Affordable Real Estate
It’s all about location when you’re filming a show. The show’s creator, Paul Henning wanted to find the perfect place in Hollywood, and he found it! For the right price, too! Henning found the beautiful mansion the hillbillies would live in, and he paid just $500 to settle the deal. No one has any idea how he got the location for so cheap, but it would be home for the show from the first episode to the very last.
Location, Location
Original Idea
The original idea for the show was much different than the one that finally came to pass. Initially, the creator thought about having a story about a rural family who was living in New York City. Unfortunately, filming in that city was way more expensive than the budget allowed, so they moved everything to the opposite coast for filming. In the end, even the science fiction aspect that was going to be added in was taken out…which was probably a good thing in hindsight.
A New Idea
