthistle
      @DRthistle 3 роки тому +8

      Me either. She didn't end up with a long period of suffering and she was still on top.

    • @PurpleObscuration
      @PurpleObscuration 3 роки тому +2

      When posters lie about the content, I block them out. Over 720, 000 hours of new content are added *everyday* that's over 82 years of content added everyday for 15 years. You are not going to run out of things to watch

  • @LisaBowers
    @LisaBowers 3 роки тому +6

    That was fascinating. Irene was a hoot as Granny! It's almost as if she was born for that role. At least she went out doing what she loved. 💜

  • @HeyDude93gt
    @HeyDude93gt 3 роки тому +5

    I was 2 months old when she passed and enjoyed all of the shows growing up. I still enjoy watching all these classic comedies to this day. Goes to show how great entertainment lasts a long long time

  • @tmac8892
    @tmac8892 3 роки тому +45

    Jethro: are you revoltin?
    Granny: not as revoltin as you.

    • @uspalcatraz4355
      @uspalcatraz4355 3 роки тому +1

      That sounds like something Archie Bunker would say.

  • @michaelbaker9415
    @michaelbaker9415 3 роки тому +74

    Can't help but watch the old shows like the Beverly Hillbillies again and I Dream of Genie and be Witched on UA-cam they were the best

    • @garp-cm7te
      @garp-cm7te 3 роки тому +8

      My favorite of that era was Green Acres

    • @judelouiswickham35
      @judelouiswickham35 3 роки тому

      L1l

    • @laciLaszloM
      @laciLaszloM 3 роки тому +4

      l agree.....hard to go past those shows....No Woke messages in them......no alphabet people sending messages.

    • @larryking195
      @larryking195 3 роки тому +2

      Got Roku and on the Roku channel they have all of the shows you just listed.

    • @harrymills2770
      @harrymills2770 3 роки тому

      @@laciLaszloM Those shows were full of social messaging. They were so successful at shifting the Overton Window that they've been at it non-stop ever since, even after they basically won the culture war. But rather than declaring victory and moving on, they melded with the establishment and we have what we have, now.

  • @moriorinvictus9054
    @moriorinvictus9054 3 роки тому +12

    Shows like the Beverly Hillbillies are timeless classics because the people who played and directed them cared about making the show something special. Just wish we could go back to shows like that instead the current stuff on tv. RIP Granny Clampett you truly made a mark and made a lot of people happy.

    • @kathleennorton6108
      @kathleennorton6108 3 роки тому +1

      The actors seemed to reallt enjoy playing their roles, also.

  • @rosalindsey6841
    @rosalindsey6841 3 роки тому +30

    I loved her as granny and The Beverly Hillbillies

  • @larrykarr1968
    @larrykarr1968 3 роки тому +12

    You got to love this lady what a beauty love and still watch the beverly hillbillies have seen her in a bunch of different shows

  • @RobHowell1
    @RobHowell1 3 роки тому +19

    My formative years would have never been the same without Beverly Hillbillies.

  • @nagone11
    @nagone11 3 роки тому +5

    I never knew her real story..a super interesting one. All I can say is when I was a kid watching The Beverly Hillbillies, Granny was my favorite character and would have us all cracking up and rolling over watching her doing and saying really funny stuff. The classic reruns from those days with Granny are still very funny!

  • @lambfactory2537
    @lambfactory2537 3 роки тому +55

    Granny told the hippies "I'm gonna smoke some crawdads but first I got to find a little pot".

    • @bluesky6985
      @bluesky6985 3 роки тому +1

      She told the cops that

    • @ejej6934
      @ejej6934 3 роки тому +3

      She asked the surfer-hippies if they'd like gravy with their food. The one guy said, "Groovy." She said, "Whatever."

  • @claudermiller
    @claudermiller 3 роки тому +132

    Bea Benadrette must have been a class act. Nowadays people would have sued over being passed over for a role they thought they deserved.

    • @paulk9985
      @paulk9985 3 роки тому +18

      Hollywood has no loyalty to anyone. Bea actually referred the producers to Irene Ryan, saying, "There's your granny." And it worked out better since Bea died before BH ended its run. The producers liked Bea so much that they gave her her own show, Petticoat Junction, the year after BH started.

    • @usafvet100
      @usafvet100 3 роки тому +10

      Bea did a lot of voice work for cartoons as well. She did Betty Rubble and along with June Foray voiced the granny character for Looney Tunes. A pity that she died relatively young.

    • @gregb6469
      @gregb6469 3 роки тому +5

      She also had a long run as Blanche Morton on the Burns and Allen show.

    • @Double2KK
      @Double2KK 3 роки тому +11

      Fortunately for Bea Benadrette, CBS gave her own show a season later with Petticoat Junction, which was a much better role for her.

    • @garycarpenter2980
      @garycarpenter2980 3 роки тому +3

      She was great as Pearl but as Kate Bradley she was good and as the neighbor on GB and GA show. I never knew she smoked and that's what killed her

  • @TheRussellStover
    @TheRussellStover 3 роки тому +24

    Maybe I missed it. I didn't see anything sad about this life. She did what she wanted and stared in many great movies and shows. She lead a GREAT life.

  • @smiley3012
    @smiley3012 3 роки тому +26

    Wow great information. She was a super star.

  • @THE-HammerMan
    @THE-HammerMan 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you for a fine bio & tribute to everyone's Granny! They all portrayed their roles so well that you cannot say Irene made the show-- but the Beverly Hillbillies would not have been the same without her and not nearly so much fun to watch every week.

  • @maryballard4528
    @maryballard4528 3 роки тому +9

    I love the Beverly Hillbillies. Still watch on you tube all of the time on my smart tv

  • @Eye58Farms
    @Eye58Farms 3 роки тому +15

    Irene was a neighbor of my grandparents in Brentwood during the 60’s. She was just as colorful offscreen as onscreen!

  • @marinamartinez6886
    @marinamartinez6886 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful tribute to Granny. She was darling.

  • @Curlyloxau
    @Curlyloxau 3 роки тому +9

    Watched The Beverly Hillbillies series as a kid in Australia, loved Granny !!

  • @jcw91371
    @jcw91371 3 роки тому +6

    My great grandmother, a woman who with my great grandfather raised me from the time I was born until I moved in with my parents and began kindergarten at 5 years old, earned her "granny" nickname due to her many similarities to Irene's character. She, like Irene, was such an important figure in my life and I'll love them both forever.

    • @sarahinaurora
      @sarahinaurora 3 роки тому

      We called my grandmother Meme, but l always refer to her as my Granny. They were so much alike! I loved both Grannies, but especially my own!❤️

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 3 роки тому +28

    Granny was the grandma everybody wanted.

    • @tomkellycartoons
      @tomkellycartoons 3 роки тому

      Irene was great as granny, but I loved my own grandmothers just fine.
      Why say “everybody wanted?”

  • @vickieturner1249
    @vickieturner1249 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you. I am 67 grew up watching Granny reminds me of my great grandmother;)

  • @darkwood777
    @darkwood777 3 роки тому +16

    So many funny episodes that revolved around Granny, like her seeing a giant rabbit (kangaroo) or her being a "doctor" who used moonshine as a remedy. Plus she was constantly battling Mrs. Drysdale or taking a broom to Jethro's backside when she wasn't cooking up possum. LOL

    • @gubernatorial1723
      @gubernatorial1723 3 роки тому

      It might be viewed as another deeply shallow 50s/60s TV show but it was brilliant.

  • @sunseeker4775
    @sunseeker4775 3 роки тому +1

    It's nice to know about actors as real people, with real lives. Thank you.

  • @davidrogers6262
    @davidrogers6262 3 роки тому +4

    Just the fact we're still talking about her after all these years speaks volumes. She reminds me of my Great grandma who was a country girl and Irene portraid the ways of the back woods to a T. I miss them both.

  • @dianebrayden4123
    @dianebrayden4123 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you, I always enjoyed this show and granny so much. I did nor know her history and I'm now a granny myself. The fact granny sang the song " I'm a Woman" at an award show makes sense to me to me know.❤

  • @judymuniz5796
    @judymuniz5796 3 роки тому +34

    I really enjoyed watching that video. I also learned a lot about Granny!

  • @iDONTdoFacebook
    @iDONTdoFacebook 3 роки тому +7

    The Beverly Hillbillies...
    I was born in 1959 and was just a young-un when that show was a playin’ on the television. Absolutely and unquestionably was my all-time favorite TV show -and still is! I can be down and out having a really bad day and all I’ve got to do to have a complete mood turnaround is watch an episode of TBHs and hear the beloved voices of the beloved Clampett/Bodine family and it feels like sunshine again! Jed described the feeling best when I once heard him say: “We’re all just as happy as gophers in soft dirt!”.
    And oh, how I miss hearing Granny’s voice callin’ the boys: “JED!!” ... “JETHRO!!”... or making the announcement that she’s got “vittles a cookin’ and they’ll be ready for eatin’ directly!”
    We were all blessed to be a part of that family back in the ‘60s, partaking of the “heapin’ helpin’ of their hospitality”.
    I miss ‘em.

    • @SOULRELIEF22
      @SOULRELIEF22 3 роки тому +1

      Pot passers

    • @iDONTdoFacebook
      @iDONTdoFacebook 3 роки тому

      @@SOULRELIEF22
      Yes, the Bodine’s and Clampett’s were pot pissers. They didn’t have indoor plumbing back in the rural hills surrounding Bugtussle and got use to using the bedside pot at night. Knowing their simple natures as we do after spending so much time with them thru the 60’s, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that they brought the ol’ brass piss-pots with them to Beverly Hills and continued using them even though they had that city luxury of indoor plumbing. It’s a lot easier to just hop out of bed and use that bedside piss-pot when the urge wakes you up at night rather than making the trip all the way over yonder to the bathroom!
      I reckon Jethro had to have a couple of those pots by his bed bein’s how he was such a big strapping large and active feller and always et so much.
      Yes indeed, they were genuine pot pissers, those Bodine’s and Clampett’s truly were.

    • @abbynormal4740
      @abbynormal4740 3 роки тому +1

      @@iDONTdoFacebook They were so dirt poor they may not have even had the proverbial "pot" to do their business in. 😄 But, I think @JESUS LOVES HIS PEOPLE! refers to that delightful Thanksgiving episode where the Clampetts and their guests shared a meal at the billiard table and used the sticks to pass around the pots of food, mistaking them for "pot passers." 🤣😆😄

    • @SOULRELIEF22
      @SOULRELIEF22 3 роки тому

      @@iDONTdoFacebook
      NO! Passers! The pool sticks! You'll NEVER hear Sister Pam using THAT OTHER word! I love you so MUCH! 💓

    • @SOULRELIEF22
      @SOULRELIEF22 3 роки тому

      @@abbynormal4740
      THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! WE'LL BE THE NEW BEVERLY HILL BILLIES! 😭😅😃😄

  • @safetymikeengland
    @safetymikeengland 3 роки тому +19

    Beverly Hillbillies was great entertainment.
    I loved all the moonshine jokes.
    And max baer's overgrown teenager jokes.

  • @Keys-zq1gw
    @Keys-zq1gw 2 роки тому +1

    Another one of my favorite shows. I was born in the mid 70’s and these are the shows my siblings and I watched all the time. I never knew about this channel, glad to’ve found it.

  • @lindamulholland406
    @lindamulholland406 3 роки тому +3

    Irene Ryan was my favorite actress on the Beverly Hillbillies . This was one of the best sitcoms for families across the country , she will always be remembered for her charm and her ability to make us laugh at her antics , especially her making home brew and taking a swig or two when she didn't get caught tipping that jug !

  • @MoMotivation0304
    @MoMotivation0304 3 місяці тому +1

    Yes she was the perfect granny! Her personality was everything. A great character actress

  • @robinj.9329
    @robinj.9329 3 роки тому +8

    "Grannie" was always my favorite character in that series!

  • @tonyreynolds5112
    @tonyreynolds5112 3 роки тому +1

    Very very nice. As rough as she was.... Everyone LOVED Granny. Thank you.

  • @chadweekley9664
    @chadweekley9664 3 роки тому +5

    Still one of my favorite shows, they will never make any show like this or any classic again .

  • @TedBronson1918
    @TedBronson1918 3 роки тому +2

    During WW II Irene Ryan did USO shows with Bob Hope. The GI's looked to Hope for a laugh when they were down, and Hope looked to Irene Ryan for laughs when he was down. She was VERY talented and funny. I grew up with the Beverly Hillbillies, and it has always surprised me how hard it's been to spot "Granny" in any of her other roles. She was a a real beauty as a young woman.

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus 3 роки тому +11

    I remember one of her sayings - "It don't make no never mind" , meaning "it doesn't matter".

  • @suzannemarienau2760
    @suzannemarienau2760 3 роки тому +3

    This was wonderful, thank you! I didn't know much at all about Irene Ryan. She lived a very good life! Granny was a hoot. I never understood where she found all those possums to cook in Beverly Hills! 😆😆

  • @cfcreative1
    @cfcreative1 3 роки тому +4

    That whole cast was amazing.

  • @gailbirchall2163
    @gailbirchall2163 2 роки тому +2

    Very respectfully narrated. She just could not give up the acting.

  • @ronniepatterson2827
    @ronniepatterson2827 3 роки тому +15

    Wow! Granny was a straight up fox in her youth. We sometimes get lost in our television characters, forgetting they are regular people playing roles. RIP Granny the Fox : )

    • @julienielsen3746
      @julienielsen3746 3 роки тому

      @@epen1898 Have you seen this one of her? ua-cam.com/video/R10xJMbiTSc/v-deo.html

  • @donaldcombs7270
    @donaldcombs7270 3 роки тому +2

    I was lucky enough to see Ms. Ryan on Broadway in Pippin.......what a joy.

  • @binaway
    @binaway 3 роки тому +78

    BHB- Hated by the critics and loved by the public.

    • @danielsmit11
      @danielsmit11 3 роки тому +9

      Yep. Just like gilligan's island

    • @KenJackson_US
      @KenJackson_US 3 роки тому +4

      I don't think the critics or Hollywood liked StarTrek either--the very best show on TV up to then.

    • @erlycuyler
      @erlycuyler 3 роки тому +3

      Critics.... shows what they know.

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams 3 роки тому +5

      And just how many shows and movies have Critics absolutely hated and yet the public loved them.
      Critics (at least in the past 30 years) have basically been just paid to give good reviews and if someone didn't shell out they give bad reviews.

    • @BeeHatGuy
      @BeeHatGuy 3 роки тому +1

      @@KenJackson_US on the music front, Led Zeppelin I-IV were ripped apart by the critics.
      Aside from Siskel and Ebert, Critics take themselves too seriously, and their reviews are about themselves, not the art they're supposedly criticizing.
      Not to mention that Disney has every movie critic in their back pocket

  • @danielhanawalt4998
    @danielhanawalt4998 3 роки тому +1

    I don't think they could have found a better choice than Irene Ryan to play Granny. All the characters in the show fit well their roles. Cool Classics, great job presenting this video.

  • @patriciatardugno4463
    @patriciatardugno4463 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for telling us all about Granny. We all loved her & the entire csst.

  • @patsysummitt8618
    @patsysummitt8618 3 роки тому +3

    SHE Still Makes Me Laugh & Laugh !! She was The Perfect Granny , Unbelievable FUNNY !! I Still watch The Beverly Hillbillies !! We Need To See MORE OF Their Shows !! 🤗☺️😁🤗☺️😁

  • @tamararoberts9307
    @tamararoberts9307 3 роки тому +2

    One of my favorite shows growing up ❤ wouldn't have been the same without her. The Beverly Hillbillies is a great classic

  • @anotherfaze8008
    @anotherfaze8008 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome, brought tears to my eyes at the end. I watched BHB growing up as a kid. Them really was the good Ol' days. Thanx

  • @joeness4601
    @joeness4601 2 роки тому +2

    This is one of the best narratives I have ever heard. This guy has a great voice for it and he leaves you with the feeling that he actually likes what he’s doing. And there was a lot of great information! Cheers!

  • @cheyennealexander3039
    @cheyennealexander3039 3 роки тому +3

    Your video was superb. Your voice is kind and compassionate and engaging. I learned so much about film history and Miss Irene. Thank you very much and best wishes to all you do.

  • @mrb3135
    @mrb3135 2 роки тому +1

    It is so easy to take these fantastic actors for granted, but it takes tremendous skill to develop a character and then bring that character to life week after week. What a brilliant woman.

  • @oicu812brazell8
    @oicu812brazell8 3 роки тому +3

    One of the few shows I can sit down and enjoy still today even after seeing them so many times. If Aunt Pearl would have been cast as Granny the show would have suffered tremendously.

  • @clemmahabir
    @clemmahabir 3 роки тому +1

    Growing up in the mid 70s we had to watch many re-runs of classic shows on TV and old movies. I feel lucky to grow up in a generation where film and TV shows are lost today or forgotten!
    Great job on the biographies of these people who we have NO knowledge of their lives!!
    😎👍

  • @hauntedhighway2166
    @hauntedhighway2166 3 роки тому +4

    Granny was a CLASSIC!! She made the show. I was dedicated to watching The Beverly Hillbillies as a young person.
    I also still use one of Grannies lines in jest: I call certain individuals, "Crazy Goomers". I used to love it when she said that.

  • @Kind-hearted3564
    @Kind-hearted3564 3 роки тому +2

    I loved The Beverly Hillbillies. Granny was my favorite character and the reason I called my own Grandmother "Granny". ❤

  • @thomasd1513
    @thomasd1513 3 роки тому +11

    Granny was easy to identify as an original. It’s interesting to know her extensive past. Practice makes perfect.

  • @StormTrysail
    @StormTrysail 3 роки тому +1

    As a child growing up in the 60’s and 70’s I can tell you we all loved Granny and the Beverly Hillbillies. I even remember all the words to the song.

  • @jett8193
    @jett8193 3 роки тому +5

    She was an awesome "Granny"! I love that even the originally cast Granny (B.B. Durret sp.?) agreed that Irene Ryan was THE PART, & that Ms. Durret was kept on the show, recast as another family member. Thx CC, for the interesting mini bio of America's Granny! p.s. I liked & subbed too🙂

  • @azaleablue2261
    @azaleablue2261 3 роки тому +1

    Loved it thank you. She was a very beautiful and talented woman her whole life.

  • @authorlydiagreen1862
    @authorlydiagreen1862 3 роки тому +3

    I was born in 1969 and when I was allowed to watch tv I really enjoyed watching her on the Beverly Hillbillies and it’s 2021 and I still watch it lol

  • @thurmanwatson5954
    @thurmanwatson5954 3 роки тому +1

    I will always love granny, she was my favorite granny on TV as a child.

  • @bossbwana5946
    @bossbwana5946 3 роки тому +10

    I always loved granny

  • @SeaJay_Oceans
    @SeaJay_Oceans 3 роки тому +1

    God Bless you Irene, thank you so much for being our favorite Granny !

  • @FeralDawn
    @FeralDawn 3 роки тому +3

    I loved watching this show before going to school as a kid!

  • @pedrocarrillo3831
    @pedrocarrillo3831 3 роки тому +2

    My whole family was in love with Irene Ryan as granny I still have memories of her to this day including the whole cast!

  • @lisa18wheels76
    @lisa18wheels76 3 роки тому +3

    CC guy: You are doing wonderful work with these awesome bios of these actors. These talented TV actors and show clips bring back my childhood memories. And the many details about their lives really make them flesh and blood people to me, as well. Frail mortals, flawed and limited, like me, but so much talent and strong determination to overcome set-backs, even courage and character! Quite inspiring! Thank you SO much!

  • @BugzBunnywazaHare
    @BugzBunnywazaHare 2 роки тому

    What an honor to know more about the great, Irene Ryan. She was a down to earth lady and actress. I was 11 yrs old when the show "Beverly Hillbillies" premiered and I loved it from the start.
    I really miss the old "black n white" shows because, it took lots of creativity to make their characters real. I remember when "Lassie" started and I wanted a Collie and got one.
    Thank you for letting us know the wonderful Irene Ryan........

  • @greenbluemonkey
    @greenbluemonkey 3 роки тому +3

    What a brilliant show that was! Her and everyone in the cast.