premise: The Beverly Hillbillies was a low-ranking television show.
hypothesis: Mammoth Studios is the generic name used for fictional movie studios in movies , television , books and comic books . The Beverly Hillbillies . The Beverly Hillbillies ranked among the top 20 most-watched programs on television for eight of its nine seasons , twice ranking as the number one series of the year , with a number of episodes that remain among the most-watched television episodes in history . 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 .