Buddy Ebsen was perfect casting as Jed Clampett, a gentleman of the Ozarks who accidentally discovers oil on his Missouri mountain land (he's still one ... Jethro (Max Baer Jr.). Watching this ...

“Max Baer did well as Jethro because he didn’t come across as so dumb that you didn’t like him. He gave me a hard time then and still does. But we all were like a family. Max could complain ...