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Actor Who Played Jethro On ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ Suing CBS Over BBQ Restaurant
Consumerist ^ | December 11, 2014

Posted on 12/11/2014 5:06:12 PM PST by SMGFan

Not everyone has a name like “Jethro,” so it only makes sense that the guy who played Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies would want to cash in on such a famous moniker. That’s why he’s ticked off right now at CBS, claiming the network breached a contract he had with it by allowing an Iowa restaurant chain to use the Jethro name and character.

Actor Max Baer Jr. played Jethro on the show about a family of hill dwellers who struck it rich and moved out to Califor-ni-a, and snagged a deal with CBS in 1991 allowing him to license the use of that fictional character for things like restaurants, hotels and casinos, he claims in a lawsuit against the network reported by The Des Moines Register.

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To: GeronL

He doesn’t. He is claiming they breached a CONTRACT they had with him


61 posted on 12/11/2014 7:50:03 PM PST by Nifster
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62 posted on 12/11/2014 8:21:34 PM PST by shibumi ("Walk through the fire - Fly through the smoke")
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To: Mr. K

sounds that way to me as well.


63 posted on 12/11/2014 10:00:40 PM PST by RitchieAprile
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To: GreenHornet

You read the article before commenting? What kind of a Freeper are you?!

;^)


64 posted on 12/12/2014 2:04:15 AM PST by Slings and Arrows ("I Only Love You When I'm Drunk" - http://youtu.be/uT-tCbvfDUg)
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