Green Acres

Folks who only casually remember the show from their youth think true fans of Green Acres are unright in the head. If you're not really paying attention it can be dismissed as another 60's show featuring banal (read, 'stupid') humor, ala Gilligan's Island or The Munsters. Actually, whether it fits within your taste or not, the humor on Green Acres is unique. There's self-referential humor - i.e., characters commenting on the show's credits - there's bizarre running jokes throughout episodes - usually references by Hootervillians to a casual conversation that happened in the Douglas home, though no one else in the town could have heard it - and Lisa's malapropisms are much funnier than Archie Bunker's (and some of his were pretty funny). And everybody in the town has a sort of metaphysical connection to the world, at least the Hooterville world, that Oliver doesn't - for one thing, everybody but him seems to be able to communicate with animals. Arnold the Pig (boy?) is played for good l... Read more

If you believe some of the reviews on here this show is television's answer to Restoration Comedies, or the works of Moliere. It falls just a tad short of that. It was a not untypical sit-com of its era, putting people in a situation out of their natural element. Not exactly Pulitzer Prize stuff, and not especially better or worse than several of its contemporaries.

I thought this was one Funny Show, Oliver and Lisa, Mr. Haney and Zeb,and who could forget Arnold.

Plain stupid!  Another stereo-typical, non-realistic take on southerns; hillbillys and rednecks.  Let's put one sane person amid a group of idiots and see what transpires.

i love it its really cute

Oh yes why Darling, what could you not believe about a husband who is a lawyer who is dying to be a farmer, and a weathly socialite who wants to have the best 5 th Avenue has to offer, and yet is divided on her loyalty to her husband. Ah yes Green Acres was born out of true invention. I love Arnold, or as ZsaZsa puts it, Ahnold, I snort once for yes two for no. Or Ebb, who can do no wrong, neither can he do no right, then theres crazy sales man who is always trying to sell things that nobody can really use. Mr.Drecker down at the convience store has phone on the pole, it was a great way of modernaization meeting up with old fashoined common sense.

I don't care who knows. I shall admit it publicly. I loved this show. It was funny, and the humor often was subtle and it dawned on you later. The running gags really never got lame.

Just absolutely awesome.  Funny as hell.  Never missed it.

Started out fairly strong, increased through the next three seasons and tapered off the rest of the shows. The show fell out of favor as the nation lost it's collective sense of humor due to the anger and strife over many issues of the 60's and early 70's.

makes andy griffith's cast of characters look like rhodes scholars. so stupid it wasn't funny.

"Green Acres" was a bit too slapstick and oftentimes too silly for my personal tastes; however, the surreal, eclectic citizens of Hooterville did have some appeal (resulting in three stars). As the straight man, Eddie Albert (Oliver Wendell Douglas) was game enough but Eva Gabor (Lisa Douglas) got to be irritating. The concept was clearly derived from simply reversing "The Beverly Hillbillies" (overall a better show) and building on "Petticoat Junction", and the screenwriters often exchanged and referenced characters from these predecessors. This may have helped jumpstart the series, but ultimately degraded any originality. As for the supporting cast, the slowwitted Eb, Hank and Mr. Haney frustrated me as youth, but as an adult I found them more interesting. In some ways, "Green Acres" inspired the oddball citizens of Cicely, Alaska in "Northern Exposure" (with that latter series being more cerebral and less goofy).

60's comedy sitcoms don't get much better than this! I never get tired of watching the antics of the characters in "Hooters-ville"---too funny!

The greatest sitcom of them all? Possibly. "Greenacres" was set in Hooterville, the same fictional town that "Petticoat Junction" was set in. Characters and sets from "Petticoat Junction" appeared regularly on "Greenacres".

Best show in the history of tv. Its so funny!! Eva Gabor and Eddie Albert were casted perfectly in these rolls that made them into even bigger stars!

A silly, goofy show that was a funny as they come. "Oliver...would you like some hotcakes?"

I love this show, loved it when it was new, and love it in reruns. Had the pleasure of meeting Ebb (Tom Lester) on one occasion. Really nice man and enjoyable to talk with. Green Acres is the place to BE!

it was just hilarious hahahaha

A great comedy that never grew old. The gags were always funny and it seemed to just build and build. One of my favorite things was how Lisa always spoke incorrectly. Oliver would try to correct her only to hear the same word used in the subsequent themes, either by Eb or Mr. Drucker or Mr. Ziffle. Great slapstick comedy. A spin off of Pettycoat Junction.

I really like this show, even more as I get older. My grandfather had a farm and I remember life as being great there at that place where things were less hectic. This show could get very frustrating, however, and I had to learn not to feel too sorry for Oliver.

I remember this show though it hasn't been on British TV for over 35 years. It was gentle and funny.

A gentle, clean and silly/funniest show on tv. I still love to watch any episode I can. Tom Lester's character Eb was always my favorite,but I gotta admit, I really liked looking at Eva Gabor. Hope it is still on the air somewhere.

A city boy moves to the country and somehow ends up in the Twilight Zone! Eddie Albert is superb as Oliver Wendell Douglass and Ava Gabor, as Lisa, plays the ditzy blonde socialite with great comedic flair. The entire cast is a hoot as Oliver tries to make sense of the strange goings on that continue to get curiouser and curiouser as each episode unveils. Hooterville is the perfect name for the town as each of it's members appear to have been smoking some powerful stuff and are seemingly incapable of seeing the world through the same eyes as the straight-laced former attorney. Maybe some of us need to lighten up a bit as well. This was harmless, lightweight stuff are far superior to most of the hypersexual, Dad is a dumbass, male-bashing drivil that has been passing for comedy for most of the past 20 or so years.

One of the best sitcoms to ever be aired. ahead of it's time in it's blend of plain old slap stick and the surreal. I love watching the near flawless timing and interaction between the charictors. No one ever seems to be trying to steal the scene, no one is trying to out do the other or seems to be worried about who got the bigger laugh. They were a team and acted that way. When I was a kid, every boy on the block had better have been able to do a passable mr. haney or kimble to earn his laughs on the bus. In a time of pouty, self absorbed and self destructive celebrities, I enjoy putting in my Green Acres dvds and returning to a different place and time. Where sitcoms were meant to uplift and refresh the spirit with simple good natured laughter and just plain silliness. The cynics can have the sardonic and obnoxious fare that is offered up today. Give me clean fun every time! Green Acres, dated ? sometimes,corney ? yeah, timeless ? absolutely ! Just look at this site, decades after th... Read more

I watched it whenever it was on. I watched a rerun some time back and it still holds it's own.

One of the few shows that stand up to repeated viewing.Never fails to make me happy.

the anti beverly hillbilles-witty-albert and gabor lost in hooterville.don't but a used cow from mr. haney.

I watched it from the beginning in 1965, had the opportunity to speak with the President of Columbia House and he was nice enough to send me 14, 4 episode (2 hours each) VHS tapes as a compliment. Thanks to Columbia and God Bless Eddie Albert.

What a great show. The jokes were non-stop and the characters were great, especially Ralph the alternative lifestyle handywoman, Lisa the hotcake queen, and Arnold the Pig who was the smartest resident in Hooterville.

Crazy, silly, surrealist. If Ionesco wrote for TV, he could not have done better. Operates on many levels. And what animal gag in the history of TV can compare with Arnold Ziffel?

Man I sure did want to hump Lisa. BAAAADDDLLY.

It was always just to confusing to me to follow. But it did have some funny moments.

Green Acres is my favorite tv show. it is the best. i think that Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor are one of the funniest tv couples i have ever seen!!!!! the show is awsome. i love it and thats why i give this show 5 stars.!!!

Very rarely does something as brilliant as Green Acres come along. The writers had the inate ability to appeal to two different audiences at the same time. Slapstick on the surface, deeper humor to those who watched with a closer eye. What a cast. Brilliant brilliant brilliant!!!

Very funny. A show about a lawyer who gives up his practice to the dismay of his beautiful Hungarian wife, and moves to a small and insane hick town and adopts a half-wit 30 year old named Eb as a farm hand/son. I love it.

okay i originally had 3 stars for this but i changed it to a 2. This show consists of stupidity (Lisa) and grouchines (Oliver). It stinks. It's pointless.

The ULTIMATE sitcom of all time...! Forget today's nonsence, this show had it all - lots of laughs and silliness; wierd at times, but so true to the heartland of America still to this day! Episode 44 is my personal favorite - Ck. it out, yes!

I like the theme song!

One of the best written sitcoms ever! Perfect cast.

This was a rather stupid, corny show!

Hilarious. Great offbeat characters. Lots of nonsensical plots. Oliver seems to be exasperated all of the time. Everyone else is just honky dory.

The loopiest sitcom of them all. It's surreal and goofy and with one of the best casts of supporting characters ever. What a delight!

This was one of the worst TV sitcoms of the 60s it did not make any sence.

Liked the theme song and Lisa...that's all...well maybe Arnold the pig!

Green Acres is the greatest show. It if full of humor in every show, and is based in a country which most sitcoms are all in cities now. Green Acres has clean humor and no curse words or sex like the annoying shows do now. It's a classic!

There hasn't been a better sit-com on TV.A real down to earth comedy.

One of my favorite shows of all time. Eddie Albert as Oliver was so funny ! I loved his farmer speeches. And Arnold the pig, what a hoot !!

If a show can keep me laughing for almost 40 years, then it's great. Oh dear, I'm OLD!!!

You rarely find surrealism and wit like this anywhere, much less on American TV! An all-time favorite!

Regarding Ralph, She was'nt a lesbian. She was engaged to Mr. Kymbal, BUT Mr. Kymbal wanted to remain single. So throughout the show the couple needed $87.00 to get married and Kymbal kept coming up with ways no to meet the goal.

I LOVE GREEN ACRES SO MUCH!!