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Beverly Hillbillies, The - No Mule Deer in Tennessee

At the beginning of the show ,when the theme song is being sung, watch the cabin scene as the Clampetts are driving off. In the front of their Tennessee cabin stands a Mule Deer doe. I don't believe there are any Mule Deer in Tennessee. I can't believe anyone hasn't noticed this one before.

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tay412 writes:: While it's impressive that you knew the deer on the opening was a mule deer (I didn't know there was such a thing) and knew that there aren't any mule deers in Tennessee I would like to point out the your entire 'slip up' is in fact a slip up because The Beverly Hillbillies where from Missouri. The Ozarcs I believe. NOT TENNESSEE!! Maybe there aren't any mule deer there either!!; 22 of 30 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

Hillbilly Nut writes:: I also always thought that Jed and family were from somewhere around Southwest MO or Northwest, AR. In early episodes, they talk about Jethro going to Oxford and Duke being from Oxford, which is in northcentral Arkansas. And Jed makes a note that Aunt Pearl's voice was known all the way from Oxford to Eureka Springs, which is in NW Arkansas. However, I remember shows that talk about Taney County and Silver Dollar City. GRANNY was from Napoleon, TN, and moved her family out of there after feuding with the Botkins. However, I have also seen pages that claim the Clampetts were from Bugtussle, TN. Is it possible that the writers were not consistent about where they came from?; 9 of 10 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

ladderrack writes:: The Beverly Hillbillies are not from Missouri. They are from Arkansas. Whether or not there mul deer there I do not know, but it is definitely Arkansas.; 6 of 7 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

mdginzo writes:: I am pretty sure that the show never mentioned where the Clampett's were from. The Ozarks is a pretty good guess, however.; 4 of 4 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

surgtechguyok writes:: Actually, later in the show the Clampets went back "home" to Silver Dollar City which is Branson, Mo.; 5 of 6 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

JethroBodine writes:: It wasn't actually ever said which state the Clampetts were from. It was said on many occasions that Granny was from Tennessee. She was said at times to be from Napolean, Tennessee, Mr Drysdale's family was also from Napolean, Tennessee and was a Botkins. It was also said that she was from Limestone, Tennessee ("That's Davy Crockett country.") in one of the final episodes of the series. The Clampetts did visit Silver Dollar City, but there was a Silver Dollar City in the Smoky Mountains near Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Quite a few references are made to areas in Eastern Tennessee, as well as Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri, but as far as I remember Tennessee is the only state clearly stated that any of them are from, and that is usually in reference to Granny. Although on the Pat Boone episode when he tells them he is from Nashville, Tennessee Jed says "Well doggies, you're from back in our part of the country." As to the original point, the eastern most range of mule deer appears to be the western half of the Dakota's down through the western half of Nebraska, Kansas, the Oklahoma panhandle, and west Texas. So regardless of Tennessee, Missouri, or Arkansas being the home of the Clampett clan, mule deer shouldn't be there.; 4 of 4 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

Yodamite writes:: I'm pretty sure any mention of Springfield is in reference to Springfield Missouri, not Illinois. Granny compared the size of the big city to Springfield and Joplin--both cities in southern MO. Other Missouri references include "Silver Dollar City Fair in Branson", and Taney County.; 2 of 2 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

Flintlock writes:: Many people have wondered where the Clampets hail from. In many episodes, they mention Bugtussle, which is on the Tennessee-Kentucky border elevation 886 ft., so it is not really the mountains anyway. I live about thirty miles from Bugtussle. I think I remember Ripley mentioned once, while in Tennessee, is a far cry from Bugtussle. In other episodes, they mention the Ozarks, which is in Arkansas. Other town names mentioned were Silver Dollar City (Missouri), Oxford (Arkansas), Sibly (Tennessee). I believe the writers picked names that were interesting instead of being geography correct. Most people would not know the difference. On the mule deer in the opening scene. The scene for the cabin shot was most likely set up in California where mule deer range. It is doubtful they sent a film crew to Tennessee OR Arkansas just to show the cabin. All I can say is well dogies.; 1 of 1 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

Ron P writes:: Although you all have come close none of you have the cookie! If it is any actual location it is Bug Tussle, Oklahoma. This is the only Bug Tussle actually near the Ozarks. and as for the mule deer in teh intro, it could be its closest relative is the black-tailed deer (considered a subspecies of mule deer). Unlike its cousin, the white-tailed deer, mule deer are generally more associated with the land west of the Missouri River.; 2 of 3 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

Rob writes:: I am a huge Hillbilly's fan. They are from Bugtussle, Tennessee. Paul Henning, who was a writer for the show, was born in Independence, Missouri. I believe that his Missouri background seaped into his writing. There's no question that the south-central region of the United States can be home to the Clampetts -- from Tennessee to Springfield, Illinois (i.e., the "flourmill in Springfield") -- to the Ozarks. Good call on the deer!; 2 of 4 people found this comment helpful. Did you?

thalgott writes:: Growing up in Idaho, I always thought The Beverly Hillbillies were from the Appalachians. What did I know? Now I live in SW Missouri and can shed some light on this. The previous comments are correct about the Clampetts being from Arkansas. References of Timbo and Oxford (where Jethro attended school) are all from North Arkansas. Granny is certainly from Tennessee. In some of the newer episodes, there are many references to Silver Dollar City, just across the Northern Arkansas border in Missouri. Just this morning I was watching the very first episode. Pearl is trying to convince Jed to move to Beverly Hills so they could live where the movie stars live. She says,"Remember when your father took us all to Eureka Springs to the moving-picture show?" So, there are references throughout the history of the show that places them in North-central Arkansas.; 0 of 0 people found this comment helpful. Did you?