"Green Acres" (1965)TV series 1965-1971

Creator:

Jay Sommers

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

15 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

A New York attorney and his wife try to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville.

Plot Keywords:

Fish Out Of Water | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Different Actors For One Character | City Country Contrast | Farm

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 26

8:00 AM

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Cast

Eddie Albert	...	Oliver Wendell Douglas / ... (170 episodes, 1965-1971)
Eva Gabor	...	Lisa Douglas / ... (170 episodes, 1965-1971)
Tom Lester	...	Eb Dawson / ... (148 episodes, 1965-1971)
Frank Cady	...	Sam Drucker (141 episodes, 1965-1971)

Also Known As:

Country Cousins (USA) (working title)
The Eddie Albert Show (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (170 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Television

Trivia:

Lisa's maiden name was Granietz.

Quotes:

Sam Drucker: Call the sheriff.
Hank Kimball: OK. Sheriff.
Sam Drucker: No. On the phone.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Eye (#2.1)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Green Acres

Classic!

When I was a kid, back in the 60's, there were two shows that I never missed. "Lost In Space" was one, and "Green Acres" was the other. Funny that both were on CBS, and I remember that my parents watched CBS's national news, too.

I always loved Mr. Haney, and when Mr. Douglas begins some story about "The American Farmer", and the patriotic music begins playing in the background. On one episode, the other actors begin looking for where the music is coming from. Priceless gag.

I am looking forward to the DVD of this series. I hope that they are cleaned up, as what we see on TV now are fairly faded prints of the show.