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Green Acres

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TV Series

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    (September 15, 1965-September 7, 1971)
    Created by Jay Sommers
    Aired on CBS
    Premise: A lawyer and his wife leave New York City to live in Hooterville
    Eddie Albert as Oliver Wendell Douglas
    Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas
    Pat Buttram as Eustace Charleton Haney
    Tom Lester as Eb Dawson
    Alvy Moore as Hank Kimball
    Hank Patterson as Fred Ziffel
    Barbara Pepper as Doris Ziffel #1
    Fran Ryan as Doris Ziffel #2
    Sid Melton as Alf Monroe
    Mary Grace Canfield as Ralph Monroe
    Judith McConnell as Darlene Wheeler
    Frank Cady as Sam Drucker
    Arnold Ziffel as himself
    Based on the radio show 'Granby's Green Acres (1950)'
    Spin-off of Petticoat Junction

Why Green Acres might be annoying:

    Buttram!
    It was full of country bumpkins.
    Entire episodes revolved around the antics of animals (particularly Arnold Ziffel).
    Oliver provides only one argument for his wife to be there, dramatized with a sharp tug: 'You are my wife.'
    It was essentially the 'Beverly Hillbillies' in reverse.
    The cast did not eat Arnold Ziffel after the show wrapped. In fact Arnold was often portrayed by about 2-4 girl pigs a year.
    Its final two episodes attempted (and failed) to start two spin-offs.

Why Green Acres might not be annoying:

    It has a memorable and catchy theme.
    Characters from 'Petticoat Junction' and 'Beverly Hillbillies' would frequently make guest appearances.
    It was cancelled with nearly every other rural CBS program when CBS made a conscious effort to start targeting urban youth (1971).
    Donald Trump and Megan Mullally sang its theme song at the 2005 Emmy Awards.
    It gained enormous popularity in syndication on 'Nick at Night' in the early 1990s.
    Matt Groening considers it to be an early influence on 'The Simpsons' (1989).

Credit: Captain Howdy


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 101 Votes: 41.58% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 29 Votes: 6.90% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 57 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 154 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 154 Votes: 43.51% Annoying