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A spin-off of the CBS program Petticoat Junction (1963 ), Green Acres surpassed its predecessor in audience appeal-- investing four of its 6 seasons as a Top 20 Nielsen-rated program. Its family-friendly humor puts Green Acres in the exact same sentimental category as shows like The Andy Griffith Show, back when TELEVISION comedies were all about humor and not as major as they would later on end up being with the introduction of 1970s stalwarts MASH and All In The Family.
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A spin-off of the CBS program Petticoat Junction (1963 ), Green Acres surpassed its predecessor in audience popularity-- spending four of its 6 seasons as a Leading 20 Nielsen-rated program. Its family-friendly humor puts Green Acres in the same classic classification as shows like The Andy Griffith Show, back when TELEVISION comedies were everything about humor and not as severe as they would later become with the intro of 1970s stalwarts MASH and All In The Household. The creation of creator Jay Sommers, writer for shows such as The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet and Petticoat Junction (where Green Acres characters Sam, Doris, Fred, and Arnold make their very first appearances), Green Acres' special brand name of comedy resides on through an effective and continuous syndication run, and its appealing theme song even caught the pop culture for a second time when Old Navy included it into among their trademark clothes commercials Green Acres centers around the life of a rich Manhattan lawyer, Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert), and his elite socialite better half Lisa (Eva Gabor). When Oliver gets a hankering to live out his youth dream of operating a farm, conman Eustace Haney (Pat Buttram) uses him the deal of a lifetime. Just the offer of a lifetime ends up being a 160-acre dump in the imaginary town of Hooterville. Nevertheless, Oliver sets out to turn the farm into a rural gem, while Lisa is reluctant to leave her life of benefit in New York. Employed hand Eb Dawson (Tom Lester) helps out the Douglas household, and Sam Drucker (Frank Cady), a carryover from Petticoat Junction, runs the regional general store. But the real life of the show originates from next-door neighbors Fred (Hank Patterson) and Doris Ziffel (Fran Ryan) and their adopted child-- a treasured pig named Arnold who displays lots of human- like characteristics. In time, Lisa finds out to like the people of Hooterville, attempting her finest to bring sophistication to the https://www.liveinternet.ru/users/v7fvrkf889/post478178034/ backwoods area (and while still utilizing her Manhattan closet). The Green Acres DVD includes a number of funny episodes consisting of the series best "Oliver Buys a Farm" in which New York lawyer Oliver Douglas chooses to live out his dream of residing on a farm. So, without telling his wife, he stops the law practice of Felton, O'Connell, Clay, Blakely, Harmon, Dillion & Pasteur (whew!) in favor of a rundown system of land in rural Hooterville. When his wife Lisa sees the farm, she goes crazy Other noteworthy episodes from Season 1 consist of "You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6" in which Oliver must continuously remind Lisa never ever to use a home appliance( s) that will press the generator over a 7 on the power scale, and "Lisa Bakes a Cake" in which Lisa decides to bake a cake and winds up with a twenty pound cake. Below is a list of episodes consisted of on the Green Acres (Season 1) DVD:. Episode 1 (Oliver Buys a Farm) Air Date: 09-15-1965. Episode 2 (Lisa's First Day on the Farm) Air Date: 09-22-1965. Episode 3 (The Designer) Air Date: 09-29-1965. Episode 4 (The Best Laid Strategies) Air Date: 10-06-1965. Episode 5 (My Other Half, the Rooster Renter) Air Date: 10-13-1965. Episode 6 (Furniture, Furniture, Who's Got the Furnishings?) Air Date: 10-20-1965. Episode 7 (Neighborliness) Air Date: 10-27-1965. Episode 8 (Lisa the Helpmate) Air Date: 11-03-1965.
Episode 9 (You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6) Air Date: 11-10-1965. Episode 10 (Do Not Call Us, We'll Call You) Air Date: 11-17-1965. Episode 11 (Parity Begins at Home) Air Date: 11-24-1965. Episode 12 (Lisa Has a Calf) Air Date: 12-08-1965. Episode 13 (The Wedding Anniversary) Air Date: 12-15-1965. Episode 14 (What Happened in Scranton?) Air Date: 12-22-1965. Episode 15 (How to Expand a Bed Room) Air Date: 12-29-1965. Episode 16 (Give Me Land, Great Deals Of Land) Air Date: 01-05-1966. Episode 17 (I Didn't Raise My Hubby to a Firefighter) Air Date: 01-19-1966. Episode 18 (Lisa Bakes a Cake) Air Date: 01-26-1966. Episode 19 (Sprained Ankle, Country Design) Air Date: 02-02-1966. Episode 20 (The Cost of Apples) Air Date: 02-09-1966. Episode 21 (What remains in a Name?) Air Date: 02-16-1966. Episode 22 (The Day of Choice) Air Date: 02-23-1966. Episode 23 (A Pig in a Poke) Air Date: 03-09-1966. Episode 24 (The Deputy) Air Date: 03-16-1966. Episode 25 (Double Drick) Air Date: 03-23-1966. Episode 26 (The Ballad of Molly Turgis) Air Date: 04-06-1966. Episode 27 (Never Ever Look a Gift Tractor in the Mouth) Air Date: 04-27-1966. Episode 28 (Send Out a Young Boy to College) Air Date: 05-04-1966. Episode 29 (Horse? What Horse?) Air Date: 05-11-1966. Episode 30 (The Rains Came) Air Date: 05-18-1966. Episode 31 (Culture) Air Date: 05-25-1966. Episode 32 (Uncle Ollie) Air Date: 06-01-1966.