Can you understand all this beatnik slang from The Beverly Hillbillies?

Are you hep or are you square, Daddy-O?

In The Beverly Hillbillies episode "Clampett A-Go-Go," a hipster named Sheldon Epps ends up in the Clampett mansion after trying to sell his artwork to the Drysdales. With his dirty sweatshirt and facial hair, he resembled Maynard G. Krebs (Bob Denver) of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, the most well-known beatnik in classic TV.

Sheldon has goo-goo eyes for Elly May, while Jed and the rest of the Clampett clan struggle to understand a single word he says.

Do you think you can dig the slang that "Shelly" is spewing?

See if you can translate these actual bits of dialogue from the sitcom!

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  1. What does it mean to "split the scene"?
  2. What does Sheldon call "drumsticks"?
  3. What is a "horn"?
  4. What does he call "Sacktown"?
  5. What is the "big pad in the sky"?
  6. What does Sheldon mean when he says, "I creamed the machine"?
  7. What are "skins"?
  8. What are "gumballs"?
  9. Who does Sheldon call a "Moneybunny"?
  10. What does Sheldon refer to as a "moose"?
  11. What does Sheldon mean when he says, "I still read 'Tilt'"?
  12. What is a "Clyde"?
  13. Finally, Sheldon painted this. What is it supposed to be a picture of?

Can you understand all this beatnik slang from The Beverly Hillbillies?

Your Result...

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98 Comments

Fred_Clampett 9 days ago
10 of 13. One of my favorite storylines from Hillbillies.
gregwilson363 1 month ago
WOW 😮😳 I only got 6 out of 13 bad 😞 😔 😆
WGH 7 months ago
8/13

I am a total square man!
72doug 13 months ago
10/13! missed 8,9, and 11.
Coldnorth 30 months ago
10out of 13. Not too bad.I haven’t seen that episode in a long time
sputnik_57 30 months ago
9/13 I don't recall this episode. Appears to be a early B&W one. I do remember the hippie "smokin' crawdads" one and it was one of my favorites!
WGH sputnik_57 7 months ago
I have a great memory and I've watched them all multiple multiple times over the years. I don't think this one made it to syndication, for good reason it would seem.
Classicmodel59 35 months ago
7 of 13 I guess I didn't know al his slang
EllisClevenger 38 months ago
You got 11 out of 13
Go ape! You are made in the shade.
Missed #8 and #9
Evan 46 months ago
7/13. Not the ginchiest!
kimmer 46 months ago
9/13.....I"ll just sit here and hug my pet rock for comfort and check the colors on my mood ring...lol
biscuits18521 kimmer 45 months ago
I got the same score, kimmer.
BillPfu 46 months ago
when will we get METV in Denver , Commerce City , Arvada Goldin co, when you left channel 20-2 that's the last time we could receive Metv.
WGH BillPfu 7 months ago
Philo.

$30/month and you can watch MeTV

Pricey but worth it
Croft1 46 months ago
You'll never get to heaven being L7. C Moon C Moon
Claire Croft1 45 months ago
Haven’t heard l7 since high school
Haha
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