The Beverly Hillbillies (tv program)

ABC's 'Whodunnit?' puts amateur gumshoes to the test

2013-05-24 10:30:00

"Whodunnit?" is not your granddad's game of "Clue," nor is it a fusty version of an Agatha Christie novel. "CSI" creator Anthony E. Zuiker, for his first foray into unscripted TV, has come up with a show he's dubbed a "cinematic murder mystery of...

Sony shares jump as hedge fund urges IPO of entertainment unit

2013-05-14 20:45:00

Sony Corp. stock soared in afternoon trading after New York hedge fund Third Point proposed that the electronics and media giant make an initial public stock offering of up to 20% of its entertainment arm. That unit, known as Sony Entertainment Inc.,...

A Sony entertainment spinoff would provide opening for CBS

2013-05-14 14:45:00

New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb wants Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to spin off its Culver City entertainment business. CBS Corp. might like that, too. Loeb, whose Third Point funds own more than $1 billion in Sony stock, sent a letter...

ABC's 'General Hospital' to celebrate 50 years of soap opera drama

2013-03-29 07:31:00

Fifty years ago, a gallon of gasoline sold for 29 cents, the Beatles were preparing the release of their first song in the U.S. and "The Beverly Hillbillies" loomed large as the No. 1 show on television. And ABC's "General Hospital" debuted on April 1,...

Rednecks translate to greenbacks on TV

2013-03-09 08:00:00

The singing vegetarian wanted nothing to do with the backwoods ducks. When Morrissey was scheduled to appear on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show last month along with the cast of A&E's "Duck Dynasty," the '80s cult rocker issued an ultimatum: Boot the...

Original Batmobile leaves North Hollywood for auction in Arizona

2013-01-18 06:00:00

The iconic Batmobile from the 1960s television show is set for the auction block this weekend. The midnight-black and fluorescent-red-pinstriped car that Adam West's Batman used to battle villains in Gotham will be up for grabs Saturday at a Barrett-...

Batmobile sells for $4.62 million at classic car auction in Arizona

2013-01-19 23:27:00

The iconic Batmobile from the 1960s television show sold for $4.62 million at the Barrett-Jackson classic car auction in Scottsdale, Ariz.� The Saturday night sale thrilled famed car customizer George Barris, who first bought the 1955 Lincoln Futura...

'Buckwild,' new MTV reality show, draws wrath of W.Va. senator

2012-12-11 10:24:00

WASHINGTON -- Although states are usually eager for Hollywood to come calling, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is asking MTV to cancel a TV show that he says "plays to ugly, inaccurate stereotypes” of his state. "Buckwild" has been compared...

Dann Cahn dies at 89; editor on 'I Love Lucy'

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Using a newly developed editing machine that he dubbed the "three-headed monster," Dann Cahn pioneered multi-camera editing on sitcoms in the 1950s while helping to craft a classic, "I Love Lucy." "Lucy" broke ground in television by employing three...

Original Batmobile to go up for auction

2012-11-29 06:00:00

Holy hot rod, Batman! The iconic Batmobile from the 1960s television show is going up for auction early next year. The midnight-black and fluorescent-red-pinstriped car that Adam West's Batman used to battle villains in Gotham will be up for grabs Jan....

Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles

2012-06-05 10:03:00

First published on Sept. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles -- not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa...

Frank Peppiatt dies at 85; co-creator of 'Hee Haw'

2012-11-09 00:00:00

Frank Peppiatt, the co-creator of "Hee Haw," a landmark variety show mixing country music with "corny" humor that became one of TV's most unlikely and longest-running hits, has died. He was 85. Peppiatt died Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., of...

Actor Frank Cady, best known for his recurring and popular role as storekeeper Sam Drucker in three American television series during the 1960s � Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies, died at age 96.

2012-06-11 00:00:00

Bluegrass banjo legend Earl Scruggs died Wednesday at age 88. Despite a long and influential career, it's a safe bet most people remember him for his banjo picking alongside partner Lester Flatt for the theme song to the TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies.

2011-11-05 00:00:00

You can keep your fancy sportscars -- these oil barons got along just fine in a modified 1921 Oldsmobile truck that transported the whole family, plus granny's rocking chair, from the Ozarks to LaLa Land.

2010-07-11 19:39:53