The answer is a tremendous asset and sole identity to Bud, NOT Buddy! As a ten year old orphan in 1936 hard-hit depression filled Flint, Michigan, Bud has little else. Four years ago his beloved mother died, leaving him is name and a few possessions he guards with his life.
Entertainment Weekly. Article. This Is Us: Katey Sagal, Brad Garrett to guest-star. The This Is Us family is expanding: Katey Sagal and Brad Garrett have signed on to the guest roster of the NBC dramedy about a group of inviduals who are interconnected through their birthdays.
The movie is based on the 1962 TV Series of the same name and features cameo appearances by Buddy Ebsen (the original Jed Clampett, in his final motion picture appearance), Dolly Parton, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. The movie was directed by Penelope Spheeris.