Re: Beverly Hillbillies' Net Worth?

[Sarahgarv1]

How much Jed get when he sold the oil?

[callmetootie]

In the movie, they cleary say that he receives 1 billion dollars, but I don't know if that is the same with the Tv show. I did hear that the premise of the movie was the copy everything exactly like from the series, but I'm almost positive that 1 billion is not the correct amount.

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Andrew Carden

[SicilianGecco]

The correct amount in the series is 25 million. When he first sells it, he (in a roundabout way) tells Pearl that he expects 25-100 million. The figure heard once they're in Beverly Hills is 25, but it goes up as the years go by.

[Devastation26]

Back when the show debuted, he had 25 million. With inflation and making more money, he has a billion by the year the movie is made. Not bad, a 4000% increase (estimation)

[wayman]

They started with $25 million in the first season of the show. In the last season, it was mentioned they have $95 million in the bank.

[comedyfreak]

Sounds about right, they never really spent alot of money so with interest they'd never go broke.

[treky]

the conversation went:

PEARL: "JED,ELLY MAY COME RUNNIN' OVER TA MY PLACE, AN' SAID YA' SOLD THE SWAMP TA' SOME OIL COMPANY."
JED: "YEA, AH' GUESS AH' DID".
PEARL: "WHAT'D THEY PAY YA' FER IT"?
JED: "NOW PEARL, YOU KNOW THAT OL' SWAMP AIN'T WORTH SHUCKS".
PEARL: "JED CLAMPETT, YA' GOT SLICKERED AN' YOU'RE SHAMED TA ADMIT IT".
GRANNY: "THAT'S JUS' WHAT AH' TOL' HIM".
PEARL: "GRANNY, HOW MUCH THEY GONNA PAY HIM"?
JED: "ALRAGHT, I'LL TELL YA. THAT FELLER' SAID BETWEEN TWENTY-FIVE AN' A HUNNERT".
PEARL: "TWENTY-FIVE AN' A HUNNERT DOLLARS"?
JED: "NO, HE SEEMED TA' SET GREAT STORE IN THE FAC' THAT HE'S GONNA PAY ME IN SOME NEW KIN' O' DOLLARS".
PEARL:"JED, THEY AIN'T NO NEW KIN' O' DOLLARS".
JED: "WELL, THEYS NEW TA ME. I HEARD O' GOLD DOLLARS, SILVER DOLLARS. BUT THIS FELLER' SAID HE'S GONNA PAY ME IN...WHAT WAS IT AGIN' GRANNY"?
GRANNY: "MILLION DOLLARS".

[liane49]

The correct amount in the series is 25 million. When he first sells it, he (in a roundabout way) tells Pearl that he expects 25-100 million. The figure heard once they're in Beverly Hills is 25, but it goes up as the years go by.
ONE TIME Drysdale told Jed that his money was now worth $90 million and I thought boy that's alot and this is the 60's.

[Marvo301]

ONE TIME Drysdale told Jed that his money was now worth $90 million and I thought boy that's alot and this is the 60's.
Mr. Drysdale was investing the Clampett millions on Jed's behalf and therefore growing its value.