Series synopsis
Green Acres is an American comedy television series that premiered on CBS on September 15, 1965. It ended on April 27, 1971. It was created by Paul Henning, Jay Sommers. It stars Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Murray Alper and Lilia Skala.
Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971.
Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part ep ...
Premise
Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971.
Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Premise: THE PLACE TO BE
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Eddie Albert as Oliver Wendell Douglas
- Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas
- Murray Alper
- Lilia Skala
- Hank Worden
- Mona Bruns
- Fran Ryan
- Nora Denney
Supporting cast
- Gary Dubin
- Henry Corden as Barney
- John Charles Daly
- Lori Saunders as Bobbie Jo Bradley
- Iris Adrian
- Stuart Erwin as Mr. Johnson
- Robert Strauss
- Dianne Foster
- Joyce Nizzari
- James Westerfield
- Bobs Watson
- Jack Bailey
Guest cast
- Murray Alper
- Lilia Skala
- Hank Worden
- Mona Bruns
- Fran Ryan
- Nora Denney
- Gary Dubin
- Henry Corden as Barney
- John Charles Daly
- Lori Saunders as Bobbie Jo Bradley
- Iris Adrian
- Stuart Erwin as Mr. Johnson
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 170 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 32 | September 15, 1965 | June 1, 1966 |
| Season 2 | 30 | September 14, 1966 | April 26, 1967 |
| Season 3 | 30 | September 6, 1967 | April 10, 1968 |
| Season 4 | 26 | September 25, 1968 | April 2, 1969 |
| Season 5 | 26 | September 27, 1969 | April 11, 1970 |
| Season 6 | 26 | September 15, 1970 | April 27, 1971 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oliver Buys A Farm New York lawyer Oliver Douglas quits his job at the law firm of Felton, O'Connell, Clay, Blakely, Harmon, Dillion & Pasteur and buys a farm in Hooterville, sight unseen. The locals are astounded that Haney had managed to unload the place on someone and try to talk him out of it. Laying her eyes on the dilapidated farmhouse for the first time, Lisa bursts into tears. |
September 15, 1965 |
| 2 |
Lisa's First Day On the Farm Lisa gets her first look at their dilipidated--and empty--farmhouse and is horrified. Oily Mr. Haney, who previously owned the dump, took everything with him, including the bathroom fixtures, and tries to resell them to Oliver. Eb, one of Haney's workers, is hired on as their farm hand. Lisa goes out to meet the locals, most of whom have entered a pool wagering on how long the Douglases will stay. Lisa is ready to immediately return to New York, but after a chat with Kate Bradley, she decides to give farm life a try. |
September 22, 1965 |
| 3 |
The Decorator Oliver wants to start farming but Lisa demands he have their house redecorated first. Sam Drucker recommends a decorator from Pixley. Kate Bradley tries to tutor Lisa in the kitchen since she doesn't know the first thing about cooking. Kate starts by showing her how to make something easy: hotscakes. Adding to the chaos is Oliver's mother, who arrives to rescue Lisa from her nightmarish country life. |
September 29, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wings Over Hooterville Lisa tells the story of how she and Oliver met. During WWII, Oliver's plane was shot down and he was stranded in a tree. Lisa rescues Oliver, but doesn't trust him because he ""spends more time talking than smooching"". After Lisa's story, the farmers of Hooterville discover their crops are being destroyed by some unknown insect. Mr. Kimball identifies it as the ""Bing Bug"". The farmers appoint Oliver to dust all the crops, but not being in the cockpit for years causes trouble for Oliver in Mr. Haney's cheap plane. |
September 14, 1966 |
| 2 |
Water, Water Everywhere Mr. Haney has Willie the well-witcher to witch him a new well. But when Mr. Haney has plenty of water, Oliver loses his water. The same thing happens when Oliver has a new well witched, then the Ziffels run out of water. When they get a new well, then Mr. Drucker runs out of water. Oliver decides that Hooterville should open a reservoir. Soon afterwards, everyone has enough water, but when everyone turns on their faucets, they lose their electricity. |
September 21, 1966 |
| 3 |
I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier When the Ziffels go on a second honeymoon at Niagra Falls, they leave Arnold with Oliver and Lisa. While there, Arnold is drafted by the U.S. Army. |
September 28, 1966 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Man For the Job The committee to select a new state senator considers Oliver Douglas for the job. |
September 6, 1967 |
| 2 |
Lisa's Jam Session Oliver decides it would be a great idea for Lisa to make her own jam preserves. |
September 13, 1967 |
| 3 |
Love Comes to Arnold Ziffel An unlikely but hilarious love affair between Arnold the pig and Cynthia the basset hound captivates the residents of Hooterville. |
September 20, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Guess Who's Not Going to the Luau? Peterson's Poi Juice is giving away a trip to Hawaii and Arnold Ziffel is chosen as the winner. When the ad agency rep meets Arnold and discovers he's not a human, he tries to disqualify the swine. Famous pig lawyer Oliver Douglas is retained to fight for Arnold's winnings. |
September 25, 1968 |
| 2 |
The Rummage Sale The Douglases are asked to donate old clothing to a charity rummage sale. Lisa is glad to give away Oliver's entire wardrobe, but can't part with any of her dresses. Each has a memory attached, leading to flashbacks of Oliver asking Lisa's father for her hand in marriage, the Douglases' honeymoon in Switzerland and their first party in their new Park Avenue apartment. |
October 2, 1968 |
| 3 |
Hail to the Fire Chief Scheming to get Oliver to pay his way to a convention, Fire Chief Joe Carson appoints him as his assistant. Instead, Oliver finds the Hooterville Fire Department to be inept and ill-prepared. Oliver's call for improvements results in Uncle Joe being voted out and him being named the new chief. |
October 16, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lisa's Mudder Comes for a Visit Lisa's 'mudder' (mother) pays a surprise visit to the Hooterville farm and promptly takes over as a three-week house guest. |
September 27, 1969 |
| 2 |
Everybody Tries to Love a Countess Oliver loses all hopes of getting rid of his mother-in-law when Mr Haney and Uncle Joe Carson vie to become his father-in-law. |
October 4, 1969 |
| 3 |
Where There's a Will Fred Ziffel finds out that Arnold may in line for a inheritance. Arnold has the ability to predict the weather with his tail, supposedely making him a direct discendant of Herman, a spokespig who could also do the same. All of Hooterville, including Lisa tries to get Oliver to take Arnold to Chicago to receive the pig's $20,000,000 inheritance. |
October 11, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The City Kids Four children from the city spend a week on the farm with the Douglases. While Oliver teaches them to plant seeds and milk a cow, Lisa falls in love with the little girl of the group, Lori. The two bond over a batch of banana jelly. |
September 15, 1970 |
| 2 |
The Coming-Out Party Lori, the little girl who missed the train back to the city, is staying with the Douglases. Lisa's plan to introduce her to the local children by having a party and gets out of hand; the festivities grow to include an elephant and Haney giving biplane rides. While Oliver fights to downsize her event, he searches for a replacement part for his ancient Hoyt-Clagwell tractor so he can begin planting. |
September 22, 1970 |
| 3 |
Jealousy Eb won't stop badgering "Dad" to buy him a car, though an increasingly irritated Oliver keeps saying no. Meanwhile, Lisa is busy lavishing gifts on little Lori. Feeling he's been replaced in the Douglas family, a dejected Eb runs away to find a new job. He stops by Drucker's store just long enough to tell Sam how Oliver keeps him locked in leg irons and lost his $4000 on a drunken gambling spree in Las Vegas. Eb quickly returns home to discover Oliver isn't the monster he's been claiming. |
September 29, 1970 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 15, 1965 |
| Last aired | April 27, 1971 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |