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Eb Discovers the Birds and the Bees

Episode Number: 40    Season Num: 2    First Aired: November 9, 1966    Prod Code: 040
Eb is suddenly smitten with with Betty Jo Bradley and asks Oliver for some fatherly advice on romance. Recalling how his first evening out with Lisa cost him a fortune, Oliver advises Eb to make all of their evening's plans. That's just what Eb does--incorrectly--causing Billy Jo to cancel their date.

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Writer: Dick Chevillat, Jay Sommers
Director: Richard L. Bare
Star: Eddie Albert (Oliver Wendell Douglas),  Eva Gabor (Lisa Douglas)
Recurring Role: Tom Lester (Eb Dawson),  Frank Cady (Sam Drucker)
Guest Star: Linda Henning (Betty Jo Bradley),  Romo Vincent (Waiter),  Joyce Nizzari (Cigarette Girl),  Maurice Marsac (Headwaiter),  Lori Saunders (Bobbie Jo Bradley)

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Betty Jo was a regular character on Petticoat Junction, from which Green Acres was a spin-off. (edit)

Quotes

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Lisa : That's why I love you. You're always hollering, but you have a soft spot in your head.
Oliver: Heart.
Lisa: There, too. (edit)
Eb: (to Oliver and Lisa) Gees! Sometimes it's hard for me to realize the two of you are as old as you are! (edit)
Eb: (after taking Oliver's dating advice too far) A fine father you are!
Oliver: I'm not your father!
Eb: I'm glad! The kind of advice you give! (edit)
Lisa: (discussing Betty Jo) She's beautiful.
Eb: Yeah, she's got the kind of face that would make any man forget his sardines. (edit)

Trivia

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At the restaurant, every time Oliver says the word "champagne", a cork pops and a bottle of champagne is brought to him and Lisa. (edit)
Eb actually enters through the Douglases' closet twice and doesn't toss the door onto the floor. (edit)
During his dance lesson from Oliver, Eb imagines himself a great tap dancer and a Flamenco dancer. (edit)
Oliver claims Lisa took him to a "clip joint" restaurant on their first date, the Liechtenstein Luau. The waiter opened three bottles of champagne at $28 a pop. (edit)
Lisa has removed the labels from all of her canned goods. When you open a can, you get either chili con carne or dog food. (edit)

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