Green Acres: Oliver Buys A Farm

Air Date

September 15, 1965

Production Code

001

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• Guest Cast

  • Eleanor Audley Mother Douglas
  • Willis Bouchey Mr. Felton
  • Jackie J. Jones Young Oliver
  • John Daly Narrator

• Make-Up Artists

  • Gene Hibbs Make-up Artist

• Sound Editors

  • Bernard F. Pincus Sound Editor

• Director Of Photographys

  • Robert Gough Director of Photography

• Recurring Roles

  • Arnold the Pig Arnold Ziffel
  • Edgar Buchanan Uncle Joe Carson
  • Rufe Davis Floyd Smoot
  • Hank Patterson Fred Ziffel
  • Frank Cady Sam Drucker

• Writers

  • Jay Sommers Writer

• Directors

  • Ralph Levy Director

• Set Decorators

  • Dorcy W. Howard Set Decorator
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• According to this episode, the Hooterville farm, as advertised in "The Farm Gazette", is 160 acres. [edit]

• Eddie Albert revealed in a January 1966 "TV Guide" article that as part of his deal he was given a 10 percent interest in Green Acres. He also mentions that he was offered the part after Don Ameche turned it down, and that actresses Marsha Hunt and Janet Blair had screen-tested with him before Paul Henning had the idea to cast Eva Gabor (over CBS's objections that no one would understand her because of her accent). [edit]
• This episode was part of the line-up on TVLand's first night of operation, along with the pilot episodes of other classic series such as Petticoat Junction, Mannix, My Mother the Car, St. Elsewhere, Hill St. Blues, and Gunsmoke. [edit]
• On this episode Arnold is played by a male pig. All future episodes would have female pigs playing the part. [edit]

• (as Oliver and Lisa pull up at their farmhouse for the first time)
  Oliver: Welcome Home! Green Acres! That's what I'm going to call it!
  (Lisa begins crying) [edit]
• Oliver: This is a very important document. It's the deed to the Haney place.
  Sam, Fred, Joe, Floyd:(shocked, in unison) The Haney place?!?! [edit]
• John Daly: ....and that's the story of how Oliver Wendel Douglas came to own a farm. This is John Daly from New York.... (Mr Daly takes another look at the picture of the Haney place ) ... thank goodness. [edit]

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