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I Didn't Raise My Husband to Be a Fireman

Episode Number: 17    Season Num: 1    First Aired: January 19, 1966    Prod Code: 017
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.

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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: Sid Melton (Alf Monroe),  Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball),  Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe Carson),  Bea Benaderet (Kate Bradley),  Frank Cady (Sam Drucker),  Pat Buttram (Mr. Eustace Haney),  Tom Lester (Eb Dawson),  Mary Grace Canfield (Ralph Monroe)

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(Oliver returns home after responding to a fire rocket)
Lisa: Where's your helmet?
Oliver: They took it away from me because I didn't bring my guitar. (edit)
(Lisa pours Oliver a cup of coffee consisting of clear, hot water)
Oliver: Where's the coffee?
Lisa: In the can. I couldn't open it. (edit)

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Lisa gives Oliver a break from her hotscakes by serving up fried oatmeal. (edit)
Oliver says he can play the piano as well as the guitar which he does in the marching band. (edit)
The only tune the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department band knows is "A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight". (edit)
This is the first episode in which one of Oliver's speeches is accompanied by a fife. Prior to this, they were performed "dry". (edit)

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