During this period, Durocher, who had made his screen debut in the 1943 Red Skelton comedy "Whistling in Brooklyn", played himself in many television shows. In an April 10, 1963 airing of "The Beverly Hillbillies", Durocher plays golf with Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen) and Jethro Bodine (Max Baer, Jr.) and tries to sign Jethro to a baseball contract after discovering Jethro has a strong pitching arm. In an episode of "The Munsters" titled "Herman the Rookie," on April 8, 1965, Durocher believes Herman (Fred Gwynne) is the next Mickey Mantle when he sees the towering Munster hit long home runs. Football great Elroy Hirsch also appears with Durocher. Three years earlier, he also appeared as himself in an episode of "Mr. Ed", when the talking horse gave batting tips to the Los Angeles Dodgers, helping them win the pennant. Durocher also appeared on television in the early 1950s on the CBS game show "What's My Line?" twice as a mystery guest (January 28, 1951 and May 31, 1953), the latter when his wife Day was a guest panelist.