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Apr 24, 2020 · For a time in the 1960s, rural America shows were the hottest thing on TV. Paul Henning produced “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “Petticoat Junction” and “Green Acres,” all hits. The nation in those years was enduring war in Vietnam and racial strife at home. Silly shows provided a nice respite from the real world. They still do.
- People Thought A Terrible Fate Befell Arnold The Pig
- Oliver and His Wife Lisa Had Great Chemistry For A Reason
- CBS Canceled The Show Because It Gave Them A "Bad Rep"
- Eb Could Actually Farm
- Farming Was Serious Business to Oliver Wendell Douglas
- It Was An Older Cast
- The Douglases Are Together Even in Death
According to IMDb, there was a rumor that after the last episode of the series wrapped, the cast had a luau where they roasted and ate beloved pig/character Arnold the Pig a.k.a. Arnold Ziffel. Years later, star Tom Lester admitted that he made that rumor up. He would tell it to people because he was so tired of fans asking what happened to Arnold ...
Turns out Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor, who played Oliver Wendell Douglas and Lisa Douglas, were extremely close (but platonic) friends in real life, which is why they made such a great married couple. The Douglases' chemistry on Green Acres Farm supposedly showed in the many scenes in which they would casually touch. When Gabor died in 1995, Albert ...
Of course, that lousy rep is all relative. CBS was tired of being known as the country network, so they ditched the Jay Sommers-produced show along with their classic sitcom cousin starring Jethro and the rest of The Beverly Hillbilliesand every other TV show that had even a slightly rural rep.
Actor Tom Lester was right at home playing his country character Eb Dawson. Lester grew up on a farm in rural Mississippi, where he learned how to grow and shuck corn.
In nearly every scene that showed Oliver working out in the field, he's wearing a shirt, tie and vest.
Almost all the main cast members were over the age of 40 when the show premiered. Only Tom Lester (Eb Dawson) was under 30. Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Sid Melton (Alf Monroe), Edde Albert (Oliver Wendell Douglas), Eleanor Audley (Mother Eunice Douglas), Pat Buttram (Mr. Haney), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Barbar...
Though actors Eva Gabor and Eddie Albert weren't married in real life, they were close friends. As it turns out, they're buried only feet away from each other in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. This story originally ran on March 20, 2020.
Sep 22, 2022 · When that was a rousing success, the writing was on the wall — even though "Green Acres" was the most popular show in its time slot. "Green Acres" was the second to go, and MeTV says that others — on all the main networks — soon followed. "Mayberry RFD," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "HeeHaw," "Gunsmoke," "Bonanza," and even "Hogan's Heroes ...
Aug 13, 2021 · In closing, Green Acres had everything going for it with a fantastic cast, super talented writers, lovable and hilariously funny characters and wonderfully absurd humor that has planted a flag in television comedy history. Green Acres certainly was and still is the place to be. “This has been a Filmways presentation, dahling.”
- Kendall Rivers
- Eddie Albert (Oliver Wendell Douglas) By the time he had gotten to Green Acres, Edward Albert Heimberger (born April 22, 1906 in Rock Island, Illinois) had had one hell of a career and a life.
- Eva Gabor (Lisa Douglas) One-third of the Gabor sisters (also including Zsa Zsa and Magda), and the youngest, Eva was born February 11, 1919, in Budapest, Hungarian Republic.
- Tom Lester (Eb Dawson) Thomas William Lester was born September 23, 1938, in Laurel, Mississippi. A born-again Christian, he felt it was the Lord’s plan that he would become an actor, which is what led him to Hollywood.
- Frank Cady (Sam Drucker) Although there were crossovers between Green Acres, Petticoat Junction and sometimes even The Beverly Hillbillies, the actor who appeared regularly on the first two shows was Frank Randolph Cady as Hooterville General Store owner Sam Drucker.
Thomas William Lester (September 23, 1938 – April 20, 2020) was an American actor and evangelist. He was best known for his role as farmhand Eb Dawson on the television show Green Acres as well as crossover appearances on Petticoat Junction which like Green Acres was set in fictional town of Hooterville. He appeared in two feature animal ...
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Jan 2, 2018 · Green Acres was actually inspired by an old radio show, “Granby’s Green Acres”. And yes, the radio show did follow a story-line of a banker who became a farmer but his experiences with growing crops were no smooth feat.
