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Green Acres Season 1 |
| Episode 1 - [Oliver Buys A Farm] |
| Details : New York lawyer Oliver Douglas quits his job at the law firm of Felton O'Connell Clay Blakely Harmon Dillion And 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Charles Daly | Willis Bouchey | Eleanor Audley | Edgar Buchanan | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Ralph Levy | |
| Air Date : Sep. 15, 1965 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Lisa's First Day On The Farm] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Iris Adrian | Smiley Burnette | Lyle Talbot | Bea Benaderet | Edgar Buchanan | Tom Lester as Eb Dawson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Sep. 22, 1965 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [The Decorator] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lori Saunders | Eleanor Audley | Bea Benaderet | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Sep. 29, 1965 |
| Episode 4 - [The Best Laid Plans] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Eleanor Audley | Gavin Gordon | Pat Buttram | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Oct. 06, 1965 |
| Episode 5 - [My Husband The Rooster Renter] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Sid Melton | Pat Buttram | John Harmon | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Oct. 13, 1965 |
| Episode 6 - [Furniture Furniture Who's Got The Furniture] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Peter Leeds | Eleanor Audley | Pat Buttram | Edgar Buchanan | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Oct. 20, 1965 |
| Episode 7 - [Neighborliness] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Eleanor Audley | Pat Buttram | Kay E. Kuter | Edgar Buchanan | Barbara Pepper | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Oct. 27, 1965 |
| Episode 8 - [Lisa The Helpmate] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Jack Bannon | Eleanor Audley | Bea Benaderet | Edgar Buchanan | Parley Baer | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Nov. 03, 1965 |
| Episode 9 - [You Can't Plug In A 2 With A 6] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Pat Buttram | Edgar Buchanan | Barbara Pepper | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Nov. 10, 1965 |
| Episode 10 - [Don't Call US We'll Call You] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Pat Buttram | Edgar Buchanan | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Nov. 17, 1965 |
| Episode 11 - [Parity Begins At Home] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Jesse White | Sam Edwards | Pat Buttram | Kay E. Kuter | Walter Baldwin | Howard Wendell | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Nov. 24, 1965 |
| Episode 12 - [Lisa Has A Calf] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Eleanor Audley | Bea Benaderet | Pat Buttram | Edgar Buchanan | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Dec. 08, 1965 |
| Episode 13 - [The Wedding Anniversary] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Vinton Hayworth | Eleanor Audley | Bea Benaderet | Pat Buttram | Edgar Buchanan | Dave Willock | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Dec. 15, 1965 |
| Episode 14 - [What Happened In Scranton] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Eleanor Audley | Elvia Allman | Pat Buttram | Dan White | Barbara Pepper | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Dec. 22, 1965 |
| Episode 15 - [How To Enlarge A Bedroom] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sid Melton | Pat Buttram | Barbara Pepper | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Dec. 29, 1965 |
| Episode 16 - [Give Me Land Lots Of Land] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Eleanor Audley | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Jan. 05, 1966 |
| Episode 17 - [I Didn't Raise My Husband To Be A Fireman] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Sid Melton | Bea Benaderet | Pat Buttram | Edgar Buchanan | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Jan. 19, 1966 |
| Episode 18 - [Lisa Bakes A Cake] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Sid Melton | Smiley Burnette | Pat Buttram | Hal Smith | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Jan. 26, 1966 |
| Episode 19 - [Sprained Ankle Country Style] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Lori Saunders | Sid Melton | Regis Toomey | Barbara Pepper | Donald Curtis | Mary Grace Canfield | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Feb. 02, 1966 |
| Episode 20 - [The Price Of Apples] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Jack Bannon | Vince Barnett | Pat Buttram | Kay E. Kuter | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Feb. 09, 1966 |
| Episode 21 - [What's In A Name] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sid Melton | Howard Smith | Edgar Buchanan | Mary Grace Canfield | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Feb. 16, 1966 |
| Episode 22 - [The Day Of Decision] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Sid Melton | Smiley Burnette | Eleanor Audley | Pat Buttram | Edgar Buchanan | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Feb. 23, 1966 |
| Episode 23 - [A Pig In A Poke] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Emory Parnell | Harry Stanton | Barbara Pepper | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Mar. 09, 1966 |
| Episode 24 - [The Deputy] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Joe Conley | Pat Buttram | Kay E. Kuter | Edgar Buchanan | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Mar. 16, 1966 |
| Episode 25 - [Double Drick] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Pat Buttram | Dave Willock | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Mar. 23, 1966 |
| Episode 26 - [The Ballad Of Molly Turgis] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Pat Buttram | Barbara Pepper | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Apr. 06, 1966 |
| Episode 27 - [Never Look A Gift Tractor In The Mouth] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Stuart Erwin | Barbara Pepper | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Apr. 27, 1966 |
| Episode 28 - [Send A Boy To College] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Pat Buttram | Barbara Pepper | Hank Patterson | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : May. 04, 1966 |
| Episode 29 - [Horse-What Horse] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | George Chandler | Pat Buttram | Barbara Pepper | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : May. 11, 1966 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 30 - [The Rains Came] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Robert Strauss | Pat Buttram | J. Pat O'Malley | Howard Smith | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : May. 18, 1966 |
| Episode 31 - [Culture] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Reginald Gardiner | Sid Melton | Pat Buttram | Barbara Pepper | Writer : Jay Sommers | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : May. 25, 1966 |
| Episode 32 - [Uncle Ollie] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alvy Moore | Pat Buttram | Director : Richard L. Bare | |
| Air Date : Jun. 01, 1966 |