tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post5182451259713038423..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: The Non Beverly HillbillyYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-44773238354584786182017-02-23T07:18:54.625-08:002017-02-23T07:18:54.625-08:00My earliest memories of Raymond Bailey go back to ...My earliest memories of Raymond Bailey go back to a very short, and early appearance in Universal's " Black Friday " circa 1940/1941. He played a gangster who gets "iced " so to speak. By the 1950s, at Universal-International, Bailey was cast as generals, scientists, teachers, etc. All with a much calmer demeanor than Drysdale, and all sans toupee. I agree with J Lee, it was Harriet MacGibbon's character who was the " heavy " in " The Beverly Hillbillies ". Always coming up with schemes to send the Clampetts back home. Errolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-21620223256202686732017-02-22T21:33:09.824-08:002017-02-22T21:33:09.824-08:00Bailey and the show's writing staff, led by Pa...Bailey and the show's writing staff, led by Paul Hennning, did a great job of making Drysdale flawed, but sympathetic at the same time (it was Milburn's wife who was played as the 'heavy' for most of the series, along with occasional guest stars like Fred Clark, until the show's last couple of seasons, when the quality of the writing took a dive into the cement pond).<br /><br />Bailey was a semi regular in Season 3 of 'Dobie Gillis' as the president of the junior college Dobie and Maynard were attending, and the show was produced by Rod Amateau, who had been the first director on Henning's 1950s series, 'The Bob Cumnmings Show' (and both of which tie back into 'The Burns and Allen Show' where Bailey was used three times when Amateau was producer and Henning was in partnership with George Burns and Cummings on the other show, after being head writer for B&A in the late 1940s and early 50s).J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-44928055912184473292017-02-22T19:22:28.131-08:002017-02-22T19:22:28.131-08:00Look at it as Drysdale slowly being driven insane,...Look at it as Drysdale slowly being driven insane, season by season, from his association with the Clampetts.<br /><br />For better or worse, most long-running sitcoms tend to become broader and more farcical in tone toward the end of their run.<br /><br />top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-79371529011239535942017-02-22T17:54:06.059-08:002017-02-22T17:54:06.059-08:00I agree that Buddy Ebsen's performance was the...I agree that Buddy Ebsen's performance was the most consistantly grounded, but I would also argue that Raymond Bailey was grounded in the FIRST season, very business-like and realistic, as were all the principal cast members. In the second season, performances got broader and broader, and by the time the series went to color (4th season?) it was nigh on unwatchable. I wish I could forget those episodes towards the end where Bailey and Jethro are chasing each other around Griffith Park in a tank and a Kaiser uniform! Garbage garbage garbage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474203661540780474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-26045310422447463272017-02-22T15:25:58.180-08:002017-02-22T15:25:58.180-08:00The virtues of toupees can long be debated. :)The virtues of toupees can long be debated. :)stinky fitzwizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07262197070416366167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-90125172275337979272017-02-22T13:26:32.329-08:002017-02-22T13:26:32.329-08:00According to IMDB, his only post-Hillbillies roles...According to IMDB, his only post-<i>Hillbillies </i>roles were in two Disney movies, <i>Herbie Rides Again </i>(1974) and <i>The Strongest Man in the World </i>(1975). Wikipedia says, "He reportedly began suffering symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, which visibly affected his performance in the last episodes of <i>The Beverly Hillbillies</i>, and he was completely unable to work after 1975."<br /><br />It's always interesting to see Bailey in earlier roles sans toupee. Often it's the voice that gives him away first. I saw him recently as a banker, of all things, on an episode of <i>Perry Mason</i>.<br /><br />John Stephenson is another actor who sometimes appeared without his hairpiece, including on <i>PM</i>, yet was recognizable because of his voice. Both men, I must say, looked far better with their toupees than without them.Mike T.noreply@blogger.com