FILTHY RICH - THE COMPLETE SERIES (CBS 1982-83) RARE! Dixie Carter, Delta Burke, Ann Wedgeworth, Nedra Volz, Charles Frank, Michael Lombard, Slim Pickens, Forrest Tucker, Vernon Weddle
FILTHY RICH - THE COMPLETE SERIES (CBS 1982-83) RARE! Dixie Carter, Delta Burke, Ann Wedgeworth, Nedra Volz, Charles Frank, Michael Lombard, Slim Pickens, Forrest Tucker, Vernon Weddle
Filthy Rich is a sharp, outrageous sendup of the Dallas/Dynasty/Falcon Crest brand of prime-time soap opera, gleefully skewering the schemes, scandals, and excesses of the fabulously wealthy.
At the center of the chaos is Tennessee land baron Big Guy Beck (Slim Pickens), who may be dead — and cryogenically frozen — but still manages to control his family from beyond the grave. Before his death, Big Guy recorded a living will on videotape, with a new portion revealed each week, ensuring that his heirs remain tangled in his final outrageous demands.
The will proves especially tormenting for his socially ambitious elder son Marshall (Michael Lombard) and Marshall’s equally status-conscious wife, Carlotta (Dixie Carter). Their greatest humiliation comes when they are forced to open the doors of the family mansion, Toad Hall, to Big Guy’s illegitimate son, Wild Bill Weschester (Jerry Hardin), and Bill’s delightfully scatterbrained wife, Bootsie (Ann Wedgeworth). For the down-to-earth Weschesters, life at Toad Hall is a dream come true. For the Becks, it is an ongoing social disaster.
Also circling the family fortune is Big Guy’s greedy and glamorous young widow, Kathleen (Delta Burke), who is already hunting for her next wealthy husband, while his first wife, the feisty Mother B (Nedra Volz), repeatedly escapes from her nursing home and refuses to be forgotten.
The only seemingly level-headed member of the clan is younger son Stanley (Charles Frank), an independently wealthy charmer who often works to frustrate Marshall and Carlotta’s endless efforts to outmaneuver the will — and get rid of the Weschesters once and for all. Overseeing it all is family attorney George Wilhoit (Vernon Weddle), charged with carrying out Big Guy’s bizarre final wishes.
When the series returned in October 1982, Forrest Tucker appeared as Big Guy in the videotaped will segments following the death of Slim Pickens after only a few episodes had been produced.
Bawdy, clever, and wonderfully offbeat, Filthy Rich was a wickedly funny satire of the oil-rich family sagas that dominated early-1980s television. Sadly, the series never had the chance to fully blossom, but it remains a witty and satisfying cult favorite.
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Number of DVDs: 3
Number of Episodes: 15
Quality: 9.5/10
Region: 0
Running Time: 6 hrs (approx)
Aspect Ratios: Fullscreen, 1.33:1
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Filthy Rich is a sharp, outrageous sendup of the Dallas/Dynasty/Falcon Crest brand of prime-time soap opera, gleefully skewering the schemes, scandals, and excesses of the fabulously wealthy.
At the center of the chaos is Tennessee land baron Big Guy Beck (Slim Pickens), who may be dead — and cryogenically frozen — but still manages to control his family from beyond the grave. Before his death, Big Guy recorded a living will on videotape, with a new portion revealed each week, ensuring that his heirs remain tangled in his final outrageous demands.
The will proves especially tormenting for his socially ambitious elder son Marshall (Michael Lombard) and Marshall’s equally status-conscious wife, Carlotta (Dixie Carter). Their greatest humiliation comes when they are forced to open the doors of the family mansion, Toad Hall, to Big Guy’s illegitimate son, Wild Bill Weschester (Jerry Hardin), and Bill’s delightfully scatterbrained wife, Bootsie (Ann Wedgeworth). For the down-to-earth Weschesters, life at Toad Hall is a dream come true. For the Becks, it is an ongoing social disaster.
Also circling the family fortune is Big Guy’s greedy and glamorous young widow, Kathleen (Delta Burke), who is already hunting for her next wealthy husband, while his first wife, the feisty Mother B (Nedra Volz), repeatedly escapes from her nursing home and refuses to be forgotten.
The only seemingly level-headed member of the clan is younger son Stanley (Charles Frank), an independently wealthy charmer who often works to frustrate Marshall and Carlotta’s endless efforts to outmaneuver the will — and get rid of the Weschesters once and for all. Overseeing it all is family attorney George Wilhoit (Vernon Weddle), charged with carrying out Big Guy’s bizarre final wishes.
When the series returned in October 1982, Forrest Tucker appeared as Big Guy in the videotaped will segments following the death of Slim Pickens after only a few episodes had been produced.
Bawdy, clever, and wonderfully offbeat, Filthy Rich was a wickedly funny satire of the oil-rich family sagas that dominated early-1980s television. Sadly, the series never had the chance to fully blossom, but it remains a witty and satisfying cult favorite.
