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Family: The Hillbilly Family Members: Hillbilly Jim Granny Kim Uncle Elmer Cousin Junior Cousin Luke Debut: Titles: None Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Roddy Piper

The Hillbilly Family was completely fictional and none of the members are actually related.. Hillbilly Jim was the first Hillbilly to hit the scene in the WWF initially appearing as a "fan".. Hillbilly Jim was later re-introduced to fans through a series of skits featuring "Granny Kim".. ~~~Granny Kim was fasioned after the "Grandma" from the Beverly Hillbillies Television series.. ~~~The "At Home on the Farm" segments showed Jim training by wrestling his dog on an old matress in the kitchen.. A few months later, Hillbilly Jim suffered a leg injury that kept him out of action for quite some time.. Uncle Elmer soon debuted to join forces with nephew Jim.. Uncle Elmer was married on Saturday Night's Main Event.. Wrestlemania II: Adrian Adonis defeated Uncle Elmer.. Cousin Junior (Lanny Keane, Jr.) soon showed up as well to add to the Family.. Cousin Junior was clumbsy, slow-moving, and not too bright, but used the Mule Kick to his advantage.. Cousin Junior carried a horseshow inside a smelly old sack.. Cousin Junior was permanently put out to pasture after just a few months.. Cousin Luke (played by Gene Petit) came along to join in with the Hillbilly family fun.. Cousin Luke's gimmick was that he didn't know how to wrestle and never spoke or showed ANY sort of emotion.. The Hillbillies (Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer & Cousin Luke) were put in a string of six-man-tag matches.. The Hillbillies eventually wore out as Luke dissappeared and Elmer (Stan Frazier) retired due to health problems.. Hillbilly Jim continued wrestling in the WWF for a few years, until a neck injury forced him to retire.. Hillbilly Jim stayed with the World Wrestling Federation as a spokesman for Coliseum Home Video.. Hillbilly Jim returned in 1995 to manage yet another hillbilly "family," Henry & Phinneas Godwinn.. Cousin Junior and the Giant Hillbilly (Uncle Elmer) briefly held the tag team title in Memphis, Tennessee.. Cousin Junior would make a few appearances in World Class (Dallas) and Memphis CWA before fading into oblivion.. Cousin Luke (Lanny Keane, Jr.) later returned, 50 pounds heavier, as one of the USWA Moondogs.. Cousin Luke continued his violent ways in Southern indies as "Bloody" Ox Brody..