Green Acres (1965–1971) 7.1
A New York attorney and his wife try to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville. Creator:Jay Sommers |
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Green Acres (1965–1971) 7.1
A New York attorney and his wife try to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville. Creator:Jay Sommers |
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| Eddie Albert | ... |
Oliver Wendell Douglas
(170 episodes, 1965-1971)
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| Eva Gabor | ... |
Lisa Douglas
(170 episodes, 1965-1971)
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| Tom Lester | ... |
Eb Dawson
(149 episodes, 1965-1971)
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| Frank Cady | ... |
Sam Drucker
(142 episodes, 1965-1971)
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| Pat Buttram | ... |
Mr. Haney
(141 episodes, 1965-1971)
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Alvy Moore | ... |
Hank Kimball
(135 episodes, 1965-1971)
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Hank Patterson | ... |
Fred Ziffel
(80 episodes, 1965-1971)
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Manhattan lawyer Douglas drags his protesting socialite wife and her finery to the rural backwash of a rundown farm outside Hooterville. They attempt to get the farm fixed up. Farmer Fred Ziffel's pig Arnold watches TV and is in many ways smarter than the Hootervillians. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
I always thought that if Salvador Dali wanted to do a TV sitcom, he'd come up with something like "Green Acres".
This show was a lot of fun, and thank God it never took itself seriously. It was also one of the first to really break the "fourth wall", making self-referential remarks, such as the characters pointing to the credits as they rolled, or having the characters refer to background music being played--I don't think any sitcom had ever done that before! Anyway, Eddie Albert did a great job as perennial straight man to the lunacy around him, with everyone else in on the strangeness. I watched this show as a kid and never really appreciated Oliver's predicament, but now, as a middle-aged man, I know exactly how he feels.
Forty years after its heyday, the show holds up very well. Give it a look.