Movie connections for
"Green Acres" (1965) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Return to Green Acres (1990) (TV)

Spin off from

"Petticoat Junction" (1963)

Referenced in

"The Monkees: Monkees Get Out More Dirt (#1.29)" (1967)
 -  Peter uses the phone on a pole on the Green Acres set
"The Beverly Hillbillies: The Thanksgiving Story (#7.10)" (1968)
 -  Character cross-overs between shows
"The Beverly Hillbillies: The Courtship of Homer Noodleman (#7.11)" (1968)
 -  Sam Drucker and Eb Dawson are cross-over characters
"The Beverly Hillbillies: The Week Before Christmas (#7.13)" (1968)
 -  Frank Cady portrays Sam Drucker on both shows
"The Beverly Hillbillies: Christmas in Hooterville (#7.14)" (1968)
 -  Character cross-overs between shows
"The Beverly Hillbillies: Drysdale and Friend (#7.15)" (1969)
 -  Sam Drucker and Fred Ziffel are cross-over characters
"The Beverly Hillbillies: Sam Drucker's Visit (#7.23)" (1969)
 -  Frank Cady portrays Sam Drucker on both shows
The Stepford Wives (1975)
"Saturday Night Live: Joan Rivers/Musical Youth (#8.17)" (1983)
 -  theme tune sung by Eddie Murphy
"Benson: The Stranger (#7.4)" (1985)
 -  After the Grim Reaper gets a question about Charles Bronson wrong, Benson correctly names Arnold Ziffel as the pig from "Green Acres."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Eye (#2.1)" (1989)
 -  Joel: It's Mr. Haney!
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Mad Monster (#2.3)" (1989)
 -  Servo: "Well, Wilbur's fed."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Untamed Youth (#2.11)" (1990)
 -  "Green Acres?"
"Tiny Toon Adventures: The Looney Beginning (#1.1)" (1990)
 -  Buster suggests that the location in Tiny Toons to be called Green Acres at first.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Catalina Caper (#3.4)" (1990)
 -  Servo: That guy looks like Ralph on Green Acres.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991)
 -  "Mr. Douglas?"
Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition (1992) (V)
 -  referenced in Weekend update
"Married with Children: The Goodbye Girl (#6.22)" (1992)
 -  Mentioned as a show Marcy used to watch.
"Matlock: The Assassination: Part 1 (#6.18)" (1992)
 -  Leeann and Ben argue over which television program featured a smart pig named Arnold, 'Green Acres' or 'The Beverly Hillbillies'.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Day the Earth Froze (#5.22)" (1993)
 -  "Hank Kimbell is brought in"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bride of the Monster (#5.23)" (1993)
 -  Crow: You are my wife. Servo: Goodbye, city life.
Son in Law (1993)
 -  Crawl sings the theme song
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah! (#6.6)" (1993)
 -  Mentioned by Joel
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Beginning of the End (#6.17)" (1993)
 -  "Arnold Ziffel's Father"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain (#6.18)" (1993)
 -  Servo: Green Acres' Hank Kimball is the Fugitive.
Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
 -  The theme song can be overheard playing on a TV set.
"Beavis and Butt-Head: Cow Tipping (#4.2)" (1994)
 -  After deciding to go to cow tipping later in the night, Beavis and Butt-head hum the Green Acres theme song.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  During the discussion of what constitutes a filthy animal, Jules says that in order for a pig's personality to be enough to outweigh it's filthiness, it would have to be at least as charming as Arnold the pig from Green Acres.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Bloodlust! (#7.7)" (1994)
 -  Crow: A very special Ziffel family reunion.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: High School Big Shot (#7.18)" (1994)
 -  Theme song hummed
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)
 -  Several jokes are made about Pat Buttram's work on the show.
"The Critic: Sherman of Arabia (#2.7)" (1995)
 -  Jay Sherman watches "Brown Acres" in a middle eastern theater.
"Married with Children: Reverend Al (#10.4)" (1995)
 -  When the mailman asks whether Al is the NO MA'AM guy, Marcy says: "He's also Arnold the pig from 'Green Acres'."
"Friends: The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know (#2.15)" (1996)
 -  Mentioned by name
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
 -  Crow mentions the show by name.
The Pompatus of Love (1996)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Jack Frost (#9.13)" (1997)
 -  Tom (as a pig is on screen): "Don't do that, Arnold."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Agent for H.A.R.M. (#9.15)" (1997)
 -  Tom: "I'm sorry 'Green Acres' was canceled."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (#9.22)" (1997)
 -  Fingal: Fresh air....Servo: Time Square.
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
"NewsRadio: New Hampshire (#5.22)" (1999)
 -  Referenced in conversation at multiple points: New Hampshire rural life is compared to Green Acres, and there's a discussion of getting a pig & naming it Arnold
"The Simpsons: E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) (#11.5)" (1999)
 -  The theme song plays over a photo montage of the Simpsons working the farm.
Memento (2000)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002) (TV)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002) (TV)
Creepies (2003) (V)
 -  poster at theater
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: My Other Left Foot (#1.12)" (2004)
 -  Abby asks if they've searched Hooterville, and mentions Green Acres
"Jeopardy!: (#22.37)" (2005)
 -  correct response in "A Colorful Category" category
"Family Guy: Lois Kills Stewie (#6.5)" (2007)
 -  Peter hums the theme song.
Witless Protection (2008)
 -  theme song heard
"ER: The Chicago Way (#14.19)" (2008)
 -  After explaining that he is unhappy at having moved away from Chicago to a more rural area, Masterson says "Do I look like Eddie Albert to you?"
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-06-06)" (2008)
 -  Dennis Miller makes reference to this show in a reairing of an old 'Miller Time' segment.
"The Jay Leno Show: (#1.2)" (2009)
 -  While mucking out a horse stall, Jay sounds out the first bars of the "Green Acres" theme

Featured in

Being There (1979)
Miami Blues (1990)
"NewsRadio: Movie Star (#3.8)" (1996)
 -  Playing on TV in department store
"NewsRadio: Space (#3.24)" (1997)
 -  Dave watches this on his window viewer
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
"E! True Hollywood Story: The Beverly Hillbillies" (2001)
CBS at 75 (2003) (TV)
 -  a clip is featured
"TV Land Moguls" (2004)
 -  shows it when talking about Paul Henning
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-05-07)" (2008)
 -  This show is referenced during the 'Miller Time' segment.

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Sally Kellerman/Jimmy Cliff (#6.9)" (1981)
 -  Spoofed in 'Lean Acres' skit

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