Though the movie portrays strong family ties, it also disappointingly resorts to sexual innuendoes and obscene gestures for jokes. The TV show never had to stoop to such levels to be very funny, but the new Hillbillies are supposedly more in tune with the 90’s. For example, when the Clampitts first arrive in L.A., they are stuck in traffic when someone obscenely gestures to them. They innocently take this to be the California way of saying “hello,” and then proceed to “wave” to several other people. Sexual references abound in the dialogue, including one misunderstanding of a word that seems to refer to genitals. When Jethro’s sister Jethrina comes to town, she falls in love and kisses a man, even though Jethrina is obviously played by the same male actor as Jethro. Granny hit by an overhanging branch and Elly May kicking a boy in the groin are both gratuitous violence played for laughs. On a more positive note, there is very little offensive language in the film, but there are sexual innuendoes and obscene gestures.