Joe Lugoff
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Yeah, so what's the story on THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES? Don't leave us hanging.
Now I have a compulsion to comment on: "Going back to the elements for a show that lasted 14 or 15 seasons and had something like 39 episodes for most seasons ..."
The number of seasons it lasted isn't a mystery. It's 14, which is an incredible run. (Although it has to be admitted that its continuance for so long was almost entirely due to it being on ABC, which in those days was a poor third to CBS and NBC and they didn't expect really high ratings from their shows -- and the popularity of Ricky Nelson with teenage girls. Whenever Ozzie told ABC that Ricky wanted to leave the series, ABC told Ozzie "goodbye," so he talked his son into staying.)
There was no rhyme or reason to the number of episodes per season on O&H. Actually, only three seasons had 39 episodes. Here's the rundown:
Season 1 - 39
2 - 39
3 - 28
4 - 26
5 -39
6 - 35
7 - 36
8 - 32
9 - 33
10 - 25
11 - 26
12 - 25
13 - 26
14 - 26
That gives a grand total of 435 episodes. Among scripted shows, only three network series ("Gunsmoke," "The Simpsons" and "Law and Order"), one network/syndicated series ("Lassie") and one syndicated series ("Death Valley Days") had more episodes.
Now I have a compulsion to comment on: "Going back to the elements for a show that lasted 14 or 15 seasons and had something like 39 episodes for most seasons ..."
The number of seasons it lasted isn't a mystery. It's 14, which is an incredible run. (Although it has to be admitted that its continuance for so long was almost entirely due to it being on ABC, which in those days was a poor third to CBS and NBC and they didn't expect really high ratings from their shows -- and the popularity of Ricky Nelson with teenage girls. Whenever Ozzie told ABC that Ricky wanted to leave the series, ABC told Ozzie "goodbye," so he talked his son into staying.)
There was no rhyme or reason to the number of episodes per season on O&H. Actually, only three seasons had 39 episodes. Here's the rundown:
Season 1 - 39
2 - 39
3 - 28
4 - 26
5 -39
6 - 35
7 - 36
8 - 32
9 - 33
10 - 25
11 - 26
12 - 25
13 - 26
14 - 26
That gives a grand total of 435 episodes. Among scripted shows, only three network series ("Gunsmoke," "The Simpsons" and "Law and Order"), one network/syndicated series ("Lassie") and one syndicated series ("Death Valley Days") had more episodes.