Beverly Hillbillies go frugal ?

[The Expert]

seems today's episode finds the Clampets broke!
so, granny chases off the Pool guy because the chlorine he's adding in
killing the fish they're trying to raise in the pool.
then they ditch the phone, for where they come from it was enough to
yell over to the neighbors.
and Jethro can do w/o shoes because CA has bare foot weather all the
time.
we can all learn from TV,
if you're paying attention.
--
Karma, What a concept!

[Michael Black]

Huh?

They were always frugal, because despite finding oil and getting money for
their land, they never changed. Part of the joke was they never seemed to
realize they were rich.

So they used the "cement pond" for things other than swimming. Indeed,
Granny tended to do her laundry out there, maybe even some cooking. They
kept their old truck, they kept their old clothes, they lived the same
way. I seem to recall Jed going out hunting in the Hollywood Hills.

But they probably weren't frugal, since they had no sense of being rich.
They acted like they had no money.

Michael