The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series)

Drysdale and Friend (1969)

Michael Ross: Sheriff Pete Ragsdale

Quotes 

• Milburn Drysdale : Keep your voice down and put that corn whiskey away. If he wakes up and sees that jug, he'll go for it.

  Sheriff Pete Ragsdale : You mean you let that bear drink?

  Milburn Drysdale : Try and stop him. He's sleeping one off now and when he wakes up with a hangover, oh he's mean.

  Sheriff Pete Ragsdale : You've got to be crazy to be driving around with a drunken bear.

  Milburn Drysdale : That's nothing. But when he's driving, then it's nervous.

• Milburn Drysdale : Are you sure you talked to the Commerce Bank?

  Sheriff Pete Ragsdale : That's the one.

  Milburn Drysdale : Well, who did you talk to? I'll fire them.

  Sheriff Pete Ragsdale : I couldn't catch the name, he was laughing to hard

  Milburn Drysdale : Did you tell him his boss was in jail.

  Sheriff Pete Ragsdale : Yes sir. That's when he started laughing.

• Sheriff Pete Ragsdale : Sorry about the delay, your honor, but the bear got loose and treed your wife.

  Judge Vinegar Joe Johnson : Was that Phoebe he chased up a tree?

  Sheriff Pete Ragsdale : Yes, your honor, and I'm afraid she's still up there.

  Judge Vinegar Joe Johnson : [to Mr. Drysdale]  How much you want for that bear?