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

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creator:

Jay Sommers
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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:

Farm | Beautiful Woman | Small Town | Multiple Actors For One Character | Breaking The Fourth Wall

Awards:

4 nominations

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)
Pat Buttram	...	Eustace Charleton Haney / ... (75 episodes, 1965-1971)
Alvy Moore	...	Hank Kimball (70 episodes, 1965-1971)

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Series Directed by
Richard L. Bare		(167 episodes, 1965-1971)
Ralph Levy		(2 episodes, 1965)

Series Writing credits
Dick Chevillat		(160 episodes, 1965-1971)
Jay Sommers		(160 episodes, 1965-1971)
Dan Beaumont		(5 episodes, 1967-1971)
Al Schwartz		(3 episodes, 1965-1967)
Elon Packard		(3 episodes, 1966)
Elroy Schwartz		(2 episodes, 1966-1967)
Sam Locke		(2 episodes, 1967)
Joel Rapp		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Produced by
Paul Henning	....	executive producer (75 episodes, 1965-1970)
Jay Sommers	....	producer (74 episodes, 1965-1970)
Guy Scarpitta	....	associate producer (49 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Original Music by
Vic Mizzy		(51 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Cinematography by
Bob Gough		(48 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Film Editing by
Robert Seiter		(17 episodes, 1965-1970)
James Ballas		(14 episodes, 1965-1966)
Michael Brown		(8 episodes, 1967-1970)
Robert M. Leeds		(2 episodes, 1966)

Series Casting by
Caro Jones		(6 episodes, 1970)

Series Art Direction by
Walter McKeegan		(46 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Set Decoration by
Dorcy Howard		(46 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Costume Design by
Jean Louis		(22 episodes, 1965-1967)

Series Makeup Department
Gene Hibbs	....	makeup artist (46 episodes, 1965-1970)
Peggy Shannon	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (46 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Production Management
George King	....	production supervisor (47 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Andre	....	assistant director (48 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Art Department
Jerry Fuller	....	property master (50 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Sound Department
Bernard F. Pincus	....	sound editor (46 episodes, 1965-1970)
Larry Gannon	....	sound mixer (32 episodes, 1965-1966)
C.J. 'Mickey' Emerson	....	sound mixer (32 episodes, 1970-1971)
Stanley Cooley	....	sound mixer (6 episodes, 1967-1969)

Series Special Effects by
Robert Cole	....	special effects (46 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Visual Effects by
Bill Hansard	....	background projection (7 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ralph Owen	....	chief electrician (32 episodes, 1965-1966)
Ted Hamilton	....	key grip (24 episodes, 1965-1966)
James Wilson	....	key grip (21 episodes, 1966-1970)
Gary R. Wostak	....	chief electrician (11 episodes, 1967-1970)
Larry Gilhooly	....	chief electrician (3 episodes, 1967)

Series Casting Department
Bill Tinsman	....	casting (37 episodes, 1965-1968)
Mercedes Manzanares	....	casting (26 episodes, 1965-1967)
Caro Jones	....	casting (3 episodes, 1969-1970)
Edward F. Rhine	....	casting (2 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gwen Fitzer	....	costume supervisor (37 episodes, 1965-1968)
Bob Spencer	....	costume supervisor (32 episodes, 1965-1966)
W.T. Zacha	....	costume supervisor (13 episodes, 1967-1970)
Shirley Brewton	....	costume supervisor (9 episodes, 1969-1970)
Nolan Miller	....	wardrobe consultant: Eva Gabor (6 episodes, 1970)
Jean Louis	....	gowns: Miss Gabor / gowns: Eva Gabor (5 episodes, 1965-1968)

Series Editorial Department
Robert Freedman	....	post-production coordinator (39 episodes, 1965-1970)
Michael Brown	....	film editor (3 episodes, 1967-1969)
Rusty Tinsley	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 1970)

Series Music Department
Vic Mizzy	....	conductor (166 episodes, 1965-1971)
Tommy Tedesco	....	musician: lead guitar (166 episodes, 1965-1971)
Jimmy Bond	....	musician: bass (165 episodes, 1965-1971)
Billy Calkins	....	musician: woodwinds (165 episodes, 1965-1971)
Frank Capp	....	musician: percussion (165 episodes, 1965-1971)
Gene Garf	....	musician: organ (165 episodes, 1965-1971)
Tommy Morgan	....	musician: harmonica (165 episodes, 1965-1971)
Bill Pitman	....	musician: bass guitar (165 episodes, 1965-1971)
Lou Singer	....	musician: mallet (165 episodes, 1965-1971)
Dave Kahn	....	music supervisor (46 episodes, 1965-1970)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (2 episodes, 1969)

Series Other crew
Frank Inn	....	animal trainer / animal furnisher (43 episodes, 1965-1970)
Stuart Lippman	....	script supervisor (36 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jack Bannon	....	dialogue coach (32 episodes, 1965-1966)
Dick Chevillat	....	story consultant (17 episodes, 1967-1970)
Robert Busch	....	dialogue coach (8 episodes, 1970)
Emilie Ehrlich	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 1970)
Phil Gordon	....	dialogue coach (6 episodes, 1967-1969)

Production Companies

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Filmways Television

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1965) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• MGM Television (????) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• Orion Pictures Corporation

Other Companies

• General Service Studios  filming location
• Post Cereals of General Foods  original sponsor
• Todd-AO Studios  sound recording

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:

General Service Studios - 6625 Romaine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

Mr. Haney had a basset hound named Cynthia who had a crush on Arnold.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening song when Oliver sings "You are my wife," he reaches for Lisa with his left hand. As Lisa sings "Goodbye city life," Oliver reaches in and grabs her with his right hand.

Quotes:

Mr. Kimball: Tomatoes are the dumbest of all plants. Did you know their IQ is hardly above what a 6-year old child's is?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Witless Protection (2008)

Soundtrack:

Green Acres

Surrealism hits the TV sitcom

I always thought that if Salvador Dali wanted to do a TV sitcom, he'd come up with something like "Green Acres".

This show was a lot of fun, and thank God it never took itself seriously. It was also one of the first to really break the "fourth wall", making self-referential remarks, such as the characters pointing to the credits as they rolled, or having the characters refer to background music being played--I don't think any sitcom had ever done that before! Anyway, Eddie Albert did a great job as perennial straight man to the lunacy around him, with everyone else in on the strangeness. I watched this show as a kid and never really appreciated Oliver's predicament, but now, as a middle-aged man, I know exactly how he feels.

Forty years after its heyday, the show holds up very well. Give it a look.