Don't Count Your Tomatoes Before They're Picked

Season 3, Episode 7, Aired
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Oliver's reign as "El Presidente" of the phone company hits bottom when he hires a farm worker to be his operator. He pays Haney to take the business off his hands, but soon Hooterville is up in arms over the price-gouging Haney Phone Company.
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      • Oliver pays Haney $8 to take the Hooterville Phone Company. Edit
      • Lisa serves hot water soup for lunch. It's nothing but boiled water. She was planning to make chicken noodle soup, but she checked the chickens and none had noodles on them, only feathers. Edit
      • Haney's phone company charges 50 cents for information questions (meaning any question) and $2 for each three minutes. Edit

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      • (with Haney at gunpoint, Fred and Sam explain why he's not at the phone company) Fred: Oh, he decided to give that up. Oliver: YOu mean you found someone stupid enough to take over? Fred: We sure have. Give him the keys, Haney. Oliver: Oh no! Sam: Nice to have you back at the helm! Edit
      • (a knock at the front door) Oliver: Who the--!?! (leaves kitchen to to answer door) Eb: That's a switch. He usually says, "What the--". Lisa: I guess he's in more of a "Who the--" mood today. Oliver: (opening door) Yes? Farmhand: Howdy. I'm from the pickin' pool. Oliver: The picking pool? Farmhand: Yes sir. My name's Who-the. Harold Who-the. Edit
      • Lisa: Oliver! Oliver! Lunch is ready! Oliver: Oh, as if I didn't have enough trouble. Lisa: What did you say? Edit

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