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Peter Whitney makes the first of four series appearances as shiftless mountaineer Lafe Crick. Arriving in Beverly Hills in hopes of freeloading off his old "friend" Jed Clampett, Lafe brings along his plump daughter, Essiebelle (Muriel Landers), who hopes to land Jethro as a husband. While Essiebelle is supposed to be a beauty contest winner, the real Miss Rheingold of 1963, Kathy Kersh, plays a supporting role. The second highest-rated episode of The Beverly Hillbillies, "The Girl From Home" originally aired on January 15, 1964.