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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 27 - The Ladybugs
    8.5/10(1 votes)

    S1:E27

    Beatlemania has hit Hooterville by storm. Uncle Joe recruits Billy, Bobbie, and Betty Joe along with their friend Sally Ragsdale to form their own band called the Ladybugs. Colonel Partridge, a booking agent, comes to the Shady Rest to see the girls in action. Partridge likes what he hears and wants to book the girls. Sally's father, Sheriff Ragsdale, comes by and says he wants his daughter to finish school and not tour the country. Uncle Joe thinks he has a way to save the group and dresses up as a Ladybug.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Crime-Free Mayberry
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E7

    Two crooks masquerade as an FBI agent and a professional photographer in a scheme to honor the Mayberry Sheriff's Department for preserving the community's low crime rate -- but they actually have their eye on the town bank.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - The Giant Jackrabbit
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S2:E16

    At the mansion, the clan is in need of food, because the hunting in Beverly Hills is horrible. They call a catering company, but get mean-mouthed. At the bank, Drysdale gets a call and learns that he got a kangaroo from a friend and it is at his house. But the kangaroo gets out, and Granny sees it, thinking it is a giant jackrabbit. When she tells Jed, he thinks it is a vision from her jug. She never can seem to catch the creature, and whenever she tells someone, they don't believe her. She finally does, and when Beverly Caterers comes, Granny tells her to cook it, but it escapes from her rope, and runs back to the Drysdale place.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Clampetts Strike Oil
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E1

    The pilot starts after the theme song when Jed struck oil in his Lake. A rural Ozark family relocates to Beverly Hills after oil is discovered on their property worth $25 million. After finding oil on the land, the family is surprised when Mr. Brewster of the OK Oil Company offers to buy it. After much coaxing by Cousin Pearl, Jed sells the swamp and moves the family to a mansion in Beverly Hills. Upon their arrival, they are arrested because of a case of mistaken identity but are later returned to the mansion safely.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Home for Christmas
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E13

    The Clampetts take their first plane flight back home for Christmas to visit cousin Pearl, who is busy cooking up a feast to win Mr. Brewster's unwilling heart. Mr. Brewster insults Pearl when he asks her to be his housekeeper, while she thought it was going to be a proposal.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - No Place Like Home
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E14

    Back home for Christmas, Elly May bonds with her old animal friends. Pearl plays the piano for the "new" movie in town (the silent version of Ben Hur) to impress Mr. Brewster. While Mr. Brewster tries to sneak out of the movie, Homer Winch declares his love for Pearl.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Quick, Hide the Railroad
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E2

    Kate uses a combination of charm, subterfuge, and wiles to prevent Homer Bedloe from catching the Hooterville Cannonball and getting to Pixley in order to initiate proceedings that would permanently terminate the train's operation. She has to keep him at the Shady Rest long enough to convince him that the Cannonball is an integral part of the valley's life. When all else fails, Kate gets Sam, the Hooterville Jack of all professions, to scare Bedloe into changing his mind.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Bedloe Strikes Again
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E10

    The Cannonball and its primary passenger, Uncle Joe, are pelted with eggs after the Hooterville Hornets, coached by Uncle Joe, are drubbed in what may be their worst game ever. Another unexpected passenger on that run is Homer Bedloe, who is surprisingly cordial and pleasant. Uncle Joe doesn't see anything wrong with Bedloe being cordial and taking it like a man in defeat in his efforts to scrap the Cannonball. Kate on the other hand believes Bedloe is up to no good. News gets to Sam that John Fisher and Max Thornton, two bigwigs from the railroad, are coming for a surprise inspection the following day. When Kate learns this news, they have to go clean-up the Cannonball. Plus, they have to keep Bedloe preoccupied so that he won't know what they're up to. And third, they have to railroad the visiting bigwigs about how deluxe the service on the Cannonball is. Fisher and Thornton are very impressed with the service.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Cannonball Christmas
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E14

    The Bradleys, Sam Drucker, Herby, Charlie and Floyd are decorating the Cannonball for its annual Christmas Eve trip of caroling, gift-giving and merriment around the valley. But, Homer Bedloe is determined to be a Scrooge and take possession of the train on Christmas Eve. Railroad President Norman Curtis finds out what Bedloe is up to and goes to Hooterville to stop him.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Spur Line to Shady Rest
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    S1:E1

    Homer Bedloe, trouble-shooter for the C&F W Railroad, is sent by railroad president Norman P. Curtis to the little community of Hooterville to find out why a branch line doesn't connect with the main line. The branch line carries the "Cannonball" train, and is vital to the Shady Rest Hotel, run by Kate Bradley, her three grown daughters and "Uncle Joe" Carson. If Bedloe succeeds in shutting down the Cannonball, Kate faces ruin. John Ashley appears as passenger Fred.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Getting Settled
    5.5/10(1 votes)

    S1:E2

    The Clampetts begin to settle in their new home in Beverly Hills. They are having to adjust to things such as refrigerators, ovens and the "cement pond" (swimming pool). Jethro also encounters a flamingo that he thinks is a chicken (which causes Jed to suspect Jethro has been sneaking drinks of moonshine). Meanwhile, Miss Hathaway, executive secretary to banker Milburn Drysdale, mistakes the Clampetts for "domestic" help. She thinks Granny is a cook and Elly a maid.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - Jed Buys the Freeway
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E23

    The conman Harry Jones, who pretends to be an old friend, gives Jed a "bargain" when he offers to sell Griffith Park, the Hollywood Bowl, and the freeway to the millionaire.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Jethro's First Love
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E6

    Jethro decides he wants to go a courtin', so Jed gives him a little education. Jethro develops feelings for an exotic dancer named Chickadee Laverne and brings her home to meet the folks. As usual, neither she or the Clampetts know what the other is really saying.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Chickadee Returns
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E7

    Jethro thinks he's in love with Chickadee Laverne. She and the Clampetts still have a different idea about what an "engagement" is. Meanwhile, Miss Jane tries to woo Jethro away from Chickadee. As marriage seemingly draws nearer, Jethro discovers a deal-breaking secret about Chickadee: she can't cook.

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    Writer:Paul Henning

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Paul Henning Ratings Summary

"The Ladybugs" is the best rated episode written by Paul Henning. It scored 8.5/10 from 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on March 24, 1964. It is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Crime-Free Mayberry".