premise: The Beverly Hillbillies is a television show.
hypothesis: Mammoth Studios is the generic name used for fictional movie studios in movies , television , books and comic books . The Beverly Hillbillies is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS for nine seasons , from September 26 , 1962 , to March 23 , 1971 . The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 American comedy film starring Jim Varney , Diedrich Bader , Erika Eleniak , Cloris Leachman , Lily Tomlin , Dabney Coleman , Lea Thompson , Rob Schneider and Penny Fuller . The film was directed by Penelope Spheeris . The film follows a poor hillbilly named Jed Clampett ( Jim Varney ) , who becomes a billionaire when he accidentally discovers crude oil after missing his target while hunting .