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

@harvey_the_rabbit

3 жыл бұрын

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

@garycarpenter2980

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

Or the giant jack rabbit episode

@googleuser8448

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielsmit11 one of my favorites. 🍻

@outermostoutermost9418

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@danielesposito9705

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.. this sounds like an EXTREMELY accomplished life.

@bufnyfan1

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

Brillant comiadian actress

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@chuckschafer6728

2 жыл бұрын

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

@joezepeda9934

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@vstar7196 NOT SO PAUL WORKED WITH BEA NOTHING MORE

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

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

@williamwilliams5876

2 жыл бұрын

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!!!

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

@chaserain3900

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Irene straight up was Granny Clampett 🙂

@guidedmeditation2396

3 жыл бұрын

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

@jimgreen5788

3 жыл бұрын

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

@TheCentralflorida

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

A triple ‘AMEN’ to that Truth!!

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

@@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

2 жыл бұрын

Me too love that show.

@bufnyfan1

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@danielsmit11

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely perfectly PREFORMED 💯😊

@LeeAnneG

3 жыл бұрын

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

@KenJackson_US

3 жыл бұрын

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

@LeeAnneG

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

@elleohai

3 жыл бұрын

Imo the show would have been flat without her.

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@raypurchase801

3 жыл бұрын

@@ecv03 Yeah I found it on KZread.

@craigmacfarlane6372

3 жыл бұрын

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

@stevedem76

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

I do too..

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@scvcebc

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@lindapolle1665

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

@uspalcatraz4355

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like something Archie Bunker would say.

I miss Granny

@CoolClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Me Too

@garycarpenter2980

3 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't, she was perfect

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@goldenagenut

3 жыл бұрын

@@royallison5307 ha! Will do, thanks!

@rosalindsey6841

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@abelowther7531

3 жыл бұрын

Me to

@patrickmollohan3082

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@thisisme3238

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinloving3141 Thanks for the info, Kevin! 👍

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.

@alfonsocarrasco6907

2 жыл бұрын

Pitifull

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

@levonlivingston2667

3 жыл бұрын

Who cares what you think!

@DiscoveringAsia

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@DRthistle

3 жыл бұрын

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

@PurpleObscuration

3 жыл бұрын

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

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. 💜

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

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!

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.

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

3 жыл бұрын

Jethro made drag legal

@sarahinaurora

2 жыл бұрын

She reminds me of my own grandmother. Priceless!

@wz0hjd

2 жыл бұрын

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

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.

I often wondered what happen to granny she was wonderful

Granny was the grandma everybody wanted.

@tomkellycartoons

2 жыл бұрын

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

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

@CoolClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Very Cool!

@cordeliadaniels7737

2 жыл бұрын

Dear I-58 , Farms , nice to know.

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

@bluesky6985

3 жыл бұрын

She told the cops that

@ejej6934

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

I loved her as granny and The Beverly Hillbillies

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.

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

@garp-cm7te

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite of that era was Green Acres

@judelouiswickham35

3 жыл бұрын

L1l

@laciLaszloM

3 жыл бұрын

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

@larryking195

3 жыл бұрын

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

@harrymills2770

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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

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

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!

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

2 жыл бұрын

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!❤️

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

@elmerfudd6305

3 жыл бұрын

Me too..🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

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.❤

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@Double2KK

3 жыл бұрын

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

@garycarpenter2980

3 жыл бұрын

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

Wow great information. She was a super star.

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

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! 😆😆

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.

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

@CoolClassics

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

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

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.

That whole cast was amazing.

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

2 жыл бұрын

@@epen1898 Have you seen this one of her? kzread.info/dash/bejne/hGVk2qyGksy6g8Y.html

Stunning in her younger years! Died doing what she loved, Rest In Peace dear lady

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

3 жыл бұрын

Pot passers

@iDONTdoFacebook

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@SOULRELIEF22

3 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@danielsmit11

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Just like gilligan's island

@KenJackson_US

3 жыл бұрын

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

@erlycuyler

3 жыл бұрын

Critics.... shows what they know.

@SilvaDreams

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

I loved Beverly Hillbillies as a kid, and Irene Ryan was the most authentic character. Loved Her so much.

I loved Irene as Granny. I had a great aunt who was always cutting up, telling stories of when she was a child and generally making us all laugh. When I watched The Beverly Hillbillies I always thought of Aunt Ann. I was lucky to have both her and Irene as a child.

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.

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

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

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

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

I didn't know what year The Beverly Hillbillies officially stopped running, or when they quit making new seasons. We watched the re-runs through out most of my childhood. I still give it one of the top 10 sitcoms made, and have watched all of the newer 1 hour movies that were remakes of The Beverly Hillbillies. Some of the stations that air older sitcoms should consider re-broadcasting it, as it was a really well written show. It did make a mockery of the south, but underneath that part, one can always see that the southerners true innocence, honesty, and loving Christian ways shine through, no matter how unsophisticated they painted the southerners to be. I would also add, that many people never get the success that they have worked so hard for, until they are much older. Always better late than never, and glad that God moved for her in her later years... It was a part truly made for her.

@williamwilliams5876

2 жыл бұрын

THose writers on THe Beverly Hillbillies were some of the best, when they spun Green Acres off of the Hillbillies, and Petticoat Junction, those writers made Green Acres the 2nd funniest show on TV!

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!

@CoolClassics

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

She introduced us to Owl Soup and other strange food. She was great as Grannie.

Back when there was good tv.

@scrillscrill1099

3 жыл бұрын

With all the channels, networks and choices there is still not much " good" t.v.

@Seapin1

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It was a golden age for TV

@user-jm9sd5db8l

3 жыл бұрын

What with the nasty Rebel sign?? David

@texasaggie8449

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-jm9sd5db8l don’t be brainwashed by the cancel culture

@davidmanasas6606

3 жыл бұрын

That symbol says you fully support Alexander Stephens cornerstone speech.

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 !! 🤗☺️😁🤗☺️😁

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.

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

Wow granny was so beautiful.

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 !

Rest in peace Irene... You were a quintessential actress.... You made Beverly Hillbillies...... My regret in life is not meeting you in person.... You were the best ....

One of the amazing things about the Hillbillies was that they wore the same clothes in virtually every episode. Jethro's belt was a rope. One of the most absurdly hilarious shows ever. (Green Acres is probably close to it in terms of being ridiculously funny.)

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

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

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

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........

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

I always loved granny

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

I watched Beverly Hillbillies all the time, it was one of my favorite tv shows and Granny was my favorite! Thanks for the video.🙏

Whenever your rivals declare you to be perfect, you're perfect.

No one else could have played granny better!

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.

Bea Benaderette made out pretty good, having been cast in a sitcom in which she was the lead actor. Interestingly, her character of Kate Bradley was actually a Clampett cousin. When Granny made an appearance on Petticoat Junction, she mentions the resemblance of Kate to Cousin Pearl.

@tomkellycartoons

2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t she play the neighbor on the brilliant Burns and Allen series? I thought she was great in that

@wz0hjd

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, that was after Bea had passed away, it was the 1969 season. She came to Hooterville for Billie Jo's new baby, to assist as Dr Granny. She sees 'Dog' in the baby crib (she had lost her glasses) and thinks Dog is the baby.

@voodoo49

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomkellycartoons Yes, and Harry VonZell played her husband, if memory serves me correctly.

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.

Mrs. Irene Ryan was great as Granny and I enjoyed that show so much and still love watching the re-runs today.

I loved ‘The Beverley Hillbillies’ when I was growing up & Irene was wonderful.

One of my favorite shows ever. Every Charachter was as great as the other