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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 24 - Simon Legree Drysdale
    5.8/10(75 votes)

    #1 - Simon Legree Drysdale

    S8:E24

    Slave driver Drysdale meets his secretary's burly brother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 2 - The Clampetts in Washington
    5.8/10(85 votes)

    #2 - The Clampetts in Washington

    S9:E2

    A con man (Phil Silvers) tries to sell Washington, D.C., to Jed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 10 - Shorty to the Rescue
    5.8/10(80 votes)

    #3 - Shorty to the Rescue

    S9:E10

    Escalation of Granny's frog fixation: she's sending for reinforcements to help fight the frog.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 18 - The Palace of Clampett San
    5.8/10(81 votes)

    #4 - The Palace of Clampett San

    S9:E18

    Granny and Elly seek happiness as liberated women.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 3 - Jed Buys the Capitol
    5.9/10(86 votes)

    #5 - Jed Buys the Capitol

    S9:E3

    Shifty Shafer cons Jed into buying the U.S. Capitol.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 9 - Farm in the Ocean
    5.9/10(78 votes)

    #6 - Farm in the Ocean

    S9:E9

    Drysdale tries to stop Elly's marriage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 20 - Three-Day Reprieve
    6.1/10(81 votes)

    #7 - Three-Day Reprieve

    S8:E20

    Shorty must behave for three days before he can marry Elverna.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 26 - Honesty is the Best Policy
    6.1/10(79 votes)

    #8 - Honesty is the Best Policy

    S8:E26

    Shifty Shafer and his wife scheme to defraud the Clampetts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 25 - Honest John Returns
    6.2/10(87 votes)

    #9 - Honest John Returns

    S8:E25

    Con man Shifty Shafer (Phil Silvers) hooks Jed on a plan to rid Los Angeles of smog.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 6 - Doctor, Cure My Frog
    6.2/10(95 votes)

    #10 - Doctor, Cure My Frog

    S9:E6

    Granny believes that Elly's beau is a web-footed freak.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 8 - The Frog Family
    6.2/10(82 votes)

    #11 - The Frog Family

    S9:E8

    Granny's afraid her family will turn into frogs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 17 - The Teahouse of Jed Clampett
    6.2/10(77 votes)

    #12 - The Teahouse of Jed Clampett

    S9:E17

    How to thwart a women's lib strike: hire geisha girls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 17 - What Happened to Shorty?
    6.3/10(76 votes)

    #13 - What Happened to Shorty?

    S8:E17

    Silver Dollar City's mayor is fixin' to send Shorty back to the hills.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 18 - Marry Me, Shorty
    6.3/10(79 votes)

    #14 - Marry Me, Shorty

    S8:E18

    The marriage battle between Shorty and Elverna (Elvia Allman) rages on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 5 - Don't Marry a Frogman
    6.3/10(84 votes)

    #15 - Don't Marry a Frogman

    S9:E5

    Granny's trying to cure her frog fixation with a potent elixir.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 7 - Do You Elly Take This Frog?
    6.3/10(77 votes)

    #16 - Do You Elly Take This Frog?

    S9:E7

    A dream sends Granny to a psychiatrist (Richard Deacon).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 12 - The Great Revelation
    6.3/10(83 votes)

    #17 - The Great Revelation

    S9:E12

    Granny's frog phobia fades away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 16 - Women's Lib
    6.3/10(77 votes)

    #18 - Women's Lib

    S9:E16

    Granny and Elly launch a fem lib protest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 19 - Shorty Spits the Hook
    6.4/10(77 votes)

    #19 - Shorty Spits the Hook

    S8:E19

    Shorty balks at marrying Elverna.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 23 - Hotel for Women
    6.4/10(75 votes)

    #20 - Hotel for Women

    S8:E23

    When Granny induces Jed, Elly, and Jethro to move into the nostalgic old cabin, Shorty Kellems exploits the now-unoccupied mansion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 4 - Mark Templeton Arrives
    6.4/10(91 votes)

    #21 - Mark Templeton Arrives

    S9:E4

    One Granny plus one Navy frogman equals a running gag: Granny thinks Elly's new beau is a frog.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 11 - Welcome to the Family
    6.4/10(80 votes)

    #22 - Welcome to the Family

    S9:E11

    Can Elly find happiness married to a frog? Granny's still fighting the match.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 9 Episode 20 - Elly, the Working Girl
    6.4/10(81 votes)

    #23 - Elly, the Working Girl

    S9:E20

    Elly joins the women's lib battle against Drysdale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 21 - The Wedding
    6.5/10(86 votes)

    #24 - The Wedding

    S8:E21

    Shorty finally gets married, but it's to the wrong woman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Beverly Hillbillies Season 8 Episode 22 - Annul That Marriage
    6.5/10(86 votes)

    #25 - Annul That Marriage

    S8:E22

    Shorty and Elverna engage in marital mayhem.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Simon Legree Drysdale" is the worst rated episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies". It scored 5.8/10 based on 75 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/4/1970. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Clampetts in Washington".