[Douglas G. Brown]

THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES

The Clampetts drove across the Western plains,
Huge wealth from oil had made these yokels’ day.
From Ozark Mountains, Jed had moved away,
With Granny, (spotted with terbakky stains),
And nephew Jethro, plagued by growing pains,
And shapely tomboy daughter Elly May.

The dining table once saw billiard play;
Their cee-ment pond is filled by summer rains.
The reek of Granny’s vat of lye-soap leaves
Miss Hathaway aghast, while in the suns
Of afternoons she reads her ardent sheaves
Of sonnets to Bodine, in bated breath.

(Nine seasons saw this show have weekly runs,
Until poor ratings brought about its death).

Is this show shown on TV in the UK?