The Beverly Hillbillies : Jed Buys the Capitol (1970)
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
In the conclusion of a three-part story arc, the Clampetts are still in Washington, DC, still determined to hand over their entire fortune to the president as a means of ending America's pollution crisis. Con man Shifty Shafer (Phil Silvers) hopes to get a piece of the Clampetts' financial pie by selling Jed a choice piece of D.C. real estate -- the Capitol building! Not content with the $2 million in his pocket, Shafer overplays his hand by "selling" Jed the rest of Washington's famous monuments. Kathleen Freeman is cast as Shifty's wife Flo. Filmed on location, "Jed Buys the Capitol" first aired on September 29, 1970.