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Summary: Green Acres Synopsis.
Review: Oliver Wendell Douglas, a Manhattan attorney who has long wanted to be a farmer decides to buy a rundown farm from con man Eustice Haney. He then returns to New York City to get his stuff and bring his beautiful socialite Hungarian wife Lisa with him. Once they are in Hooterville, Oliver hires Eb and they try to build the farm into a useful venture. In the meantime, Lisa becomes acclamated to her surroundings and attempts to bring some form of civility and at the same time spice up the down-home backwards place she was forced to live in. She ends up becoming friends with all the neighbors and even strikes up a friendship with Arnold, the pet pig of Fred Ziffel, who treats Arnold like a son. Arnold even watches TV and is in many ways smarter than the Hootervillians.
Frank Cady aka Sam Drucker played that same character on Petticoat Junction and whenever the Beverly Hillbillies went back home.
In fact many characters bounced around between Green Acres and Petticoat Junction.This programme was traditionally thought of as just another of the cornpone country comedies that CBS used to be noted for, like "Petticoat Junction" "Andy Griffith" or "The Beverly Hillbillies". But with its button-down straight man, Eddie Albert, surrounded by a wild assortment of extraordinary oddballs, "Green Acres" looks both backwards to the screwball comedies of the '30s and ahead to the Bob Newhart series of shows which followed a similar premise. This show was to be the obverse of "The Beverly Hillbillies" and instead turned out to be perhaps the most surreal TV show ever done in on American TV.
The Music
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Green acres is the place for me.
Farm livin' is the life for me.
Land spreadin' out so far and wide.
Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside. New York is where I'd rather stay.
I get allergic smelling hay.
I just adore a penthouse view.
Dah-ling I love you but give me Park Avenue. ...The chores.
...The stores.
...Fresh air.
...Times Square You are my wife.
Good bye, city life.
Green Acres we are there. The Cast
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Eddie Albert .... Oliver Wendell Douglas
Eva Gabor .... Lisa Douglas, nee Gronyitz
Pat Buttram .... Mister Eustace Charleton Haney
Tom Lester .... Eb Dawson
Alvy Moore .... Hank Kimball
Hank Patterson .... Fred Ziffel
Barbara Pepper .... Doris Ziffel (1965-1969)
Fran Ryan .... Doris Ziffel (1969-1971)
Kay E. Kuter .... Newt Kiley (1965-1970)
Sid Melton .... Alf Monroe (1966-1969)
Mary Grace Canfield .... Ralph Monroe (1966-1971)
Judith McConnell .... Darlene Wheeler (1970-1971) (as Judy McConnell) Eleanor Audley .... Mother Eunice Douglas (1965-1969)
Bea Benaderet .... Kate Bradey (1965-1966)
Frank Cady .... Sam Drucker (1965-1971)
Bob Hastings .... The Sheriff (1970-1971)
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Summary: A crazy show!
Review: What with the trash they pass off as sitcoms these days, it's nice to see someone finally had the savvy to get this great show on dvd. Oliver Douglas & his socialite wife ( a hilarious Za Za Gabor) move into a run-down farm and meet up with the the town of Hooterville's quackiest characters. This was classic tv viewing. Let's hope they release the rest of this show's seasons, and by the way, why not get Bewitched, and The Odd Couple out? Let's go people, let the bigwigs know we want the classics on disc.
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Summary: GREEN ACRES is hilarious, buy this set NOW!
Review: This release is very welcome; the show is possibly the funniest TV show of all time. Silly, strange, surreal...and laugh out loud hysterical. Don't hesitate to pick this up!
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Summary: "You don't have a rooster-and you call this a farm?"
Review: It's hard to imagine that none of Paul Henning's shows were ever awarded! It's harder still to imagine CBS cancelling these programs while Green Acres at least was still doing pretty well. I have read some reviews that have hinted at the fact that this show was not too good during its last season. I don't remember that to be the case at all. In fact, if I'm remembering correctly, the last season consisted of such situations as Oliver volunteering to have his house painted as a promotion for a paint company. However, the wood drinks the paint in the instant that it's applied. Mr. Haney stops by and explains to Oliver and the people from the paint company that they have to search the outside of the house for a pore-hole, and insert the pore-hole key into the pore-hole, and then turn it in order to close the pores in the wood, thus enabling the wood to hold the paint. Finally, a piece of wood is taken from the house to a laboratory for experimentation so as to help determine how to make this wood hold paint. When the representitive from the paint company returns with the piece of wood, he announces to Oliver that they have succeeded in their efforts to have the wood hold paint, but there's a problem. He holds the wood up to Oliver's ear. You then hear the wood gasping for air! You hear a male voice gasping for air! It's a riot! Of course the house never does get painted.
Or when it's time for a little girl who stayed with them for a while to go home. (I think her name was Lori) The episode opens with Lisa's hotscakes blooping "Auld Lang Syne." Oliver, of course notices it, so Lisa explains that the hotscakes are sad that Lori is going home so they are blooping the song for her. On the way to the airport, they have to stop at Drucker's store. Eb doesn't want to go in and asks if he can wait in the car and play the radio. When he turns on the radio you hear Lisa's hotscakes blooping "Auld Lang Syne." Eb calls out: "Mrs. Douglas, that's the song your hotcakes were playing this morning!" Funny stuff! And that was the LAST season!
The DVD of the first season will be a real treat. John Daly, host of "What's My Line?" as well as news anchor for ABC's evening newscasts for a number of years (he even acted in a regular series too) narrates the first episode. You get to witness such things as Mr. Haney renting Oliver an electric generator, cots, even a rooster so that the place will be a real farm. You see a surprisingly different Hank Kimbal make his first visit. Watching Oliver's reactions to all of these characters when he encounters them for the first time is priceless. Lisa seeing "the 'written by names'" and "the 'directed by names'" in the dark, on chicken eggs, even on your TV screen! Sam Drucker saw them too! He saw them when he was printing the World Gaurdian. He'd print a page, pick it up to check it, and instead of his story, there was "written by Jay..." to which he exclaims: "Those fellas don't write for the World Gaurdian!" He tries again: "executive producer Richard..." which provokes him into picking up a hammer and threatening his printing press: "This is your last chance. If you don't give me what I want..."
I don't remember what all the episodes were from the first season but I can tell you, no, I PROMISE you, when you watch these you can become sick from laughter.I've seen them all, but I don't recall what episodes were in which season in most cases. But it really doesn't matter because the show was consistant from the first to the last season, funny, Funny, FUNNY!
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Summary: This Is a Cute Show!
Review: I was only a little infant when Green Acres had it's first network TV run and I have vague memories of having seen some reruns of this show when I was a little girl and I really started watching it and finding out how cute and enjoyable it was when it was rerun on Nick at Nite and Tv Land but they don't have it in their lineups anymore so I'm pleased to find out it is being put on DVD in complete season boxsets and I hope to buy it someday! Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor are great as city folk Oliver Wendell Douglas and his wife Lisa who move to the country!
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Summary: A great show
Review: My wife and kids (ages 2, 4 and 7) have spent many evenings together enjoying this great comedy. The dialog could almost work as an old time radio show (which Green Acres actually was years prior). I really get a kick out of themes and jokes that get carried over into later episodes, sort of like inside jokes. You can really see how the series hit its stride mid-way through the season. The film transfer is wonderful. I can really appricate the DVD picture quality when I compare it to the less-than-spectacular quality on DirectTV. My guess is this DVD looks better than the show did when origianlly broadcast. (Thank God these old shows were filmed rather than video taped!) MGM, I know I'm going to have a very disappointed family if you don't release season two before summer. Rest assured we'll be repeat customers. (Thank you for the great entertainment at a such a terrific price!)
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Summary: I've been waiting...
Review: I've been waiting for this show to return to TV Land or Nick, and now I know why it's not on... they've been holding back because they're getting ready to release it on DVD! Granted, it is being played on Ch 9707 (Guardian) at 6:30pm for those who subscribe to Sky Angel via Dish Network. But I don't have Sky Angel... Long story short, I am writing to say that there were 32 episodes in the first season (according to tvtome dot com). Amazon doesn't say how many episodes are included in the DVD set, but it is titled the "Complete First Season" so I will be pleasantly surprised and thoroughly pleased to be able to pick up 32 episodes for a mere $27.99!!
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Summary: Green Acres we are there!
Review: CBS struck prime time gold in the 60's with a string of rural based comedies, that ran for a decade. First came The Beverly Hillbillies, followed by Petticoat Junction, and then Green Acres. Hilarious and memorable, Green Acres' opening credit sequence and theme song (sung by the two lead actors), explains the show's premise. New York lawyer, Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert), seeking to live out his dreams of becoming a farmer, leaves the Big Apple for the rustic paradise known as Hooterville, accompanied by his loving, but ditzy wife Lisa (Eva Gabor). The cultural clash between urban and rural lifestyles, is nearly the reverse of that in found in the Beverly Hillbillies. At its heart, Green Acres is all about dealing with cultural differences. Farmer Douglas is an idealist, struggling to find his way, in a place he doesn't understand, where absurdity is commonplace. Often put in the role of the one sane man in an asylum, he deals with people, customs and situations that often defy reason, leave him bewildered, and severely test his patience and sanity. To the inhabitants of Hooterville, Oliver and Lisa are "city folk", that strange breed, who just have a different way of looking at things. Among the eccentric populace are Department of Agriculture agent Hank Kimball (Alvy Moore), part salesman, part conman Eustace Haney (Pat Buttram), farmhand Eb Dawson (Tom Lester), and model neighbors, the Ziffels, with their pet pig Arnold. This eclectic group and more, contribute to the comic madness that is Green Acres. Assuredly this program is not for everyone, and may offend some viewers. However, if you think Green Acres "is the place to be", and want to say goodbye to city life, and enjoy a hearty taste of "farm livin", this boxed set provides excellent value for your money. The 32 episodes in the first season add up to over 13 hours of this classic bucolic comedy.
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Summary: go Arnald the pig
Review: Green Acres is one of my favorite classic tv shows. It has 32 episodes but im dissopointed to say that there were no dvd extras.
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Summary: As good as I remembered
Review: I remember watching this show in the 60's and loved it. I am happy to say that it is just as funny as it was back then. The writing for this show is superb. It seems everyone is in on the joke except Oliver which makes it all the funnier. Eddie Albert is the perfect straight man and Eva Gabor's fractured English is icing on the cake.
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