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'''''Green Acres''''' was a television sitcom broadcast on [[CBS]] from 1965-1971 when (despite solid ratings) it was unceremoniously cancelled during the CBS "rural purge" when it cancelled most of its programming in favor of urban- and liberal-oriented shows.  It was a sister show to another CBS sitcom, ''Petticoat Junction''.

'''''Green Acres''''' was a television sitcom broadcast on [[CBS]] from 1965-1971 when (despite solid ratings) it was unceremoniously cancelled during the CBS "rural purge" when it cancelled most of its programming in favor of urban- and liberal-oriented shows.  It was a sister show to another CBS sitcom, ''Petticoat Junction''.

Produced by Filmways Television, the show centered on [[New York City]] attorney Oliver Wendell Douglas, whose lifelong dream was to be a farmer (to the consternation of his patrician mother Eunice).  Eventually he and his ditzy Hungarian-born wife, Lisa, move to a rural area near Hooterville.  The premise was the Douglases' total lack of knowledge of farming, and the interactions with the oddball residents of the area: con-artist Mr. Haney (who sold Douglas a worthless farm, stripped it of anything valuable, and would mysteriously appear when Oliver needed an item and sell it to him at an inflated price), farmhand Eb Dawson (who would call them "Mom" and "Dad" to Oliver's disdain), general store clerk Sam Drucker (who was a regular on both this show and ''Petticoat Junction''), scatterbrained county agent Hank Kimball, neighbors Fred and Doris Ziffel and "son" Arnold (who was actually a pig), and the Monroe "Brothers" (Alf and "brother" Ralph -- actually a female, who was called Ralph so they could get jobs; however they rarely finished any job and what work they did was disastrous).  Characters from ''Petticoat Junction'', particularly Uncle Joe Carson, also made crossover appearances on ''Green Acres''.

Produced by Filmways Television, the show centered on [[New York City]] attorney Oliver Wendell Douglas, whose lifelong dream was to be a farmer (to the consternation of his patrician mother Eunice).  Eventually he and his ditzy Hungarian-born wife, Lisa, move to a rural area near Hooterville.  The premise was the Douglases' total lack of knowledge of farming, and the interactions with the oddball residents of the area: con-artist Mr. Haney (who sold Douglas a worthless farm, stripped it of anything valuable, and would mysteriously appear when Oliver needed an item and sell it to him at an inflated price), farmhand Eb Dawson (who would call them "Mom" and "Dad" to Oliver's chagrin), general store clerk Sam Drucker (who was a regular on both this show and ''Petticoat Junction''), scatterbrained county agent Hank Kimball, neighbors Fred and Doris Ziffel and "son" Arnold (who was actually a pig), and the Monroe "Brothers" (Alf and "brother" Ralph -- actually a female, who was called Ralph so they could get jobs; however they rarely finished any job and what work they did was disastrous).  Characters from ''Petticoat Junction'', particularly Uncle Joe Carson, also made crossover appearances on ''Green Acres''.

In 1990 a television movie, ''Return to Green Acres'', was filmed.  In the plot, the Douglases move back to New York City but are miserable there; the Hooterville townspeople were victimized by another of Mr. Haney's schemes (which would have destroyed the town) and they beg the Douglases to return.

In 1990 a television movie, ''Return to Green Acres'', was filmed.  In the plot, the Douglases move back to New York City but are miserable there; the Hooterville townspeople were victimized by another of Mr. Haney's schemes (which would have destroyed the town) and they beg the Douglases to return.