I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier (28 Sep. 1966)

The draft board sends Arnold Ziffel a conscription notice without realizing he is a pig.

Director:

Richard L. Bare

Writers:

Jay Sommers (created by), Jay Sommers (teleplay),

Stars:

Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Barbara Pepper

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Eddie Albert	...	Oliver Wendell Douglas
Eva Gabor	...	Lisa Douglas
Barbara Pepper	...	Doris Ziffel
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Grace Canfield	...	Ralph Monroe
Tom D'Andrea	...	Sergeant
Lester Dorr	...	Mr. Collins
Tom Lester	...	Eb Dawson
Sid Melton	...	Alf Monroe
Alvy Moore	...	Hank Kimball
Hank Patterson	...	Fred Ziffel
James Seay	...	Man #2
John Stephenson	...	Man #1
Ray Teal	...	Mr. Grimes

Storyline

Oliver and Lisa babysit spoiled pig Arnold while his "parents" are on their second honeymoon at Niagra Falls. While they're away, Arnold receives a draft notice ordering him to report for his physical. Despite all of Oliver's protests, neither the board nor the FBI wants to believe that their draftee is livestock.

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Plot Keywords:

hooterville

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In yet another differing account of their honeymoon, Oliver says that he and Lisa traveled on the famed Orient Express. It was there they ran into Lisa's mother who was on-board selling sandwiches.

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Quotes

Lisa Douglas: [the "Written by" credit appears on-screen] Oliver! Whose names are those? Oliver!
Oliver Wendell Douglas: Over here by the barn!
[the "Directed by" credit appears]
Lisa Douglas: Oliver! When I came out of the house, there were lots of names in front of me.
Oliver Wendell Douglas: Yeah, there were some in front of me, too.

User Reviews

Caught in the Draft

Classic "Green Acres" episode starts with the Ziffels leaving town to go to Niagra Falls to have a second honeymoon. While they are gone, they ask the Douglas' to look after Arnold (this is the first, kinda mangy looking Arnold). While they are gone, Arnold gets a draft notice. When he doesn't report, the government decides to get tough and Oliver gets his first legal case in Hooterville--defending Arnold (this is where he starts to become known as "the famous Hooterville pig lawyer", a phrase that would haunt him for the rest of the series).

There's a lot of funny stuff going on in this one, including a joke about the opening titles--the only time I can remember when Oliver is in on the joke and sees the titles too. This episode also is one of the very rare times you ever see Arnold on a leash--they quickly learned that as the Ziffels little boy, he would not be kept on a leash. Other than the episode where Fred and Arnold are guarding the airplane factory, the leash disappears for 20 years until it reappears in the badly written "Green Acres" reunion movie.