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Green Acres. Green Acres is an American television absurdist sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965, to April 27, 1971.
Green Acres: Created by Jay Sommers. With Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Tom Lester, Pat Buttram. A New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville.
- (7.8K)
- 1965-09-15
- Comedy, Family
- 30
- Mary Grace Canfield’s Difficulties. Mary Grace Canfield – who played Ralph Monroe (Alf Monroe’s brother who was really a woman) – was constantly fighting with network execs over her character role because they were worried that people (especially men) might have some difficulty believing that a woman could be a blue collar worker.
- A Deaf Actor. Hank Patterson – who played Fred Ziffel – was almost completely deaf when he took his role on Green Acres, but he was so popular with the rest of the cast, producers and fans that CBS had to keep him on the show.
- The Inspiration for the Governor of Hooterville. The governor the Hooterville was based on the California governor at the time (and future president), Ronald Reagan.
- Eddie Albert’s Reluctance to Work in Television. Initially, Eddie Albert didn’t want to give up his movie career for television, which he believed was “geared to mediocrity.”
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 ...
- Stacy Conradt
- THE SHOW WAS BASED ON A RADIO PROGRAM CALLED “GRANBY’S GREEN ACRES.” Like other early TV shows, Green Acres had its roots in an old radio show. “Granby’s Green Acres” had the same basic premise about a banker-turned-farmer who knew more about growing funds than crops.
- THE WHOLE RIDICULOUS PREMISE WAS BASED IN REALITY. If it seems a bit farfetched that a city slicker would leave a lucrative career in finance to rehab a dying farm without knowing a thing about agriculture, well, at least one person has tried it.
- EDDIE ALBERT DIDN'T FIND THE PREMISE RIDICULOUS AT ALL. Eddie Albert, who starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas, had previously eschewed television roles, believing that the medium was "geared to mediocrity."
- BOTH STARS HAD A LITTLE BIT OF THEIR CHARACTERS IN THEM. Albert turned the front yard of his Pacific Palisades house into a cornfield, and also had a large greenhouse in the back where he grew organic vegetables.
Green Acres is a Sitcom created by Jay Sommers, produced by Filmways and originally broadcast on CBS from 1965 to 1971. Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert), a successful New York lawyer, and his elegant socialite wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) move to the little country town of Hooterville and buy a little farm that is not in good condition.
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Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971.
