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View Resource Struggle to Keep the "Real Beverly Hillbillies" Off the Air Continues

Last August, in a nod to the long-running former sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," CBS announced plans to develop a type of reality show that would feature a rural family (most likely from Appalachia) that would be transplanted to Beverly Hills. CBS (and its parent company Viacom) came under attack by many within (and outside of) the region, particularly when the network began circulating fliers...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2003/0411