Jim Varney almost didn't get the role of Jed Clampett. The studio thought he was too identified as Ernest. Varney's screen test impressed them enough to give him the role.
According to director Penelope Spheeris, Sam Elliott was being considered for the role of Jed Clampett, but ultimately, it was Jim Varney 's background in comedy that got him the part.
The Clampetts' automobile is a 1921 Oldsmobile.
The message on the computer that Jethro leans on in his scene with Ms. Hathaway reads: "As computer technology continues to push forward at an accelerating pace, public virtual reality theaters will become the centers of entertainment. The next century will see the demise of film as the defining creative outlet for society and there" (the sentence abruptly ends there)