Elly May Clampett Pop Culture Icon
Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett became one of the most popular and recognizable television personalities during the 1960s, a guest star on a number of other television programs and the subject of paper dolls, dolls, coloring books, and various toys during the show's heyday. She was also the only cast member to be on all seven of the series' TV Guide covers.
In December 2010, Mattel released a new collection of three Barbies called the Classic TV collection. These dolls were Bewitched (played by Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens), I Dream of Jeannie ( played by Barbara Eden as Jeannie), and The Beverly Hillbillies ( played by Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett).
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