Prying good quotes from Bell was like expecting an ... Francona didn’t say it, but looking like Jethro Bodine from the old ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ wouldn’t fit with his title of the 16th ...

Generations of fans have continued tuning into The Andy Griffith Show in the 65 years since it began, attracted by its ...

Irene Ryan, left, as Daisy May ‘Granny’ Moses, with the woman she beat out for the role, Bea Benaderet, playing ‘Cousin’ Pearl Bodine, in ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ (1962-71).

He told WLWT's Olivia Ray, "I don't want to be looking like Jethro Bodine from the Beverly Hillbillies out there today." Speaking with players, they say Francona has been intentional about playing ...

Bill and Marie Mullin during a rehearsal of Crest Area Theatre's "Elvis Has Left the Building." Crest Area Theatre will produce "The Beverly Hillbillies" for this summer. (John Van Nostrand) Crest ...

Just a heads-up: The "Jethro Bodine" reference is a nod to the television show The Beverly Hillbillies. And the last part of Francona's comment produced great laughter from the room full of reporters.

Side-by-side: (left) Roku Channel logo and (right) Irene Ryan as Granny Moses, Max Baer Jr. as Jethro Bodine, Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett and Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett in 'The Beverly ...