Buddy Ebsen dances to Ballad of Jed Clampett 

Jed Clampett is one of the great characters from the golden age of television, and Buddy Ebsen was truly superb in the role. I am glad that I grew up during that time.

When asked who he missed and when he said Granny, his facial expression changed from Jed to Buddy. He truly missed Irene Ryan.

Buddy Ebsen was an absolute joy and a treasure.

Good, clean, unapologetic family entertainment with heart, wisdom and morality! Our world needs more Jed Clampetts!

Back when TV was worth watching.

Who else has tears in their eyes watching this; especially at the end?

The Beverly Hillbillies and The Andy Griffith show. Can't get better than that !!

For those who are asking, the plot of this 1993 TV special was a "many years later" kind of story that revolved around Mr. Drysdale embezzling Jed's money, then losing it all and going to prison. It was not part of the original series and was mainly to serve as a connecting story to an hours worth of vintage program clips. Most fans don't like the idea of Mr. Drysdale turning evil, myself included.

Never saw this before. This was great!

We finally get to see the guy that sang the ballad of jed clampett. Buddy dancing ,Earle Scruggs, Roy Clark, picking. Great piece.

For 2 minutes and 35 seconds I forgot what decade I was in . . . thank you . . .

Never saw anyone look as though they were having more fun playing an instrument than Roy. He always seemed sincere. God bless uncle Jed!

Buddy Ebsen was a trained dancer and danced in many Hollywood movies in the 40's & 50's.

OMG BEST Show ever ! hollywood has forgotten how to make anything good .

I can't believe as much as I have always loved the Beverly Hillbillies that I've never seen this clip before. Thank you so much for posting. It was a pure delight to watch! This show brings back so many fond memories.

Jed was a humble man. Wish there was more men like him today.

1:11 you can tell he misses Irene Ryan deeply. That poor woman deserved so much more success after Hillbillies ended.

A few years ago , I met Buddy at a small airport in Victoria , British Columbia , Canada. Recognized him. Shook his hand. I was in my number 1's ( Can. Coast Guard ) and also traveling. We chatted while we awaited flight. Buddy told me of his days on PT boats in the war and I talked about my SAR cutter I worked on . Great chat , great guy . Got his autograph on the back of my boarding pass , still have it. Hope he's dancing in heaven.

Wow, what a treat to see this. Clips like this make RU-vid a worthwhile endeavor. You could hear the heartbreak in his voice when he said "I miss Granny". You could tell he also meant he missed Irene.

Brings back a lot of nice memories. And good to see Roy Clark again too.😊

One of the best TV shows ever ,

wow, this is a true treasure. thanks for posting this.

Buddy Ebsen was an amazing talent. Still cuttin' a rug at that age. He had a full life.

I just loved Buddy Ebsen and the whole cast of The Beverly Hillbillies! This time-period was the end of a era where joy was genuine and expressive. Noone got offended when acting clueless. Everyone just laughed because it was them looking in the mirror and laughing at themselves. This is such a lost art today.

What a treat to see Roy Clark again!

God bless Buddy, like Betty White, he was a national treasure!

This was my best friend's favorite tv show. He died in 2019 but we were friends for about 50 years. I miss you Chris.

*Jed Clampett & Barnaby Jones, two wonderful TV characters skillfully played by Christian Ludolf Ebsen - aka Buddy Ebsen - who was the original Scarecrow in 1939's The Wizard of Oz and then switched to the role of the Tin Man and then left altogether due to illness from the Tin Man makeup used. One of the most likeable, long-lasting actors Hollywood ever knew.*

Love Roy Clark too, excellent vocals and guitar playing

Did anyone else notice that when he pushed his knife in the ground he struck oil yet again?

Buddy Ebsen is a national TREASURE! Truly heartwarming!

I loved Buddy Ebsen! Wonderful man! True to his roots!

I don't have cable and don't watch anything out of today's holly weird. I watch all the old shows from 1960's thru 1990's 👍 Buddy Epsen is a national treasure....

I watched this show everyday as a kid…loved it!

The country wisdom of Jed Clampett and the detective skills of Barnaby Jones...two reliable entertaining characters in the tv world.

I just found this little bit of television magic. It is wonderful and I love it. Listening to Jed talk about Granny in his heart and you could see the total enjoyment on the faces of Roy, Earl and Buddy as they played Ballad for the final time. Bravo to all of you. I miss you all!!!🥲🥲

I Love it he can actually Dance real good You rock Jed Clampett.

I love how Jed Clampett went from the butt of jokes to the wise old country gentleman over the years. That later portrayal is much more how I know country folk.

Wow, just having Buddy, Earl, Roy, and Jerry in this vid is worth the like alone! 👍 So freaking cool! 👍

How did I miss this special? I love how he struck oil again. You could tell he, as himself, really cared about Irene Ryan. The interesting thing is, she played Jed’s mother-in-law but in reality, she was only three years older than Buddy.

I watch this show daily. Love it. Buddy Ebsen was a great actor. He is sorely missed.

Wow.. that's quite a band! The Great Earl Scruggs, Roy Clark, Jerry Scoggins on the vocal.. not sure who the other gentlemen are, but darned fine musicians. (Buddy Ebsen was a one-of-a-kind actor, and a class act. His performances will continue to entertain, long after we've all left the planet, and his star will always shine.)

Seeing Buddy Epsen again brightens my heart and brought back childhood memories of me and my family. We all sat in our little 12 x 12 foot den, and watched a little Sony black and white TV. Memories that I will cherish for ever. Buddy Epson was a true performer during the Golden years of Hollywood.

Jed Clampett, the best moral example of a man in tv history. My favorite character.

I still watch episodes late at night when I can't sleep. Still enjoy the innocence of the Beverly hillbillies. They should have all won awards for this show. Still laugh after 50 yrs. Takes down the stress

First time I ever heard bluegrass music in my life when I was child watching the show. I was transfixed by it and been in love with it ever since.

World needs this today. True words.

Why am I crying like a dang baby watching this? Just makes me tear up thinking that all of the people who played on the shows I watched as a kid are basically all gone now 😢

I still have Mr. Ebsen's autograph from July of 1971, when I was a tiny tot. He, Nancy Ebsen (wife) and Bonnie Ebsen (daughter) where in a nearby town to perform in the play _"Take her she's mine'_ . It is a prized part of my collection of things.

Have always loved Buddy Ebsen...he is an amazing actor. I really enjoyed watching him in The Beverly Hillbillies when I was a child growing up in the 60s, as well as Barnaby Jones in the 70s! An overall wonderful human being who will never be forgotten!❤

The one and only Buddy (Jed Clampett) Ebsen. Never forgotten.

My family never missed The Beverly Hillbillies when I was a kid. Buddy Ebsen was the perfect choice for Jed. Donna Douglas was so beautiful and Jethro was handsome. Irene Ryan played Granny to a T! We saw them at the Indiana State Fair back in the early 60s at the State Fair Coliseum. They came in riding in the old truck waving at all the people. I actually got Donna Douglas's autograph. She was absolutely gorgeous. One of the best memories of my childhood! Wish life was that much fun now.

What was not to love ? I got to meet Buddy twice . He is totally genuine, the real deal . I miss seeing all of them , I'm from Tennessee and they were like family . Thank you .

Buddy Ebsen was chosen to appear in The Wizard of Oz, originally as the Scarecrow, and before filming began, his role was changed to the Tin Man. He fell seriously ill during filming due to the aluminum dust in his makeup and was forced to drop out

The Beverly Hillbillies! When TV was actually worth watching.

I never knew this existed, what a real treat! I heard once that Roy Clark could play more instruments than anyone in the world

Don’t know what clip this is from, but what an excellent clip it is… brought me back to my childhood, brought a tear to my eye… back when things seemed to make sense and there was an idea of good ole music and Americana

I like this! Good ol' Jed.

One of the best shows ever made

Such a great actor....loved that show growing up!!! Ty for the memories!

Buddy Ebsen just seemed to be a good guy and a good actor. He lived to be 93 I think. He definitely was Jed Clampet.

Fantastic ! Brought tears to my eyes. What an all star line up, apickin' and agrinnin....

Jed and crew lives on in many families across the world. Sure miss those days of television.

Jed Clampett. One of Gods wonderful and humble treasures He shared with us..for just a spell. Rest in peace, Buddy. You brought me so much laughter when I growing up and even afterwards! 😊

Brought tears to my eyes.

Buddy Ebsen, may he rip and may he know all the happiness and good cheer that he brought us all, as well as his Barnaby Jones detective drama. 👍😊

This warms this old hillbilly’s heart. I’m from ozark mountains in Arkansas & this is truly how we were raised. Simplicity…. Having what you want is wanting what you have. Nothing more:)

This is classic! Buddy lived another ten years! He was a class act!

What I always loved about that show was the theme song. It told a story and at the end they welcomed you into their home.

One of the best shows ever! To this day everytime we go out to dinner they ask us if we want cocktails. Our answer is heck no bring me the whole bird. Learned that from Jethro.

On the fly, 21 years after BHs final season, at 85 years old and without a script, Buddy nailed the character of Jed Clampett. Hollywood isn't the same anymore by a longshot, and I don't think there's anything being put out today that can cause me to suspend disbelief and get emotionally invested in the characters or the story. Even though he was 85 when this was filmed, Buddy lived 10 more years.

LOVE IT !! You still got it JED !!

Loved it! What a tremendous dancer he was!

Wow. I never saw this clip, but I was transported back to my grandmother's house back in 1968 in her living room with my cousins watching this on a floor model Black and White Zenith television. This was a part of many of the childhoods of many of us who are now middle aged. This is a fitting coda to the saga of The Clampetts.

He started out as a hoofer. and hasn't lost the steps. I was moved by his tribute to Irene Ryan. I miss her, too!

Reminds me of an old man I once knew what bought a big old house in Beverly Hills and moved in with his daughter, nephew and mother, and a couple of good old hunting dogs.

Too bad Hollywood don't have actors like this anymore I always loved Buddy E ,. In any show he was on!!!!!

This was wonderful to see,I haven't seen it before and I surely enjoyed watching, Thankyou for sharing 😊👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️

At 18 yaers old I worked at a restaurant that was located near the studios. We were accustomed to celebrities in the restaurant. Some were full of themselves and hit on young girls working at the restaurant. Buddy came in and was always a gentlemen. He wanted to be seated away from the crowd. He was always respectful. We all grew respect and affection for this wonderful man. He more than measured up to his lovable Hollywood reputation. He was just a really good man.

One of my "all time favorites" Love his dancing style......Jed, Barnaby or uncle Roy.....he's the best!

Many legends here including the king, Earl Scruggs!

From Appalachia to the tropics in the Pacific, good folks is good folks, and I love Jed and his kinfolk, thanks to them and the genius writers of this family story, fictional but real folks with good hearts. Love from Saipan!

I remember another episode where Buddy was being interviewed, and he started tearing up about missing Granny. I'll never forget about that.

God Bless Buddy and ALL his gang !!!!❤❤❤❤

I loved that show growing up.

I grew up watching The Beverly Hillbillies. Good ol’ Jed Clampett. 😁

I was in elementary school. Every day after the show aired, i think on wednesday every kid in school talked about the show at every oppotunity. It was like a total rerun of the episode. The band was just great. Could listen to alot more of that😅

I absolutely love that show. They got sickeningly rich, but they stayed just the way they were. No " putting on airs" as my grandma would say. Loved each and every one of the hillbillies 🥰🥰🥰💙💜💗✨⭐🌟

This is great.

Of course, Roy Clark appeared on the Beverly Hillbillies as Cousin Roy. Flatt and Scruggs too .

Great walk down Memory Lane! Ebsen was a fine actor

I could sit and listen to Uncle Jed talk about the simple things in life for the rest of my life easily. What a wonderful country gent he is, here on earth and now in Heaven. Love to Granny ❤️

God love him seems like a good man.Hes right what he's saying he got it down pat

I married in the early 1990s….both my wife and I in our late 30s. I was a federal law enforcement officer, and my career required many moves. We found ourselves in Rhode Island….three children now, after three moves, in 1998. Television reception was iffy…and we went with the basic “over the air” channels-no cable-working hard to make ends meet. The Beverly Hillbillies was in syndication on some channel out of Providence….nightly. Our young children loved the series, as did my wife and I. All three glued to the set….laughing at the Hillbillies various antics, and again, as did my wife and I (now both old enough to “get” the innuendo!). I have never seen this clip. I’m retired now. All the kids have fledged….time marches on…..but clever is still clever. Talent is still talent. And memories are precious. Thank you for posting this! And…..Thank you, Mr. Ebsen …..the original Tin man in the Wizard of Oz.

Buddy Ebsen was a very famous dancer in the 30's. My father was a pro dancer in Hollywood and admired him very much. I met him once, and I saw them tap dancing together trading licks. He was a great stylist in dance.

Personal comment: The “interviewer” is Dakin Matthews, terrific character actor I had the honor of sitting next to on a flight from LA to NY a few years ago.

Now that’s just sweet and it made me smile!

Best flatfoot dancing’ ever!! 👍🙏👏🎶🎵🪕🎻🎶Bravo Buddy!!👏

This is just gold to my heart. ❤️

Ah, the good ole days! Wish we could go back!