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There was a mood that the new century would belong to the colossus that America was becoming.

>> in the 1960s you're seeing a lot of conflict between the north and the south, issues of economics between the rich and the poor, and you see television using a show like "the beverly hillbillies" to really comment on these things that are happening in society. ♪ come and listen to the story about a man named jed ♪ ♪ a poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed ♪ >> i remember the opening sequence to that show. ♪ then one day he was shooting at some food ♪ ♪ up through the ground come some bubbling crude ♪ >> the premise itself was so funny and smart. ♪ the first thing you...

Kind of wished life would happen for us. >> uncle jed. guess what? there's a whole other house up here. >> absolutely loved "the beverly hillbillies." the typical fish out of water. >> granny, when we's done washing can i go swimming here in the cement pond? >> course not. >> "the beverly hillbillies" is a commentary on upward mobility and the consumerism that comes with it. >> yes, sir, mr. drysdale, i finally took your advice and put some of my money in stock. >> these hillbillies, even though they might come across as lower class, they're happy with the way that they've been living their li...

This administration declares unconditional war on poverty in america. >> in the 1960s you're seeing a lot of conflict between the north and the south, issues of economics between the rich and the poor, and you see television using a show like "the beverly hillbillies" to really comment on these things that are happening in society. ♪ come and listen to the story about a man named jed ♪ ♪ a poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed ♪ >> i remember the opening sequence to that show. ♪ then one day she was shooting at some food ♪ ♪ up through the ground come some bubbling crude â™...

>> well,s here we are. i hope you're going to like this place. >> like hitting the lottery, like that idea we all wish life would happen for us. >> uncle jed. >> what? >> there's a whole 'nother house up here. >> lo the beverley hillbillies. fish out of water. >> granny, can i go swimming be the cement pond? >> the beverley hillbillies is a commentary on upward mobility and the consumerism that comes with it. >> i finally took your advice and put some of my money in stock. >> the hillbillies, even though they might come across as lower class, they're happy with the way they've been living thei...