"and Donna Douglas both had visited Ebsen in the hospital. With the 2015 death of co-star Donna Douglas, Baer is the only surviving cast member. Max Baer Jr. Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr. (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for playing Jethro Bodine, the dimwitted adopted nephew of Jed Clampett (played by Buddy Ebsen) on ""The Beverly Hillbillies"". After the death of Donna Douglas in January 2015, Baer became the last surviving member of that show's main cast. Baer was born Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr. in Oakland, California, in 1937, the"
"active, and two years before his death, his bestselling novel ""Kelly's Quest"" was published. Ebsen wrote several other books including ""Polynesian Concept"" (about sailing), ""The Other Side of Oz"" (autobiography) and ""Sizzling Cold Case"", a mystery based on his Barnaby Jones character. Buddy Ebsen Buddy Ebsen, (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003; also known as Frank ""Buddy"" Ebsen) was an American actor and dancer whose career spanned seven decades. His most famous role was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in"
"Buddy Ebsen Buddy Ebsen, (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003; also known as Frank ""Buddy"" Ebsen) was an American actor and dancer whose career spanned seven decades. His most famous role was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in the television detective drama ""Barnaby Jones"" (1973–1980). Originally a dancer, Ebsen began his career in ""Broadway Melody of 1936."" He also appeared as a dancer with child star Shirley Temple in ""Captain January"" (1936). Ebsen was the original choice for the role"
"journey to Beverly Hills. He is usually the straight man to Granny and Jethro's antics. His catchphrase is, ""Welllllll, doggies!"" Jed was one of the three characters to appear in all 274 episodes of the series. Daisy May Moses (Irene Ryan), called ""Granny"" by all, is Jed's mother-in-law. In the first season she implies she is 72 years old when she says she has not slept in so late in 72 years. Paul Henning, the show's creator/producer, quickly discarded the idea of making Granny Jed's mother, which would have changed the show's dynamics, making Granny the matriarch and Jed subordinate"
"named Jed, who lives with his grandfather, Ezra Paulsen, as well as to ensure that children have an appropriate level of nightmares rather than dealing with such anxieties in real life. Implied to be a major foe of his is the Nightmare Wizard, who creates nightmares that are too extreme and sometimes kill children who dream them. In none of his three appearances does the Nightmare Wizard serve as an antagonist, but the two are clearly opposed to each other. In the final Fleischer-Kirby-created adventure (intended for ""The Sandman"" #7 but published in ""The Best of DC"" #22) he even"
"given Jed a home because he felt sorry for him and guilty that he had pushed Jed so far. Tony then phoned Jimmy and sent him to sort Jed out. When Jed returned to his flat, Jimmy confronted Jed and warned him not to tell Carla or anyone. Jed was shocked and upset by the threat. Carla later found out from Emily that Jed had another heart attack and was back in hospital. Kenneth Cope made his first appearance as Jed Stone in April 1961, which was originally intended to be a one-off. But Kenneth Cope impressed the producers, and"
"Ted, an enterprising troublemaker; Danny, an easy-going Hopi Native American Indian; girl-next-door Melody; and Brad, a rich girl from Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Brad, though she often wears dressy designer outfits at work, is a competent horse rider. Her love-hate relationship with Ted is a plot thread during the first half of the series. When David Lascher left the show during Season 3 in 1990, Ted was replaced by Ernst's nephew Jake, an eccentric slacker who likes to play the drums. Not long after, Kyle, a somewhat dim but handsome cowboy type, joined the ranch. When Ted returned to the show,"
"Jed Walker Jed Walker is a DC Comics character. He appeared in Jack Kirby and Joe Simon's short-lived series ""The Sandman"", where he was protected from nightmare monsters by the titular hero. He lived with his grandfather, Ezra Paulsen, a fisherman on Dolphin Island, and, after his grandfather's death, with a tyrannical aunt and uncle. This change occurred in issue #5. Uncle Barnaby and Aunt Clarice come to Dolphin Island in that issue, intending to take Jed away from Paulsen, and realizing that Paulsen is dead (he was drowned by a sea monster early in the issue, and the Sandman"
"were always short-term and he never earned a lot. He was initially intended to be a somewhat nefarious character, but during an argument with Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), actor Kenneth Cope thought the cameras had stopped rolling and said, ""Give us a kiss!"" The line was kept in, and Jed became a more lighthearted figure, running various schemes while helping Minnie out when he could. He became known for his trademark flat cap, which he even wore during a bed scene. Jed was arrested on Minnie's birthday in 1966 and sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing blankets. Jed"
"paid by social services (with Desire lurking in the background), $800 a month to keep him alive. Jed's father was named as Burt Paulsen in Gaiman's storyline ""The Doll's House,"" (part 2) which explained that Burt had died in a car accident when Jed was eight years old, shortly before he went to live with his grandfather. It also explained that Jed's personal dreamscape was being used by the ""Sandman's"" supposed assistants in an attempt to take over the Dreaming. The power of Jed's dreams is presumably connected to his being the brother of Rose Walker and the grandson of"
"of Kamandi, although in the current continuity, Kamandi has been identified with Tommy Tomorrow. Jed Walker Jed Walker is a DC Comics character. He appeared in Jack Kirby and Joe Simon's short-lived series ""The Sandman"", where he was protected from nightmare monsters by the titular hero. He lived with his grandfather, Ezra Paulsen, a fisherman on Dolphin Island, and, after his grandfather's death, with a tyrannical aunt and uncle. This change occurred in issue #5. Uncle Barnaby and Aunt Clarice come to Dolphin Island in that issue, intending to take Jed away from Paulsen, and realizing that Paulsen is dead"
"Ted Reinhard (Adam Biesk), who could always be counted on to shake things up. They also joined him for poker night in almost every episode. Adding some adult female perspective was the Taylors' next-door neighbor, Hilary Kozak (Gail Edwards), a divorcee who it seemed was originally going to be a love interest for Jack, but it never quite happened. She had a young son, Patrick (Josh Byrne), who was Allison's best friend. Upon the show's return in June 1991 after a seven-month hiatus, firefighters Gus and Ted were dropped from the cast, leaving only Eddie regularly in evidence at Jack's"
"Edgar Buchanan William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the ""Petticoat Junction"", ""Green Acres"", and ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" television sitcoms of the 1960s. On ""Petticoat Junction"", he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the 1968 death of show star Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. In 1969, in the episode ""Kathy Jo's First Birthday Party"", he appeared with his real-life son, Buck (who had a cameo as an ice cream"
"Chicago youth, arrives at his Aunt Henrietta Bruce (Jeanette Nolan) and Uncle Jed Bruce (Arthur O'Connell), Kentucky horse farm. Neither has seen Nick since he was a child. The move is part of Nick’s parole condition after being convicted for joyriding in a stolen vehicle with his friends. Uncle Jed initially does not want Nick in his home, and is openly hostile toward him. Only the Bruces and the local sheriff know why Nick moved there. Nick gradually realizes that Uncle Jed’s curmudgeonly attitude stems from the loss of his only son, Jed Bruce Jr. who was killed in the"
"his ex-girlfriend Myrtle. In one particular episode, he states that she chucked him seven times, and every time he found exactly the same wedding ring in a second-hand shop. It is sometimes hard to believe that Bryan's stupidity is a put-up job. Little else is known about the character besides the fact that he lives alone in a caravan on the edge of Winterdown Farm. Jed (Peter Heppelthwaite) – Jed is the farm's ploughman. He again likes to think he's appearing a bit thick, but, in reality, viewers are led to believe that Jed is genetically thick. He is renowned"
"was unable to save him), have no one to fight for him. He is bullied by his brutish cousins, Bruce and Susan, and forced to do most of the household chores and gardening work, while not being allowed to partake of the food that everyone else eats. Originally, the character had no stated surname, and he was sometimes referred to as ""Jed Paulsen,"" the surname of his father and his paternal grandfather Ezra. Neil Gaiman's revisionist version of ""The Sandman"" showed the somewhat Cinderella-like tyranny of Jed's guardians as genuine abusive behaviour. It was also revealed that they were being"
"who has based his career on helping people avoid being taken for a ride by the rich and powerful; he's pursued principle at the expense of profit, though he has a bad habit of not following up on his clients after their cases are settled. Jed's daughter, Maggie, has had a bad relationship with her father ever since she discovered that he was cheating on her mother, Estelle (Joanna Merlin), and while she also has made a career in law, she has taken a very different professional route by working for a high-powered corporate law firm and has adopted a"
"He stays on as The Gold Dust Ranch's foreman. He is sometimes cold and very strict about the way he treats both horses and people, often causing Sam to wonder how Jen can stand him. This has caused friction between the girls before. Money troubles and having to work under the Slocums make Jed even angrier, occasionally causing the relationship with his wife Lila to falter. Despite his gruff exterior, he genuinely loves his wife and daughter. His greatest wish is to get out from under Slocum's thumb and re-create his ""Fire and Ice"" Palomino breeding program. In ""Run Away"
"New Bedford, Massachusetts, to parents Jabez and Priscilla (Delano) Hammond. The following month, she was baptized at Mattapoisett in Rochester, Massachusetts. Lard was the oldest of ten children. Jabez Hammond Jr. named his other children, from the next of oldest to the youngest: Abigail, Caleb, Jabez Delano, Priscilla, George C, Mary, Rhoda, Thankful and Philip. At age ten, Lard moved with her father's family from Rochester to Woodstock, Vermont. On her mother's side of the family, her great grandmother was sister to William Penn. At the age of fourteen Lard began to teach at a school, she became a teacher"
"moved back to the family farm in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, in the Willamette Valley, where he spent the rest of his life. He wrote many articles, books (mostly collections of his articles), and short stories during that time. In 1984, Kesey's 20-year-old son Jed, a wrestler for the University of Oregon, suffered severe head injuries on the way to a tournament when the team's van crashed after sliding off the highway; two days after he was declared brain-dead, his parents gave permission for his organs to be donated. Jed's death deeply affected Kesey, who later called Jed a victim of"
"six), and with the exception of ""Green Acres"", not once was there ever a connection to ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" even though Bea Benaderet had played Cousin Pearl Bodine during the latter's first season (Bea reprised the role for a brief cameo in the sixth season). Despite this, in a 1968 episode of ""Petticoat"" (#175 ""Granny, the Baby Expert""), Granny comes to Hooterville to tend to Betty Jo and Steve's baby. Prior to her visit, she reminds Jed that he is related to Kate through Pearl and then later when she arrives at the Shady Rest she mistakes Uncle Joe for"
"known and in 2009, Gail's boyfriend Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) became addicted to painkillers, which came to a head when he broke into the medical centre. In August 2008, Jed Stone (Kenneth Cope) returned after 42 years. Liam Connor and his ex-sister-in-law Carla gave into their feelings for each other and began an affair. Carla's fiancée Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) discovered the affair and had Liam killed in a hit-and-run in October. Carla struggled to come to terms with Liam's death, but decided she still loved Tony and married him on 3 December, in an episode attracting 10.3 million viewers."
"Jerry Scoggins Jerry Scoggins (September 30, 1911 – December 7, 2004) was an American country/western singer, guitarist, and band leader. He performed on radio, in movies, and on television from the 1930s thru the 1980s. He was noted for his work with Gene Autry and Bing Crosby and especially for singing ""The Ballad of Jed Clampett"", the theme song to the 1960s sitcom ""The Beverly Hillbillies"". Scoggins was born in Mount Pleasant, Texas in 1911. He sang and played guitar on Dallas radio stations in the early 1930s and in 1936 formed his own group, the Cass County Kids, with"
"street from then on and became best friends with Dennis, Christine Hardman and Jean Stark, who he briefly dated. After some time away, Jed reappeared in November 1962, as Dennis had told him he would be able to lodge at No.11, but Dennis' mother Elsie wasn't having it. A sympathetic Minnie Caldwell let him live with her at No.5. Having finished at the Orinocco, he made money by doing odd jobs for friends and trying out the occasional business idea, including selling wash basins, waxwork dummies, operating a market stall and working in an auction room. Whatever the job, they"
"his estranged father Brad (Kip Gamblin). The boiler at Lassiter's Hotel explodes and kills Ned's half-brother Josh (Harley Bonner). Ned meets Brad outside and Doug witnesses their reunion shortly before he also dies. Brad's partner Lauren Turner (Kate Kendall) notices a gang tattoo on Ned's chest, and his grandmother Pam (Sue Jones) reveals that Ned helped a local gang to rob her house. She and Ned soon reconcile. Ned gives his younger sister Piper (Mavournee Hazel) a tattoo, after she lies that she has Brad's permission. Ned and Brad's relationship is further strained, and Ned publicly embarrasses him. Piper finds"
"as his ancestor. The Hatrocks later appear in the follow-up fifth-season episode ""The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes"", where they visit Bedrock. The last of the Arkanstone Flintstones was Fred's great-great-uncle Zeke Flintstone. Other relatives of Fred include: Giggles Flintstone, a rich, eccentric practical joker whose jokes drive Fred into a mad rage; Uncle Tex Hardrock, Fred's rich Texan uncle; Tumbleweed and Mary Lou Jim, Fred's rich Texan cousins; Rockbottom ""Rocky"" Flintstone, Fred's grand dad, who was a veteran of Stone World War One; Stony Flintstone, Fred's grandfather and James Hardrock, Edna's father. Fred's personality was based on that of Ralph"
"son perform as an actor on television. Baer Jr. played Jethro Bodine in the television series ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" and appeared on several other shows. At the time of his death on November 21, 1959, Baer was scheduled to appear in some TV commercials in Los Angeles before returning to his home in Sacramento. On Wednesday, November 18, 1959, Baer refereed a nationally televised 10-round boxing match in Phoenix. At the end of the match, to the applause of the crowd, Baer grasped the ropes and vaulted out of the ring and joined fight fans in a cocktail bar. The"
"town to search for his brother. Two years after his departure, Ted returned to Santa Barbara a changed man, ready to face new challenges. He briefly dated Katrina Ruyker, but then moved on to Angela Raymond, a woman who had been dating Warren Lockridge, the brother of Ted's first love, Laken. Angela then took an interest in Rafe Castillo. Ted conspired with Lily Blake (who wanted Rafe for herself) to try to break up Angela and Rafe. Ted and Lily eventually fell in love, gave up on their plotting, and got married. Ted Capwell Ted Capwell, the youngest child of"
"returned on 8 August 2008, wearing his cap and holding a cat (as Minnie had always held her cat) named Sonny Jim. Landlord Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) barged into Jed's home, but he refused Tony's attempts to persuade him to move out by saying he'd lived there for 40 years and in spite of his health problems, he was still more of a man than Tony. Ten days later, Tony returned in an attempt to buy Jed out of the flat. Tony returned a few hours later, and Jed suffered a heart attack. Tony delayed calling the ambulance, instead calling"
"she is surprised to learn that Jed has disappeared as they both had believed Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) was a killer. After Maria accuses Tony of killing Jed both Maria and Emily are relieved when Jed turns up ""unharmed"" but Jed is really hiding marks on his neck from when Tony had strangled him. Emily is later upset to hear that Jed has suffered a second heart attack after he receives a visit from Tony's henchman. Norris' half-brother Ramsay Clegg (Andrew Sachs) arrives after them not seeing each for many years. Emily tries to get Norris to forgive Ramsay before"
"Ted Capwell Ted Capwell, the youngest child of wealthy C.C. Capwell and his second wife, Sophia Wayne Capwell, was a part of the show's first teen-centered storyline. He was friends with Danny Andrade, Laken Lockridge and Jade Perkins. In a Romeo and Juliet-type storyline, Laken and Ted fell in love with each other, but because they were the children of longtime rivals and enemies C.C. Capwell and Lionel Lockridge, their love was somewhat forbidden. Ted got the shock of his life when his mother Sophia, who had long been thought to be dead, turned up alive and well and back"
"served time in a borstal in Manchester in 1960. He first appeared in April 1961 to see if his friend Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie), who he had met in borstal would help him on a job - of dubious legality - but Dennis wasn't into that sort of thing any more and turned him down. He returned on 13 September ( the same day as Ida Barlow's funeral), reformed but unemployed, to find legitimate work with Dennis' help. Dennis was promoted at the Orinoco club and managed to get Jed his old job. Jed was a regular fixture in the"
"the reception being held at the nearby Siwanoy Country Club. Together, Ted and Joan had three children: Kara (1960–2011), Ted Jr. (b. 1961) and Patrick (b.1967). By the 1970s, the marriage was in trouble due to Ted's infidelity and Joan's growing alcoholism. Kennedy was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1959. In 1960, his brother John announced his candidacy for President of the United States and Ted managed his campaign in the Western states. Ted learned to fly and during the Democratic primary campaign he barnstormed around the western states, meeting with delegates and bonding with them by trying his"