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Originally on: CBS (30 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: September 15, 1965    Last Aired: September 1, 1971
Show Category: Comedy
Green Acres
Successful New York lawyer Oliver Wendell Douglas gives up the rat race to fulfil his dream: living the life of the American farmer. Fighting the move to rural life is his glamorous, boa-wearing, city-loving wife, Lisa. This quaint premise, however, doesn't begin to capture the screwball absurdity of Green Acres. After a few episodes that were somewhat rooted in reality, the series' true...
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Last episode: The Ex-Secretary
Oliver contacts Carol, his one-time secretary, to find out where she'd had his watch repaired years earlier. In this pilot for a proposed series, Carol now works for a California realtor. She prevents her current boss from being conned by man that Oliver Douglas had tried to indict back in New York.
Aired: Tuesday April 27, 1971
169. Hawaiian Honeymoon Mar 16, 1971 0 Reviews 3.18
168. Lisa the Psychologist Mar 9, 1971 0 Reviews 7.20
167. The Hole in the Porch Mar 2, 1971 0 Reviews 6.64
166. The Carpenter's Ball Feb 23, 1971 0 Reviews 6.86

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Eddie Albert - Oliver Wendell Douglas
Eva Gabor - Lisa Douglas (photos)
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10.0
Perfect
"Absolutely fabulous"
Everything about this series was great. I for one and very glad that I can have a opportunity to see farm living portrayed in such a humorous and at the same time satirize its primitiveness.
Continue » Posted Jul 31, 2007 6:53 am PST
9.7
Superb
"Underappreciated"
Funniest. Show. Ever.
Continue » Posted Jun 15, 2007 1:46 pm PST
9.5
Superb
"Before my time"
It may have been before my time, but it was a great show. Lol.
Continue » Posted May 31, 2007 2:29 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
"Classic"
Oliver Douglas, successful Park Avenue lawyer longs to give up the rat race and become a farmer. His Socialite wife Lisa reluctently agrees to give it a try for Oliver's sake.
Continue » Posted Apr 21, 2007 9:23 pm PST
8.0
Great
"Classic"
A good classic.
Continue » Posted Nov 7, 2006 6:02 pm PST

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Show: Green Acres
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Ratings Rank: 1,063 of 17,413 
Show Reviews: 24
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great: 103 (30.7%)
superb: 87 (25.9%)
perfect: 86 (25.6%)
good: 37 (11%)
Other: 23 (6.9%)
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