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The Beverly Hillbillies: Season 7

26 episodes Premiered Sep 25, 1968 Updated Oct 21, 2026
Previously on The Beverly Hillbillies

Season 7 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Beverly Hillbillies Season 6.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 7 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 7: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (23): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S7·E1 Mytharc

A Bundle for Britain

Sep 25, 1968 · 25 min

Mr Drysdale congratulates the Clampetts for reaching the sum of $80,000,000 in his bank. Jethro tells Jed he heard on the radio that the Queen Elizabeth was sold to Philadelphia

S7·E2 Core

Something for the Queen

Oct 2, 1968 · 25 min

The Clampetts are flying to London to give the Queen the deed to Canada. Jethro smuggles Elly's buzzard on board in a bag & tells Mr Drysdale who wants to look at it. In the toilet

S7·E3 Core

War of the Roses

Oct 9, 1968 · 25 min

Jethro challengers next door to the war of the roses, Colonel Dumbarton accepts & they commence to joust. Jed wants to go to see the Queen & give her the deed to Canada. Mr Dry

S7·E4 Core

Coming Through the Rye

Oct 16, 1968 · 25 min

Jethro spies Col.Dumbarton's neice through his telescope.When he tells Jed to look through it Jed sees her brother & thinks it's her 'cause he (she) is wearing a dress.(scottish ki

S7·E5 Core

Ghost of Clampett Castle

Oct 23, 1968 · 25 min

Mr Drysdale wants to go home,but the Clampetts aren't ready to go yet. Faversham tells him about the Ghost of Clampett castle. Mr Drysdale thinks this will scare the Clampetts & th

S7·E7 Core

The Italian Cook

Nov 6, 1968 · 25 min

While Granny's still in Hooterville, Jethro hires an Italian chef to do their cooking. Granny's @ Drucker's telling him about how she used her tonic on Steve & Betty Jo's baby aft

S7·E8 Core

The Great Cook-Off

Nov 13, 1968 · 25 min

A temporary but tempting Italian cook stirs up a storm.

S7·E9 Core

Bonnie, Flatt, and Scruggs

Nov 20, 1968 · 25 min

Musicians Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs play themselves in a spoof of Bonnie and Clyde

S7·E10 Core

The Thanksgiving Spirit

Nov 27, 1968 · 25 min

Thanksgiving with the folks from Petticoat Junction and Green Acres.

S7·E12 Core

The Hot-Rod Truck

Dec 11, 1968 · 25 min

Jethro wants to junk his ""old wreck,"" and Granny thinks he means her.

S7·E14 Core

Christmas in Hooterville

Dec 25, 1968 · 25 min

The hillbillies celebrate the Christmas holidays in Hooterville.

S7·E15 Core

Drysdale and Friend

Jan 1, 1969 · 25 min

Drysdale finds himself jailed and sharing a cell with a bear.

S7·E16 Core

Problem Bear

Jan 8, 1969 · 25 min

Drysdale has the flu, and too many well-meaning visitors.

S7·E17 Core

Jethro the Flesh Peddler

Jan 22, 1969 · 25 min

Jethro starts his own Hollywood talent agengy called JB Enterprises. His office, the entire 5th floor of The Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, Cousin Roy pays a visit wh

S7·E18 Core

Cousin Roy in Movieland

Jan 29, 1969 · 25 min

Roy arrives @ the Clampett house hoping to make it in show biz. Problem is, he doesn't have the money. So Jed decides to back up Roy. Meanwhile, Jethro faces eviction from his o

S7·E21 Core

The Hired Gun

Feb 19, 1969 · 25 min

Drysdale schemes to evict the Clampetts.

S7·E22 Core

The Happy Bank

Feb 26, 1969 · 25 min

Business is booming — if confusing — at Clampett Enterprises.

S7·E23 Core

Sam Drucker's Visit

Mar 5, 1969 · 25 min

Sam Drucker (Frank Cady) foments family unrest when he visits the hillbillies.

S7·E24 Core

The Guru

Mar 12, 1969 · 25 min

The mansion becomes a mecca for a phony guru (William Mims).

S7·E25 Mytharc

The Jogging Clampetts

Mar 19, 1969 · 25 min

Jogging mania seizes the hillbillies and Drysdale.

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