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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
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Synopsis: Florida (Esther Rolle) is sick and tired of being taken for granted by her family. As a gesture of independence, she accepts her boss' invitation to go out to lunch at a fancy Japanese restaurant-cocktail lounge. Naturally, nothing untoward happens -- but that doesn't stop Florida's husband, James Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Synopsis: Betty Jo (Linda Kaye) has set her sights on purchasing a motorbike; all she needs now is the money. What to do? What else but set up a baby-sitting service at the Shady Rest Hotel--meaning that Betty's mom Kate (Bea Benaderet) will be saddled with the squalling infants when things inevitably get Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Synopsis: The Bradley girls have reached the age when they want to spend all their time on the telephone. Unfortunately, the nearest receivers are miles away, and Kate (Bea Benadaret) can't afford to install a special line to the Shady Rest. Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) comes to the rescue with the aid of Read More
Synopsis: Well, the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department is finally up and running. Or is it? When a small fire breaks out on the Hooterville Cannonball, the embarrassed firefighters are forced to ask for help from an out-of-town department to put out the blaze. Clearly, the time has come for all-purpose Read More
Synopsis: The Hooterville Cannonball is forced to temporarily halt service when a bird builds its nest in the engine's smokestack. Enter the redoubtable Homer Bedloe (Charles Lane), who declares that the Cannonball will be scrapped if it does not return to its appointed rounds immediately. This is one of Read More
Synopsis: As the newly appointed local bounty hunter, Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) threatens dire consequences should any lawbreakers cross his path. He gets his chance to prove his worth when two escaped convicts surface in the area. Upon meeting the two fugitives, Uncle Joe looks the men squarely in the Read More
Synopsis: Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) is convinced that the Shady Rest is haunted by the ghost of Chester W. Farnsworth, who stayed at the hotel 50 years before, then vanished mysteriously. This puts Joe in a bit of a bind: Much as he'd like to exploit the ghost as a tourist attraction, he also feels he must Read More
Synopsis: In typical backward fashion, there exists a Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Band--but there's no Hooterville Fire Department. It seems that they've got the money for instruments, but no firefighting equipment. Under the semi-skilled guidance of bandleader Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan), the band Read More
Synopsis: Kate (Bea Benadaret) is delighted when her daughter Billie Jo (Jeannine Riley) lands her first job. But Kate is less than delighted to learn that Billie Jo has been hired as a secretary by notorious novelist Oliver Fenton, whose books have been banned in Hooterville by local bluenose Selma Plout Read More
Synopsis: Years ago, Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) had his heart broken by Mary Alice Perkins, who left him waiting at the altar and married another man. Now, Mary Alice is a widow, and Uncle Joe decides to begin corresponding with her again. Are there wedding bells in the offing, or is Joe setting himself up Read More
Synopsis: Hooterville storekeeper Sam Drucker (Frank Cady) has noticed a considerable drop in business over the past few days. The rest: a brand-new supermarket in nearby Pixley is stealing away all of Sam's steady customers. While things look bleak for a while,fans can take heart in the fact that Sam Read More
Synopsis: In the first episode of the two-part story, despicable railroad executive Homer Bedloe (Charles Lane) has managed to become president of the Pixley Bank. In this capacity, he threatens to foreclose on the Shady Rest Hotel unless the Hooterville Cannonball is scrapped. Rather than see this happen Read More
Synopsis: The citizens of Hooterville are excited when a top-secret Air Force camera lands in the yard outside the Shady Rest Hotel. What no one realizes is that the camera has been equipped with a detonation device--set to explode should anyone try to use the device. The role of General Loomis is played by Read More
Synopsis: In the conclusion of a two-part story, railroad executive-turned-banker Homer Bedloe (Charles Lane) continues to threaten foreclosure of the Shady Rest Hotel. The only hope lies in Willie (Jay Ripley), a local eccentric with an uncanny ability to predict the outcome of roulette-wheel spins. Uncle Read More
Synopsis: The great character actor Sig Ruman, best known for his appearances with the Marx Brothers and his performance as "Concentration Camp Ehrhardt" in 1942's To Be or Not to Be, is cast as vocal teacher Professor Lieberschmit, who declares that Bobbie Jo (Pat Woodell) has an exquisite singing Read More
Synopsis: A team of surveyors determines that the Shady Rest Hotel has been built right in the middle of the border between two counties. Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) hopes to exploit this phenomenon by building up the hotel as a tourist attraction. Unfortunately, Joe hadn't reckoned with such exigencies as Read More
Synopsis: Ever seeking opportunities to bring prestige to the Shady Rest Hotel, Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) tries to stir up interest in inviting the state governor to visit Hooterville. Unfortunately, no one else in town is willing to support Joe in his efforts, forcing him to take drastic (and potentially Read More
Synopsis: Two feuds are fired up in the course of this episode. For starters, Hooterville vies with Crabwell Corners over the ownership of a cannon originally used in the Spanish American war. Meanwhile, Hooterville's Betty Jo Bradley (Linda Kaye) squares off against Crabwell Corners' Tad Winslow (Frank Read More
Synopsis: Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) has decided that the Shady Rest Hotel needs a new water heater. Not only would it be more efficient than Kate's wood-burning stove, but also Uncle Joe wouldn't have to chop any more firewood. To raise money to purchase the heater, Joe transforms the hotel into a Read More
Crew: Producer, Show Creator
Actors: Eva Gabor, Eddie Albert, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester, Alvy Moore
Synopsis: The third of producer Paul Henning's enormously successful "rustic" comedies of the 1960s, Green Acres made its CBS bow on September 15, 1965. Reversing the situation established on Henning's The Beverly Hillbillies, in which a group of yokels was transplanted to luxurious Beverly Hills, Green Read More
Actors: John Daly, Edgar Buchanan, Eleanor Audley, Rufe Davis, Willis B. Bouchey
Synopsis: The opening episode of Green Acres begins in the form of a "person-to-person" TV interview, as successful attorney Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert) tells moderator John Daly of his plans to move out of his fashionable Manhattan penthouse apartment and into a farm in the faraway town of Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Crew: Executive Producer
Actors: Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Linda Kaye, Gunilla Hutton, Lori Saunders
Synopsis: Since the first two black-and-white seasons of Petticoat Junction have not been included in the series' syndicated package, for many contemporary viewers Petticoat Junction "begins" with season three, when the show switches over to color. This is hardly the only change implemented as the program Read More
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
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
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
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
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
Actors: Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Linda Kaye, Jeannine Riley, Patricia Woodell
Synopsis: The second season of Petticoat Junction carries on the tradition of season one: Widowed Kate Bradley (Bea Benaderet) continues trying to make financial ends meets as owner of the Shady Rest, the only travelers' hotel in the town of Hooterville, and also seeks out eligible boyfriends for her Read More
Synopsis: Betty Jo (Linda Kaye) thinks her pet dog (played by a pre-Benji Higgins) is the prettiest pooch on earth. Thus it is that she enters a picture of the dog in a contest held by a pet-food company. The fun begins when the mutt is chosen as one of the five finalists--and the winner will achieve Read More
Synopsis: Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) hopes to con world-famous sportsman Lord Faversham (Reginald Gardiner) into staying at the newly-christened "Shady Rest Hunting Lodge." To this end, Joe is willing to go to any lengths--even unto purchasing a buffalo. When this episode originally aired in November of Read More
Synopsis: Hooterville has always prided itself on being the first community in its state to file election returns. All this may soon change, however: It seems that nearby Crabtree Corners (later known as Crabwell Corners) has installed an automatic voting machine. Ironically, Petticoat Junction would be Read More
Synopsis: Kate (Bea Benadaret) invites her pregnant friend Elsie (Olive Sturgess) to stay at the Shady Rest until the baby comes. Meanwhile, enterprising Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchanan) works out a "foolproof" plan to make sure that the obstetrician arrives on time when he's needed. And of course, this being a Read More
Synopsis: Homer Bedloe (Charles Lane) finally thinks he's found a way to scrap the Hooterville Cannonball. It seems that the local Umquaw Indian tribe claims that they own the land which holds the Cannonball's railroad tracks--and Bedloe wastes no time cozying up to the tribal leaders (meaning a lot of Read More
Synopsis: A little bit of the Orient comes to the Shady Rest when Nobuko (Aki Hara), Betty Jo's Japanese pen-pal, pays a visit. With an effusion of Hooterville hospitality, the local menfolk fall all over themselves trying to make the lovely Nobuko feel right at home. Modern-day viewers be warned: Though Read More
Synopsis: The US Army begins conducting maneuvers near the Shady Rest. This proves beneficial to the young GIs, who are naturally attracted to the local "scenic wonders"--namely, the three Bradley girls. Featured in this week's guest cast is Edward C. Platt, the future "Chief" on Get Smart, as General Read More
Synopsis: Season Two of Petticoat Junction begins when a cute little dog follows Betty Jo (Linda Kaye) home to the Shady Rest Hotel. Naturally, Betty Jo wants to keep the pooch, but her mom Kate (Bea Benadaret) is dead set against it. And just as naturally, by the end of the episode the little mutt proves Read More
Synopsis: It's "Romeo and Juliet", Hooterville style, when rumors spread that Billie Jo Bradley (Jeannine Riley) is engaged to Dan Plout. Seems that Billie Jo's mother Kate (Bea Benadaret) and Dan's mom Selma (Virigina Sale) are bitter enemies, and they aren't about to let their families be united. Read More
Synopsis: Nasty old Homer Bedloe (Charles Lane) has been trouble sleeping lately: Every night, he is plagued by surrealistic dreams about the Hooterville Cannonball, which he still hasn't been able to put out of commission. At his wit's end, Bedloe consults psychologist Dr. Leonard (Irwin Charone), who Read More
Synopsis: Every so often, Charley (Smiley Burnette) and Floyd (Rufe Davis) stop the Hooterville Cannonball so that they can pick apples. On one such occasion, their passenger is food salesman Jack Crandall (Stanley Adams), who wonders why his trip has been briefly cut short for so mundane an acitivity as Read More
Actors: Pat Boone, Buddy Hackett, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Eden, Warren Berlinger, Gale Gordon
Synopsis: This is a somewhat serviceable, light comedy by prolific director Norman Taurog (a favored helmer of Elvis Presley and Jerry Lewis films). Squeaky-clean Pat Boone is a singing lieutenant who has to briefly ship out to the Aleutians and regrettably leave Sally (Barbara Eden), his new love behind. Read More
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