[Old Teufel Hunden]

"According to IMDB, she and Buddy Ebsen were both Republicans and very good friends."

Not only that, Nancy Kulp (Mr. Drysdale's secretary Jane Hathaway) was a big time liberal and Buddy and her would have "discussions" on the set all the time. She ran for Congress in the 80's from Pennsylvania and Buddy Ebsen cut adds for her Republican opponent. She lost and never forgave him for actively campaigning against her.

[henkster]

Nancy Kulp looked like a lib, for sure....

[lowbridge]

“She ran for Congress in the 80’s from Pennsylvania and Buddy Ebsen cut adds for her Republican opponent. She lost and never forgave him for actively campaigning against her.”

As I understand it, Kulp’s campaign ran radio ads which made it sound as if her surviving beverly hillbillies cast mates supported her candidacy when they did not. They (max baer, buddy ebsen, and donna) were all republicans. It was kulps radio ads that prompted ebsen to make those ads for her opponent.