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Article: CBS Plans 'Beverly Hillbillies' Show
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- August 29, 2002
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LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Up from CBS comes a-bubblin' crude, with the network
developing a reality series based on the old "The Beverly Hillbillies"
sitcom.
CBS is planning to cast a weekly half-hour series that will chronicle
the lives of a rural, lower-middle class family as they move into
a luxurious Beverly Hills mansion.
The project is tentatively titled, "Real Beverly Hillbillies," the
trade newspaper Variety reported Wednesday.
A maid and personal assistants will be among the indulgences afforded
to the family during a one-year stay in California. Participants also
will be able to earn money each week as part of the contest.
"The intent is ...