On the Beverly Hillbillies, Jethro Bodine used to strap on a napkin around his neck to eat corn flakes from a bowl big enough to hold the whole box. Then he would chomp through it with a big spoon.
I am trying to find a video clip of this. I found other clips of him eating corn flakes in Kellogg’s ads, but using a normal-sized bowl. The clip I am thinking of was on the show itself. Maybe the copyright holders are screening for YouTube clips of the show.
Any idea where I could see this? Are the shows online anywhere, even for a cost?
Can’t find a picture of him eating out of it, but here’s a still of him and Elly Mae at the breakfast table.
Season One is available from Amazon Video, free if you have Prime. I don’t know if it includes Jethro eating cereal.
Judging by the movie star attire, I’m guessing that’s the season 4 episode “Jethro Gets Engaged”. According to Wikipedia, the fourth season was their first in color.
That episode was posted to YouTube quite a bit but I don’t see any breakfast scenes. Maybe it’s one of those in-character commercials that were popular back then.
Jed: That the only bowl of cereal you had, Jethro?
Jethro: Yessir, done filled it up five times.
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