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Green Acres

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Oliver Buys A Farm

Air Date:15/09/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Ralph Levy

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

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Guest Stars

Name: John Charles Daly

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Willis Bouchey

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

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Episode: 2

Lisa's First Day On the Farm

Air Date:22/09/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Iris Adrian

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Smiley Burnette

Character: Charley Pratt

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Bea Benaderet

Character: Kate Bradley

Department: Acting

Name: Rufe Davis

Character: Floyd Smoot

Department: Acting

Name: Lyle Talbot

Character: Horace Bennett

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 3

The Decorator

Air Date:29/09/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Lori Saunders

Character: Bobbie Jo Bradley

Department: Acting

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Bea Benaderet

Character: Kate Bradley

Department: Acting

Name: Rufe Davis

Character: Floyd Smoot

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 4

The Best Laid Plans

Air Date:06/10/1965

While 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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Gavin Gordon

Character: Roland Weatherby

Department: Acting

Name: Guy Wilkerson

Character: Ben Miller

Department: Acting

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Episode: 5

My Husband, the Rooster Renter

Air Date:13/10/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Sid Melton

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: John Harmon

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: John Harmon

Character: Jack Parker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 6

Furniture, Furniture, Who's Got the Furniture?

Air Date:20/10/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Smiley Burnette

Character: Charley Pratt

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Leeds

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Rufe Davis

Character: Floyd Smoot

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 7

Neighborliness

Air Date:27/10/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Kay E. Kuter

Character: Newt Kiley

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Fadden

Character: Ben Miller

Department: Acting

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Episode: 8

Lisa the Helpmate

Air Date:03/11/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jack Bannon

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Parley Baer

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Bea Benaderet

Character: Kate Bradley

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Jack Bannon

Character: Student

Department: Acting

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Episode: 9

You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6

Air Date:10/11/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Fadden

Character: Ben Miller

Department: Acting

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Episode: 10

Don't Call Us, We'll Call You

Air Date:17/11/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Rufe Davis

Character: Floyd Smoot

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 11

Parity Begins at Home

Air Date:24/11/1965

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".

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Howard Wendell

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Kay E. Kuter

Character: Newt Kiley

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Fadden

Character: Ben Miller

Department: Acting

Name: Walter Baldwin

Character: Grandpappy Miller

Department: Acting

Name: Sam Edwards

Character: Wally Wilkins

Department: Acting

Name: Jesse White

Character: George Jenkins

Department: Acting

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Episode: 12

Lisa Has a Calf

Air Date:08/12/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Bea Benaderet

Character: Kate Bradley

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 13

The Wedding Anniversary

Air Date:15/12/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Vinton Hayworth

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Bea Benaderet

Character: Kate Bradley

Department: Acting

Name: Dave Willock

Character: George Bennington

Department: Acting

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Episode: 14

What Happened in Scranton?

Air Date:22/12/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Smiley Burnette

Character: Charley Pratt

Department: Acting

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Elvia Allman

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Dan White

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Rufe Davis

Character: Floyd Smoot

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Guy Wilkerson

Character: Lud Watson

Department: Acting

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Episode: 15

How to Enlarge a Bedroom

Air Date:29/12/1965

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Sid Melton

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney / Buford Wilkins

Department: Acting

Name: Norman Leavitt

Character: Telephone Man

Department: Acting

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Episode: 16

Give Me Land, Lots Of Land

Air Date:05/01/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Guy Wilkerson

Character: Lud Watson

Department: Acting

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Episode: 17

I Didn't Raise My Husband to Be a Fireman

Air Date:19/01/1966

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. Patriotic speeches follow as Oliver takes his new duties very seriously.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Sid Melton

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Bea Benaderet

Character: Kate Bradley

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 18

Lisa Bakes a Cake

Air Date:26/01/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Sid Melton

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Smiley Burnette

Character: Charley Pratt

Department: Acting

Name: Hal Smith

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Rufe Davis

Character: Floyd Smoot

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 19

Sprained Ankle, Country Style

Air Date:02/02/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Lori Saunders

Character: Bobbie Jo Bradley

Department: Acting

Name: Sid Melton

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Regis Toomey

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Donald Curtis

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Mary Grace Canfield

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

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Episode: 20

The Price of Apples

Air Date:09/02/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Vince Barnett

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Kay E. Kuter

Character: Newt Kiley

Department: Acting

Name: Jack Bannon

Character: Officer

Department: Acting

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Episode: 21

What's In a Name?

Air Date:16/02/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Sid Melton

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Howard Smith

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Mary Grace Canfield

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 22

The Day of Decision

Air Date:23/02/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Sid Melton

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Smiley Burnette

Character: Charley Pratt

Department: Acting

Name: Eleanor Audley

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Rufe Davis

Character: Floyd Smoot (archive footage)

Department: Acting

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Episode: 23

A Pig In a Poke

Air Date:09/03/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Emory Parnell

Character: Sheriff Blake

Department: Acting

Name: Harry Stanton

Character: Mr. Smead

Department: Acting

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Episode: 24

The Deputy

Air Date:16/03/1966

Sam 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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Edgar Buchanan

Character: Uncle Joe Carson

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Kay E. Kuter

Character: Newt Kiley

Department: Acting

Name: Joe Conley

Character: Heston Haney

Department: Acting

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Episode: 25

Double Drick

Air Date:23/03/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Dave Willock

Character: Larry Lawlor

Department: Acting

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Episode: 26

The Ballad of Molly Turgis

Air Date:06/04/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Renie Riano

Character: Molly Turgis

Department: Acting

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Episode: 27

Never Look a Gift Tractor in the Mouth

Air Date:27/04/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Stuart Erwin

Character: Mr. Johnson

Department: Acting

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

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Episode: 28

Send a Boy to College

Air Date:04/05/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Hank Patterson

Character: Fred Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

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Episode: 29

Horse? What Horse?

Air Date:11/05/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: George Chandler

Character: Doc Stuart

Department: Acting

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Episode: 30

The Rains Came

Air Date:18/05/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Robert Strauss

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Howard Smith

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: J. Pat O'Malley

Character: Diller Fangworth

Department: Acting

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Episode: 31

Culture

Air Date:25/05/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Jay Sommers

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Sid Melton

Character:

Department: Acting

Name: Barbara Pepper

Character: Doris Ziffel

Department: Acting

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Cady

Character: Sam Drucker

Department: Acting

Name: Reginald Gardiner

Character: Sir Geoffrey

Department: Acting

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Episode: 32

Uncle Ollie

Air Date:01/06/1966

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.

Crew

Name: Richard L. Bare

Role: Director

Department: Directing

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Guest Stars

Name: Tom Lester

Character: Eb Dawson

Department: Acting

Name: Pat Buttram

Character: Mr. Haney

Department: Acting

Name: Alvy Moore

Character: Hank Kimball

Department: Acting

Name: Jack Perkins

Character: Officer

Department: Acting

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