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Played "Mademoiselle Denise"
episodes:
"Duke Steals a Wife" February 20, 1963
"Duke Becomes a Father" April 17, 1963
Her two "Hillbillies" episodes were actually two of the last things she would ever do in television or film. Mademoiselle Denise is an unusual female character in "Hillbillies" for several reasons. First of all, she is a beautiful woman who is not an employee of Drysdale's bank (most of the hot-looking women in the series were secretaries). Second, she is foreign (French to be exact; there were very few beautiful women in the series whose characters were meant to be foreign). Third, and perhaps most important, is that she is one of the few women in the series that becomes a serious love interest for Jed Clampett. It is a pity she was only in these two episodes, because it would have been interesting to see their relationship develop. The comedy between Jed and Denise comes from two sources: the language barrier and Jed's family. It's plain to see that both Jed and Denise are fond of each other, but neither knows the other's language. When Jed gets himself "slicked up" for the occasion Granny, Pearl, Elly, and Jethro tease him mercilessly.
I like Denise because she was nice and not going with Jed for his millions. She was wealthy herself so there was no need to go after his money. Jed was starting to learn French in Denise's second appearance, and it would've been interesting to see how Denise and Jed introduced each other to new things.
A rare, colorized photo of Narda Onyx with Buddy Ebsen.
Played "Mademoiselle Denise"
episodes:
"Duke Steals a Wife" February 20, 1963
"Duke Becomes a Father" April 17, 1963
Her two "Hillbillies" episodes were actually two of the last things she would ever do in television or film. Mademoiselle Denise is an unusual female character in "Hillbillies" for several reasons. First of all, she is a beautiful woman who is not an employee of Drysdale's bank (most of the hot-looking women in the series were secretaries). Second, she is foreign (French to be exact; there were very few beautiful women in the series whose characters were meant to be foreign). Third, and perhaps most important, is that she is one of the few women in the series that becomes a serious love interest for Jed Clampett. It is a pity she was only in these two episodes, because it would have been interesting to see their relationship develop. The comedy between Jed and Denise comes from two sources: the language barrier and Jed's family. It's plain to see that both Jed and Denise are fond of each other, but neither knows the other's language. When Jed gets himself "slicked up" for the occasion Granny, Pearl, Elly, and Jethro tease him mercilessly.
I like Denise because she was nice and not going with Jed for his millions. She was wealthy herself so there was no need to go after his money. Jed was starting to learn French in Denise's second appearance, and it would've been interesting to see how Denise and Jed introduced each other to new things.
A rare, colorized photo of Narda Onyx with Buddy Ebsen.