Final Living Member of The Beverly Hillbillies Cast

"The Beverly Hillbillies" stands out as one of the most humorous and endearing sitcoms ever made. Unfortunately, the original cast members have all passed away, with the exception of Max Baer Jr., who portrayed Jethro and is now in his 80s.

[@treasuremuch9185]

Really did a great job with the Jethro character he played. So memorable and comedic.

[@gruntherblendin388]

He was pretty funny as Jethrine, too!

[@Djdj-kd8ue]

I remember going to the Indiana State Fair to See them (exception of Granny)it started out with Jed, Ellie Mae,& Jethro, in the Ole Truck flying onto the Colosseum stage. The next year was the explosion @ the Colosseum, killing several

[@Djdj-kd8ue]

I still watch them to this day, it's still on the air in Indiana,& if I can't get enough of them on the TV, I'll watch them on You Tube. I think The Beverly Hillbillies,& The Andy Griffith show made me the person I am today @ 68,they taught me morals (not saying my Parents didn't)

[@troyannbladsacker1811]

My favorite episodes were when Jethro wanted to be a double naught spy. He was hilarious.

[@charliesaucier3352]

One of the all-time great and memorable TV sitcom characters! Never missed a Beverly Hillbillies episode. Amazingly, he played a dimwit, but is known to be one of the most intelligent actors to come out of Hollywood.

[@lovehistory5305]

One of the greatest shows ever.

[@pmasure6824]

Ditto 👌 might be THE GREATEST

[@silsahchne7236]

Yes, yes it is

[@rocktober1327]

You all come back now, you hear.

[@asafaust8869]

Yes. I'll take a heaping helping of their hospitality. The remake was a decent attempt, but was not as good as the original. 😊

[@bartgomez4872]

I loved that show

[@steveconn]

Son of the famous Max Baer the boxer portrayed in "Cinderella Man."

[@thedroidish]

I think his killed, or, contributed to the deaths of some prize fighters.

[@PORTEDLEAF]

I was about to say! His father was that boxer that killed somebody in the ring wasnt he?? That movie did him dirty though. He actually really hated that it happened, and he took care of that guys family too.

[@sarahjeannepeterson5536]

He killed two men in the ring, using a move that wasn't really legal. Idk if he supported their families. But, he knew what was likely to happen before he threw those punches. His son may be a fine man, but, "the sins of the father" will always follow him. 😢

[@billwilson-es5yn]

Max didn't kill anyone in the ring. He had a match in 1930 that he won by knock out with his opponent dying the next day. Max was by the bedside with the man's wife. She forgave him, saying it could've been him. The coroner's report said his brain had been separated from the spine. Years later Max won another fight where his opponent died 5 months later after a fight. For some reason the State of California charged Max with manslaughter with him being acquitted after evidence showed that the boxer had meningitis and influenza when he stepped into the ring.

[@frankpaya690]

​​OH- you're so full of crap! That's the risk of being a professional fighter.

[@billmalone5050]

Max Baer Jr. as Jethro Bodine was one of the funniest characters ever in the history of American TV. My favorite episode of the Beverly Hillbillies was the one inspired by the James Bond film, Goldfinger in which Jethro wanted to be a double naught spy. LOL FUNNY !!!!!

[@richewilson6394]

He always was my Dad's favorite character off the show. He always talks about the scene where Jethro is being electrocuted. And he's like cut the juice, turn me loose lol.

[@janetroe7101]

I really like learning new things about one of my favorite shows you did a good job 👏

[@user-ow1iu2wz1x]

Love Jethro. He’s looking great these days. Always a handsome fella. ❤

[@TheSmokey999]

Back in the day when you had 3 to 5 channels. ❤

[@lonniemonroe2714]

And they were all good. Sometimes the choice was hard

[@stephenannese8228]

I believe he'll turn 87 this year.,.....One of the best shows growing up in the 60's/70's,.....still watch it occasionally,...(Beverly-Hillbillies).

[@WonderfulEagle-mm1vj]

One can still see it in reruns still fun. And funny. I love it when buddy Epson danses

[@charliesaucier3352]

A highly sort after tap dancer back in the early Hollywood and Vaudeville days.

[@GaryBonnell-tl1jp]

I can remember when this showed first aired yep I am older than dirt

[@pennyaccleton6227]

I remember it too. Good, clean, wholesome fun.

[@davidwfrasier6823]

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[@surreygirl2075]

I remember him a great show

[@patriciabenton8322]

Very intelligent man. Love ya Max❤

[@charliesaucier3352]

Yes, I previously made the same comment before seeing yours. In real life known to be one of the most intelligent actors to come out of Hollywood. And to think he played a buffoon all those years. Like the old saying goes, can't judge a book by its cover!

[@godsowndrunk1118]

Still working as a double naught spy...

[@DezyFlores]

? sorry I watched the series but missing this reference

[@godsowndrunk1118]

@@DezyFlores Back in the 60's when the Hillbillies were on prime time, secret agent and spy movies and TV shows were very popular.... because of the Cold War , I guess. The 007 films were the most popular . And Naught is an old fashioned way of saying zero. Jethro wanted to be a secret agent and referred to himself as a double naught spy.... He had a bunch of homemade spy gadgets and even outfitted the family truck with an iron tub for armor and put an ejector seat on the passenger side. Of course ,he sent Granny flying a time or two.

[@jeanettecoleman-mz7ie]

​@@godsowndrunk1118😊

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

Worried about his gixzenntas

[@godsowndrunk1118]

@@user-ht1xu4gv2u Sixth grade graduate.....

[@helenbailey8419]

😊its back on television here in England.Loved it as a child watching it in New Zealand and rewatching now.Hilarious.

[@RaymondHaley-lv2mo]

Jethro is the only one left ❤, still ❤ the show

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

Granny was the aunt to a friend of my father's!

[@charliesaucier3352]

Irene Ryan, sadly, she died too young.

[@DezyFlores]

_looks like _*_a real sophisticated playboy billionaire_*

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

And a double oo naught secret agent 😅

[@kathleennorton2228]

I actually had a bit of a crush on Jethro. He was so likable.

[@Mike583]

I had a huge crush on Ellie May!

[@hubertharmon]

I had a crush on granny.

[@katherinemeyers3005]

Me tooooo,lol he sure was a good looking loveable guy❤

[@kathleennorton2228]

@@hubertharmon I loved granny. As kids our neighborhood did plays. We had fun doing the BH. I always played granny. She was such a blast to play.

[@lkabong5529]

I had a thing for his sister Jethrine.

[@user-mv3ev3zi9n]

I liked him on Bevery Hillbillies

[@edljnehan2811]

The boxer Max Baer senior

[@SharleneMayol-wy3ni]

I used to watch this when I was very young. I love this shows. I still miss it. Couldn't believe he's actually alive! He's so funny back then. RIP Cher Rhodes😢😢😢😢😢

[@scloftin8861]

Looks good for his age. Sad that the one relationship ended the way it did. And the name is "Cher" like the singer/actress not "chur" the way it got pronounced.

[@garysimon7765]

Always felt happiness after watching

[@kimdurig1322]

He supposedly dated Sharon Tate a couple times when she was on the show

[@RickMccullum-ym7hb]

Everybody is going to remember that TV show that was a very good TV show I enjoy watching that show 😎😁😎😁😎😎😎

[@petejones879]

Was he related to the heavyweight boxer Max Bear who was German?

[@Mike583]

That was his dad.

[@catsofsherman1316]

Max Schmelling was the German boxer. Max Baer was American

[@regorRegor]

Granny was a hottie when she was young.

[@ColetteNasielski-gs9mt]

One of The Best Shows EVER

[@MOPAC85]

“Where are all the Moon Maidens!” I laughed for days on that one.

[@HeatherMarieGibbs]

Prayers Max Baer Jr legendary actor ❤🌺🌹

[@andrebenfield9751]

Gr8 Actor and loved his character he played well 👍🏿

[@KurtJarrell]

Slapstick ingenuity at it's finest.

[@frankmendez2810]

Im Huge fan of Max JR. A real . Star of Acting. The Best of Luck. One of the Greats.

[@classicrocker889]

I love this show , it's Brilliant.

[@jimtomassetti8928]

Loved the Beverly Hillbillies 😂

[@lionheartroar3104]

His movie "Macon County Line" is a good flick.

[@user-ky2sn8nw2i]

Love you Max!

[@djquinn11]

Jethro was such a great character. Max really nailed it.

[@alvincash3230]

My wife and I are still watching the show every weeknight at 9 on MeTV. Such brilliant entertainment.

[@edwardbright9434]

Great guy we all watch the show great fans here in Columbia SC

[@mtman2]

Impossible to replace such greatness = the entire Nation watched them from a shack on a Tennesee cliff to penthouses in New York City & every major city and for those few minutes were lost in their happy world of silliness they made real forgetting our troubles each one endearing in the role they played, they knocked it outta the park...!

[@richardmyers3753]

I have always thought Max Baer was the best actor I ever saw. The way he played Jethro I still remember the show from memory. I wish I could meet him and shake his hand he is truly a remarkable man.

[@cabzombie3484]

He would insist you call him Max . Great regular people. An acquaintance I’ll never forget !

[@kennethharding9118]

he looks really good for being 80 keep going max

[@MargaretFranklin-jy9wi]

I would watch the Beverly Hillbillies with my mom when I was growing up…..on one occasion my mother told me how she had such a big crush on jethro……and was one of the main reasons why my mother watched it. Thought it was a cute little story ❤️

[@missbabbett9086]

This sit com was and is so funny the writers were brilliant...💖

[@loki110872]

Is his dad the famous boxer Jim Braddock beat?

[@markhughes7273]

I know his dad was a boxer .I think her was also a paratrooper with the German army and fought at the battle of Crete .

[@edljnehan2811]

The boxer Max Baer senior

[@GREGWATSON-lc8cc]

Jethro had best stories each week

[@edljnehan2811]

@@GREGWATSON-lc8cc like when he borrowed the little guy's motor scooter the didn't realize he had to start the engine he just started pushing it away with his foot like you would a regular scooter hahaha

[@Mike583]

Yes it was! "Cinderella Man", was the name of the movie.

[@JaniceBilbrey-sm4bi]

Grew up with that show. We all loved it.

[@wadewilson8011]

I didn't know Max was still alive! That's cool AF. I remember when Buddy Ebsen died. But I lost track of Max Baer. Good old "Jethro Clampett."

[@glenborst1]

It’s actually Jethro Bodine. Jethro is the son of Jed Clampett’s cousin, Pearl Bodine.

[@tripeeblonde8309]

We refer to The Beverly Hillbillies at home frequently- jethro’s big cereal bowl, loading up into the old truck, grown Jethro still in 6th grade, pot passers, etc - they are ingrained into my heart from childhood

[@classicrocker889]

Great Video on a Great and necessary Topic Pea I thank you so much.

[@woodrowpreacely7521]

I graduated from the sixth grade!

[@garywilliams1201]

Beverly Hillbillies was 1 of my Childhood Favorite Movies 🎬 🎞 🎥 Granny was the mashup in the picture.

[@robertquackenbush5547]

I miss this tv series it was good to watch funny all the time

[@pmasure6824]

They ALL were from the top shelf of acting Mr and Mrs Drysdale miss Jane the whole "herd" 👍

[@judithfalk6933]

My coworker knew his father how cool is that ☮️❤️🥳😎

[@robertsansone1680]

His father was the Heavyweight Boxing Champ for a short while. I always liked Jethro.

[@adrianojames8388]

I learn my gazintas through Jethro He was a mathematical genius , sportin a 6th grade education , and a top notch Double Knot Spy , complete with metal flying disc hat , and heartthrob of Miss Hathaway .

[@stevenkaskus6173]

He actually is now rich enough he could buy the Mansion pictured in the series.

[@73_de_CJHall]

Good for him to keep going the best he knows how and what makes living comfortable.

[@eddie62]

I loved the Beverly hillbillies

[@ScratchGlass9]

Double knaught spy.

[@allwrathnograpes]

The stock image of a dead person is absolutely deranged

[@edwardbright9434]

Best part eatn 🥣 of cereal it's a classic

[@edwardbright9434]

Way to go Max Bear 🐻

[@candacestamper6769]

My dad calls me Ellie May because I always want to take every animal with me.

[@stevevizcaino2063]

Remember his father was not only the Boxer Max Baer , he was the Heavyweight Champion of the World!!!!

[@ginelleday5412]

Loved that show.. He was Jethro Bodine not sure on the spelling of the name. He gradiated the 6th grade after having to learn his gazentas. For those not familiar with the show gazintas go like this 3 gazintas 9, 3 xs and 2 gazintas 4-- 2 x's abd so on. Granny and her rheumatis medicine she made in her old still she had back home before they headed to Beverly Hills. They had a cement pond aka the swimming pool. The pool table granny called the fancy eating table. And the intro song there once was a man named Jed A poor old mountaineer barely kept his family fed. Then one day he was shooting at some food and up from the ground came a bubbling crude. Oil that is black gold. And I'll spare you the rest. But this show was and still is hilarious. Couldn't have been cast any better.

[@allknight7905]

“It took me 12 years to get a sixth grade education”

[@happydays8171]

A drag racer I knew was staying at a hotel, and he said all the members of the show were there for some publicity thing. He was working on his dragster in the parking lot, and said Max came over, really took an interest in the car, so he started it up for him. Said he was a really cool guy.

[@marionchase-kleeves8311]

His locket must carry the likeness Ms Rhodes. Lived his character on B H

[@chetpomeroy1399]

In watching some of his real-life interviews, he came across to me as being a pretty smart guy.

[@robertdipaola3447]

Max Baer jr looks a bit like endertainer wayne newton in his older age

[@moweems5802]

And Ginger is the last member of Gilligan's Island; nobody left from Green Acres.

[@jameshelton7458]

He was my favorite with Granny a close 2nd.

[@bredagrehan2543]

So handsome

[@macmckenzie1242]

Good job Mr Baer

[@chriskourlos4407]

Wonderful!

[@glenparker234]

I got to meet him in the 60’s he was huge I thought he looked like he was 9 feet tall. We dedicated a park and named it after him and he showed up to open the park most of the people there except the kids were around 6 feet tall and he stood out like a adult in a park full of little kids he was very nice something I never seen in most celebrities I’ve met very few are nice or even friendly to there fans like he was❤👍👍👍

[@robertwalker-tc7qn]

Walkin'Tall❤

[@jimmywoods7879]

Great show in boy he was a handsome young feller

[@awakenyewhosleeprealityisn4860]

He kinda looked like Wayne Neuter as he aged.

[@williamsparks1521]

"Macon County Line" was a pretty good movie from 1974 that Max directed.

[@CollandriaGinn-v4n]

Jethro was my favorite,aling with granny as for his lost olease those was sacarfices being done back then ,so im very sure that was his contribution to stay on the show i know how it works ,NO FOOL OVER HERE😢

[@Beecher_Dikov]

He owned a casino too...

[@lionheartroar3104]

At one time Max wanted to open a Beverly Hillbillies hotel/casino. Too bad it never materialized.

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

Wheeeeeel. DOOOGIE 😅😅😅😅😅

[@lrajic8281]

Max Baer was the son of the famous boxer of the 30s. The Beverly Hillbillies was a great show. Max was going to open a Las Vegas casino featuring the Beverly Hillbillies. It would have been a blast! I suppose Country Bears Jamboree at Disneyland, and of course Knott’s Berry Farm was too successful to challenge anybody. And then Six Flags at Cedar Point in Sundusky, Ohio, has a hillbilly theme, and finally Dollywood in Tennessee did keep investors from putting in the money. I would have loved another hillbilly theme park or casino.

[@JohnPaul-pb4eu]

He should have gotten into WWF wrestling. He would have been a great character.

[@deloreslopez1212]

I know his first wife Joann ,she lives in Beaufort county in South Carolina, I haven't seen her for awhile, she showed me all her pictures in Hollywood, she remarried a lawyer but is now divorced again, but she's a very nice lady

[@americanpatriot9865]

I think he played a bad guy sherrif in the movie “Macon County Line“

[@fractalelf7760]

The Kardashians of the 60’s. Things never really change.

[@kennethharding9118]

danged if granny's tonic really worked

[@DimndSLM]

What you guys are all missing and nobody’s talking about is, that he was a porn producer and I had an entertainment sports team and I toured for 14 years. I was in the entertainment industry for 21 years. Max would come to the auditions and hit up women to work in his movies, only women who fit his criteria of course. I saw that in 1984 when I toured and audition the first time, but later on we actually did a photo shoot at his home on his waterfall and pool, which was gorgeous. I did not work on the the type of films he made.

[@michaell6807]

He did date a lot of lovely ladies. Kinda of a ladies man right?

[@cabzombie3484]

I tend to doubt your portrayal, got any evidence ?

[@lkabong5529]

I'll admit to having a bit of a crush back then on his sister Jethrine.

[@pmasure6824]

Lmao 😂....👍

[@CheffinAZ]

“It’s best to respect his privacy.” As you’re not respecting his privacy.

[@johnarnold9671]

That's Sharon Tate with dark hair in the scene toward the end

[@ednaatluxton4918]

His character typecasted him in hollywood making it difficult to get jobs after the show. He's the son of a well known champion boxer Max Baer sr. He'll be 87 this december.