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Green Acres

Green Acres

1965 6 Seasons 170 Episodes ★ 7.2 Comedy

Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971. Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

Cast

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Oliver Wendell Douglas

Eva Gabor

Eva Gabor

Lisa Douglas

Pat Buttram

Pat Buttram

Tom Lester

Tom Lester

Alvy Moore

Alvy Moore

Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Seasons

Season 1 32 eps

Season 1

1965

Season 2 30 eps

Season 2

1966

Season 3 30 eps

Season 3

1967

Season 4 26 eps

Season 4

1968

Season 5 26 eps

Season 5

1969

Season 6 26 eps

Season 6

1970

Details

Status

Ended

Original Language

EN

Network

CBS

Tagline

"THE PLACE TO BE"

Created By

Paul Henning, Jay Sommers

Production

Filmways Television, Orion Television, MGM Television, Filmways Pictures

Reviews

S

safeinsanity

March 25, 2017

★ 10/10

Weren't we so lucky to grow up having shows like **Green Acres** to watch everyday when we were kids? This show was truly funny and everytime I watch it now it gives me that warm feeling of being a kid sitting on the floor in front of the TV and laughing at these amazing character actors who we were also blessed to have like Eddie Albert as **Oliver Douglas** and Eva Gabor as **Lisa Douglas**. No...

G

GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

★ 10/10

Thanks to Nick at Nite I still have the theme song and the advertisement for this memorized. And, honestly, there is a reason for it, it was hysterical. The humor and the fish out of water comedy stay with you. It is brilliant and stands the test of time.

D

drystyx

April 2, 2023

★ 8/10

Green Acres is a bit before its time in modern TV, so it holds up well over time. It's a comedy about a lawyer with an upscale wife who decides he wants to be a farmer. It doesn't exactly go over the "fourth wall", but it climbs to the top of the fourth wall. Much of the comedy involves speaking about the mood music or the music score that is playing during the show. Actor Eddie Albert is the ...

M

misubisu

November 24, 2025

★ 10/10

## **Green Acres (1965) Review: A Perfect, Surrealist Masterpiece - 10/10** *Green Acres* isn't just a television show; it's a state of mind. A perfect, surrealist comedy that holds up with breathtaking brilliance to this day, it remains the gold standard for situational absurdity and character-driven chaos. From its iconic, operatic theme song that lays out the entire premise, you know you're ...

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