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1. Oliver Buys A Farm
Community Score
| 7.6 Good |
New York lawyer Oliver Douglas quits his job at the law firm of Felton, O'Connell, Clay, Blakely, Harmon, Dillion & Pasteur and buys a farm in Hooterville, sight unseen. The locals are astounded that Haney had managed to unload the place on someone and try to talk him out of it. Laying her eyes on the dilapidated farmhouse for the first time, Lisa bursts into tears.
Director: Ralph Levy
Guest star: Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Arnold the Pig (Arnold Ziffel), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Rufe Davis (Floyd Smoot) , Eleanor Audley (Mother Douglas), Willis Bouchey (Mr. Felton), Jackie J. Jones (Young Oliver), John Daly (Narrator)
2. Lisa's First Day On the Farm
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Lisa gets her first look at their dilipidated--and empty--farmhouse and is horrified. Oily Mr. Haney, who previously owned the dump, took everything with him, including the bathroom fixtures, and tries to resell them to Oliver. Eb, one of Haney's workers, is hired on as their farm hand. Lisa goes out to meet the locals, most of whom have entered a pool wagering on how long the Douglases will stay. Lisa is ready to immediately return to New York, but after a chat with Kate Bradley, she decides to give farm life a try.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Smiley Burnette (Charley Pratt), Rufe Davis (Floyd Smoot) , Lyle Talbot (Mr. Bennett), Iris Adrian (Mrs. Bennett), Chet Stratton (Mr. Peters)
3. The Decorator
Community Score
| 7.2 Good |
Oliver wants to start farming but Lisa demands he have their house redecorated first. Sam Drucker recommends a decorator from Pixley. Kate Bradley tries to tutor Lisa in the kitchen since she doesn't know the first thing about cooking. Kate starts by showing her how to make something easy: hotscakes. Adding to the chaos is Oliver's mother, who arrives to rescue Lisa from her nightmarish country life.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas), Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley), Rufe Davis (Floyd Smoot) , Bob Jellison (Roland Wilson), Marjorie Garretson (Maid), Lori Saunders (Bobbie Jo Bradley)
4. The Best Laid Plans
First aired: 10/6/1965 Production Code: 004While Oliver makes plans to get the farm in working order, Lisa travels to New York to pack up their furniture. The Hooterville locals begin gossiping, assuming Lisa left him for good. While she's in the city, Oliver's mother connects her with an architect who designs an extravagant country club.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas) , Gavin Gordon (Roland Weatherby), Guy Wilkerson (Ben)
5. My Husband, the Rooster Renter
Community Score
| 7.9 Good |
Mr. Haney rents Bertram the rooster to Oliver for fifty cents a day. Unfortunately, he's a "pecker", not a "crower", so he also gets a chicken named Alice. Oliver then sets about getting a phone installed in the kitchen (though the line won't be connected for three months), the plumbing and roof fixed, and electricity via a rickety power generator. Mr. Douglas also meets his county farm agent, the absent-minded Hank Kimball, who takes some soil samples for analyzing.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Phil Gordon (Carl Flint) , John Harmon (Jack Parker), Sid Melton (Ed Ferguson)
6. Furniture, Furniture, Who's Got the Furniture?
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Oliver's mother sends the Douglases their furniture from New York, while she also rides down to visit them. While Oliver and Lisa wait for the furniture to arrive, Eunice is stuck with Uncle Joe on his handcar, getting to Hooterville. Things go bad to worse when Eunice finds herself the target of Newt Kiley's bull, and the Douglases' furniture is delivered to Mr. Haney's instead.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Smiley Burnette (Charley Pratt), Rufe Davis (Floyd Smoot), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney) , Peter Leeds (Moving Man)
7. Neighborliness
Community Score
| 7.2 Good |
Oliver is frustrated because, among other problems, his new plow won't arrive in time for planting season. Uncle Joe has a solution that, naturally, benefits him as well. He charges farmers one dollar each to enter a plowing contest, promising them free lunch and big prizes. This is all news to Oliver as the neighbors on their tractors start descending on his farm.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Kay E. Kuter (Newt Kiley), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel) , Gail Bonney (Mrs. Miller), Jeffrey Hutten (Child), Tom Fadden (Ben Miller)
8. Lisa the Helpmate
Community Score
| 6.6 Fair |
Oliver has collected soil samples from his farm for the university to analyze. When the samples are accidentally spilled, Oliver's mother siezes the opportunity to get her son off the farm; she mixed the dirt with products from her cosmetics bag.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas), Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball) , Parley Baer (Mr. Webster), Jack Bannon (Student), Terry Phillips (Duke), Higgins (Dog)
9. You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
It's planting time in Hooterville and Oliver is shocked that the locals make their crop choices based on aches and pains. Back on the farm, Oliver assigns every electrical device a number from one to seven in an effort to keep their creaky generator from blowing. All gadgets up to a total of seven can be plugged in at the same time, but Lisa can't quite grasp the concept.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Arnold the Pig (Arnold Ziffel), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker) , Tom Fadden (Ben Miller)
10. Don't Call Us, We'll Call You
Community Score
| 7.2 Good |
With their phone still not connected, Oliver asks Mr. Kimball to put some pressure on his mother, who owns the telephone company. Kimball says he and his mother aren't speaking, but Oliver convinces him to make up with her. His mom is so grateful, she promptly has a phone installed--on top of a pole outside their bedroom.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Roland Winters (Judson Carter Felton), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Rufe Davis (Floyd Smoot), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball) , Jerry Hausner (Ed Ferguson), William H. Neff (Mr. Wilson), Barbara Drew (Secretary)
11. Parity Begins at Home
Community Score
| 6.9 Fair |
Oliver wants to plant wheat on all 160 of his acres, but the local agricultural committee says he can only do eight. Incensed, Oliver takes his complaints all the way to Washington. Surprisingly, Haney sides with Oliver and prepares to fight the National Guard in "The Siege of Green Acres".
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Kay E. Kuter (Newt Kiley), Pat Buttram (Mr . Eustace Haney), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball) , Howard Wendell (Bennington), Sam Edwards (Wally Wilkins), Henry Scott (Riley), Tom Fadden (Ben Miller), Walter Baldwin (Grandpappy Miller), Jesse White (I) (George Jenkins)
12. Lisa Has a Calf
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
Fearful that Mr. Haney will lay claim to Eleanor's calf, the Douglases decide to keep the cow's pregnancy a secret. The Hooterville gossips get part of the story right, except they think it's Lisa who's expecting.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley), Pat Buttram (Mr . Eustace Haney), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball) , Stanley Farrar (Dr. Fillmore), Higgins (Dog)
13. The Wedding Anniversary
Community Score
| 7.1 Good |
While Oliver tries to recall how long he's been married to Lisa, she flashes back to last year's anniversary which ended with them in jail. The trouble began when a panicked Oliver found corn bores in his terrace garden. His mother, refusing to keep party guests waiting at the Waldorf while Oliver plays farmer, started tossing his "crop" off the balcony. Pots crashing onto the street below did not please the NYC cops.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas), Dave Willock (Bennington), Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Pat Buttram (Mr .Eustace Haney) , Vinton Hayworth (Dr. Faber), Harold Ayer (Sheriff)
14. What Happened in Scranton?
Community Score
| 6.9 Fair |
Lisa is shocked that Hooterville doesn't have a beauty salon. She calls her mother-in-law who ships out her hair dresser, Claude. (She blackmails him with one word: "Scranton".) Setting up shop on the Cannonball, he gives the Hooterville women new hairdos. Now, they're too "beautiful" for farm work.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas), Smiley Burnette (Charley Pratt), Rufe Davis (Floyd Smoot), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker) , Elvia Allman (Cora Watson), Guy Wilkerson (Lud Watson), Kay St. Germain Wells (Sadie Prentiss), Daniel White (Man), James Millhollin (Claude)
15. How to Enlarge a Bedroom
Community Score
| 7.7 Good |
After Lisa delivers an ultimatum, Oliver hires incompetent carpenters Alf and Ralph Monroe to enlarge the tiny bedroom. The Monroes have just begun moving the walls when the building inspector, the father of Eb's girlfriend, "disapproves" the project and condemns the whole house. Oliver is left with an open air bedroom without a roof.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Arnold the Pig (Arnold Ziffel), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Sid Melton (Alf Monroe), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker) , Norman Leavitt (Telephone Man)
16. Give Me Land, Lots Of Land
Community Score
| 7.8 Good |
Lisa is against buying neighboring property owned by the Watsons until she see their farmhouse. Thinking the house is part of the deal, Lisa sells the Watsons' furniture to Mr. Haney and has their things brought over. All of this happens while Oliver is in New York arranging the financing.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas) , Guy Wilkerson (Lud Watson)
17. I Didn't Raise My Husband to Be a Fireman
Community Score
| 7.3 Good |
Oliver is allowed to join the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department if he'll play an instrument in their marching band. As Chief Joe Carson explains, they have more parades than fires. Patiotic speeches follow as Oliver takes his new duties very seriously.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Sid Melton (Alf Monroe), Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe)
18. Lisa Bakes a Cake
Community Score
| 7.5 Good |
Oliver's upset that Lisa listed him the new phone directory as an attorney. He fears he'll be flooded with calls wanting his legal advice. Instead, lawyer Douglas becomes cranky when his phone doesn't ring. Meanwhile, Lisa tackles a formidable task in the kitchen: baking a cake. When Oliver finally gets a potential client, the unlucky man encounters Ralph's plank, Lisa's 20-pound pound cake and Haney's truck.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Hal Smith (Harry Bleedwell), Smiley Burnette (Charley Pratt), Rufe Davis (Floyd Smoot), Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Sid Melton (Alf Monroe)
19. Sprained Ankle, Country Style
Community Score
| 8.2 Great |
While fixing the TV antenna, Oliver falls through the roof and sprains his ankle. A parade of Hooterville residents shows up to give their regards while he's off his feet, but instead of sharing the food they've made for him, they crowd him off his own bed to watch Frankenstein Meets Mary Poppins on television.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Sid Melton (Alf Monroe), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel) , Regis Toomey (Doc Stuart), Donald Curtis (Curly Robins), Lori Saunders (Bobbie Jo Bradley)
20. The Price of Apples
Community Score
| 9.1 Superb |
Oliver will make considerable more on his apple crop if he gets his to market first. He hires local highschoolers to pick the fruit and uses their old truck to haul them. As the rickety truck suffers numerous breakdowns, the apple prices begin to drop. Finally, Lisa's hotscakes come to the rescue.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Kay E. Kuter (Newt Kiley), Vince Barnett (Gus), Pat Buttram (Mr . Eustace Haney), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel) , Jack Bannon (Police Officer)
21. What's In a Name?
Community Score
| 8.9 Great |
Ralph Monroe finds herself smitten with Hank Kimball, but discovers that he won't date a woman with a man's name. She asks Oliver to file court papers to have her name changed to something more feminine. While in court, Oliver learns that his license to practice law is not recognized by the state. This sends Oliver back to the books to study for the state's bar exam.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Sid Melton (Alf Monroe), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball) , Howard Smith (Judge Murdock), Richard Hale (II) (Carl Hinkley)
22. The Day of Decision
Community Score
| 7.2 Good |
Lisa agreed to try out Green Acres for six months. Today's the day she decides whether to stay in Hooterville or return to New York. Everyone anxiously awaits her decision. In the meantime, Oliver flashes back to their first days on the farm, his physical mishaps around the house, and Haney's lousy products.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Eleanor Audley (Eunice Douglas), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Sid Melton (Alf Monroe), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Tom Lester (Eb Dawson)
23. A Pig In a Poke
Community Score
| 8.7 Great |
Oliver is invited to New York to be the guest speaker at a Harvard alumni banquet but he arrives with an unexpected stowaway. Meanwhile, the Ziffels fear that they'll lose Arnold to Mr. Haney, who's trying to take the pig in lieu of a debt that he claims the Ziffels owe him.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Arnold the Pig (Arnold Ziffel) , Emory Parnell (Sheriff Blake), Terry Phillips (Bellboy), Harry Stanton (Mr. Smead)
24. The Deputy
First aired: 3/16/1966 Production Code: 025Sam Drucker's off for a two-week vacation to visit his sister, leaving Oliver to take over his duties as deputy sheriff. Complications ensue when Oliver demonstrates how to use a pair of handcuffs to Lisa before discovering that he's lost the keys.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Kay E. Kuter (Newt Kiley), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney) , Joe Conley (Police Officer)
25. Double Drick
Community Score
| 8.2 Great |
Tired of repairing the rickety generator that Haney sold him, Oliver checks on the status of his electricity. Learning that his application was never mailed, Oliver decides to deal with the power company in person. He finds that nothing in Hooterville is done simply--or correctly; he ends up with a meter that runs even when it's disconnected and another pole by the bedroom window.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Dave Willock (Larry Lawlor), Jonathan Hole (Mr. Powers), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney) , Bill McLean (Lineman)
26. The Ballad of Molly Turgis
Community Score
| 8.2 Great |
Oliver wants to write a folk song about local legend Molly Turgis, a woman so ugly she was run out of Hooterville. Facts are hard to come by, though, because the mere mention of her name causes bad to happen. Lisa feels sorry for Molly and offers to give her a make-over.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Arnold the Pig (Arnold Ziffel), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball) , Renie Riano (Molly Turgiss)
27. Never Look a Gift Tractor in the Mouth
Community Score
| 9.0 Superb |
Lisa wants to surprise Oliver with a new tractor for his birthday. To keep it out of sight, she has it delivered to the Ziffels' farm. The old couple mistakes it as a gift from Mrs. Douglas, leading Doris to think that Fred and Lisa are having a torrid affair.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Arnold the Pig (Arnold Ziffel) , Stuart Erwin (Mr. Johnson)
28. Send a Boy to College
Community Score
| 8.7 Great |
Eb's talent for curing sick animals leads the Douglases to send him to veterinarian school. Unfortunately, his college career is short-lived due to one small oversite.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Hank Patterson (Fred Ziffel), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Arnold the Pig (Arnold Ziffel), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball)
29. Horse? What Horse?
Community Score
| 8.1 Great |
Lisa belives that Oliver's beginning to crack under the pressure of running the farm. After Oliver claims to have seen a spotted horse and a zebra, she calls Doc Watson to give him a checkup. Lisa's attempt to slip Oliver a sedative backfires, resulting in her taking a very long nap.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball) , Jerry Hausner (Mr. Sanders), George Chandler (Doc Stuart)
30. The Rains Came
Community Score
| 8.7 Great |
A drought in Hooterville has crops wilting in the fields. Oliver is so desperate, he agrees to pay Haney $350 if he can bring some relief. That's when Haney presents dancing Chief Thundercloud. When the rains eventually arrive, Oliver refuses to pay. He says the Chief's dancing is not what did the trick.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney), Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball) , J. Pat O'Malley (Diller Fangworth), Howard Smith (Judge Clemens), Ray Kellogg (Bailiff), Robert Strauss (Indian)
31. Culture
Community Score
| 8.3 Great |
The "Every Other Wednesday Afternoon Discussion Club" decides to bring culture to the valley by starting the Hooterville Symphony Orchestra. Oliver calls the women "nuts" for considering such a ridiculous idea. Undeterred, Lisa calls her conductor friend Sir Geffory, aka "Poopsie", to come and conduct the orchestra. What he encounters is the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Marching Band playing the only song they know.
Director: Richard L. Bare
Guest star: Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe), Tom Lester (Eb Dawson), Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Barbara Pepper (Doris Ziffel), Sid Melton (Alf Monroe), Arnold the Pig (Arnold Ziffel) , Virginia Sale (Selma Plout), Buddy Foster (Emory Duckin), Tony Fraser (Horace Milford), Reginald Gardiner (Sir Geoffrey), Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney)
32. Uncle Ollie
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
Oliver's groovy nephew arrives in Hooterville on his motorcycle with long hair, hip lingo and no interest in work. Chuck is excellent with motors, however, and proceeds to "soup up" all the vehicles in the valley. The easily influenced Eb is quick to decide he wants to be a beatnick.
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