Dick ChevillatFilmography

Occupation:: Screenwriter

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Gordy

Crew: Screen Story, Screenwriter

Actors: Doug Stone, Tom Lester, Deborah Hobart, Ted Manson

Synopsis: The friendship between a boy and a talking piglet forms the basis of this barnyard comedy. Gordy is the little porker who lives happily on a farm until the farmer goes bust and must sell everything, including Gordy's large family. When the wranglers come to load the pigs onto the truck, Gordy Read More

1995
Green Acres: King Oliver I

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Lyle Talbot, William Sylvester

Synopsis: When the governor announces a 52 percent tax hike, the town of Hooterville secedes from the state. Cutting themselves off from their neighbors by sabotaging the bridge over the local swamp, the Hootervillians declare that they are subjects of an independent monarchy. Carrying the situation to its Read More

1971
Green Acres: The Spot Remover

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: George Ives, Bob Hastings

Synopsis: A bowl of cabbage soup, based on a recipe created by Lisa's Hungarian uncle, turns out to be a great spot remover. Enterprising Lisa (Eva Gabor) decides to market the slop and make a fortune. Meanwhile, crafty Mr. Haney (Pat Buttram) hatches a scheme to swipe the formula. One way or another, this Read More

1971
Green Acres: Star Witness

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Milton Selzer, Al Lewis, Hal Smith, David Renard, Barney Elmore

Synopsis: While staying with Oliver and Lisa Douglas (Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor), Arnold the pig witnesses a bank robbery. Normally, he'd be able to "squeal" to the cops concerning the crooks' identity -- but alas, Arnold is suffering from laryngitis. Meanwhile, holdup men Danny (Milton Selzer) and Charlie (Al Lewis Read More

1971
Green Acres: The Free Paint Job

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Lowell, Robert Nichols, Dave Ketchum, Fabian Dean, Al Lanti

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) are given an offer they can't refuse: a free paint job for their house and barn. Of course, there are a few strings attached -- namely, the Douglases will have to allow the paint company extending this offer to use the side of their barn for an Read More

1971
Green Acres: The Wedding Deal

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Judith McConnell, Robert Foulk, Jane Connell, Jack Wagner

Synopsis: As the wedding of Eb (Tom Lester) and Darlene (Judith McConnell) approaches, money matters again complicate things. But Eb has got a foolproof scheme to collect free wedding gifts. All he has to do is stage his marriage in the car wash of a department store. Inevitably, Eb's "parents" Oliver (Eddie Albert Read More

1971
Green Acres: A Girl for Drobney

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The Douglases continue to play host to Drobney the duck, the son of a celebrated Hungarian war hero. But when Drobney begins playing records and dancing while Oliver (Eddie Albert) is trying to finish his taxes, it is a sure sign that the duck is lonely and homesick. After an effort to forge a Read More

1971
Green Acres: Hawaiian Honeymoon

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Don Porter, Pamela Franklin, Mary Mayumi, Dick Kay Hong, Donna Kei Benz

Synopsis: For their "fifth honeymoon," Oliver and Lisa take a trip to Hawaii. They arrive at their hotel secure in the knowledge that they have reserved the Honeymoon suite. What they don't know is that the daughter (Pamela Franklin) of the hotel's owner (Don Porter) has secretly arranged for her newlywed Read More

1971
Green Acres: The Ex-Secretary

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Elaine Joyce, Emmaline Henry, Richard Deacon, George Furth, Cliff Norton

Synopsis: Seeking the location of a New York repair shop for his broken antique watch, Oliver (Eddie Albert) gets in touch with his former secretary Carol Rush (Elaine Joyce), who is now working for a realtor. One thing leads to another, and by the end of the story Oliver and Carol have combined forces to Read More

1971
Green Acres: Lisa, the Psychologist

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Sylvester, William Lanteau

Synopsis: When Oliver (Eddie Albert) enrolls in a night-school farming course at Pixley College, Lisa (Eva Gabor) follows suit by signing up for a psychology course. Before long, the citizens of Hooterville are clamoring for the advice of "Dr. Lisa," whose convoluted logic somehow makes sense under the Read More

1971
Green Acres: The Carpenter's Ball

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Myrna Hansen

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) refuses to take Lisa (Eva Gabor) to Hooterville's annual Carpenter's Ball. So far as he is concerned, the event is a bit too zany for his tastes (and considering the zaniness of the Hooterville citizens, that's saying a lot). Somehow or other, this situation is tied in with Read More

1971
Green Acres: The Hole in the Porch

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Foster Brooks, Pat Cranshaw

Synopsis: In the process of replacing a rotted board on his porch, Oliver (Eddie Albert) places another board on top of the bad one so that no accidents will occur. Unfortunately, agriculture agent Hank Kimball (Alvy Moore) inadvertently removes the "protection" board and promptly plunges through the porch Read More

1971
Green Acres: The Beeping Rock

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Johnny Whitaker, Frank Ferguson, Jerome Cowan, Arthur Peterson

Synopsis: This episode was filmed not long after astronaut Neil Armstrong's fabled "moon walk" in the summer of 1969. Gullible Lisa (Eva Gabor) is convinced when child inventor Dinky Watson (Johnny Whitaker) insists that he, too, has been to the moon. Purchasing a "moon rock" from Dinky, Lisa receives a Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Picnic

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Larry D. Mann, Mona Bruns, Maggie Peterson, Jane Connell, Merie Earle

Synopsis: It all starts when Oliver (Eddie Albert) decides to take his wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) -- and only Lisa -- on a quiet, intimate, old-fashioned picnic. Well, that was Oliver's intention, but the citizens of Hooterville see things differently. Misinterpreting the Douglases getaway as a Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Case of the Hooterville Refund Fraud

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jay Jostyn, Hal Smith, Tom Lowell, Robert S. Carson

Synopsis: This episode begins at the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service, where the agents take time from bleeding taxpayers dry to recall the case of the "Hooterville Refund Fraud." The whole mess was inadvertently caused by Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert), who had encouraged his fellow farmers to Read More

1970
Green Acres: Happy Birthday

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Merie Earle

Synopsis: With his birthday approaching, Oliver (Eddie Albert) is amused that Lisa (Eva Gabor) is preparing for some "big event" that she won't tell him about. Naturally, Oliver thinks that a surprise party will be staged in his honor. Comes the big day, and Oliver is certainly surprised -- the gala Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Wealthy Landowner

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Skye Aubrey, Ivor Barry, Brian Dewey, Allison McKay

Synopsis: Completely unfazed by all his previous misbegotten romances, handyman Eb (Tom Lester) decides to advertise for a wife. Before long, Eb is besieged with mail from eager brides-to-be -- but only because he has claimed to be a wealthy landowner, with a full retinue of servants. Inevitably, Eb is Read More

1970
Green Acres: Uncle Fedor

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Leo Fuchs, Len Lesser, Jerry Hausner, Jonathan Hole

Synopsis: Leo Fuchs, one of the leading lights of America's Yiddish-theater movement, guest stars in this episode as Fedor, the Hungarian uncle of Lisa Douglas. Arriving at the Douglas farm, a nervous Uncle Fedor informs Lisa and Oliver that he is being pursued by sinister secret agents. Oliver doesn't Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Confrontation

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Frank Ferguson, Helen Kleeb, Johnny Whitaker, Debi Storm, Richard Steele

Synopsis: Newly appointed as president of the Hooterville school board, Oliver (Eddie Albert) must deal with a fervent campaign, spearheaded by his neighbors, to reinstate an expelled student. This isn't as easy as it seems: the "student" is Arnold the pig, who has been banished from the schoolhouse for Read More

1970
Green Acres: Trapped

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) are surprised to find a basement underneath their farm. Actually, it is less a basement and more a cave -- which promptly collapses, leaving the Douglases trapped beneath the ground. After several misbegotten escape efforts, Oliver and Lisa attempt to Read More

1970
Green Acres: Rest and Relaxation

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Robert Cummings, Joe Higgins

Synopsis: Bob Cummings, who in the '50s starred in producer Paul Henning's classic sitcom Love That Bob, returns for a guest role in Henning's equally popular series Green Acres. Cummings is cast as writer Mort Warner, an old friend of gentleman farmer Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert). Anxious to escape the Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Wish-Book

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Larry D. Mann, Hagan Beggs

Synopsis: While burrowing through a wall in their farm, Oliver and Lisa come across a very old mail-order catalog. This yellowed volume soon morphs into a "wish book" for the Douglases, as they experience another of those Green Acres flashbacks in which they play different characters in an earlier time Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Cow Killer

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Hal Smith, Allan Melvin, Al Lanti

Synopsis: This week, the bane of gentleman farmer Oliver Douglas' existence is Irene, a local cow who has been trampling his crops. In high dudgeon, Oliver (Eddie Albert) declares that he must get rid of Irene. As usual, wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) misinterprets Oliver's words and intentions, and soon has Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Ex-Con

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John Qualen, Don Keefer, Vince Barnett, Hal Baylor

Synopsis: Veteran character actor John Qualen makes a return appearance to Green Acres, this time in the role of ex-forger Willie Dunhill. As part of his campaign to extend a helping hand to former convicts, Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) has taken on Willie as a new farm hand. Trouble is, Willie has been Read More

1970
Green Acres: Bundle of Joy

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Bartlett Robinson, Sid Grossfield, Patience Cleveland, Mary Alice Fox

Synopsis: Away in New York on legal business for his old law firm, Oliver (Eddie Albert) receives a startling phone call from wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) back in Hooterville. It seems that, during Oliver's absence, someone has left a baby on the Douglases' doorstep. The situation rapidly becomes complicated and Read More

1970
Green Acres: The High Cost of Loving

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Judith McConnell

Synopsis: Still hoping to make enough money to marry Darlene (Judith McConnell), Eb (Tom Lester) seeks out gainful employment via several mail-order services. When he signs up for what thinks is a course in accounting, Eb finds that he has paid for acting lessons. Deciding to make the best of the situation Read More

1970
Green Acres: Enterprising Eb

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Judith McConnell, Robert Foulk, Mona Bruns, Edwin Max, Al Molinaro

Synopsis: Having decided to marry his sweetie Darlene (Judith McConnell), handyman Eb (Tom Lester) decides to buy a house as well. Unfortunately, his "collateral" consists of a turtle, a pocket knife, a bag of marbles, and an autographed picture of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. In his efforts to scare up more Read More

1970
Green Acres: Apple Picking Time

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John Wheeler, Joe Higgins, Alan Baxter

Synopsis: While the previous Green Acres episode was titled "Eb's Double Trouble," in this episode it is Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) who finds that troubles always come in pairs. For one thing, Oliver is having a difficult time harvesting his apple crop. And for another, he has also promised to teach wife Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Engagement Ring

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Judith McConnell, Robert Foulk

Synopsis: Despite a severe lack of financial resources, handyman Eb (Tom Lester) persists in his plans to marry his sweetheart Darlene (Judith McConnell). Now Eb wants to get an engagement ring, but of course he hasn't the money to purchase the rock. Generous Lisa (Eva Gabor) offers her own engagement ring Read More

1970
Green Acres: Charlie, Homer and Natasha

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Bob Hastings

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) refuses to take Lisa (Eva Gabor) to New York City for the anniversary of two of their friends. Hoping to change Oliver's mind, Lisa tries to persuade him that their farm is festooned with three strange and magical "little people." Fortunately for Lisa's scheme, handyman Eb (Tom Lester Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Liberation Movement

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jonathan Hole

Synopsis: Most sitcoms of the '70s treated the Women's Liberation Movement with derision, and Green Acres was no exception. Having been fired up by feminist rhetoric, Lisa (Eva Gabor) decides that she is fully capable of doing "men's" work, and thus she insists upon performing all the farm chores. As for Read More

1970
Green Acres: Eb's Double Trouble

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Judith McConnell, Kristin Nelson, Robert Foulk

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) must come to the rescue when two of their closest friends get themselves in similar romantic entanglements. It seems that handyman Eb (Tom Lester) has invited both his steady girlfriend Darlene (Judith McConnell) and attractive newcomer Carol (Kris Read More

1970
Green Acres: Jealousy

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Victoria Meyerink, Elsie Baker, Pat Cranshaw

Synopsis: In their efforts to make their young house guest Lori Baker (Victoria Meyerink) feel at home, Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) shower the little girl with gifts and attention. Surprisingly, their generosity breeds jealousy -- on the part of their handyman Eb (Tom Lester). Having long Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Coming Out Party

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Victoria Meyerink

Synopsis: Lisa (Eva Gabor) would like to have the Douglases' young house guest Lori (Victoria Meyerink) get acquainted with the kids in Hooterville. To this end, Lisa plans a coming out party for the girl. Tightening the purse strings, Oliver (Eddie Albert) insists that Lisa plans a "small" affair. This Read More

1970
Green Acres: The City Kids

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Victoria Meyerink, George Spell, Mitchell Sakamoto, Christopher Wheeler, John Wheeler

Synopsis: Season six of Green Acres begins as gentleman farmer Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) and his wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) prepare to welcome some guests to their farm as part of a "Kids in the Country Program." The guests are four city youngsters who, among other things, are amazed to discover that cows Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Great Mayoralty Campaign

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: It's election time in Hooterville again, and the two opposing parties are heating up for the big event. This year, the candidates are both colorful and unique. Carrying the banner for one party is that well-known gentleman farmer, Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert). And representing the loyal Read More

1970
Green Acres: Oliver Goes Broke

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Victoria Meyerink, Dave Willock, Bob Gravage

Synopsis: Lisa (Eva Gabor) has been behaving strangely of late -- that is to say, she is behaving more strangely than usual. Witnesses have seen her searching about for a job, and even standing in welfare soup lines. The neighbors naturally jump to the logical conclusion: Lisa's husband Oliver (Eddie Read More

1970
Green Acres: A Royal Love Story

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Victoria Meyerink, Oscar Beregi, Raoul Franck, Bobbi Frank

Synopsis: For the benefit of the Douglases' young house guest Lori (Victoria Meyerink), Lisa (Eva Gabor) tells the girl the story of how she and Oliver (Eddie Albert) first met. Each of the previous episodes in which this story was unfolded flashback-style has offered an entirely different account of the Read More

1970
Green Acres: The Milk Maker

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Percy Helton, Foster Brooks

Synopsis: Ubiquitous, squeaky-voiced character actor Percy Helton does another guest-star turn on Green Acres. This time, Helton is cast as eccentric inventor Luke Needlinger, who has all of Hooterville ga-ga over his latest invention -- a milk-making machine. Of course, Luke could use a little extra money Read More

1969
Green Acres: The Old Trunk

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Henry Oliver, John Wheeler, Gordon Jump

Synopsis: While rummaging through an old trunk, Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) come across the artifacts of a 19th century romance. This sparks another of Green Acres' "fantasy flashback" sequence, in which the two leading characters assume different roles in a different time period. In this Read More

1969
Green Acres: The Reincarnation of Eb

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Garry Walberg, Cindy Eilbacher, Joe Hernandez

Synopsis: Here's the situation: Eb (Tom Lester), the Douglases' handyman, has been reported missing. Lisa Douglas (Eva Gabor) has been reading up on reincarnation. A stray dog wanders onto the Douglases' farm. Lisa jumps to what is for her the obvious conclusion: the pooch is actually Eb, returned from the Read More

1969
Green Acres: Everybody Tries to Love a Countess

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Edgar Buchanan, Lilia Skala, Jerry Fujikawa

Synopsis: In the concluding episode of a two-part story, Oliver (Eddie Albert) continues to fuss and fume over the presence of his imperious mother-in-law (Lilia Skala) and her equally irksome Japanese manservant, Kyoto (Jerry Fujikawa). Meanwhile, outside the Douglas farm, the citizens of Hooterville are Read More

1969
Green Acres: Lisa's Mudder Comes for a Visit

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Lilia Skala, Jerry Fujikawa, Tom Lowell

Synopsis: In the opening episode of Green Acres' fifth season, Lisa Douglas (Eva Gabor) anxiously prepares for the arrival of her "mudder." No, she isn't expecting a race horse, but instead her jet-setting Hungarian mother (Lilia Skala), who descends upon the Douglas farm in the company of her Japanese Read More

1969
Green Acres: Retreat from Washington

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Guy Raymond, Fran Ryan, Dodo Denney, Robert Sampson, Ketty Lester

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story arc, Mr. Haney (Pat Buttram) watches the Douglas farm in Hooterville while Oliver (Eddie Albert), Lisa (Eva Gabor), Kimball (Alvy Moore), and Arnold the pig are in Washington. Seeking a quick financial turnover, Haney decides to temporarily transform the farm Read More

1969
Green Acres: Economy Flight to Washington

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dave Willock, Reed Hadley, Renie Riano, George Ives, Lennie Bremen

Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story, Kimball (Alvy Moore), Eb (Tom Lester), and Arnold the pig prepare to fly to Washington. To save money, the trio has chosen an extremely low-cost airline, complete with an over-the-hill pilot and a septuagenarian flight attendant. But the real fun begins Read More

1969
Green Acres: A-Hunting We Won't Go

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Rick Lenz, Roy Roberts

Synopsis: Softhearted Lisa (Eva Gabor) befriends a dewy-eyed doe that has wandered onto the farm. As a result, our heroine mounts an anti-hunting campaign in Hooterville -- just as hunting season starts. When no one pays her any heed, Lisa decides to take drastic action to disarm the potential hunters one Read More

1969
Green Acres: Eb Uses His Ingenuity

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Fran Ryan, Jean Blake, Gaye Huston

Synopsis: Eb (Tom Lester) needs money in a hurry, but Oliver (Eddie Albert) refuses to give him a loan, suggesting instead that Eb rely on his "ingenuity" to raise the necessary funds. Oliver soon regrets his words when Eb not only transforms the Douglas farm into a baby care assembly line, but also rents Read More

1969
Green Acres: Oh, Promise Me

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Robert Rockwell, Owen Cunningham, Tobie Dulien

Synopsis: One of the oldest plots in sitcom history is given a new and surrealistic spin in this episode. After ten years of wedded bliss, Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) decide to take a look at their marriage license, originally issued in Hungary. They discover to their amazement that, thanks Read More

1969
Green Acres: Oliver's Schoolgirl Crush

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Heather North, Herbert Anderson, Rusty Hamer, Jordan Rhodes

Synopsis: Oliver is invited to give a speech at Hooterville High School. His words have a profound effect on teenaged student Kathy (Heather North) -- who promptly falls in love with Oliver, thereby arousing the jealousy of both Oliver's wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) and Kathy's own disgruntled boyfriend. Two TV Read More

1969
Green Acres: The Special Delivery Letter

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Chanin Hale, Robert Nichols

Synopsis: Everyone in Hooterville wants to know the contents of a special-delivery letter sent to the Douglases. Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) would like to know too, but he hasn't been able to open the letter. Thanks to yet another noodle soup of bureaucracy, the sealed letter has already been passed from Read More

1969
Green Acres: Ralph's Nuptuals

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: It looks as if the off-and-on romance between agriculture agent Hank Kimball (Alvy Moore) and the curiously named lady carpenter Ralph Monroe (Mary Grace Canfield) is definitely "on" -- and for keeps this time. Lisa (Eva Gabor) insists that she be allowed to arrange Hank and Ralph's nuptials, and Read More

1969
Green Acres: Beauty is Skin Deep

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Chanin Hale, Bert Holland

Synopsis: Once again, Lisa (Eva Gabor) has been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug. This time around, Lisa inveigles Sam Drucker (Frank Cady) to help her set up a cosmetics business -- with the corner of Sam's general store as their headquarters. Chanin Hale, one of the busiest "dumb blonde" actresses of the Read More

1969
Green Acres: Oliver and the Cornstalk

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Peggy Russell, LoLo Cannon, Lori Loughton

Synopsis: It's corn-planting season again, and Oliver (Eddie Albert) intends to get his crop in on time. This proves difficult thanks to the well-meaning interference of two of Oliver's most persistent nemeses: dimwitted hired hand Eb (Tom Lester) and larcenous peddler Mr. Haney (Pat Buttram). Though the Read More

1969
Green Acres: A Tale of a Tail

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Roland Winters, Vince Barnett, William O'Connell, Al Molinaro, Fabian Dean

Synopsis: In the second episode of a three-part story arc, Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) have arrived in Chicago, where Oliver intends to exercise his legal expertise to make sure that Arnold the pig will inherit 20,000,000 dollars. Naturally, Arnold goes along as well, and once in the Windy Read More

1969
Green Acres: Where There's a Will

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Roland Winters, Robert Noble

Synopsis: In the first episode of a three-part story arc, Arnold the pig inherits 20,000,000 dollars from an eccentric Chicago meat-packer. Alas, the human relatives of the decedent are hotly contesting the will. Thus, a reluctant Oliver (Eddie Albert) is drafted to be Arnold's attorney, and in the company Read More

1969
Green Acres: The Road

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Lyle Talbot, Dave Willock, Edwin Max

Synopsis: Gentleman farmer Oliver (Eddie Albert) is outraged that Hooterville's unpaved road continues to kick up a veritable dust storm, seriously endangering the local crops. On behalf of their fellow agrarians, Oliver and Lisa (Eva Gabor) head to the state capitol, there to demand that the road be paved. Read More

1969
Green Acres: The Youth Center

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Hal Smith

Synopsis: The town of Hooterville is gripped with melancholy when its population drops from a bustling 68 to a pitiful 46. It appears that, while there are plenty of middle-agers and oldsters in town, the "kids" are steering clear of the place. Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) expansively suggests that Read More

1969
Green Acres: Four of Spades

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tommy Roe

Synopsis: Having gone into fortune-telling, Lisa (Eva Gabor) predicts that a mysterious stranger will soon enter the life of her husband Oliver (Eddie Albert). That stranger turns out to be the cousin of the Douglases' handyman Eb (Tom Lester) -- namely, one Tadpole Talbot, played by pop singer Tommy Roe. Read More

1969
Green Acres: A Day in the Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Rick Lenz, Bob Hastings, Vince Barnett, Sam Weston, Ysabel MacCloskey

Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story arc, Oliver (Eddie Albert) has dusted off his law diploma and opened a practice in Hooterville with his young and eager partner Brian Williams (Rick Lenz). Their office is Spartan but serviceable: all the partners need now is a good legal secretary. Naturally Read More

1969
Green Acres: Everywhere a Chick Chick

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Purchasing 1,000 baby chicks, Oliver (Eddie Albert) sets about to diversify his produce by becoming a chicken rancher. The plethora of poultry is problematic enough for Oliver and Lisa (Eva Gabor), but the fun has just begun. In the course of events, Lisa insists upon being surrogate mother to Read More

1969
Green Acres: The Birthday Gift

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Eleanor Audley, Merie Earle, Ketty Lester

Synopsis: Lisa (Eva Gabor) makes the first mistake of the evening when she gives Oliver (Eddie Albert) a list of items that she would like to get for her birthday. Near the top of the list is a horse, meaning that Oliver must enter into another unholy bargain with the crafty Mr. Haney (Pat Buttram) -- and Read More

1969
Green Acres: The Marital Vacation

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Ronald Long, Damian O'Flynn

Synopsis: Hoping to test the theory that "absence makes the heart grow fonder," Lisa (Eva Gabor) decides to take a vacation without Oliver (Eddie Albert). With the Green Acres theme song in mind, it is only natural that Lisa should choose to make a solo trip to New York City. And with the gossipy habits of Read More

1969
Green Acres: Law Partners

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Rick Lenz

Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story arc, Oliver (Eddie Albert) makes the acquaintance of a young law school graduate named Brian Williams (Rick Lenz). It is Brian's contention that Hooterville needs a good law practice, and he suggests that he and Oliver form a partnership. Unfortunately Read More

1969
Green Acres: A Prize in Each and Every Package

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Alan Hale, Jr., Anthony Caruso, Craig Huebing, Ted Fish, Al Molinaro

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) begin breakfast by opening a box of Crickly Wicklys, a cereal that promises "a prize in each and every package." Well and good -- but they didn't expect to find a cache of genuine and very expensive jewelry! As it turns out, the gems were stashed in the Read More

1969
Green Acres: Hail to the Fire Chief

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Edgar Buchanan

Synopsis: Edgar Buchanan appears in his Petticoat Junction role of Uncle Joe Carson, recently appointed fire chief of Hooterville. Eager to attend a convention of his fellow fire chiefs in Miami, all Uncle Joe lacks are the necessary funds. What to do? Simple: appoint Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) as Read More

1968
Green Acres: Eb's Romance

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Melody Patterson, John Qualen, William Joseph Keene

Synopsis: Considering his previous lack of matrimonial success (specifically, he was jilted at the altar), handyman Eb (Tom Lester) surprises one and all by announcing his plans to marry the toothsome Lorelei Appleby (played by Melody Patterson of F Troop fame). Reluctantly elected as "father of the groom," Read More

1968
Green Acres: The Candidate

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Robert Foulk, J. Pat O'Malley, Skip Young

Synopsis: This episode of Green Acres was cunningly timed to air just before the 1968 presidential elections. Upset over the do-nothing record of incumbent state representative Ben Hanks (J. Pat O'Malley), Oliver (Eddie Albert) angrily declares that there is more to being a good politician than handing out Read More

1968
Green Acres: The Rummage Sale

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John van Dreelen, Charles Lane, Tom D'Andrea, Ronald Long, Barbara Morrison

Synopsis: While digging through their belongings in search of items for a rummage sale, Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) come across some of their old clothes and several other fascinating artifacts. This prompts the couple to wax nostalgic about their elopement and honeymoon. This being Green Acres Read More

1968
Green Acres: A Star Named Arnold is Born, Part 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Oscar Beregi, Patience Cleveland, Trudi Ames

Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story, Arnold the pig is cast in a major role in the Hooterville Theater's lastest production. Not surprisingly, Arnold scores a hit -- whereupon Lisa (Eva Gabor), following her peculiar sense of logic, convinces herself that the porcine prince is ready for movie Read More

1968
Green Acres: A Star Named Arnold is Born, Part 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Oscar Beregi, Peter Leeds, Patience Cleveland, Jonathan Hole, Phil Gordon

Synopsis: Prevailing upon her movie-producer friend, Lisa manages to land a Hollywood role for Hooterville's favorite pig Arnold. A natural-born ham (ouch!), Arnold proves to be a natural before the cameras. This is no surprise to Lisa, who had faith in Arnold's talents all along. As for Lisa's husband Read More

1968
Green Acres: Guess Who's Not Going to the Luau?

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Craig Huebing, Parley Baer, Hank Worden, Leslie McRae, Jack Wagner

Synopsis: Everyone in Hooterville -- including Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) has entered a national contest with hopes of winning a trip to Hawaii as Green Acres begins its fourth season. Eventually, the applications are tallied and the winner is announced: none other than Arnold the pig! Read More

1968
Green Acres: How Hooterville Was Floundered

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Edgar Buchanan

Synopsis: For quite some time, Uncle Joe Carson (Edgar Buchanan) has been chairman of Hooterville's Founders Day (or "Flounder's Day," depending or whom you're talking to). But with the town's Centennial coming up, a more dynamic and progressive chairman is called for -- someone like Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert Read More

1968
Green Acres: The Blue Feather

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: James Cranna, Chris Ross, Jack Wagner

Synopsis: Lisa (Eva Gabor) is aghast when she receives a blue feather in the mail. This, according to Lisa, is a sure sign that she has been placed under a gypsy curse. As our dithery heroine goes to great and ridiculous lengths to expunge the hex from her household, her long-suffering husband Oliver (Eddie Albert Read More

1968
Green Acres: How to Get From Hooterville to Pixley Without Moving

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jeff de Benning, Jonathan Hole, Gordon Jump

Synopsis: Once again, Oliver and Lisa Douglas (Eddie Albert), (Eva Gabor) are at the mercy of blind, boneheaded bureaucracy. A boundary survey reveals that only half of the Douglases' farm is located in Hooterville; the other half resides in the neighboring community of Pixley. This results in miles upon Read More

1968
Green Acres: The Agricultural Student

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Francine York, Rick Lenz

Synopsis: Hank Kimball (Alvy Moore) is informed that a young agricultural student has been sent out to observe him as he goes about his work. What Hank doesn't know is that the student is a curvaceous lass named Terry Harper (Francine York). Before long, however, word gets out that Terry is definitely a Read More

1968
Green Acres: Handy Lessons

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Frederic Downs

Synopsis: Once again, Lisa (Eva Gabor) decides to surprise and please her husband by becoming the quintessential "handy housewife." More specifically, Lisa has made her mind up to become the world's best lady carpenter. To do this, she dons form-fitting overalls and begins her education under the Read More

1968
Green Acres: A Husband for Eleanor

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Dave Willock

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) is upset that his cow Eleanor refuses to give milk. Agriculture agent Mr. Kimball suggests that Eleanor is lonely, and needs an appropriate mate. Thus, Oliver (Eddie Albert) goes out and buys an eligible bull named Dudley -- all of which angers Lisa (Eva Gabor), who rightly Read More

1968
Green Acres: Old Mail Day

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The Hooterville postal service is not exactly one involving "swiftly appointed rounds." In fact, the community has inaugurated an "old mail day," in which storekeeper Sam Drucker (Frank Cady) cleans out his store, locates any old undelivered mail that happens to be lying around, and ships it out Read More

1968
Green Acres: A Pig in a Poke

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) is invited to give the keynote speech at a meeting of the Harvard Alumni Legal Society. As he clears his throat and begins to address the gathered throng, Oliver must first explain why he and wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) have arrived at this august occasion in the company of Arnold Read More

1966
Green Acres: The Day of Decision

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Back when her husband Oliver (Eddie Albert) decided to move out of their Manhattan penthouse and into a rundown farm in Hooterville, Lisa (Eva Gabor) reluctantly agreed to give rural living a chance -- for six months. If at the end of the trial period she decided that being a farmer's wife wasn't Read More

1966
Green Acres: The Deputy

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The plot of this episode is set in motion by Hooterville storekeeper Sam Drucker (Frank Cady), one of several crossover characters from Green Acres' sister sitcom Petticoat Junction. Sam also happens to be deputy sheriff, which puts him in a bind when he wants to go on vacation and no one else Read More

1966
Green Acres: The Ballad of Molly Turgiss

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Every small town has a ghost, and Hooterville is no exception. The spirit of Molly Turgiss (Rene Riano), an old crone who long ago had placed a curse on the valley, is so fearsome to the locals that they dare not mention her name. Undaunted by parochial superstition, Oliver (Eddie Albert) insists Read More

1966
Green Acres: Double Drick

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Remember the great New York City power blackout of November 9, 1965? Ever wonder what caused all the lights to go out? Well, according to this episode of Green Acres, the source of the power fizzle can be traced back to Hooterville, where, after months and months of waiting for his farm to be Read More

1966
Green Acres: What's in a Name?

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Though officially one of the "Monroe Brothers," Ralph Monroe (Mary Grace Canfield) is a certified female, and as such has the same yearnings as any other certified female. Alas, when she falls in love with agriculture agent Hank Kimball (Alvy Moore), he does not reciprocate. The reason? Hank is Read More

1966
Green Acres: I Didn't Raise My Husband to Be a Fireman

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The legendary Hooterville volunteer fire department springs into action when an alarm brings them to the Douglas house. Lisa (Eva Gabor) is unimpressed, but Oliver is convinced that the fire brigade could use his services. However, there's a catch: the volunteers like to play music in their Read More

1966
Green Acres: Give Me Land, Lots of Land

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) curries favor with his wealthy neighbor Lud Watson (Guy Wilkerson), hoping to add Watson's 300 acres to his own property. The deal is made, and Lisa (Eva Gabor) enthusiastically begins to renovate the house on Watson's former land. There's only one teeny tiny problem: the Read More

1966
Green Acres: Lisa Bakes a Cake

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The Hooterville telephone directory (two full pages this year!) comes out, and Oliver (Eddie Albert) is upset that Lisa (Eva Gabor) has listed him as "Attorney at Law." Oliver is worried that he will receive so many calls for his services that he'll never get his farm chores done -- and remember Read More

1966
Green Acres: The Price of Apples

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Hoping to make the biggest possible profit on his apple crop, Oliver plans to eliminate the middleman and market the apples himself. He also intends to beat his fellow farmers to the market so he can corner the business. You guessed it: the major dilemma in this episode is getting to the market Read More

1966
Green Acres: Sprained Ankle Country Style

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Because Hooterville is a "fringe" reception area (one of the fringiest), Oliver (Eddie Albert) must install a roof antenna if he wants to get decent TV service. Unfortunately, the roof collapses under him, leaving poor Oliver with a sprained ankle. On the bright side, Oliver and his neighbors are Read More

1966
Green Acres: Water, Water Everywhere

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Once again, the redoubtable Mr. Haney (Pat Buttram) makes life a living heck for city slicker Oliver (Eddie Albert). It all begins when well-digger Willie the Witcher (played by that squeaky-voiced cult favorite Percy Helton) divines the location of a fresh water supply for Mr. Haney's well. Only Read More

1966
Green Acres: Wings Over Hooterville

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Season two of the hallucinogenic hayseed comedy Green Acres begins as the citizens of Hooterville face the loss of their entire corn crop to the dreaded bing bug. At least, that's what's supposed to be the central plotline of this episode. In truth, a lot more time is devoted to a WWII flashback Read More

1966
Green Acres: I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: The focus in this classic Green Acres episode is on that porcine superstar, Arnold the Pig. The complications begin piling up as Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) agree to take care of Arnold while his owners, the Ziffels, are on their second honeymoon. But the fun really gets underway Read More

1966
Green Acres: One of Our Assemblymen is Missing

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Once again, city-bred farmer Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) decides to stand firm on his principles -- only to fall flat on his face. Upon receiving a tax notice that makes absolutely no sense to him, Oliver vows not to pay the bill until someone explains just what he's paying for. Unfortunately Read More

1966
Green Acres: How to See South America By Bus

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Dianne Foster guest stars as Amy Collins, an attractive lady farmer who seeks out Oliver's legal advice. Oliver (Eddie Albert) is amenable, since Amy has agreed to help him with his corn crop. But Oliver's wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) jumps to the obvious conclusion (as she always does), assuming that Read More

1966
Green Acres: Uncle Ollie

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Don Edmonds guest stars as Oliver's (Eddie Albert) teenaged nephew Chuck, who shows up at the Douglas farm on his motorcycle, with shoulder-length hair and a guitar strapped around him. Had this episode been filmed in 1967, Chuck would have been described as a "hippie," but it's 1966, so he claims Read More

1966
Green Acres: Send a Boy to College

Synopsis: Eb Dawson (Tom Lester), versatile handyman and self-appointed "son" of the Douglases, has a real way with animals. In fact, reasons "mommy" Lisa Douglas (Eva Gabor), Eb has all the makings of a brilliant veterinarian. Following this line of logic, there is nothing to be done but to send Eb off to Read More

1966
Green Acres: Never Look a Gift Tractor in the Mouth

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: We all know that Oliver (Eddie Albert) has had nothing but trouble with his farm's tractor, which behaves more like a bucking bronco when it chooses to behave at all. With this in mind, Lisa (Eva Gabor) decides that the perfect birthday gift for Oliver would be a brand new tractor. Thus, our Read More

1966
Green Acres: Horse? What Horse?

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: A spotted horse follows Oliver home. Oliver tells Lisa that a spotted horse has followed him home. Lisa looks for herself, and sees no spotted horse. In fact, Lisa never sees the spotted horse when Oliver does, leading her to conclude that he's seeing spots before his eyes, and thus is in dire Read More

1966
Green Acres: Culture

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: As a member in good standing of Hooterville's Every-Other-Wednesday-Afternoon Discussion Club, Lisa (Eva Gabor) insists that what the community needs above all else is a symphony orchestra. Oliver (Eddie Albert) agrees in principle, but suggests that Lisa streamline her plans and organize a park Read More

1966
Green Acres: The Rains Came

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: After 92 days with no rain, Oliver signs a deal with Mr. Haney (Pat Buttram), who claims to have a rainmaking machine. It turns out that the "machine" consists of a Native American rain-dancer named Chief Thundercloud (Robert Strauss). Ultimately, it rains cats and dogs, but Oliver insists that Read More

1966
Green Acres: Furniture, Furniture, Who's Got the Furniture?

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Eleanor Audley, Edgar Buchanan, Smiley Burnette, Rufe Davis, Peter Leeds

Synopsis: Lisa (Eva Gabor) is delighted when Oliver's mother (Eleanor Audley) ships all of their penthouse furniture to their farm in New York. Oliver (Eddie Albert) is not so pleased when Mother Douglas announces that she will also be arriving at his doorstep. Unfortunately, the furniture is accidentally Read More

1965
Green Acres: Neighborliness

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Eleanor Audley, Edgar Buchanan, Gail Bonney, Jeffrey Hutten

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) discovers to his chagrin that he will not be able to finish his plowing in time for planting. Worse still, his efforts to pump water on the farm results in a steady stream of yucky green liquid. For our hero, this is the last in a long line of straws -- but wife Lisa (Eva Gabor Read More

1965
Green Acres: Lisa the Helpmate

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Eleanor Audley, Edgar Buchanan, Bea Benaderet, Parley Baer, Jack Bannon

Synopsis: Curious about the strange makeup of his topsoil, Oliver (Eddie Albert) has it tested by the Scientific College. Their findings reveal that the soil is comprised of several bizarre ingredients. This would be a mystery were it not for the audience's foreknowledge of the whimsicalities of Oliver's Read More

1965
Green Acres: My Husband, the Rooster Renter

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Phil Gordon, John Harmon, Sid Melton

Synopsis: Once again, city slicker Oliver (Eddie Albert) is outfoxed by country bumpkin Haney (Pat Buttram). Seems that Oliver wants to buy a rooster, but Mr. Haney is only willing to rent him one -- and this particular rooster seems to have developed laryngitis! Alvy Moore makes his first series appearance Read More

1965
Green Acres: Lisa's First Day On the Farm

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Edgar Buchanan, Bea Benaderet, Smiley Burnette, Rufe Davis, Iris Adrian

Synopsis: Upon taking possession of their new farm in Hooterville, Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) discover that former owner Mr. Haney (Pat Buttram) has taken all the furniture and accessories with him. Making matters worse, the wily Haney has compiled a list of "hidden charges" to further Read More

1965
Green Acres: The Decorator

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Eleanor Audley, Bob Jellison, Marjorie Garretson, Bea Benaderet, Lori Saunders

Synopsis: Trying her best to acclimate herself to her new Hooterville farm, Lisa (Eva Gabor) decides that what the place needs is a cosmopolitan touch -- thus she hires an expensive interior decorator. This proves to be headache enough for Oliver (Eddie Albert), but things get worse when his overbearing Read More

1965
Green Acres: The Best Laid Plans

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Eleanor Audley, Gavin Gordon, Guy Wilkerson

Synopsis: One of a steady stream of eccentric visitors to Hooterville interferes with Oliver (Eddie Albert)'s Herculean efforts to work his farm. More trouble ensues when rumors spread that Lisa (Eva Gabor) has left Oliver and returned to New York (actually, she's only gone on a shopping excursion). And Read More

1965
Green Acres: The Wedding Anniversary

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Standard TV sitcom procedure dictates that the husband always forgets his wedding anniversary. Surprisingly, Oliver (Eddie Albert) has no trouble remembering the day he and Lisa (Eva Gabor) became man and wife -- he just doesn't recall the year it happened. This premise proves to be an excellent Read More

1965
Green Acres: What Happened in Scranton?

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: When Lisa (Eva Gabor) discovers to her horror that Hooterville has no beauty parlor, she decides to set up one of her own. Not surprisingly, Lisa does a land-office business beautifying the wives of the local farmers. But her business enterprise proves to have an injurious effect on the community Read More

1965
Green Acres: How to Enlarge a Bedroom

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: This episode serves to introduce those carpenters extraordinaire, the Monroe brothers. Well, at least Alf Monroe (Sid Melton) is a "brother"; Ralph Monroe (Mary Grace Canfield) is a woman, but don't tell her that. Anyway, the Monroes show up at the Douglas farm when Lisa (Eva Gabor) decides it is Read More

1965
Green Acres: Lisa Has a Calf

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Although the title of this episode sounds like something out of The Simpsons, rest assured we're still in Green Acres country. The fun begins on a rainy night, when soft-hearted Lisa (Eva Gabor) takes the Douglases' cow out of the leaky barn and into the warmth and comfort of the house. For Read More

1965
Green Acres: You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Edgar Buchanan, Tom Fadden

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) anxiously tunes in the radio to hear the morning farm report -- whereupon all he gets is a roomful of silence. Seems that helpful Lisa (Eva Gabor) has burned out the generator which supplies the farm with electricity. If only she'd remembered that the generator can only Read More

1965
Green Acres: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You

Crew: Teleplay By

Actors: Roland Winters, Edgar Buchanan, Rufe Davis, Jerry Hausner, William Neff

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) figure that it is about time their farm got some telephone service. Well and good -- except that the utilities company installs the Douglases' phone atop a nearby telephone pole, meaning that poor Oliver will have to do some serious climbing whenever that Read More

1965
Green Acres: Parity Begins at Home

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Oliver (Eddie Albert) wants to plant 160 acres of wheat on his farm -- just wheat, nothing else. Stumble-tongued agricultural agent Hank Kimball (Alvy Moore) informs Oliver that unless he practices parity (that is, varying his crops) he will be hit with a huge fine. Normally, a situation of this Read More

1965
Neptune's Daughter

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn

Synopsis: Esther Williams and Red Skelton share equal screen time for once in the MGM Technicolor musical Neptune's Daughter. The title character is, of course, Williams, here cast as Eve Barrett, a bathing-suit manufacturer (and sometimes model). Skelton plays Jack Spratt, the masseur at a fancy polo club Read More

1949
She Gets Her Man

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Joan Davis, the daughter of a famed woman detective, has inherited none of her mother's deductive prowess. Nonetheless, Joan teams with patrolman Leon Errol to solve a series of blowgun murders. The two erstwhile Sherlocks track down the alleged murder weapon to a theatre, where it is being used Read More

1945

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