Look, if we struck it big like the Clampett family, you'd hear few complaints from us. But if we bought a house next to the Drysdale family, let's just say we may have to discuss switching addresses.

While Milburn and Margaret Drysdale were plenty of fun to watch on screen, their stuff and uppity nature would not necessarily make for some great neighbors.

Luckily, the actors behind the Drysdale's were nothing like the characters we saw on screen. While Harriet MacGibbon entertained as Mrs. Drysdale on The Beverly Hillbillies, the actor lived quite a regular life outside of the series. Rather, MacGibbon did her best to walk to the beat of her own drum and strike out as an individual.

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"I'm not a Hillbilly Clampett by any means," said MacGibbon during an interview with the Hartford Courant. "But neither do I aspire to the other extreme, high society. To be accepted in high society, one has to have wealth and the willingness to conform to some pretty rigid and undemocratic rules. Well, I don't have wealth, but even if I did, I'm not a conformist; I do what I think is right, not what any social group dictates."

MacGibbon wasn't eager to follow the trends surrounding the latest fashions. She led a simpler lifestyle, and kept up interests that enriched her life, rather than those Hollywood elites who simply pursue endeavors because they believe it will help their careers.

"One of my hobbies is collecting pretty knickknacks," said the actor. "High society would be horrified to know most all of them are worthless, not even antique treasures."

Moreover, MacGibbon was a phenomenal neighbor and an even better friend. She was nothing like her character on The Beverly Hillbillies, and we're grateful for that.

"I don't care what my neighbor's lineage is," said MacGibbon. "If I like her, I have her over to taste some of my old-fashioned cooking."