Say hi to Jethro

[proud2BlibKansan]

[elshiva]

1. Howdy, thar Jethro.

:hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. He says hi

I'm having fun playing with my new camera. :)

That pic came out good.

[elshiva]

3. Who is Jethro?

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Jethro Bodine

from the Beverly Hillbillies.

This is a little Jethro statue I got for free at a casino a couple years ago. They were promoting their new Beverly Hillbillies slot machines.

[elshiva]

5. Thanks!

[tuvor]

6. Hi, Jethro!

First drag queen I ever saw on TV.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Every time I teach division, I remember Jethro talking about knowing his

gozintas. Like two gozinta ten five times.

[tuvor]

14. He was such a smart boy

Wasn't he? :)

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. Smarter than Ellie May

but not as smart as Grannie.

[tuvor]

19. Not quite as purty as Ellie May, either

Definitely purtier than Grannie, though. :rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. He was purty enough for Miss Jane

[Arugula Latte]

21. My high school algebra teacher used to talk about "gozintas."

So thaaat's where Mr. A. got that.

[arwalden]

8. Jethro With An Afro???

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. It's a hat

I guess my picture didn't come out as good as I thought. LOL

[Nutmegger]

9. Hello Jethro!!!

Congrats on your success with your camera!:D

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. Thanks

My family is ready to kill me so I thought I would torture DU for awhile. :evilgrin:

[Nutmegger]

12. LOL

I just found out that he's still alive! Jeeezzz....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Baer%2C_Jr.

"In late 2003, Baer began developing an empty Wal-Mart building and its property at the south end of Carson City into a Beverly Hillbillies-themed hotel and casino called Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion & Casino, which has yet to open."

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Yes I had heard he made a bundle after the show went off the air

Wasn't he a music producer or something?

[Nutmegger]

15. I'm not too sure...

I knew he had a thing with the casinos though...
:rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. No I was wrong - he made movies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jethro211.jpg

After The Beverly Hillbillies went off the air in 1971, he made several more guest appearances on TV, but found himself typecast. His major contribution to the entertainment industry was in the field of feature motion pictures.

Baer wrote and produced the drama Macon County Line (1974), in which he also played Deputy Reed Morgan. It was the highest-grossing movie per dollar invested of all time (a record that would later be smashed by The Blair Witch Project). Made for US$110,000, it garnered almost US$25,000,000 at the box-office. He wrote, produced, and directed the drama The Wild McCullochs (1975), in which he also played Culver Robinson. Baer then conceived the idea of using the title of a popular song to make a movie and acquired the rights to a 1967 Bobbie Gentry hit. Baer produced the drama Ode to Billy Joe (1976), which turned a big profit. Made for US$1.1 million, it grossed US$27,000,000 at the box-office, plus earnings in excess of US$2.65 million in the foreign market, US$4.75 million from television, and US$2.5 million from video.

Since the success of Ode to Billy Joe, the first movie based on a popular song, the motion picture industry has capitalized on the trend, producing over 100 song title movies. Baer later decided to pursue the rights to the 1984 song "Like a Virgin" by Madonna. When ABC tried to prevent him from making the movie, he sued and won a judgment of over US$2,000,000.

He directed the comedy Hometown USA (1979), then retired to his home at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, making occasional guest appearances on TV.

In 1985, Baer began studying the gambling industry. He also noticed that tourists would pay US$5.00 to US$6.00 admission to tour the "Ponderosa Ranch," which was the site of location filming on some episodes of TV's Bonanza. Once inside, all there was to see was a working ranch, but people enjoyed it mostly because of the Bonanza connection. Baer decided if tourists would pay to see a ranch because of a well-known series, then surely they would gladly pay "nothing" to see something dealing with the series The Beverly Hillbillies, whose TV audience was much larger than that of Bonanza.

While a lot of people think of him as "Jethro Bodine" from The Beverly Hillbillies, he came to terms with that. He began to see it as a good marketing opportunity toward the gambling and hotel industry and began acquiring the contracts necessary to obtain the rights for marketing his latest idea.

In late 2003, Baer began developing an empty Wal-Mart building and its property at the south end of Carson City into a Beverly Hillbillies-themed hotel and casino called Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion & Casino, which has yet to open.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Baer%2C_Jr.

[Nutmegger]

18. Right in front of me, lol

Thanks proud2Blib! :hi: