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. The series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965, to April 27, 1971. All the episodes were filmed in color.
Series overview
editEpisodes
editSeason 1 (1965–66)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Oliver Buys a Farm" | Ralph Levy | Jay Sommers | September 15, 1965 | 1 |
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Oliver Wendell Douglas, a big New York lawyer, hates the "rat race" of the city. He would like to move away and buy a farm. His beautiful wife Lisa doesn't exactly love the idea. Even as a child, Oliver wanted to be a farmer, but his father forced him to be a lawyer. Oliver starts growing vegetables on the patio of his penthouse. Oliver tells Lisa he's going on a business trip, but actually flies to Hooterville. While there, he buys the old Haney farm. Lisa reluctantly agrees to move, but is stunned when she sees where she will now be living. Eleanor Audley as Mother Eunice Douglas. Willis Bouchey as Mr. Felton. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker, Hank Patterson as Fred Ziffel. John Charles Daly (of What's My Line?) tells this story. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Lisa's First Day on the Farm" | Ralph Levy | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 22, 1965 | 2 |
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Back in New York, Mr. Peters is trying to sublet the Douglas apartment. Lisa gets her first look at their run down farmhouse and is horrified. Mr. Haney (Pat Buttram), who previously owned the farm, took everything with him, including the bathroom fixtures. Oliver keeps saying he can fix all the problems they find with the house. Uncle Joe runs a pool to see how long the Douglases will stay. Oliver buys back the fixtures from Haney. Eb (Tom Lester), one of Haney's workers, wants to work for Oliver and is eventually hired. Lisa wants to return to New York immediately, but after a talk with Kate Bradley, she decides to give farm life a try. Lyle Talbot as Horace Bennett. Iris Adrian as Mrs. Bennett. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Bea Benaderet as Kate Bradley, Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Smiley Burnette as Charley Pratt, Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Decorator" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 29, 1965 | 3 |
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Lisa still can't believe she's in Hooterville. Mother Douglas plans to fly out there and save Lisa. Kate Bradley tries to help Lisa in the kitchen as she doesn't know the first thing about cooking. Lisa threatens to leave unless Oliver starts to decorate the house. Sam sets Oliver up with Roland Wilson, a decorator from Pixley. Mother Douglas arrives and she is stunned by what Lisa has to live in. Roland comes by and it turns out he is a cake decorator. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Bea Benaderet as Kate Bradley, Lori Saunders as Bobbie Jo Bradley, Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Best Laid Plans" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 6, 1965 | 4 |
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Lisa is going to New York for one week to pack up their furniture. The Hooterville rumor mill has it that Lisa packed up and left Oliver. Meanwhile, Oliver is eager to start farming. Haney tries to sell Oliver a cow. In New York, Mother Douglas still can't believe Lisa is going to live in Hooterville. The two go to see Roland Weatherby (Gavin Gordon), a decorator, for suggestions on how to fix the Douglas home. Lisa comes home with some elaborate plans for remodeling. Guy Wilkerson as Ben Miller. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "My Husband, the Rooster Renter" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 13, 1965 | 5 |
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Mr. Haney rents Bertram the rooster to Oliver to wake him up in the morning. Oliver meets his county farm agent, Hank Kimball (Alvy Moore), who takes some soil samples for analysis. Hank also has a hard time telling Oliver what he really thinks of the farm. Oliver then sets about getting a phone installed, the plumbing and roof fixed, and electricity hooked up. The next morning, Bertram doesn't crow. Ed Ferguson (Sid Melton), the plumber, shows up. Carl Flint (Phil Gordon) comes by to install the phone. But without electricity, things don't go as planned. John Harmon as Jack Parker. Guest Star from Petticoat Junction: Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Furniture, Furniture, Who's Got the Furniture?" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 20, 1965 | 6 |
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Haney tries to sell Oliver some wallpaper and Oliver is trying to repair his tractor. After shipping the Douglases their furniture from New York, Oliver's mother Eunice attempts to visit them. Because of a mix-up, the furniture is delivered to Mr. Haney. Trying to get to Hooterville, Eunice is stuck with Uncle Joe on his handcar. Haney tries to sell Oliver and Lisa their own furniture, but winds up just charging them to deliver it. An excited Oliver shows Lisa the furniture in the house, but things are a little cramped and cluttered. Peter Leeds as Moving Man. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Smiley Burnette as Charley Pratt, Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Neighborliness" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 27, 1965 | 7 |
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Oliver is repairing the porch rail. Mother Douglas still wants Lisa to return to New York. Hank tells Oliver that he needs to plow up his fields soon or miss planting season. Oliver runs into trouble with the equipment he bought from Mr. Haney. Sam can't get Oliver a new plow in time. Uncle Joe has a solution to the problem. He charges farmers one dollar each to enter a plowing contest at the Douglas farm. Joe also promises them free lunch and big prizes which Oliver will provide. This is all news to Oliver and he tells the farmers that Joe mislead them. The neighbors still plow his fields and with the help of some of the farmers wives, they get a free lunch. Barbara Pepper as Doris Ziffel. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker, Hank Patterson as Fred Ziffel, Kay E. Kuter as Newt Kiley, Tom Fadden as Ben Miller | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Lisa the Helpmate" | Richard L. Bare | S : Al Schwartz and Lou Huston; T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 3, 1965 | 8 |
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Oliver hasn't received his soil sample analysis yet, so he starts planting anyway. Mother Eunice Douglas still is trying to get Lisa to leave Hooterville. Oliver learns that his first batch was destroyed in shipping, so he will race over some new soil samples. Uncle Joe calls on Eunice and invites her to a poker game at the Elks lodge. Seeing an opportunity to get Oliver to give up farming, Eunice spikes the new soil samples with items from her cosmetics bag. After learning that his soil was contaminated, Oliver decides to move back to New York. Oliver figures out that his mother was to blame for the soil after Hank tells him what was in it. Lisa has a scheme to make Oliver want to continue farming. Parley Baer as Mr. Webster. Jack Bannon as Student. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Bea Benaderet as Kate Bradley, Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 10, 1965 | 9 |
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Oliver assigns every electrical device a number from one to seven in an effort to keep their rickety generator from blowing. Lisa has a hard time grasping the concept. Meanwhile, relying on statistics provided by the Department of Agriculture, Oliver wants to plant wheat. His neighbors, using Mrs. Ziffel's lumbago to predict a crop, plant corn. After hearing that the price of wheat had dropped, Oliver decides to plant corn. What follows is much confusion over what to plant, when everyone keeps changing their minds. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker, Hank Patterson as Fred Ziffel, Tom Fadden as Ben Miller | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 17, 1965 | 10 |
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In New York, Judson Carter Felton (Roland Winters) thinks that Oliver can win a legal case for him. He tries to call Hooterville and talk to Oliver, but has too many problems. Judson decides to travel to Hooterville instead. Meanwhile, Oliver asks Hank if he has any pull with the Hooterville Phone Company. The next morning, Oliver wakes up to a telephone pole outside his bedroom window with the phone up on top. Judson arrives and tries to talk Oliver into coming to New York to help with the case. Oliver won't leave but will discuss the case with Judson. Judson can't believe the way Oliver lives now. Jerry Hausner as Ed Ferguson. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Parity Begins at Home" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 24, 1965 | 11 |
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Oliver wants to plant his entire 160 acres (0.65 km2) with wheat. George Wilkins (Jesse White) and Wally Jenkins (Sam Edwards), from the Conservation and Stabilization Committee (a local farm organization), come to the Douglas house. They inform Oliver that he can only plant 8 acres of wheat. If he plants more than that, there will be a penalty. Oliver holds a Wheat Penalty Protest Meeting. He then sends a petition to Washington D.C. Washington informs George and Wally that the wheat penalties were abolished in 1963. Howard Wendell as Bennington. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Frank Cady as Sam Drucker, Tom Fadden as Ben Miller, Kay E. Kuter as Newt Kiley, Walter Baldwin as Grandpappy Miller Note: In the show the names are George Wilkins and Wally Jenkins. However, in the credits their last names are switched, and listed as "George Jenkins" and "Wally Wilkins". | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Lisa Has a Calf" | Richard L. Bare | T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat; S/T : Phil Leslie | December 8, 1965 | 12 |
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Eleanor, the cow Oliver bought from Mr. Haney, is pregnant. Eb is afraid that if Mr. Haney finds out, he will claim that the calf belongs to him. Haney comes by and Oliver tries to keep him occupied while Eb hides Eleanor. Lisa, not knowing Oliver is keeping it a secret, lets slip about a pregnancy, but not who. Haney thinks it's Lisa that's due, and this rumor spreads through Hooterville and right to Oliver's mother in New York! Kate Bradley comes by to see how Lisa is doing and leaves quite confused. Mother Douglas arrives and has brought Dr. Fillmore from New York with her. With Dr. Fillmore's help, Eleanor has her calf. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Bea Benaderet as Kate Bradley, Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Wedding Anniversary" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 15, 1965 | 13 |
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It's the Douglases' wedding anniversary. Oliver remembers the date but cannot recall the exact number of years he and Lisa have been married. Lisa flashes back to last year's anniversary which landed them both in jail. The trouble started when a panicked Oliver found corn borers in his terrace garden. He refuses to go to the anniversary party at the Waldorf that his mother has set up. Mother Douglas comes by and when she learns that Oliver won't leave, she starts tossing his "crop" off the balcony. Because of the pots crashing onto the street below, the police come by and arrest Oliver and Lisa. Back in Hooterville, Oliver and Lisa decide to celebrate at the Shady Rest Hotel that night. But Eb tells Oliver that his wheat crop is threatened by sawflies. His angry call to the Agriculture Department lands him and Lisa in jail again. Dave Willock as George Bennington. Vinton Hayworth as Dr. Faber. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Bea Benaderet as Kate Bradley, Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "What Happened in Scranton?" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 22, 1965 | 14 |
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Eb teaches Oliver how to milk Eleanor the cow. Hank comes by and has a confusing conversation with Oliver about how to fertilize his crop. Lisa decides to bring a little culture and charm to Hooterville by means of a beauty parlor. She calls Oliver's mother and asks her to send a hairdresser. Eunice says she'll get Claude (James Millhollin) of the Ritz Plaza to come. Eunice blackmails him with one word: Scranton. He sets up shop on the Cannonball and gives the Hooterville women new hairdos. Now, they refuse to do any farm work because they are too "beautiful". This has all the farmers in the valley come to Lisa to complain. Lisa gets them to appreciate their wives. Elvia Allman as Cora Watson. Guy Wilkerson as Lud Watson. Dan White as Man. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Smiley Burnette as Charley Pratt, Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "How to Enlarge a Bedroom" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 29, 1965 | 15 |
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After persistent pleas and an ultimatum from Lisa, Oliver agrees to have the bedroom enlarged. Oliver calls contractors Alf (Sid Melton) and Ralph Monroe (Mary Grace Canfield). While Oliver goes to get a building permit, Alf and Ralph rip the room apart and begin moving the walls. Buford Wilkins (Pat Buttram), Haney's cousin, comes by to inspect the work so far. Buford happens to be the father of Eb's girlfriend. When Oliver refuses to give Eb the keys to the car so he can take out his girlfriend, Buford disapproves the project and condemns the whole house. Oliver gives Eb the keys and Buford approves the permit. But Buford learns that the project is for a bedroom, and it gets disapproved again because Alf and Ralph are only licensed for hen houses and chicken coops. Oliver is left with an open-air bedroom without a roof and the pole with his phone is gone. Norman Leavitt as Telephone Man. Guest Star from Petticoat Junction: Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Give Me Land, Lots of Land" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 5, 1966 | 16 |
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Oliver is interested in buying the 140 acres (0.57 km2) owned by the Watsons that is adjoining his property. It would however not include the farmhouse on it. Lisa is against the idea until she sees the Watson farmhouse and thinks that is their new home. Oliver leaves for New York to arrange the financing. Thinking it's part of the deal, Lisa sells the Watsons' furniture to Mr. Haney. She then has her furniture brought over. Oliver comes back and explains that they don't own the Watson house. They now need to buy back the furniture from Haney. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "I Didn't Raise My Husband to Be a Fireman" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 19, 1966 | 17 |
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The Monroe brothers come by the Douglas house to continue with the remodeling. Oliver learns about the Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department. He discovers the only requirement to join is that he must play a musical instrument in their marching band. Chief Joe Carson says the reason is that they have more parades than fires. Oliver is accepted and put on sky watch duty. When he sees a signal, Oliver races off to what he thinks is a fire. It turns to be an emergency band rehearsal. Joe takes away Oliver's helmet when he arrives without his guitar. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Bea Benaderet as Kate Bradley, Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Lisa Bakes a Cake" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 26, 1966 | 18 |
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Oliver is annoyed when Lisa puts a listing in the new phone book: "Oliver Douglas, Attorney at Law". He's afraid he'll be flooded with calls wanting his legal advice and he won't have time for farming. Meanwhile, Lisa is trying to bake a cake. Oliver wants his money back from Haney for the broken down tractor he bought from him. After a while, Oliver becomes depressed when nobody calls for his legal services. Oliver is excited when he finally gets a call from potential customer Harry Bleedwell (Hal Smith). Turns out Harry only wants Oliver to put an add in a pageant bulletin. Harry then threatens to sue when he trips over Lisa's 20-pound pound cake. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Smiley Burnette as Charley Pratt, Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Sprained Ankle, Country Style" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 2, 1966 | 19 |
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Oliver and Lisa are sleeping in the barn until their bedroom is done. Alf and Ralph claim to have finished the bedroom, but Oliver is not happy with the results. Oliver falls through the roof and sprains his ankle while putting up a TV antenna. Dr. Barton Stuart (Regis Toomey) says Oliver should stay off he feet for a few days. While Lisa takes care of him, several people from Hooterville stop by to unintentionally annoy him. They all come with food, but eat it themselves as they crowd Oliver off his bed to watch "Frankenstein Meets Mary Poppins" on TV. Oliver winds up out in the barn. Donald Curtis as Curly Robins. Guest Star from Petticoat Junction: Lori Saunders as Bobbie Jo Bradley | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "The Price of Apples" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 9, 1966 | 20 |
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Oliver's apple crop is ready to be harvested. He will make more on his apple crop if he gets it to market first. Oliver needs a truck but the Pixley farmers reserved all the delivery trucks. He hires some high school kids to pick the fruit and uses their old truck to transport the apples. While the truck has several breakdowns, the price of apples begins to drop. When the truck needs a head gasket, Lisa's "hotscakes" come to the rescue. Jack Bannon as Police Officer. Vince Barnett as Gus. Note: The police officer who pulls Oliver over is Hank Kimball's cousin. He rambles just like Hank, and his voice has been dubbed by Alvy Moore. Guest Star from Petticoat Junction: Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "What's in a Name?" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 16, 1966 | 21 |
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Ralph, the lady carpenter, becomes enamored with Hank Kimball, the county agent. Hank comes by to talk to Oliver about irrigating his corn. Ralph can't get Hank to notice her. Lisa talks to Hank about Ralph and Hank says he couldn't go out with a woman with a man's name. Lisa asks Oliver to file court papers to have Ralph's name changed to Sophia. Judge Murdock (Howard Smith) tells Oliver that he is not licensed to practice law in this state. Oliver speaks to Carl Hinkley (Richard Hale) of the State Bar Association in Pixley. Oliver has a week to study for the exam and winds up passing. Ralph says she given up on Hank and isn't changing her name. She also is dating a guy named Evelyn Bets. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "The Day of Decision" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 23, 1966 | 22 |
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Lisa agreed to try out the farm for six months. She must decide whether she and Oliver will remain on the farm or go back to New York. Oliver flashes back to the first days on the farm and him talking Lisa into going. Everyone anxiously awaits her decision. Lisa flashes back to when she first saw the kitchen. Uncle Joe recalls trying to sell Oliver some lousy land. Oliver remembers the lousy products Haney sold him. Lisa decides she wants to go back to the city and Oliver angrily prepares to leave. People come by to say goodbye. But Lisa reverses her decision after learning what happens to the animals after they're gone, so Oliver keeps his farm. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Smiley Burnette as Charley Pratt (archive footage), Rufe Davis as Floyd Smoot (archive footage), Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "A Pig in a Poke" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 9, 1966 | 23 |
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Oliver and Lisa are invited to New York where Oliver is to be guest speaker at a Harvard alumni banquet. Meanwhile, Sheriff Blake (Emory Parnell) has an order to take Arnold the pig in lieu of a debt that Fred owes Haney. The Ziffels seek Oliver's legal advice. Oliver goes to speak to Haney, but gets nowhere. Arnold is hiding in the Douglas house and Oliver gets stuck under the floor board looking for him. The fire department is called to get him loose. When Oliver and Lisa finally get to New York, they discover Arnold was a stowaway in a large piece of luggage. They bring Arnold to the banquet. | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Deputy" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 16, 1966 | 25 |
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Sam Drucker's going on a two-week vacation to visit his sister. He's having a hard time finding someone to take over his duties as deputy sheriff. Sam gets Oliver to fill in. Oliver tries to give Haney a ticket for not having a license plate. Oliver winds up getting a ticket from Haney's police officer nephew, Heston Haney (Joe Conley), for having out of state plates. A problem arises when Oliver shows Lisa how to use a pair of handcuffs before discovering that he's lost the keys. They look around for the keys, even going back to where Oliver got the ticket from Heston. They ask Hank for help and are almost run over by a train. Oliver sends Eb to the Sheriff to see if he has the keys, but he doesn't. Eb suggests a hair pin. While Oliver is saying that's a stupid idea, Lisa frees herself. But Oliver then gets the open handcuff stuck on the table. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson, Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Double Drick" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 23, 1966 | 26 |
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Oliver's generator breaks down and he decides to check on the status of his electricity request. It's been 7 months since he applied, so he asks Sam what the hold up is. It turns out that Sam forgot to mail in his application. Oliver decides to deal with the power company in person. Larry Lawlor (Dave Willock) comes by to install the electrical meter. Oliver notices that the meter is running even though the lines have not been put in yet. He calls the power company to have it replaced. Meanwhile, Oliver winds up having to buy various electrical appliances from Haney because a power line pole has to go on Haney's land. Nothing seems to go right as now Oliver has a power pole by the bedroom window. Plus the lines can't be connected to the house because they have to wait 6 months for another meter. Jonathan Hole as Mr. Powers. Guest Star from Petticoat Junction: Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 26 | 26 | "The Ballad of Molly Turgiss" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | April 6, 1966 | 24 |
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Oliver overhears Eb signing a folk song and tells him that he collected and wrote folk songs while he was in college. Eb says that Oliver should write a song about local legend Molly Turgiss (Renie Riano). The mere mention of her name causes bad things to happen. The Ziffels are invited over to the Douglas home for dinner. Fred doesn't want to go because he's worried Oliver will ask about Molly. When Oliver does bring her up, the Ziffels leave. Oliver starts to write a song about Molly and he sees her vision in a mirror. Hank tells Oliver and Lisa about Molly and how ugly she was. People would always avoid her. She left town but said she'd come back one day and haunt anyone that mentioned her name. Lisa feels sorry for Molly and talks to her in the mirror. Lisa offers to give her a make-over if she promises to not do bad things anymore. Oliver sings The Ballad of Molly Turgiss. Guest Star from Petticoat Junction: Frank Cady as Sam Drucker | ||||||
| 27 | 27 | "Never Look a Gift Tractor in the Mouth" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | April 27, 1966 | 28 |
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It's a few days before Oliver's birthday, and Lisa goes out and buys the biggest and fanciest tractor she can find. So that Oliver won't see it yet, she has it delivered to the Ziffels' farm with a sign that says "Happy Birthday from a friend". Fred doesn't know who it's from, but drives it over to Oliver to show it off. Lisa goes to the Ziffel house to try and explain about the tractor. They are so thankful for it that it becomes impossible for Lisa to straighten things out and get the new tractor back. Later, Doris starts to wonder why Lisa would give Fred a tractor. Doris confronts Oliver and suggests that there is something going on between Lisa and Fred. Oliver figures out what happened and goes to speak to Fred. Fred is so thankful that it's impossible for Oliver to get the tractor back. Stuart Erwin as Mr. Johnson. | ||||||
| 28 | 28 | "Send a Boy to College" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | May 4, 1966 | 27 |
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Oliver discovers that Eb has a way with sick animals. Sam tells Oliver and Lisa that Doc Stuart always said that Eb should've been a veterinarian. Lisa thinks that Oliver should send Eb to college. Oliver asks Hank about some local colleges. Haney tries to sell Oliver a college kit for Eb. Eb leaves for college and Oliver and Lisa miss him. But, it's not long before he's back. Eb was rejected because he never graduated from high school. | ||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Horse? What Horse?" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | May 11, 1966 | 29 |
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Lisa and Eb believe that Oliver's beginning to crack under the pressure of running the farm. A horse follows Oliver home, but every time he tries to show it to his wife, the horse disappears. Lisa assumes that her husband is imagining things and calls Doc Stuart (George Chandler). Oliver tries to tell Doc Stuart that there is nothing wrong with him, but the Doctor isn't too sure. Lisa's attempt to slip Oliver a sedative backfires. It results in her falling asleep just when Oliver sees a zebra in the window. Mr. Sanders (Jerry Hausner) explains to Haney that his circus truck over turned and some of his animals got away. Mr. Sanders asks Haney to help him catch his animals. Oliver then sees a camel. While talking to Oliver, Hank sees a chimp which then disappears. Oliver thinks Hank is being condescending. Haney comes by and explains what's going on. Oliver is happy he's not going crazy, but is then knocked down by a boxing kangaroo. | ||||||
| 30 | 30 | "The Rains Came" | Richard L. Bare | S : Howard Merrill and Stan Dreben; T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | May 18, 1966 | 31 |
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Mr. Haney sues Oliver for non-payment of a vital contract. There was a 90 day drought in Hooterville. Oliver apparently agreed to pay Haney $350 if he could bring some relief. When the rains eventually arrived, Oliver refused to pay. Haney claims that his Native American friend Chief Thundercloud (Robert Strauss) caused the rain that helped Oliver's crops grow. Oliver claims that it was the act of washing his car that caused it to rain, since every time you wash a car it rains. Judge Clemens (Howard Smith) dismisses the case because neither act could really cause the rain. J. Pat O'Malley as Diller Fangworth. Ray Kellogg as Bailiff. | ||||||
| 31 | 31 | "Culture" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | May 25, 1966 | 30 |
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The Every-Other-Wednesday-Afternoon-Discussion-Club decides that Hooterville needs a little "culture" in the form of a symphony orchestra. Oliver thinks the women are "nuts" for considering such a silly idea. He says that a small town like Hooterville should have band concerts in the park. Oliver imagines it being a hundred years ago and he and Lisa are listening to an old time band. Lisa brings in a New York conductor friend named Sir Geoffrey (Reginald Gardiner). Oliver tries to warn Sir Geoffrey about the talent in town. Sir Geoffrey runs into trouble with the town's only musicians: The Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department Band. Haney tries to sell Sir Geoffrey new conductor batons. When Sir Geoffrey starts the rehearsal, he learns that the band only knows one song. Virginia Sale as Selma Plout. Buddy Foster as Emory Durkin. | ||||||
| 32 | 32 | "Uncle Ollie" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Elon Packard | June 1, 1966 | 32 |
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Oliver receives a letter from his sister saying that his nephew Charles is coming for a visit. Chuck arrives on a motorcycle, has long hair and speaks "hip lingo". Oliver insists that Chuck help with the chores, but Chuck has no interest in work. Chuck soon learns that there is no "action" in Hooterville. Oliver is working on his tractor. Chuck is excellent with motors and proceeds to "soup up" the tractor. Oliver winds up getting a speeding ticket for going 80 mph. Haney truck stops running while at the Douglas farm. Chuck repairs Haney's truck with the engine out of Oliver's car. Oliver and Haney get more speeding tickets. Oliver is thrilled when Chuck says he's leaving. Jack Perkins as Officer. | ||||||
Season 2 (1966–67)
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| 33 | 1 | "Wings Over Hooterville" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 14, 1966 | 33 |
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The dreaded "Bing Bug" invades Hooterville's corn crop. Meanwhile, Lisa tells the men at Drucker's store about the first time she and Oliver met. Oliver had to bail out of his plane after his engine failed during a mission in World War II. Lisa was working for the Hungarian Underground when she found him hanging in a tree. Hank holds a meeting about the bug and suggests burning the crops. The idea of crop dusting comes up and everyone volunteers Oliver to do the flying. Oliver goes to where the plane is and finds that Haney has bought it. Oliver takes the plane up and winds up falling out of it. Lisa finds him hanging in a tree again. The plane crashes into Oliver's corn crops and burns two acres. The smoke gets rid of the Bing Bugs. Oscar Beregi as Janos. | ||||||
| 34 | 2 | "Water, Water Everywhere" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 21, 1966 | 35 |
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After his well dries up, Mr. Haney has Willie the Well-Witcher (Percy Helton) find a new spot to dig a well. Once Haney is connected to the water, the Douglases lose theirs. Oliver hires Willie to find a new well for him. When Oliver's water is hooked up, the Ziffles' water dries up. After a few more rounds of this, Oliver calls a town meeting. Oliver suggests that the town build a community reservoir. Hank does a survey and says that the best place for the reservoir would be the Douglas farm. Oliver then suggests that the town run a pipe from the Pixley reservoir. When the pump is switched on, the whole valley loses their electricity. | ||||||
| 35 | 3 | "I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier" | Richard L. Bare | S : Elon Packard and Norman Hudis; T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 28, 1966 | 37 |
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Oliver and Lisa agree to "pig sit" Arnold while the Ziffels enjoy a second honeymoon at Niagara Falls. Arnold receives a draft notice ordering him to report for his physical. Oliver says it's a mistake and they should ignore it. Mr. Grimes (Ray Teal) and Mr. Collins (Lester Dorr) from the Selective Service Board arrive and tell Lisa Arnold must show up. Oliver brings Arnold to the draft board, but the Sergeant (Tom D'Andrea) doesn't believe the pig is Arnold. The FBI comes to the Douglas house with a warrant for Arnold. Oliver keeps trying to explain that Arnold is a pig. The FBI men throw Oliver in jail. Oliver finally gets them to understand. Ralph Monroe then receives a draft notice. John Stephenson as Man #1. James Seay as Man #2. | ||||||
| 36 | 4 | "How to See South America By Bus" | Richard L. Bare | S : Walter Black; T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 5, 1966 | 36 |
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Lisa meets Amy Collins (Dianne Foster), a lovely young female farmer. Amy would like to speak to Oliver about some legal work involving her farm. Oliver meets Amy and agrees to come over to her farm and help her. Amy is apparently a very knowledgeable farmer and a good cook. Lisa becomes jealous of the time the two spent together. Oliver invites Amy over for dinner to discuss farming. Lisa asks Hank to teach her about farming. At dinner, Lisa has a little too much champagne. Lisa overhears Mrs. Ziffel describe the plot on her favorite soap opera to Sadie Prentiss. Lisa now believes that Oliver and Amy are going to run off to South America together. Oliver speaks to Mrs. Ziffel, figures out the misunderstanding and explains it to Lisa. Note: Similar to the plot of the 1947 film The Egg and I (Film))[1] | ||||||
| 37 | 5 | "The Ugly Duckling" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 19, 1966 | 34 |
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Lisa and Oliver wake up to find Haney attempting to disconnect their phone up on the pole. Oliver refuses to pay the bill until the phone company runs the phone line into the house. Ralph is devastated that Hank Kimball stood her up on another date. She asks Lisa to make her more feminine. Roy Trendell (Robert Foulk) from the phone company comes by. Lisa says she will need a couple days to work on Ralph. This means that Oliver is forced to sleep in the barn with Eb. Oliver invites Hank over for dinner. Tom Blackwell (Dave Willock) comes to run the phone line and Lisa invites him to dinner as well. Lisa wants to pretend Tom is Ralph's boyfriend to make Hank jealous. Both men leave in a hurry. | ||||||
| 38 | 6 | "One of Our Assemblymen is Missing" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 26, 1966 | 38 |
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Many people in town lament that Oliver doesn't seem to fly off the handle anymore. Oliver receives a tax bill for $12.03 from the State Farm Unattached Duty Tax Bureau. No one in Hooterville knows what the tax is for. Oliver delivers a speech about not paying the tax and farmers are the backbone of the country. Oliver can't contact the State Farm Bureau, so he wants to reach his assemblyman but doesn't know who he is. He learns Hooterville hasn't held an election for an assemblyman since 1922. Oliver and Lisa travel to the state capital and hope to speak with the Governor (Roy Roberts). Oliver can't get in to see the Governor. Lisa makes a call and gets him an appointment. Oliver gets the Governor to agree to refund all the tax money the people of Hooterville paid for the last 40 years. The Governor then sends a 3 million dollar bill to Hooterville for all the work the state has done around the town. Mary Treen as Telephone Operator. | ||||||
| 39 | 7 | "The Good Old Days" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 2, 1966 | 39 |
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Oliver tells Lisa about book he's reading on farm life in the 1800s. He would like her to have a greater appreciation of being a farm wife. The story goes that poor farmer Gus Thompson (Eddie Albert) sends for Gladys to be his wife. His friend Olaf Simpson (Peter Whitney) has sent for Greta. The stagecoach arrives with Greta but not Gladys. Etta Thompson (Eva Gabor), Greta's cousin, is on the coach and tells Gus that Gladys is married. Etta is supposed to take Gladys' place. At first Gus says no, but then he marries Etta. Gus and Etta cleared the land and start a farm from scratch. Prentiss the Peddler (Pat Buttram) tries to sell Gus a lot of stuff. Etta eventually has 7 children and their farm grew larger. One day the river overflowed and flooded Gus' farm. Gus, Jr. (Tom Lester) says that he and the other children are going to the big city. Etta tells Gus they will start over. Etta has 15 more children and the years passed. After Oliver is finished telling the story, Lisa says she's still not cut out to be a farm wife. | ||||||
| 40 | 8 | "Eb Discovers the Birds and the Bees" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 9, 1966 | 40 |
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Eb sees Betty Jo Bradley at Druckers store and is suddenly smitten with her. Thinking of Oliver as a father, Eb asks him for some advice on romance. Oliver recalls the first time he asked Lisa for a date. They were aboard a ship, where Oliver was playing in the band. Eb asks Betty Jo for a date on Saturday night and she says yes. Eb doesn't know where to take her. Oliver recalls letting Lisa pick a restaurant and it wound up costing him a fortune. Eb follows Oliver's advice, incorrectly, and Betty Jo cancels their date. Oliver goes to explain things to Betty Jo. The date is back on and they're to go to a dance. Eb says he can't dance and needs Oliver to teach him. What Oliver thinks is a nice gesture, winds up ruining Eb's date. Maurice Marsac as Headwaiter. Joyce Nizzari as Cigarette Girl. Guest Stars from Petticoat Junction: Linda Kaye as Betty Jo Bradley, Lori Saunders as Bobbie Jo Bradley | ||||||
| 41 | 9 | "The Hooterville Image" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 16, 1966 | 41 |
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The farmers of Hooterville Valley fear that Oliver is ruining their image by continuing to wear a suit and tie when he does his chores. Fred says they need to show Oliver how ridiculous he looks when farming in city clothes. Meanwhile, Ralph and Alf fix Oliver's closet door so it doesn't fall off. But now the door won't open at all. Oliver now notices that all the farmers, Floyd Smoot and Charlie Pratt are dressed in suits. Oliver complains to Lisa that everyone is making fun of him. Hank has a confusing conversation with Oliver about the way he dresses. Oliver agrees to wear overalls. Lisa has ordered some overalls for Oliver from her dressmaker. They cost $150 and are made with Italian silk, real fur and gold buttons. Oliver buys a real pair of overalls. The other farmers have to keep wearing the suits because their wives burned their overalls. The farmers insist Oliver start wearing his suit again. | ||||||
| 42 | 10 | "You Ought to Be in Pictures" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 23, 1966 | 42 |
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Oliver is to give an acceptance speech to the Chamber of Commerce. At the meeting, the members discuss how to bring outside money to Hooterville. They vote to invite a Hollywood picture company to film a movie in the Valley. Oliver has written to Washington seeking advice on growing his crops. James Stuart (Bernie Kopell) from the Agricultural Department wants to do a film about city people buying a farm and their chance of failure. Mr. Melvin (Byron Foulger), having read Oliver's letter, suggests to James that he call Oliver. James has a very confusing call with people at Drucker's store. They think he's movie actor "Jimmy Stewart" and they all will be in the movie. Many of the locals enroll in Haney's acting school. Mr. Stuart arrives and people learn there will be no Hollywood film. Mr. Stuart returns to Washington with a film that didn't turn out as expected. | ||||||
| 43 | 11 | "A Home Isn't Built in a Day" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Elon Packard and Jay Sommers | November 30, 1966 | 43 |
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Tired of living in a dump, Lisa threatens to leave Oliver unless he completely renovates their farmhouse. Oliver fires the Monroe brothers. Oliver asks Sam if he knows of any architects. Sam recommends Dillwell Pinkley (Richard Erdman), from Pixley. Dillwell draws up some really nice sketches. There is a little question about the price, but that gets rectified. The morning the work is to start, contractor Eli Boone and his men are there, but not working. They won't cross the Monroes' picket line. Oliver works things out and Eli Boone will come back the next day. The next morning Eli again isn't working. Haney serves Oliver an injunction to stop working on this historical landmark. Oliver's house is the birthplace of famous Hootervillian Rutherford B. Skrug. Lisa will put up with the way the house is for now. | ||||||
| 44 | 12 | "A Square is Not Round" | Richard L. Bare | Elroy Schwartz | December 14, 1966 | 44 |
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A chicken mystery develops on the Douglas farm when Lisa reveals that one of the hens is laying square eggs. Amid that, Oliver can't figure out why the toaster now operates by the sound of saying "five". Oliver mentions his toaster issue to the boys at Drucker's. They say he has an old model, the new models work when you say "eight". Oliver tries to figure out which chicken is laying the square egg. Hank tells Oliver that a Mr. Moody (James Westerfield) has been trying to breed a chicken that lays square eggs. Hearing that the square egg laying chicken may be valuable, Haney tries to buy back the chickens from Oliver. Mr. Moody comes by and Oliver sells his chickens to him for a large amount of money. Lisa is sad that Oliver sold her friends. Mr. Moody brings the chickens back saying none of them laid a square egg. After he leaves, one of them does. The next morning, the mystery is solved. | ||||||
| 45 | 13 | "An Old-fashioned Christmas" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers and Buddy Atkinson | December 21, 1966 | 46 |
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Flashing back 7 years in New York, Oliver has a hard time getting a live tree for Christmas. Back in modern day Hooterville, Oliver is determined to have an old-fashioned Christmas. He finds a tree he wants to cut down. Meanwhile, Haney tries to sell Oliver a transistor radio necktie. Haney informs Oliver that chopping trees down is prohibited by the state forest conservation law. Sam Drucker used to sell aluminum trees. He now sells artificial Christmas trees that squirt "genuine spruce spray" from the top. They also ooze fake sap. Oliver gets a permit from Hank to chop down a tree. Some of the neighbors come by to see Oliver's real Christmas tree. They intend to stay and listen to Oliver sing some songs. But they all leave when they see Lisa's "hotscake fruitscake." Vince Barnett as Harry. | ||||||
| 46 | 14 | "Never Trust a Little Old Lady" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat & Al Schwartz | December 28, 1966 | 48 |
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It's tomato planting season and Oliver cannot find an accurate means of predicting the weather in Hooterville. Most of the community relies on the TV newscast's little old lady who steps out of a tiny dollhouse with or without an umbrella. There is also Walter, a little old man who sometimes comes out. This time she comes out with the umbrella and everyone at Drucker's store is preparing for heavy rain. Oliver doesn't believe it as there's not a cloud in the sky. Oliver starts to plant his tomatoes. Oliver has a dream where Lisa is the little old lady and he is Walter. Hooterville suffers the coldest night of the year and there is frost on the ground. Oliver takes all of his tomato plants out of the ground and brings them inside. Oliver contacts the Weather Bureau in Washington which predicts warm days and nights. Everyone replants their crops. That night there is another frost. Lisa's Crepe Suzettes save the crops from the cold. Jack Bailey as Announcer. | ||||||
| 47 | 15 | "School Days" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 4, 1967 | 49 |
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Oliver wants Lisa to enroll at the Hooterville High School to take a class in domestic science. Lisa speaks with Principal Russell (George Ives) and enrolls in several classes. At her first day in class, Lisa constantly interrupts teacher Mrs. Hockmeister (Sarah Selby). Principal Russell tells Oliver that Lisa is a disruptive influence. Oliver tells Lisa to behave in class and she informs him that he will be part of the students car pool. Oliver is brought back to the Principal's office after Lisa blows up the chemistry lab. She also disrupts history class with her own version of Hungary's past. Lisa takes a Driver's Education Course and drives into the girl's shower room. Oliver talks to Principal Russell again and learns Lisa has been expelled. Walker Edmiston as Mr. Dillman. Charles Briles as Boy #1. Dave Willock as Tom Blackwell. | ||||||
| 48 | 16 | "His Honor" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Al Schwartz | January 11, 1967 | 47 |
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No one wants to volunteer to be a livestock judge at the annual fair. Oliver misunderstands when Sam asks him to be the judge. The Douglases travel to New York so Oliver can get some judging advice from Judge Crandell (Grandon Rhodes). In New York, Oliver tells Mother Douglas his good news. Back in Hooterville, Roy Trendell is upset that Oliver was made livestock judge, the position he held. Sam apologizes as they thought Roy wasn't interested. Roy tells Sam to call Oliver and make him the apple judge. Lisa received the telephone message and Oliver thinks he's being appointed an appellate judge. Lisa shops for a robe and wig for Oliver. Back at home, Oliver gets a ticket for speeding, which Lisa tears up. Oliver tells Judge Wilkins that Sam appointed him an appellate judge. Wilkins calls Sam and Sam has Hank go to Oliver to clear up the misunderstanding. At the fair, the other judges show up in robes, so Oliver wears his. Bobs Watson as Bell Hop. | ||||||
| 49 | 17 | "It's So Peaceful in the Country" | Richard L. Bare | David Braverman and Bob Marcus | January 18, 1967 | 45 |
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Lisa is visiting Mother Eunice Douglas in New York. Dr. Faber (Vinton Hayworth) says Eunice needs complete rest and should go somewhere quiet. Eunice comes to Hooterville and Lisa and Oliver give her their room. That night everyone is awakened by Eb driving the noisy tractor. Then Eunice has to climb the pole to answer the phone and she falls off. In the morning, Ralph and Alf wake Eunice up. Thinking it will be quieter, they put Eunice in Eb's room in the barn. Oliver discovers four Native Americans who have set up a camp on his farm. Chief Yellow Horse (J. Carrol Naish) tells Oliver that Haney let them come there every year to do their bear dance. Haney capitalizes on the Sioux event and offers tours through the Douglas' home. Yellow Horse tells Oliver they will leave if Eunice can go with them. With the help of Lisa's hotcakes, the Sioux leave. | ||||||
| 50 | 18 | "Exodus to Bleedswell" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 25, 1967 | 50 |
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Haney informs Oliver that many of the residents of Hooterville are moving to Bleedswell for jobs at the new defense plant. Lisa is sad that all her friends are leaving. She asks Oliver why they can't have a defense plant in town. Oliver speaks to Sam, who then calls a town council meeting. They vote to reopen an old airplane factory in town and make Oliver president. They also have a contract with the Army that was signed in World War 1. General Sloat (Herbert Rudley) of the Air Force receives a letter from Hooterville about making the planes. Sloat says the letter must be from some nut. Oliver visits the factory in an old barn. Needing money for nails and wood, they write another letter to Sloat. Sloat asks Mr. Travis (Damian O'Flynn), from the Attorney Generals office, if the contract is still valid and finds out it is. Sloat travels to Hooterville to reason with them. Sloat tells Oliver he is to test fly the first plane. Lisa christens the plane and it falls apart. | ||||||
| 51 | 19 | "It's Human to be Humane" | Richard L. Bare | Sam Locke and Joel Rapp | February 1, 1967 | 51 |
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Lisa complains to Oliver that he never talks to her anymore. Oliver figures out that they made a profit of $16.42 in their first year on the farm. Lisa has nothing to do and Oliver tells her to get a hobby. Lisa becomes the head of the "Hooterville Human Humane Committee." First she tells Newt Kiley that selling chicken eggs is off limits. Then duck hunting and setting mouse traps is forbidden. Soon, the Douglas' house is full of animals. The locals quickly tire of Lisa's animal protection demands. Hank comes by with a petition to run Lisa out of town. Lisa agrees to resign when Oliver comes by with a mink coat. | ||||||
| 52 | 20 | "Never Take Your Wife to a Convention" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 8, 1967 | 52 |
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Oliver is going to represent Hooterville at the State Farming convention. While there, Oliver runs into Wanda (Barbara Nichols) who he met long ago at the Boston Follies. They then meet Wanda's husband Charlie (Jesse White). Lisa remembers Charlie because his father was Lisa's mother's bootlegger. Charlie worked for his uncle, a bookie, but is now a farmer. The more Charlie talks about his farm, the more Oliver's convinced that his criminal days are not in the past. Oliver comes home having seen none of the convention as Charlie and Wanda keep them out partying the whole time. Charlie and Wanda make a surprise visit. Charlie wants to help Oliver and gets him a new tractor and other items. Oliver later learns that all his gifts have been reported stolen. Oliver has to convince the sheriff that he didn't steal all these items. George N. Neise as Clerk. Murray Alper as Louie. Phil Gordon as Bellboy. | ||||||
| 53 | 21 | "The Computer Age" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 15, 1967 | 54 |
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Some of the men are at Sam's store discussing how computers will eventually run the farms. Meanwhile, Alf and Ralph fix the falling closet door by attaching it to the frame. Now, the whole closet and door move together. Ralph wants to go to a computer dating service to meet a husband. Oliver thinks it's a great idea and gives her the money for it. Lisa thinks that nothing works as well as romance. Lisa bets Oliver that if they went to the computer service, they wouldn't be paired together. They go to see Mr. Blisswell (Francis DeSales) at the dating service. The computer doesn't match them up. Lisa now won't let Oliver in their bedroom. Haney offers Oliver an apologizing service. Lisa and Oliver make up. A man named George comes by and says he was paired up with Lisa. Ralph is paired up with Oliver. | ||||||
| 54 | 22 | "Never Start Talking Unless Your Voice Comes Out" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 22, 1967 | 53 |
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Oliver goes to Sam's to pick up his mail. He receives an official-looking letter from Washington, D.C. He opens it, but won't tell any of the men there what the letter says. After he leaves, Haney says he must be a tax dodger. Oliver tells Lisa that he's been offered a senior partner job at Brad Wingate's law firm. Oliver now has to choose between being a farmer or a lawyer. Lisa talks to Doris Ziffel about their possible move. In an effort to keep the Douglas' in town, the town's people try and find legal cases for Oliver. Oliver is touched that the people want him to stay. But then the people think that Oliver gave up the big job because he is a counterfeiter and bootlegger. After hearing Oliver got a call from Washington, Hank thinks he's with the C.I.A. Some of the men come by and Oliver plays along that he's a spy. | ||||||
| 55 | 23 | "The Beverly Hillbillies" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 1, 1967 | 55 |
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The Hooterville Community Players are going to put on a production to raise money for a clubhouse. They decide to do a show of "The Beverly Hillbillies." Meanwhile, Eb sprains his ankle riding a scooter. When some of the cast takes ill, the Douglas's become stars in the show. After Eb "punches up" a script from the series, Hank Kimball plays Jed Clampett, Oliver appears as Jethro, and Lisa portrays Granny with a combination Hungarian/southern accent. During a dress rehearsal, Oliver breaks his toe. Now he and Eb are laid up in the same bed. Harry Antrim as Doc Wilson. | ||||||
| 56 | 24 | "Lisa's Vegetable Garden" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 8, 1967 | 56 |
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Instead of buying vegetables, Oliver thinks a farm wife should grow her own. Lisa agrees to start a garden. Lisa goes to Hank for help growing vegetables and he gives her several pamphlets. Meanwhile, Oliver's tractor falls apart again. He goes to some of the other farmers hoping to borrow one of theirs. No one has a tractor to spare. Oliver buys a plow horse from Haney. Things don't go well with the horse. Lisa drives by with a brand new tractor. She hires Alf and Ralph as her housekeepers. Lisa then buys $900 worth of farm supplies from Sam. Oliver tells her not to spend any more money and return everything she bought. After 6 weeks, she shows Oliver a barren field and tells him she didn't buy any seeds. | ||||||
| 57 | 25 | "The Saucer Season" | Richard L. Bare | T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat; S/T : Sam Locke & Joel Rapp | March 15, 1967 | 57 |
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Lisa brings Oliver everything for a picnic lunch except the food. Hank tells a skeptical Oliver about flying saucer sightings in the area. Eb claims he saw a flying saucer and little green men. Sam prints the story in the local paper. Haney agrees to be Eb's agent. Haney also brings a bunch of tourists to the Douglas farm. Oliver now has to worry about the crowd trampling his crops. Lieutenant Bennett (Bob Hastings), from the Air Force, comes by to speak with Eb. Bennett has a confusing conversation with Eb and leaves. Dan White as Man. Buddy Foster as Boy. | ||||||
| 58 | 26 | "Getting Even With Haney" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 22, 1967 | 59 |
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Doris is at the Douglas house doing her laundry. Fred comes by and Doris says she's tired of beating their laundry on a rock in the creek. Haney sends a giant statue to Oliver claiming Oliver ordered it. Oliver returns it and tells Haney one day he'll go too far and Oliver will get him. Fred buys a Grabwell washing machine from Haney. The machine goes crazy, spraying water and clothes everywhere, before chasing the Ziffels out their front door. The inside of the Ziffel house is destroyed. Oliver has his "day in court" with Haney, as he represents the Ziffels. But first they have to find a judge that's not related to Haney or his lawyer. Oliver wins the case and Haney owes the Ziffels $250. Something Lisa does helps Haney raise the money. Things get worse when Oliver sends Lisa to rectify the situation. Grandon Rhodes as Judge Jones. Louise Lorimer as Lady Judge. Nolan Leary as Judge Smith. | ||||||
| 59 | 27 | "Kimball Gets Fired" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 29, 1967 | 60 |
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Hank tells Oliver that he has a new chief named Mr. Treffinger (Parley Baer) who fired him. Ralph is distraught when she learns her beloved "Hankie" was fired. Lisa goes to speak with Treffinger about Hank getting his job back. Treffinger tells her he has already hired someone else. New County Agent Harvey Schmidlapp (David Ketchum) pays a visit to Oliver and insults his farm. Turns out Harvey's rude and insulting to all the farmers in the valley. Everyone wants Hank back. Oliver brings a petition to Treffinger demanding Hank is hired back, but Treffinger turns him down. Oliver schemes to scare Harvey away by fixing him up with Ralph. Harvey quits. Oliver finds Hank tending bar in Pixley, but finds a way for him to come back. | ||||||
| 60 | 28 | "The Vulgar Ring Story" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | April 12, 1967 | 58 |
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Lisa misplaces her ring and Eb finds it in the refrigerator. She says the ring belonged to her great, great grandmother, Lastvogel Groinietz (Eva Gabor), the Queen of the Gypsies. Lisa says that the women in her family had to marry American men every fourth generation. Otherwise, they would lose custody of the ring. The story goes that her great, great grandfather Cornelius Reinholt (Eddie Albert) was an American artist touring Hungary. He meets Lastvogel in the woods. Cornelius asks Lastvogel's father, Bela (Oscar Beregi), if he could paint her portrait. As Lisa is telling the story, townspeople show up to listen. Cornelius unknowingly does a wedding dance with Lastvogel. To become one of the tribe, Cornelius must steal a chicken. Cornelius winds up in jail. His Mother (Doris Packer) and Father (Walter Woolf King) come to visit him. Cornelius tells them he is going to marry Lastvogel. The two get married with the ring that Lastvogel stole from Cornelius's Mother. That's the ring that gets passed down. | ||||||
| 61 | 29 | "Who's Lisa?" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | April 19, 1967 | 61 |
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Lisa wants to go to New York for the opening of opera season. Oliver says he can't go because it's the busiest time of the year for him. While fixing the roof, Oliver accidentally drops a hammer on Lisa's head, giving her amnesia. Doctor Stuart (Arthur Peterson) tells Oliver the amnesia will pass. Meanwhile, Lisa thinks Oliver is Claude the butler. Oddly, Lisa recognizes Hank. And Lisa can now actually cook a decent meal. Doctor Stuart tells Oliver that Lisa might start remembering who he is if he starts to court her. Oliver brings Lisa some flowers, but she still doesn't recognize him. Oliver starts to think she's faking just so he'll take her to the opera. Doctor Stuart suggests Oliver actually take Lisa to the opera. Lisa falls out of the opera box, bumps her head and now remembers Oliver. But then Oliver bumps his head and gets amnesia. | ||||||
| 62 | 30 | "Music to Milk By" | Richard L. Bare | Elroy Schwartz | April 26, 1967 | 63 |
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Eb wants a transistor radio for his birthday and he left hints for Oliver. Oliver thinks it's Lisa's birthday. He goes to Sam's where he's talked into buying the radio. Oliver gives the gift to Lisa and then finds out it's Eb's birthday. Eb becomes obsessed over winning a name the song contest on a Pixley radio station. He has to listen around the clock to hear the 12 songs. A complication arises when Eleanor the cow swallows the radio. Oliver and Lisa take Eleanor to Dr. Wilson (Charles P. Thompson), the veterinarian. Dr. Wilson says she'll be alright and gives her a shot. Just as the last song is to be played, Eleanor hiccups and changes the station, causing Eb to lose. | ||||||
Season 3 (1967–68)
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| 63 | 1 | "The Man For the Job" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 6, 1967 | 64 |
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Sam mentions that the State Senator that represents Hooterville is retiring. Sam has to go to the state capitol because he is on the party nominating committee. At the meeting, Grover Simpson (Guy Raymond) says they should nominate a man that can read and write. Dooly Watkins (J. Pat O'Malley) suggests a college man. Sam mentions Oliver and flashes back to when he first met Oliver. Grover and Dooly come to Hooterville to meet Oliver. Oliver tells them how he always wanted to be a farmer. Flashback to when Oliver grew corn in New York. Grover and Dooly speak with Fred to see if he'd vote for Oliver. Flashback to when Oliver joined the volunteer fireman band. They speak to Ralph. Flashback to when Alf and Ralph have a ribbon cutting ceremony for Oliver's bedroom. Grover and Dooly speak to more people in the valley. Turns out the Senator is not going to retire. | ||||||
| 64 | 2 | "Lisa's Jam Session" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 13, 1967 | 66 |
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Sam's store doesn't sell jam since all the women in Hooterville make their own. Oliver thinks it's a great idea for Lisa to make her own jam. Lisa doesn't want to do it and they wind up having a fight. Lisa finally agrees to make the jam because of the Hungarian Parliament's "Big Dumb Law of 1924". The law says that "All Hungarian women had to do whatever their husbands wanted them to do, no matter how dumb it was." Hank comes by and gives Lisa a pamphlet on making jam. Oliver buys some jam jars from Haney. He then finds Lisa trying to crush the peaches with her feet. Things continue to not go well, so Oliver tells Lisa to get Mrs. Ziffel's help as her jam is the best in the valley. Lisa shows Oliver several jars of jam she made. Oliver is impressed, until he learns Mrs. Ziffel's secret. | ||||||
| 65 | 3 | "Love Comes to Arnold Ziffel" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 20, 1967 | 65 |
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Oliver learns that Arnold the pig is in love with Cynthia the basset hound. Fred objects to Arnold's love affair because the dog belongs to Haney. Fred asks Oliver if there is anything he can do legally stop Cynthia from coming around. Oliver says that Arnold will probably forget about Cynthia soon enough. Oliver comes to Sam's store and meets Cynthia. Haney thinks Cynthia is in love with a dog named Grover. Hank then brings his dog Quincy to enter him in the County Field Trials. Arnold stays at the Douglas house in hopes that he will forget about Cynthia, but she finds him. Realizing it could never work between the two of them, Arnold breaks up with Cynthia. Despite being the favorite to win the County Field Trials, Cynthia performs miserably. Haney now wants to sue over his heartbroken hound. | ||||||
| 66 | 4 | "Oliver vs. the Phone Company" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 27, 1967 | 67 |
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Oliver is trying to place a call to the company that built his tractor with no luck. Fed up with the lousy service, Oliver starts a feud with Hooterville Phone Company president, Roy Trendell (Robert Foulk). Oliver circulates a petition to have changes made at the company. Haney signs the petition only after Oliver buys something. Oliver goes to the state capitol and speaks with Carl Bevins (Hal Smith). Carl says that he can't help as Hooterville needs at least forty two customers and they only have thirty four. In retaliation for Oliver going to the capitol, Roy takes Oliver's phone and gives it to Fred Ziffel. Tired of Oliver's complaining and saying he could run the company better, Roy gives him the keys. | ||||||
| 67 | 5 | "Oliver Takes Over the Phone Company" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 4, 1967 | 68 |
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Roy Trendell officially turns over the keys of the Hooterville Phone Company to Oliver. Roy's mother Sarah, who runs the switchboard, quits. She's telling everyone that Oliver stole the phone company from Roy in a rigged card game. Oliver and Lisa go to the phone company office and find it in disarray. When Oliver tries to run the switchboard, it explodes. Mr. McGurney (Dave Willock) comes by to fix the switchboard. Oliver then tries to find a telephone operator. Lisa figures out how to run the switchboard. Jonathan Hole as Announcer. | ||||||
| 68 | 6 | "A Kind Word For the President" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 11, 1967 | 70 |
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Oliver is becoming frustrated with running the phone company. He's tried of the complaints and no one paying their bill. Oliver sends a letter to Alf and Ralph to pay their phone bill or it will be removed. They bring their phone to him. Oliver says he'll forgive their bill if they move his phone from the pole to the house. Meanwhile, Lisa asks Sam for something easy to make for dinner. He suggests "Dee Dee's Dehydrated Dinners". Just drop a bag into boiling water and out comes a full meal. Lisa tells Sam how unappreciated Oliver feels. After going over the phone company's books, Oliver must raise rates to not lose so much money. Sam organizes a special meeting of the chamber of commerce, inviting Eb but not Oliver. Oliver is surprised to learn it was about giving him a $1.35 a plate testimonial dinner. Merie Earle as Sarah Trendell. | ||||||
| 69 | 7 | "Don't Count Your Tomatoes Before They're Picked" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 18, 1967 | 69 |
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Oliver asks Hank when his tomatoes will be ready to pick. Hank tells him a couple days and that he'll get some pickers for Oliver. Hank also tells Oliver that people are not satisfied with his phone company. Hank sends over Harold Who-The (Guy Raymond) and several other pickers. Oliver tries to explain that it's too soon to pick the tomatoes. Oliver does learn that Carmelita (June Foray), one of the pickers, knows how to run a switchboard. Despite her English not being so good, she gets the job. But it's not long before she quits. Tired of the headaches, Oliver gets Haney to take over the company. Haney's outrageous prices lead the people of Hooterville to force Haney to give control back to Oliver. | ||||||
| 70 | 8 | "Eb Elopes" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 25, 1967 | 72 |
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The Douglases find a note from Eb saying he's eloped. He also writes that while he's on his honeymoon, his cousin Walter (Guy Raymond) will fill in for him. Walter arrives and Oliver learns that he used to bar tend at the Stankwell Falls Cocktail Lounge. Apparently Walter has no experience working on a farm. Oliver takes Walter to Sam's store to buy some work clothes. While there, Hank gets a laugh at the thought of Oliver teaching Walter how to be a farm hand. Instead of pulling up the weeds, Walter pulls up the corn. There is more destruction to follow. Thinking that Oliver is opening a cocktail lounge in his house, Haney tries to sell him bar equipment. | ||||||
| 71 | 9 | "The Thing" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 1, 1967 | 73 |
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Lisa is surprised that they haven't heard from Eb since he left on his honeymoon. Oliver is tired of paying storage for something neither he or Lisa know what it is. The Monroe brothers fix the hole in the ceiling they put there when they ran the wire for the phone. But now they cut the wire. Oliver calls the storage company and has the item shipped to the farm. A giant crate arrives. Inside is a genuine Stavinski birdbath that Lisa had bought three years earlier for Oliver's birthday. But to Oliver it's just a large hideous collection of pipes and faucets. Oliver asks Haney to cart the birdbath away and dump it in a swamp, but Lisa finds out. Hank recognizes the Stavinski because his sister had one of his works that she donated to a museum. Oliver hopes to donate his. Mr. Bennett (George Ives) from the museum says it's a fake Stavinski. But when Oliver has something else that Bennett wants, he makes a deal to take the Stavinski as well. Lisa's replacement birthday present for Oliver is a full sized model of the Eiffel Tower, made of wire hangers, by the artist LaTouche. Nora Denney as Switchboard Operator. | ||||||
| 72 | 10 | "Das Lumpen" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 8, 1967 | 74 |
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While at Sam's store, Oliver and Lisa receive a post card from honeymooning Eb. Lisa tells Sam another version of how she and Oliver met during World War II. As a member of the Hungarian underground, she saved him from Nazis by hiding him in a barn. When a Nazi showed up, Lisa puts Oliver under a pile of hay. To prove to the Nazi that there is nothing there, Lisa pokes the hay with a pitchfork. Sam asks when they met again. Lisa says it was a week after the war ended and they were in Paris. Lisa was playing cello in a restaurant and she at first didn't recognize Oliver. It takes a little while, but Oliver remembers who Lisa is. Lisa then tells how Oliver came to ask her father for permission to marry Lisa. Because of his bad credit rating, Lisa's father turns Oliver down. Lisa continues the story by saying Oliver went back to America dejected. There he learns that Lisa and her magic cello are in the States. Oliver hunts her down and fights a Buddy Atkinson (George N. Neise) to win her back. Oliver stops Lisa's story saying that's not how it happened. Oliver tells Sam that Lisa's father changed his mind and they got married. John Alderson as Corporal. Gordon Jump as Mr. Clark. Murray Alper as Bartender. Phil Gordon as Page Boy. | ||||||
| 73 | 11 | "Won't You Come Home, Arnold Ziffel?" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 15, 1967 | 75 |
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While watching TV, Arnold sees an advertisement for free movies and ice cream at the Pixley theater. To be admitted, one just needs to show up in a funny costume. Arnold gets dressed and leaves. Lisa tells Oliver she wants to bring Fred Ziffel some hot cakes because Doris is out of town. Fred says that Arnold is missing and Lisa thinks he's been pig-napped. Oliver says that he'll get some men and search for Arnold. At Sam's store Hank tries to take charge of the search party, but he just makes things more confusing. Oliver informs Fred that they didn't find Arnold. Remembering that the TV was on when Arnold went missing, Lisa and Oliver go to the TV station and speak with Mr. Fortney (Jonathan Hole). They find out about the advertisement for the theater and go there. They speak to the Manager and he does remember Arnold. When they find out that he ate 10 gallons of ice cream, they go to the hospital. Lisa tries to describe Arnold to the Nurse (Shirley Mitchell), but that doesn't go well. They run into Haney who says he saw Arnold near the slaughter house. Lisa figures out a way to get Arnold home, but it may cost Oliver a bit of money. Ted de Corsia as Mr. Grimes. | ||||||
| 74 | 12 | "Jealousy, English Style" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 22, 1967 | 76 |
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Oliver informs Lisa that he plans to attend a farm symposium without her. Lisa wants to go with, because with Eb gone, she doesn't want to be alone. Oliver goes to Drucker's store where Sam introduces him to Tony Ashley (Patrick Horgan). He's from England and he's writing a book about America. Tony's doing odd jobs along the way and Oliver agrees to hire him to help around the farm. Tony is introduce to Lisa's cooking. Haney comes by and mentions how handsome Tony is, but that Oliver shouldn't worry about anything. Hank also mentions how good looking Tony is. Lisa suggests to Oliver that he leave a few days early for his trip as she'll be in good hands with Tony around. Lisa wonders why Oliver isn't jealous. He says that he trusts her but then asks Lisa to go on the trip with him. | ||||||
| 75 | 13 | "Haney's New Image" | Richard L. Bare | Bobby Bell and Bill Lee | November 29, 1967 | 77 |
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Oliver once again is having trouble with his tractor. He intends to get his money back from Haney. Oliver gets the usual runaround from Haney. Mr. Farley (Hal Riddle) from the State Division of Highways visits Haney. Haney finds out that the Douglas farm is the possible site for an interchange for a proposed new highway. Suddenly, it's a new, honest Haney who gives Oliver back the money for the tractor. When Haney also buys back other things he's sold to other people, Oliver figures he's up to something. Haney offers to buy back Oliver's farm. Oliver learns from Hank about the possible highway. Oliver starts a rumor that there is oil on his land. Oliver tries to teach Haney a lesson, but the plan partly backfires. | ||||||
| 76 | 14 | "Alf and Ralph Break Up" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 13, 1967 | 79 |
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Alf and Ralph claim they are finally going to finish the Douglas' bedroom. Haney tries to over charge Oliver for the materials to do the job. Early the next morning Ralph shows up saying she ran away from home. Apparently Ralph and Alf had a big fight. Lisa invites Ralph to stay. Ralph wakes Oliver up with her snoring. Alf comes by but then refuses to work anywhere that Ralph is living. Oliver visits Sam to see if he knows anyone that could plaster Oliver's bedroom. When he gets home, Lisa has hired Ralph as the maid. Oliver hopes to get Alf and Ralph back together. But then he finds out that Ralph can cook. Alf comes by to apologize and Oliver tries to talk him out of it. Alf and Ralph make up and Oliver learns that Lisa is an experienced plasterer. | ||||||
| 77 | 15 | "No Trespassing" | Richard L. Bare | Dan Beaumont | December 20, 1967 | 78 |
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Oliver is showing signs of being overworked and is grouchy. Sam suggests to Lisa that she take Oliver on a picnic. Lisa forgets to bring any food on the picnic. She does remember champagne, though. When Oliver tells Lisa to cool the champagne in the lake, she pours the bottle into the water. While picking some apples, Oliver runs into Ira Hatch (Percy Helton). Ira tells Oliver he is trespassing on his land. Lisa comes by and asks Oliver who he's talking to. Suddenly Ira is gone. Oliver tells the men at Drucker's store about Ira. They tell him Ira died 20 years ago. Haney says he won the pool for when Oliver would go crazy. Oliver takes the men to the picnic location. There is no apple tree there now. After the men walk away, Oliver sees Ira again. He calls the men back and Ira is gone. Dr. Faber (Vinton Hayworth) comes by to see Oliver. When Faber leaves, Oliver sees Ira going with him. | ||||||
| 78 | 16 | "Eb Returns" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 27, 1967 | 80 |
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Eb is due back from his honeymoon this coming Friday. Oliver and Lisa are at Sam's store picking up her wedding present for Eb. It's a silverware set where the individual pieces come in cans of various Dingo brand foods. Several people say they've already seen Eb in the local towns. Eb begs an old girlfriend, Cynthia Appelby (Maggie Peterson), to pose as his new bride just long enough to meet his "parents". It turns out that he was stood up at the altar and took his honeymoon trip alone. Cynthia thinks Eb should just tell the truth. But, she agrees if it won't take long since she has a big date to get ready for. Meanwhile, Lisa wants to fix up Eb's room and throw a party. Oliver and Lisa meet Cynthia, but she doesn't stay long. When Eb finds out about the party, he asks Cynthia to show up, but she says no. Eb finally tells Lisa and Oliver that Gloria Fenton stood him up. It was a school night and her father wouldn't let her go out. | ||||||
| 79 | 17 | "Not Guilty" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 3, 1968 | 71 |
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Eb wants to borrow Oliver's car to go on a date, but Oliver refuses. Oliver tells him to go and buy his own car. Sam calls the State Police when he finds $300 is missing from his safe. State Trooper Jack Webster (Bob Hastings) arrives. Jack tries to start an investigation, but is hindered by Lisa's questions and by Hank just being Hank. Three days later, Jack comes by the Douglas house. Just then, Eb drives up in a car that he says cost him $300. Eb claims that a person he lent the money to paid him back. But, he can't remember the man's name. Jack arrests Eb. Oliver represents Eb in front of Judge Perkins (John Harmon). Lisa causes some confusion when the Bailiff (Tom D'Andrea) tries putting Eb in a holding cell. Oliver arranges bail. Haney tries to sell Oliver his dog sniffing service to find the man that gave Eb the money. Oliver finds Sam's money ground up in coffee they had bought from him. Eb says his car was taken back because the money he got from the man was counterfeit. A Treasury Man (Damian O'Flynn) has a warrant to search Oliver's farm because of rumors of a still. | ||||||
| 80 | 18 | "Home is Where You Run Away From" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 10, 1968 | 81 |
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Eb finds a little boy (Gary Dubin) sleeping in the barn. He claims to be from another planet. The boy keeps giving Oliver fake names. Oliver goes to the Sheriff (Russ Bender), who says he'll try and find out something about the boy. Haney tries to sell Oliver some clothes for the boy. The boy asks Oliver why he moved to the farm. When the Sheriff comes to tell Oliver that no one's reported a missing boy, the boy runs away. The boy winds up at the Ziffel house. He tells them that he is Oliver's son. When Oliver and Lisa show up, he runs away again. He winds up at Sam's store and tells him he's Arnold's brother. Oliver goes to get him and he runs away. The boy is now driving with Hank and says he's Sam's son. The Sheriff stops the car and asks the boy if his name is Gilbert Henshaw. The boy admits that's his name and the Sheriff takes him to his parents. Eb finds several other little boys in the barn. Gilbert told them that if they had to run away, Oliver's farm is the place to go. Merie Earle as Sarah. | ||||||
| 81 | 19 | "How to Succeed in Television Without Really Trying" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 24, 1968 | 83 |
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Lisa wakes up Oliver at 4 in the morning asking for their check book. She had a dream about an investment she needs to make. The next morning, Eb tells them to invest in Hooterville Electronics. Eb says that Dilly Watkins is the president of the company and he's an electronics genius. Eb then mentions that Dilly is ten years old. Oliver wants to go to the farm exhibit in the State Capitol. Eb says that Dilly wants to "electronificate" the local farms. Oliver goes to pack and Eb tells Lisa that Dilly needs $28 and Lisa agrees to invest. While Oliver and Lisa are on their trip, Eb and Dilly electronificate the Douglas farm. After coming home, Oliver gets electrocuted touching the door knob and has trouble with his phone that now moves up and down the pole. The barn door is now "moo" activated. Hank comes by and tries to moo the door open. Oliver gets stuck inside the barn and a TV camera is broadcasting him. The Ziffels are watching Oliver on their TV. That night, Oliver is getting dressed for bed. Sam is watching him on TV and Fred comes by to watch. Mr. Malone (Thomas Browne Henry), from the FCC, comes by with an arrest warrant for Oliver for running an illegal TV station. Mr. Malone takes away Oliver's TV camera. But then that night, Oliver unknowingly broadcasts over the radio. | ||||||
| 82 | 20 | "Arnold Ziffel, Boy Hero" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 31, 1968 | 84 |
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Oliver needs apple pickers and he has a frustrating conversation with Hank about getting some. Arnold has a paper route because he wants to save up money to buy a color TV. Fred and Arnold go to the Pixley bank to open an account for Arnold. While there, the bank is robbed by Barney (Henry Corden) and Clyde. They get a bag of cash and take Arnold's five dollars. Mr. Guerney (Harry Harvey Sr.), of the bank, then calls the Sheriff (Bill Zuckert). The crooks wind up at the Douglas' farm. Lisa thinks they're the apple pickers and invites them in. Arnold drops off the newspaper and recognizes the crooks. Barney and Clyde take Lisa, Oliver and Eb hostage. Arnold tries to tell the Sheriff about the crooks, but he sends Arnold away. While the crooks have Lisa make hotcakes for them, Arnold runs off with their bag of money and brings it to the Sheriff. Arnold leads the Sheriff to the Douglas farm and the crooks are then caught. | ||||||
| 83 | 21 | "Flight to Nowhere" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 7, 1968 | 82 |
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Oliver and Lisa attend a town meeting. Mr. Tepple, of the State Agricultural Society, is introduced. He hopes the farmers will sign up for an agricultural exchange program to France. Oliver says they could learn a lot, so the farmers vote to go. Mr. Tepple comes by to make up the plane list. The farmers find out that the $300 cost for tickets is per person, not per plane-load. Oliver says that the cost is worth it, but the other men don't have that much money. Due to a misunderstanding, the men think Oliver can get tickets for $78. Mr. Tepple is upset with Oliver because of the misunderstanding and the flight will have to be canceled. The farmers decide to supply their own airplane and fly themselves over. Since Oliver flew in the war, they draft him to be their pilot. Mr. Carter (John Hubbard), from the FAA, puts a stop to their plans. Somehow the word of the canceled flight gets out and the French Ambassador files a protest. Harvey Wilson (Ed Prentiss) and Charles Clyde (Damian O'Flynn), from the State Department, now have to answer questions from the President. The farmers are sent one way tickets to France. Dennis Fimple as Man. | ||||||
| 84 | 22 | "My Mother, the Countess" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 14, 1968 | 62 |
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Lisa receives a letter from her mother saying that she is coming for a visit. When Lisa refers to her mother as a Countess, Eb goes off to tell everyone. Oliver tries to tell the men at Sam's store that Lisa's mother is not royalty. But, the men start talking about a parade and a large celebration. Haney tells Oliver that for a price he can supply everything for a royal person. Ralph and Doris want to have a luncheon for the Countess. The Chamber of Commence votes to declare the Countess's arrival a legal holiday. More and more preparations are underway. Eventually, rockets are set off and the band starts playing because they believe the Countess has arrived. Lisa and Oliver show up and say the woman they have greeted is not Lisa's mother. When Lisa and Oliver get home, Eb tells them that the real Countess was there and he sent her into Hooterville. No one can find the Countess. A week later Lisa receives a letter from her Mother who is now in Switzerland. Jamie Rose as Girl #4. | ||||||
| 85 | 23 | "The Spring Festival" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 21, 1968 | 85 |
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It's the first day of spring in Hooterville. Everyone, except Oliver, is overcome with spring fever. Lisa and Oliver go to Sam's store and Sam has on his spring toupee. Oliver tries to order some seed, but Sam is busy telling Lisa about the spring festival the town used to have. Lisa volunteers to organize the festival. Eb frustrates Oliver when they try to plant the seeds Oliver bought. Haney wants Oliver to pay him for driving Lisa around the valley trying to get support for the festival. Lisa wants Oliver to dress up as a robin and Hank brings some paint and feathers. Alf and Ralph are building a float for the parade. It's going to be a nest for Oliver to ride in. Oliver says he won't do it. Further plans for the festival are ruined when it rains. Note: This is the final episode featuring Barbara Pepper as Doris Ziffel. Fran Ryan would resume the character role in the Season 5, Episode 6 episode, "The Road". | ||||||
| 86 | 24 | "Our Son, the Barber" | Richard L. Bare | Dan Beaumont | February 28, 1968 | 86 |
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Eb wants to borrow $25 from Oliver for a correspondence school, but Oliver says no. Meanwhile, Windy Hinkle (J. Pat O'Malley) comes to Hooterville to cut people's hair. In the middle of cutting Oliver's hair, Windy is called away for an emergency haircut. Eb decides on a career as a barber. He talks Oliver into paying his tuition to MIT (Middle Indiana Tonsorial), a mail-order barber college. Eb needs more money for the barber tool kit and white jacket and shoes. Haney tries to sell Oliver some barber equipment. Eb's sent a dummy head and hair to practice on. He receives his grades by mailing the trimmed toupees back to the school. Eb is told that he has graduated with honors but will have to send more money to get his diploma. | ||||||
| 87 | 25 | "Oliver's Jaded Past" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 6, 1968 | 87 |
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Lisa reminds Oliver that he promised her a two week New York vacation if she stayed with him on the farm for two years. Oliver doesn't want to go, but gives in. When they arrive at the hotel, the Manager (George Ives) calls Oliver Mr. Cummings. He then mentions that Lisa must be the new Mrs. Cummings. Oliver and Lisa dine at the El Mirador restaurant. The coat check girl asks Oliver what happened to the cute redhead he used to bring there. The waiter (Louis Quinn) calls Oliver Mr. Cummings. Oliver's chair and drink keep disappearing. The next morning, Oliver can't remember parts of the evening. Judson Felton (Roland Winters), Oliver's old law partner, calls and wants to meet for lunch. Judson offers Oliver his job back. Old friend Wanda Markham (Shirley Mitchell) shows up. She is surprised playboy Oliver is married. Wanda invites Oliver to a cocktail party and says a lot of his old girlfriends will be there. Oliver starts to have a good time in New York. Oliver agrees to take Judson's job offer. Lisa now says she doesn't want to live in New York, because of what it does to Oliver. Lisa wants to go home. Victoria Carroll as Susie. Phil Gordon as Man. | ||||||
| 88 | 26 | "The Hungarian Curse" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 13, 1968 | 88 |
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A fellow Hungarian, Lazlo Broslav comes by the Douglas house. It is revealed that Lazlo once saved the life of Lisa's uncle, and the uncle wants them to repay him. The uncle also says that Oliver will give him a job. Lisa feels an obligation to help Lazlo and invites him to stay a while. Oliver is irritated by his constant money-grubbing. Oliver tells Lazlo he has to leave. The Cannonball isn't running today, so Lazlo gets to stay one more day. Eb becomes sick and Lazlo says he must have gotten in the way of the Hungarian curse he was putting on Oliver. Hank comes by with a Do-It-Yourself Chicken Soup Kit for Eb's cold. Alf and Ralph are suing Oliver because Lazlo fired them. Lazlo claims he can finish Oliver's bedroom in 3 days. Haney comes by with the 15 men that Lazlo requested to help him. Oliver kicks the men out. Lazlo says he has sent for his wife and children. Oliver tells Lazlo to leave and he puts a curse on Oliver. Everything that Lazlo fixed now falls apart. | ||||||
| 89 | 27 | "The Rutabaga Story" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 20, 1968 | 89 |
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It's planting season, but Oliver doesn't know what to grow. He wants to find a crop that he can make money with. None of the other farmers can figure out what they'll grow. Oliver asks Hank for some reports on past growing seasons. After seeing the reports, Oliver discovers Hooterville is perfect for growing rutabagas. The farmers know rutabagas grow well but they can't sell them. Oliver wants all the farmers to plant rutabagas and initiate a publicity campaign to promote them. The farmers get rutabaga fever and plan a "Rutabaga Bowl", a parade and queen. Oliver thinks the men are crazy and going too far. Haney comes up with a plan to send a hot-air balloon up to promote rutabagas. Oliver learns that Lisa will be in the balloon and drop vegetables on people with the message "Eat Hooterville Rutabagas" written on them. Lisa is almost shot down over Denver. Lisa is back home and Oliver tells her how stupid it was to go up in the balloon. A Man from CBS (Clark Howat) comes by with the TV cameras for the Rutabaga Bowl. Foster Brooks as Major. | ||||||
| 90 | 28 | "Instant Family" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 27, 1968 | 90 |
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At Sam's store, Oliver and Lisa meet their new neighbor, Mrs. Mullen (Anne Barton). Mrs. Mullen, an expectant mother, goes into labor just then. Oliver races her to the hospital. The Nurse (Shirley Mitchell) thinks Oliver is the husband and a confusing conversation ensues. When Oliver gets back, he finds that Lisa has taken Mrs. Mullen's six other children in. He tells the children that their mother had a baby boy. Oliver agrees to let Ralph help with the cooking. Ralph uses her construction tools to cook with. Oliver is forced to sleep with the boys. Things get even more annoying when Oliver has to shuttle the kids to and from school at various times because they all go to different schools. That night, Lisa promises to take the kids to a drive in movie. Things do not go well. Mrs. Mullen is coming home from the hospital. Oliver thinks the children will be leaving. But there is a measles outbreak and the children will be staying longer. Pamelyn Ferdin as Molly. Gary Dubin as Kenny. Craig Huxley as Eric. | ||||||
| 91 | 29 | "A Star Named Arnold is Born, Part 1" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | April 3, 1968 | 91 |
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The Hooterville Barn and Repertory Company will present a production of "Who". The marquee wasn't big enough for "Who Killed Jock Robin?". Arnold the pig's performance as a British police dog turns him into an overnight star. Lisa has an old friend named Boris Fedor (Oscar Beregi Jr.) who is a Hollywood producer. Lisa calls Boris and, not knowing that Arnold is a pig, Boris agrees to see him. The Chamber of Commerce stage a telethon to raise money for the trip, but Lisa winds up donating the most money. Now Lisa has to talk Oliver into taking Arnold to Hollywood. Patience Cleveland as Miss Hanson. Trudi Ames as High school Girl. Note: In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode (along with part two) #59 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[2] | ||||||
| 92 | 30 | "A Star Named Arnold is Born, Part 2" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | April 10, 1968 | 92 |
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Oliver and Lisa chaperon Arnold to Hollywood to meet producer Boris Fedor. Oliver still believes that once Boris sees Arnold is a pig, they'll be on the next flight home. Boris has a horse actor that is causing him problems as the horse wants more money. Boris isn't interested in Arnold, but his assistant Ted Sweitzer (Peter Leeds) comes up with a plan to use the pig to pressure the greedy horse to come back to work. When the horse's agent still wants more money, the publicity machine starts promoting Arnold as the studio's next big star. The horse has a talk with Arnold and Arnold feels sorry for the horse. Arnold gets himself fired so the horse can get the part back. Jonathan Hole as Clerk. Phil Gordon as Assistant Director. Note: In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode (along with part one) #59 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[2] | ||||||
Season 4 (1968–69)
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| 93 | 1 | "Guess Who's Not Going to the Luau?" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 25, 1968 | 93 |
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Eb tells Oliver and Lisa that Peterson's Poi Juice is giving away a trip to Hawaii. Oliver and Lisa go to Sam's to get some entry blanks for the contest. Haney tries to sell some Hawaiian items to Oliver. Two weeks later the winner of the contest is to be announced on TV. Hank comes by to the Douglas house but can't remember why. Mr. Peterson (Parley Baer), the president of the company, announces that Arnold Ziffel has won. Mr. Robertson, from an advertising agency, shows up at the Douglas house. He has come to see Arnold, but is lost. Oliver and Lisa bring Mr. Robertson to the Ziffel house. When Robertson discovers Arnold's a pig, he tries to disqualify him. Fred hires Oliver as Arnold's "pig lawyer" and Oliver finds a way for Arnold to keep his prize. When Arnold finds out that the meal at the Luau in Hawaii will be roast pig, he decides not to go. Hank Worden as Farmer. | ||||||
| 94 | 2 | "The Rummage Sale" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 2, 1968 | 94 |
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Hank hangs a sign for a local rummage sale on Oliver's door. Lisa is glad to give away Oliver's entire wardrobe, but can't part with any of her dresses. Each of Lisa's dresses has a memory attached. One dress leads to a flashback of Oliver asking Lisa's father for her hand in marriage. Her father slams the door in Olivers face, so the couple decide to elope. Haney comes by to pick up the old clothes, but Oliver has nothing for him yet. Haney offers to sell Oliver some clothes to donate. A sweater leads to a flashback of their honeymoon in Switzerland. Oliver broke his leg falling off a ski lift. Count Freidmeister (John van Dreelen) comes by. He flirts with Lisa and makes Oliver jealous. Lisa tells Oliver to pick a dress and she'll donate it. But he picks the dress she wore at their first party in their new Park Avenue apartment. Flashback to Foster (Ronald Long) the butler arriving to help. Possible clients, Mr. Wilson (Charles Lane) and his wife arrive. Mrs. Wilson is wearing the same "one of a kind" dress that Lisa is. The party doesn't go as planned and the Wilson's leave. Oliver decides to buy some clothes from Haney to donate. Tom D'Andrea as Plumber. Phil Gordon as Guest. | ||||||
| 95 | 3 | "Hail to the Fire Chief" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 16, 1968 | 96 |
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Fire Chief Joe Carson mentions to Sam about the Annual Convention of Fire Chiefs in Miami, Florida. Joe doesn't have the money to go and hopes that some of the locals will chip in. Joe appoints Oliver deputy fire chief, assuming he'll pay for his trip. Oliver says that the Hooterville Fire Department needs a lot of help. Sam sets up a meeting to pick a new fire chief. During the meeting, Haney keeps trying to sell stuff. Oliver is made the fire chief. Hank tells Lisa that people think Oliver stabbed Joe in the back and took his job. Lisa is mad because she thinks Oliver will go to the convention to look at the girls on the beach. Oliver doesn't want the job. Because of something Eb says, Oliver thinks he has a way to get fired. Oliver goes around the valley fining everyone for fire code violations. Sam holds another meeting. They fire Oliver and Joe gets his job back. Special Guest from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson | ||||||
| 96 | 4 | "Eb's Romance" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 23, 1968 | 95 |
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Eb is picking out an engagement ring for Loreli Appleby (Melody Patterson). He needs Oliver to co-sign for the ring. Eb tells Oliver and Lisa that he met Loreli the day before. Haney tells Oliver that he won't be coming by anymore because Oliver didn't buy the ring from him. Then Haney offers his catering service for the wedding, which Oliver declines. Eb is worried about asking Mr. Appleby (John Qualen) for permission to marry Loreli. Eb borrows Oliver's car to visit Mr. Appleby. Eb tries to fix Mr. Appleby's truck so he can take his cabbage crop to market. It doesn't go well, so Eb lends Oliver's car to Mr. Appleby. Because Eb forgot to put gas in the car, Mr. Appleby couldn't get his crop to town and it goes bad. Mr. Appleby is now worried about having enough money to make his mortgage payment. Mr. Appleby will consider letting Eb marry Loreli if he can come up with $180. Eb pawns Oliver's cow Eleanor to get the money. William Keene as Mr. Claxon. | ||||||
| 97 | 5 | "The Candidate" | Richard L. Bare | Dan Beaumont | October 30, 1968 | 97 |
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Oliver gets three flat tires from pot holes in the road. Oliver meets Hooterville's State District Representative, Ben Hanks (J. Pat O'Malley), who's up for re-election. Meanwhile, Lisa's dishwasher has been running for days and has shrunk all the dishes. Eb and Oliver go to a rally for Ben and everyone there is supporting their beloved representative. When Oliver doesn't get an answer to his pot hole question, he decides to run against Ben. Oliver runs into problems getting support from the locals because Ben bribes them with expensive gifts. Ben even has a catalog for them to choose their "gifts" from. Oliver learns that Ben is padding the state payroll with relatives and has the story put in the paper. At the next rally, Oliver asks Ben about the relatives. Things don't go well for Oliver. Skip Young as Campaign Worker. | ||||||
| 98 | 6 | "Handy Lessons" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 6, 1968 | 98 |
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Oliver has to show Lisa how to change a light bulb in the refrigerator and how to put a nail in the wall. Oliver would like Lisa to learn how to do things around the house. Lisa asks Hank for some information to help her be more handy. Ralph comes by and Hank tries to hide because she wants to marry him. Ralph agrees to teach Lisa and not tell Oliver as Lisa wants it to be a surprise. When Lisa is gone all day and even misses dinner, Oliver starts to worry. While trying to learn, Lisa winds up destroying the Monroe's workshop. Lisa comes home very late and then leaves very early the next morning. Lisa goes out on a job with the Monroe's, but things don't go well. Oliver finds out where Lisa is and goes to the job site. A misunderstanding leads to Oliver getting punched in the nose. | ||||||
| 99 | 7 | "A Husband For Eleanor" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 13, 1968 | 99 |
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Eb and Oliver notice that Eleanor the cow hasn't been eating much lately, nor giving a lot of milk. Oliver has no luck reaching a veterinarian. Hank comes by and tells Oliver that Eleanor needs to have a calf. After speaking with Sam, Oliver learns that Otis Cowan (Dave Willock) has a bull. Lisa wants to know about the bull and if Sam can perform a cow and bull wedding ceremony. Oliver and Lisa bring Eleanor to Cowan's farm. Lisa asks Otis if Dudley the bull can support a family. After many more questions, Otis takes Dudley away. Haney brings a mangy looking bull to the Douglas farm. Eleanor seems to like Haney's bull, but Oliver sends Haney away. Oliver tells Lisa he's bringing Eleanor back to Otis. The next day, Eb finds Eleanor missing. Haney comes by and says his bull is missing. | ||||||
| 100 | 8 | "Old Mail Day" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 20, 1968 | 100 |
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Eb tells Oliver and Lisa that it's "Old Mail Day". That's when Sam hands out letters that have gotten misplaced in his post office. At Sam's store, Haney tries to charge Oliver for parking. Fred gets a letter dated 1917 that says he's been drafted. Oliver receives a couple year old letters from his stock broker. Because he never responded, Oliver lost $300. Sam explains that his Post Office is not classified for delivering the mail. Oliver says that he will write to the Postmaster General for delivery service. Oliver gives the letter to Sam. Sam reminds Oliver about his previous complaining letter fiascoes. Three weeks later, Sam tells Oliver that his Post Office is now classified for delivering mail. Sam is upset because he will have to deliver the mail by bicycle. Oliver is upset because for 5 days Sam has found an excuse to not deliver Oliver's mail. Oliver goes to Sam's store and finds the locals upset because the store is never open anymore. Oliver writes the Postmaster General again. This backfires when a technicality causes Sam's Post Office to be closed and everyone has to go to Pixley to get their mail. | ||||||
| 101 | 9 | "The Agricultural Student" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 27, 1968 | 101 |
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Hank comes by to give Oliver his soil analysis letter. But the letter actually is for Hank. The Agricultural Department is sending Terry Harper, a student, to learn the ropes from agent Hank. Believing Terry to be a man, Lisa suggests he room with Eb. At the train station, Hank mistakes a young man (Rick Lenz) for Terry, but the man says he's not Terry. Hank finally meets Terry (Francine York), who turns out to be an attractive blonde. Terry says that she's always been interested in farming. After meeting Terry, all the men of Hooterville, eligible or not, fall over themselves flirting and fawning. Meanwhile, Ralph is upset that Hank breaks a date with her to go to the dance on Saturday. Oliver explains to Terry that several of the men think they have a date with her for the dance. The night of the dance, the Douglas living room is packed full of the men all waiting for Terry. They are all surprised and disappointed when Terry says she going to the dance with Arnold the pig. | ||||||
| 102 | 10 | "How Hooterville was Floundered" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 11, 1968 | 102 |
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The Hooterville centennial celebration is this Saturday. Oliver rehearses with the Volunteer Fireman Band and Joe tells of the plans for the celebration. Oliver refuses to sing a song written about town founder Horace Hooter. After everyone complains about Joe's plans, he quits. Oliver is put in charge and holds a meeting. He suggests staging a re-enactment of the town's founding starring himself and Lisa as Horace and Doris Hooter. In the play, saloon girl Doris causes the money that Horace was going to buy a farm with being taken away. Horace briefly takes a job laying railroad track. Doris wants to get married, but Horace says not until he gets the money to buy a farm. Thanks to her skills as a card shark, Doris gets Horace's money back. Horace and Doris get married. After speaking with Larry and Harry Monroe and storekeeper Ben Drucker, they decide to call their community Hooterville. The members of the meeting aren't sure about the play. Oliver learns that the centennial is actually a year from Saturday. Special Guest from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson | ||||||
| 103 | 11 | "The Blue Feather" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 18, 1968 | 103 |
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Lisa tells Oliver that it is Tuesday the 12th, which is bad luck in Hungary. Lisa receives a blue feather in the mail. She explains to Oliver that Hungarian gypsies have placed a curse on her and something terrible is going to happen to her. Haney comes by and charges Lisa $8 to sprinkle her with his Grandma Haney's "de-hexifying powder". He says it only lasts a half-hour, but the 24-hour treatment is available for $236. When Haney finds out that it is a Gypsy blue feather curse, he comes up with another cure. Oliver asks Haney if he sent the feather just to drum up some business. Haney sells Lisa a ridiculous recipe that she mixes up. She is to put the concoction in a green purse and hang it outside the front door. Eb sees the purse and panics. He tells Sam and Hank that the "green purse hex" will bring 45 days of drought. Eb counteracts it with his own concoction in a red purse. Oliver and Lisa see the red purse and Lisa thinks the Gypsies did it. With the help of two hippies, Oliver finds a way to convince Lisa the curse is off. The hippies also hear a radio commercial that explains the blue feather in the mail. | ||||||
| 104 | 12 | "How to Get from Hooterville to Pixley Without Moving" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 25, 1968 | 106 |
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Oliver is upset that the Monroe brothers have been working on his bedroom for a year and it is still not finished. Alf and Ralph confess that they never got a building permit. Oliver and Lisa go to get the permit. When they speak to the clerk (Jonathan Hole), they learn that their barn is in Hooterville, but their house is in Pixley. Alf and Ralph tell Oliver that their union local won't let them work in Pixley. Mr. Clement from the Pixley Welcome Committee comes by and tells Oliver he owes 3 years worth of taxes. The Hooterville Phone company takes away Oliver's phone. Sam tells Oliver that his mail has been forwarded to the Pixley Post Office. Oliver and Lisa find out that a man from the Pixley Building Authority has condemned their house. Haney offers to hook a rope to the house and pull it to Hooterville. Oliver has the farm re-surveyed. The Surveyor (Gordon Jump) tells Oliver that his house is actually in Hooterville. But the barn is in Pixley and the farm is in Crabwell Corners. | ||||||
| 105 | 13 | "The Birthday Gift" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 1, 1969 | 104 |
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Lisa's birthday is coming up and Oliver suggests getting her a cook book. She instead, gives him a list of expensive things she wants. When Lisa mentions that she misses horse back riding, Oliver decides to get her a horse. Haney comes by and tries to sell Oliver various things to give Lisa, but Oliver isn't interested. Oliver does let it slip that he's buying a horse for Lisa. Oliver asks Hank if he knows anyone selling a horse. Meanwhile, Haney brings a horse to Lisa, (a talking horse named Mr. Fred). Oliver doesn't want to buy anything from Haney, so he hopes to stop payment on the check Lisa gave him. Mother Eunice Douglas (Eleanor Audley) calls from Paris to remind Oliver about Lisa's birthday. A misunderstanding leads people to believe Lisa has a drinking problem. Sam and Ralph come to talk to Lisa. Oliver discovers that the horse can talk. When Oliver mentions that the horse talked to him, Sam and Ralph leave. They figure that Lisa drinks because she has a husband that thinks horses can talk. Merie Earle as Sarah Hotchkiss Trendell. Ketty Lester as Operator. | ||||||
| 106 | 14 | "Everywhere a Chick Chick" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 8, 1969 | 105 |
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Oliver is considering raising chickens. Hank is to bring over some pamphlets on the subject. But in usual Hank fashion, that is not as easy as it should be. Oliver gives the Monroe brothers a week to build a chicken coop in the barn. Oliver goes to Sam's to order 1000 chicks and a brooder house. But Sam has to tell Lisa what happened on their favorite soap opera first. Haney tries to sell Oliver a ridiculous egg laying inducing machine. Alf and Ralph show Oliver the chicken coop and it is a mess. Plus, they have put Eleanor the cow up in Eb's room. The chicks arrive and Lisa starts to give them all names. A problem arises when the brooder stops working. Lisa puts the chicks in her and Oliver's bed under an electric blanket. | ||||||
| 107 | 15 | "The Marital Vacation" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 15, 1969 | 107 |
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Lisa points out that her and Oliver having been fighting a lot lately. She suggests they take separate vacations and Oliver agrees. Lisa leaves for New York. Because of what Eb spreads around, everyone thinks Oliver kicked Lisa out. Lisa is not even on the plane when she calls Oliver and asks if he misses her. In New York, Lisa is sad that Oliver has not called her yet. Lisa calls Oliver constantly and is driving him crazy. Haney comes by and wants Oliver to subscribe to the Haney's Lonesome Service. Fred and Arnold come by for a visit. So Oliver will not be lonely, Arnold will stay with him until Lisa gets back. Oliver chases Arnold out. Lisa decides to come home just as Oliver flies out to New York. They both keep flying back and forth, missing each other. Lisa winds up in Miami and Oliver winds up in Cuba. Ronald Long as Charles the Waiter. Damian O'Flynn as Desk Clerk. | ||||||
| 108 | 16 | "A Prize in Every Package" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 22, 1969 | 108 |
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Two crooks named Mack (Anthony Caruso) and Al (Al Molinaro) rob a jewelry store in Chicago. They stash the gems in a grain bin at a Crickly Wickly cereal factory. The expensive jewelry winds up packed in boxes of Crickly Wickly cereal that is then shipped to Hooterville. Lisa buys some boxes of the cereal and opens them for the prize inside. Lisa knows real jewels when she sees them, but Oliver's sure they are just fake. Oliver takes them to Pixley to be appraised and the Jeweler tells him they are real. After Oliver leaves, the Jeweler calls the police. Sheriff Prentiss (Alan Hale Jr.) comes by and arrests Oliver for the jewelry store heist. Mack and Al come to the Sheriff's office pretending to be policeman from Chicago. But, they give themselves away and are arrested. | ||||||
| 109 | 17 | "Law Partners" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 29, 1969 | 109 |
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Young law school graduate Brian Williams (Rick Lenz) comes to speak with Oliver. He wants to start a law practice in Hooterville and would like Oliver to join him as a partner. Oliver asks Eb whether he could run the farm by himself. Oliver tells Lisa that he's decided to partner with Brian. Sam tells Oliver he almost married Brian's Aunt, but didn't because she cheated at checkers. Hank comes by and has a confusing conversation about Brian. Brian and Oliver rent an office from Haney. Oliver tells Eb that he won't be running the farm as Oliver won't be in the law office that much. Lisa wants to be Oliver's secretary. Haney comes by the office and tries to sell Oliver a diploma. | ||||||
| 110 | 18 | "A Day in the Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 5, 1969 | 110 |
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The law office of Douglas and Williams is open for business. When Oliver gets to the office, he notices that his name is spelled Oliver Mendell Douglas on the sign and door. Haney charges Oliver to use the phone in the lobby of the theater that is below his office. The Telephone Man (Bob Hastings) is installing the office phone. Lisa is typing a letter and asks him how to spell words. She then destroys the typewriter. He then explains to Lisa the buzzer system that she requested. The buzzers that are by each desk are hooked up to fire alarm "clangers". Oliver finds out that the phone doesn't work. As Oliver, Lisa and Brian are heading to lunch, the Sign Painter (Vince Barnett) shows up. When Oliver comes back the door now reads Oliver Wendell Wilkie Holmes. Later, to boost business, Lisa advertises a grand opening special with free prizes and discount law services. The add in the paper gets Oliver and Brian in trouble with the local Bar Association. Ysabel MacCloskey as Farm Woman. | ||||||
| 111 | 19 | "Economy Flight to Washington" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 12, 1969 | 111 |
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Eb would like a week off to go to the Hooterville Young People's Agricultural Society national convention in Washington, DC. Oliver at first says no but then gives in. What Oliver doesn't know it that the Society consists of only Eb, Hank and Arnold. Lisa and Oliver take Eb to the Pixley airport. Eb and Hank board the plane and Arnold sneaks into the cockpit. The Pilot (Reed Hadley) sees Arnold but then Arnold sneaks into the cabin. Miss Jones (Renie Riano), the Stewardess, tries to throw Arnold off the plane. Eb gets Lisa and Oliver on the plane to smooth over the problem. While Oliver tries to get the hiding Arnold out of "the occupied", the plane takes off. After landing, they all go to the hotel. The Hotel Clerk (George Ives) tells them the convention was last week. Arnold goes to the bar where a Drunk (Foster Brooks) befriends him. Oliver calls Sam to see if he could mind Oliver's farm for a week. Haney gets on the phone and tries to charge Oliver for his service. Dave Willock as Ticket Agent. | ||||||
| 112 | 20 | "Retreat From Washington" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 19, 1969 | 112 |
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The Douglases and their friends are still in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, the "Haney Farm Mindin' Service" leases out the Douglas house. Walter (Guy Raymond) and Minnie Holcombe (Fran Ryan) and their six children rent the house for $4 a day. Hank goes to see the Secretary of Agriculture and chaos ensues. Lisa and Eb go to the White House to have unannounced lunch with the president and wind up getting arrested. Oliver finds them and Hank in jail. Arnold is there as well after causing problems in a laundromat. Oliver gets everyone out. They cut their trip short and head for home. Haney runs into Oliver and Lisa at Sam's store. Haney rushes to the Douglas farm to quickly evict the Holcombe's. He then stalls Oliver until the family can get out. Oliver does learn about Haney renting the house. Nora Denney as Operator. Ketty Lester as Receptionist. Robert Sampson as Policeman. | ||||||
| 113 | 21 | "A Hunting We Won't Go" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 26, 1969 | 113 |
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A friendly doe wanders onto the farm and Lisa names her Clarissa. Oliver mentions how deer hunting season starts soon. Oliver tries to hide that he ordered a gun and entered the deer hunting derby, but Lisa finds out. Sam tells Oliver and Lisa that the Governor (Roy Roberts) will be in town for the start of hunting season. Lisa tells Oliver she doesn't want him shooting any deer. He tries to explain to her where her mink coat came from. Hank comes by and has a confusing conversation about whether deer are destructive or not. Lisa asks Brian's help and he suggests getting a petition going. After they read the petition, Lisa gets 3 hundred signatures. Lisa goes to meet the Governor at the train station. He threatens Oliver and Lisa with jail time because her petition promises everyone who signed it will get $100. The Governor then tears up the petition. Lisa finds a way to ruin hunting season for everyone. | ||||||
| 114 | 22 | "Oh, Promise Me" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 5, 1969 | 114 |
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For their anniversary, Lisa wants a church wedding. To settle a dispute over how long they've been married, Lisa has her mother send them the marriage license. Turns out that they'd been mistakenly given a license to practice dentistry. Oliver jokes that he is now a bachelor dentist. He also wonders, because the license is in Hungarian, whether this is just a ploy by Lisa to have the church wedding. Oliver goes to the University language department and speaks with Professor Rockwell (Robert Rockwell). Rockwell confirms it is a dentist license. Lisa briefly moves in with Alf and Ralph. After getting a license from Sam, Oliver and Lisa speak with Reverend Clements. Haney tries to sell Oliver some wedding items. At the wedding ceremony, Hank is best man and Ralph is maid of honor. As a wedding present, Lisa gets Oliver a dentist chair. | ||||||
| 115 | 23 | "Eb Uses His Ingenuity" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 12, 1969 | 115 |
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Hooterville has a big dance coming up soon. Eb asks Oliver for a $20 advance on his salary. He wants to buy his girlfriend a birthday present and take her to the "swanky" Pixley Diner. Oliver says no and tells Eb to think of a way to earn the extra money. Oliver finds out from Ralph that Eb is renting out some of Lisa's clothing. Ralph thinks Oliver is hard up for cash. Hank comes by and tells Oliver that Eb rented Oliver's car to him. Sam has rented one of Oliver's tuxedos. Oliver gives everyone their money back. Haney scams Eb out of the $10 he's earned so far and makes him the Midwest distributor for Lickwell Liver Lotion. Oliver wants the money he paid out to the people back from Eb. Eb gives him the Liver Lotion. Eb then babysits ten babies at once while their parents go to the dance. Oliver and Lisa skip the dance to help Eb. | ||||||
| 116 | 24 | "The Old Trunk" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 19, 1969 | 116 |
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Eb finds an old trunk in the barn. Inside are some outdated stocks and bonds, a corset and a diary. The diary belonged to one Lydia Plunkett, a traveling saleswoman for corsets in 1898. Lisa reads the diary. Lydia (Eva Gabor) is traveling by train from Chicago to Beaver Hill, Nebraska. Onboard is Harry Wright (Eddie Albert), a competing corset salesman. Not knowing Lydia's profession, Harry tells her his secrets to selling and who he will be selling to in Beaver Hill. When Harry gets to his prospective buyers, they've all bought from someone else already. Harry runs into Lydia again and tells her where he's going next. The same thing happens to him. The next time he sees Lydia, he tells her he's been fired. He learns that Lydia was the competing salesperson and says he'll get even with her. A year later, Lydia runs into Harry, who is now in advertising. She tells Harry she loves him. They get married and Lydia becomes president of the corset company. Harry is relegated to housework. Harry leaves Lydia and her company goes bankrupt. Three years later the two get together again. Oliver and Lisa learn from Sam that the diary was a prop from a play and none of it's true. Gordon Jump as 1st Salesman. Phil Gordon as 2nd Salesman. | ||||||
| 117 | 25 | "The Milk Maker" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 26, 1969 | 117 |
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Local inventor "Looney Luke" Needlinger (Percy Helton) has built a machine that turns hay into milk. Convinced it will make them rich, Haney and Fred ask Sam to invest $500. When Sam isn't interested, the men decide to talk to Oliver. Meanwhile, Lisa is making a cake in the box the ingredients came in. Haney and Fred explain how the milk machine works, but Oliver thinks they're being conned. Oliver turns them down. Hank tells Oliver, Lisa and Sam that he's quitting his job and investing in Luke's invention. Oliver and Lisa go to Luke's to see the machine. After seeing the machine in action, Oliver asks if he could have a chemist friend of his look over the machine. Oliver calls Charlie Williams (Foster Brooks) in New York. Charlie has a hard time believing Oliver, but agrees to test a sample of the milk. Oliver gets the results and has Haney, Hank and Fred come by. He tells them that there's a chemical that Luke used that would make it too expensive. Plus the chemical causes temporary baldness. | ||||||
| 118 | 26 | "The Reincarnation of Eb" | Richard L. Bare | Joel Kane | April 2, 1969 | 118 |
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The Hooterville Volunteer Fire Department is holding a meeting. Haney says the town needs a search and rescue squad. Later, Lisa and Eb explain to Oliver a movie they just watched. It was about a grandfather who is reincarnated as a racehorse. Eb says he'd like to come back as a dog. The next day, Eb goes to Pixley to see his girlfriend, Lorelei. A nasty thunderstorm starts and Eb goes missing. Oliver goes looking for him and finds his motor scooter by a washed out bridge. Lisa is worried sick that something terrible has happened to Eb. Oliver goes to Drucker's store and tries to get the search and rescue squad organized. Back at home a large dog arrives and Lisa thinks it's Eb reincarnated. After he gets a call from Lisa, Oliver calls off the search because Eb is home. Oliver gets home and Lisa shows him the dog. Oliver, while not meaning to, chases the dog out of the house. Oliver goes out looking for Eb. Deputy Sheriff Carlson (Garry Walberg) comes by and asks for a description of Eb. Lisa describes the dog. Carlson yells at Lisa for wasting his time. Eb returns and Oliver comes back with the dog. | ||||||
Season 5 (1969–70)
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| 119 | 1 | "Lisa's Mudder Comes for a Visit" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 27, 1969 | 122 |
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Lisa's "Mudder" (Mother) (Lilia Skala) pays a surprise visit. Oliver and Eb come home and see a large limousine. Mother keeps calling Oliver "Whats his name". Lisa tells Oliver that Mother is staying for 3 weeks. Lisa also says that Mother is now a Countess because of a Villa she bought. Eb tells everyone she's the Queen of Sicily. Hank and Haney tell Sam that they should do something to celebrate the arrival of the Queen. They want to give her a 21-gun-salute using a cannon. Oliver tries to tell them that Mother isn't a queen. The next day, they fire off the cannon. Haney gives Mother a solid gold wooden key to the city. As they only have 3 cannonballs, it takes all day and into the night to do 21 shots. Jerry Fujikawa as Kyoto the House Boy. Tom Lowell as T.V. Announcer. | ||||||
| 120 | 2 | "Everybody Tries to Love a Countess" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 4, 1969 | 123 |
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Oliver's life is still turned upside down with Lisa's Mother around. After two weeks there isn't much for Mother to do and she thinks it might be time to go. Meanwhile, Kyoto makes a great breakfast for everyone else but serves Oliver Lisa's hotcakes. Eb tells Haney and Uncle Joe that Mother will be leaving soon. Eb also mentions how wealthy she is. Now Haney and Joe are interested in courting Mother. Haney comes by and invites Mother to the Hooterville Fire Department Mardi Gras. Despite already being packed, Mother agrees to stay. Mother is watching TV with Haney and Joe shows up. Joe and Haney start fighting over Mother and Oliver kicks them out. Mother doesn't want to cause problems and says she'll leave in the morning. Guest from Petticoat Junction: Edgar Buchanan as Uncle Joe Carson | ||||||
| 121 | 3 | "Where There's a Will" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 11, 1969 | 119 |
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Eb tells Oliver about Gus Birnbacher, the president of the Birnbacher Pork Company, who recently passed away. Eb says how Gus owed his success to his pig Herman and left the pig $20,000,000. Now there is a search for Herman's descendants as the pig also passed away. After hearing about Herman on TV, Fred thinks Arnold may be related. Fred goes to speak with Oliver and would like Oliver to go to Chicago to claim Arnold's inheritance. Fred says that Arnold can predict the weather with his tail just as Herman did. Oliver isn't interested as he says they need more proof. Haney comes by and wants to offer his services as a pig tracer. Sam tells Oliver how he's expanding his business to accommodate all the tourists that will be coming to Arnoldville. Oliver still refuses to go to Chicago. Hank confusingly tries to get Oliver to go. Oliver agrees to call Mr. Gerber (Roland Winters), who handles Herman's estate. When he hears that Arnold's tail actually predicted the weather, Mr. Gerber would like to meet him and Oliver agrees to go to Chicago. | ||||||
| 122 | 4 | "A Tale of a Tail" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 18, 1969 | 120 |
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Oliver, Lisa and Eb travel to Chicago with Arnold the pig to prove that he is the rightful heir to a $20,000,000 Birnbach pork estate. As an heir, Arnold is supposed to be able to predict the weather with his tail. When people realize who Arnold is, he gets the royal treatment. Meanwhile, the Douglas's get a room the size of a closet. Later, they go to Mr. Gerber's (Roland Winters) office to claim the money. Mr. Gerber would like to see Arnold's weather predicting capability. Arnold's tail makes the ridiculous prediction of snow in July. Suddenly, all the royal treatment disappears. But later, a blizzard hits Chicago. William O'Connell as Desk Clerk. Vince Barnett as Baggage Man. Al Molinaro as Bellboy. | ||||||
| 123 | 5 | "You and Your Big Shrunken Head" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 25, 1969 | 121 |
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The Douglases, Eb, and potentially wealthy Arnold return from Chicago. The money is still in probate. Haney comes by Oliver's farm with a bunch of men. Haney is taking the men on a tour of famous Arnold landmarks and introduces Oliver as Arnold's "pig lawyer". Arnold is now the target of every salesman in the valley. Fred asks if Arnold can hide at the Douglas house and Lisa says yes. Arnold gives Lisa an expensive bracelet, Oliver gets a shrunken head and Hank a wristwatch. Thanks to Hank, a lot of salesmen wind up at the Douglas farm hoping to sell Arnold something. Oliver gets a call from Mr. Gerber, Birnbacher's lawyer. Gerber tells Oliver that the will is being contested by Birnbacher's sister-in-law. Dave Barry as Insurance Man. Hank Worden as Man. | ||||||
| 124 | 6 | "The Road" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers and John L. Greene | November 1, 1969 | 128 |
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Everyone is upset by the dust that is stirred up from Hooterville's dirt road. Oliver learns from Sam and Fred that money to pave it was appropriated thirty years earlier. Oliver and Lisa go to the County Road Department and speak with Mr. Gordon (Dave Willock). They get no results there and head to the state capitol. Sen. Lyle Talbot (Lyle Talbot) tells them that he'll look into the problem immediately. Eb tells Oliver that they're going to tear down the Ziffel's house to put in the new road. Oliver says he didn't ask for a new road, they should just pave the old one. Oliver and Lisa are going back to the Senator. Haney tells Oliver to mention his cousin, powerful hot dog vendor "Big Joe" Haney. Oliver makes no headway with Talbot on saving the Ziffel home. Lisa then says the name "Big Joe" Haney and Talbot agrees to everything that Oliver wants. Eb tells Oliver that the locals are planning to tar and feather him. They've been assessed millions of dollars to cover the increased cost of highway building since the project was budgeted three decades earlier. Fran Ryan as Doris Ziffel. | ||||||
| 125 | 7 | "Four of Spades" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers and John L. Greene | November 8, 1969 | 127 |
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Lisa the fortune-teller draws a four of spades from a deck of cards. That means a tall stranger will soon enter Oliver's life. Eb tells Lisa and Oliver that he got a letter from childhood friend, Tadpole Talbot (Tommy Roe). Tadpole is coming to visit. Tadpole arrives in his large RV. He is now a successful recording star and his newest song is called Four Of Spades. Tadpole hires Eb to go on the road with him and plug his music. Now that Eb is gone, Haney comes by and offers Oliver his employment services. Oliver and Lisa receive postcards and letters from Eb, describing the places he's been. In his last letter, Eb asks Oliver to send him $300. Eb comes home and says that show business was not as glamorous as he'd imagined. Plus, he caused an explosion when he plugged Tadpole's AC guitar into a DC outlet. | ||||||
| 126 | 8 | "The Youth Center" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers and John L. Greene | November 15, 1969 | 129 |
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Oliver is surprised to learn about the declining population of Hooterville. Sam tells him all the young people are moving away. Horace Colby (Hal Smith) tells Oliver that he'll be selling his farm. His two sons, that helped him run it, are moving to the city. Oliver wants to have a town meeting to find ways to keep the young people from moving away. Lisa tells him not to get involved because his "goo dooding" always backfires. At the meeting, Oliver is the one appointed to figure out what to do. After speaking to Eb about the problem, Oliver asks if a youth center would help. Oliver holds another meeting and asks everyone to chip in to get things for the youth center. Oliver also gets talked into volunteering his barn to be the youth center. A new problem arises. The kids stay at the center so late, they're too tired the next day to work. | ||||||
| 127 | 9 | "The Special Delivery Letter" | Richard L. Bare | T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat; S/T : Scott Anderson | November 22, 1969 | 132 |
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Eb tells Oliver that there is a special delivery letter for him at Drucker's store. When Oliver tries to pick up his letter, Sam tells him he must have given it to Hank by mistake. Hank tells Oliver that he gave the letter to Fred, who would then drop it off at Oliver's house. Fred hasn't come by the Douglas house yet, so Oliver and Lisa go to the Ziffel house. Fred says that he gave the letter to Arnold to drop off. Arnold apparently dropped the letter in a mailbox in Pixley after his swimming lesson. The next morning, Oliver and Lisa head to the Pixley Post Office. At the Post Office, Oliver has to deal with two sets of identical twins who are working at the windows. The clerk says the letter was probably put on the Cannonball and sent back to Hooterville. When they get back to Sam's store, it's closed and Haney is outside. Haney charges Oliver to answer his questions. Haney then tries to sell Oliver ways to break into the store. Sam comes back and tells Oliver that he left the letter with Eb at the house. It turns out the letter was for Lisa and because of all the running around, she missed a sale on chinchilla coats. Chanin Hale as Post Office Clerk. Robert Nichols as Post Office Clerk. | ||||||
| 128 | 10 | "Oliver's Schoolgirl Crush" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 29, 1969 | 126 |
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Mr. Wurthwaxer (Herbert Anderson), the principal of Hooterville High, comes to speak with Oliver. Wurthwaxer would like Oliver to speak to the class about a law career. Later, Hank introduces veterinarian Dr. Livermore to Oliver. Hank proceeds to have his usual confusing conversation with the men. While Oliver is speaking to the class, he makes a great impression on one student, Kathy Baxter (Heather North). The teenage girl seems to be developing a crush on Oliver. Kathy comes by the house and implies Lisa is old. She then proceeds to fawn all over Oliver. When Kathy breaks her date with Alfred Newton (Rusty Hamer), he brings up how she develops a crush on every speaker who visits. Oliver and Lisa are about to go to the movies, when Kathy comes by. Lisa invites Kathy to go along. Alfred confronts Oliver about stealing Kathy from him. Oliver comes up with a plan to have Dr. Livermore talk to the class and have Kathy fall for him. | ||||||
| 129 | 11 | "Ralph's Nuptials" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 13, 1969 | 133 |
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Ralph comes by and tells Lisa and Oliver that she's engaged to Hank. Apparently, Ralph and Hank were at a drive in movie. Hank got into a fight with another guy. Coming home from the emergency hospital and under the influence of medication, Hank proposed. Lisa tells Ralph that she'll pay for the wedding. The way Lisa is planning the wedding, it's going to be bigger and more expensive than Oliver figured. Oliver agrees to Haney's much cheaper wedding services package. It's the day of the wedding and Hank is a nervous wreck. Sam performs the ceremony. Hank and Ralph drive off on their honeymoon. Sam realizes that his Justice of the Peace license has expired and the couple aren't really married. The next morning, Ralph tells Oliver and Lisa that Hank is in the emergency room. He went into the wrong hotel room and got beat up again. Lisa tells Ralph about Sam not being licensed and they'll just plan another wedding. | ||||||
| 130 | 12 | "Oliver and the Cornstalk" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 20, 1969 | 124 |
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Oliver goes to Sam's store to pick up his seed corn. Oliver tries to fix his tractor motor, but it doesn't go smoothly. With minimal help from Eb, Oliver finally gets the fields plowed. Oliver is about to start planting his seed, when Haney comes by. Haney tries to sell Oliver "Agnes Cudahy's seed spitting service". Oliver starts planting his seed. Trying to be a useful farm wife, Lisa serves some dreadful lemonade which Oliver pours out in the field. The next morning Eb brings Oliver to the spot where he poured out the lemonade. There they find a giant cornstalk that reaches up into the clouds. A little boy named Jack says he saw a giant in a green suit up the cornstalk. Someone up the stalk bellows "Ho, Ho, Ho" and drops a can of corn. Eb climbs up the stalk. Hank comes by and tells Oliver that the explanation for the stalk is that he's in a TV commercial. Eb comes down with a giant ear of corn. Then a girl named Jacqueline comes down the stalk. Eb yells up to the giant to send down some creamed corn and it drops down both in the can and by the bucketful. Turns out the corn stalk was all a dream Oliver was having. | ||||||
| 131 | 13 | "Beauty is Skin Deep" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 27, 1969 | 125 |
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Lisa is surprised that Sam hardly stocks any "cosmeteticals" in his store. She offers to put together a display table for his business. Haney comes by the Douglas house and tries to sell Lisa some cosmetics that contain hamster milk. The Monroe brothers come by and Lisa tells Ralph about her new business. Instead of working on the bedroom, Alf and Ralph go to Sam's to build more shelves for Lisa. Sam is upset when 395 cartons of Lady Love cosmetics are delivered to his store. Lisa forces Sam's business out onto his front porch as she has taken over his whole store. Oliver tells Sam he'll talk to Lisa about moving her business somewhere else. Lisa sets up shop in their living room and moves all of their furniture into the front yard. Chanin Hale as Girl. | ||||||
| 132 | 14 | "The Wish-Book" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 3, 1970 | 131 |
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While trying to get his frog Al from a hole in the wall, Eb pulls out a Wish Book (Mail Order Catalog) from 1898. Haney comes by to deliver some frog food. When he sees the wish book, Haney tells the story of Calvin (Eddie Albert) and Tessie (Eva Gabor) Whittaker, who once owned the Douglases' house. Calvin wants to start a dairy farm and orders a cream separator from the catalog. A magic lantern projector is mistakenly delivered by the catalog company. Sensing money to be made, Calvin wants to open a Wall Picture Theater in Pixley. He rents Fritz Kimball's (Alvy Moore) butcher shop at night to show a slide of Abraham Lincoln standing on his head. Calvin comes up with the idea to move his hand in front of the projector creating his Moving Wall Picture Theater. He eventually goes to Hollywood to pitch his idea of moving wall pictures. Sam Fogel (Larry D. Mann), who Calvin talks to, isn't interested. However, Sam loves Tessie and she becomes a silent film star. Later, Calvin comes up with the idea to put a mouse named Dickey into films. Sam isn't interested. Hagan Beggs as Man. | ||||||
| 133 | 15 | "Rest and Relaxation" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 10, 1970 | 135 |
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Oliver's old friend, reporter Mort Warner (Robert Cummings), comes to Hooterville to relax and soothe his rattled nerves. Mort is surprised by Lisa's syrupy coffee. He is then sprayed with oil by Oliver's rickety tractor. While Mort is cleaning up in the bedroom, Arnold comes by to watch TV. Mort tries to take a shower and Fred Ziffel comes by and startles him. He is still in the shower when Hank comes by and asks him if he wants to go quail-hunting. Oliver lets Mort use his car to drive around and relax. Mort gets a flat tire and the key breaks off in the trunk lock. Mr. Haney comes by and tries to hustle Mort with his phony Auto Club. Mort has to finally chase Haney away. Not knowing Oliver lent Mort the car, Eb calls the Sheriff (Joe Higgins) thinking it was stolen. The Sheriff arrests Mort for stealing the Douglas' car. After speaking with Lisa, the Sheriff is about to free Mort, but he doesn't have the keys to the handcuffs. Lisa manages to get the handcuffs off and Mort says he's leaving. While trying to make a phone call, quail-hunting Hank fills his behind with buckshot. Mort now has to stay for another week. | ||||||
| 134 | 16 | "Trapped" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 17, 1970 | 136 |
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Oliver and Lisa realize that they've had a door they've never opened. Upon doing so they find a cave-like basement, with a secret entrance to a room where older generations of Mr. Haney's family used an illegal still. But a sneeze from Lisa collapses the entrance, and the two are trapped down there. The only way to call for help is through the sink pipe in the kitchen. Eb responds and then goes to Sam's for help. But he bumps his head and forgets what he was doing. Hours later, Hank comes by and hears Oliver calling through the pipe. Oliver asks for help and Hank goes to get a plumber. Arnold comes by and Lisa asks him to get help. Arnold goes to Sam's and plays a game of charades to give Sam the message about Oliver and Lisa. Eb then also remembers about them being trapped. Sam, Eb and Haney arrive at the house to dig out the couple. That night, Oliver is awakened by Hank trying to pull them up through the pipe using a plunger. | ||||||
| 135 | 17 | "Bundle of Joy" | Richard L. Bare | T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat; S/T : Searle Kramer | January 24, 1970 | 134 |
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Oliver travels to New York to help with a case for his old law firm. In New York, Judd Carling (Herb Voland) tries to start the meeting with client Mr. Robinson (Bartlett Robinson). But they keep getting interrupted by the secretaries kissing Oliver hello. Back at home, Eb finds what he thinks is a baby in a basket on the doorstep. It turns out to be a puppy named Freddie. Lisa interrupts Oliver's meeting to tell him about "Little Freddie". But she doesn't tell Oliver it's a dog. Thinking it's a human child, he tries to talk her into calling the sheriff. When Lisa refuses, Oliver calls the Hooterville sheriff's office. The sheriff is on vacation so Oliver winds up talking to Hank. After a confusing conversation, Oliver tells Hank to get Sam's help. Hank tells Sam and Haney about the baby and Haney goes to the house. Haney tries to sell Lisa baby supplies. After finding out it's a dog, Haney tries selling his puppy raising service. When he gets another call from Lisa, Oliver abandons his case and races back home to Hooterville. Oliver is upset when he finds out about Freddie being a dog. Oliver agrees to let Lisa keep the dog. Patience Cleveland as Janet Glassworth. | ||||||
| 136 | 18 | "The Ex-Con" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 31, 1970 | 130 |
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Oliver clears the room with a long-winded speech to the County Bar Association on the virtues of hiring ex-convicts. Ex-con Willie Dunhill (John Qualen) shows up looking for a job and Oliver is pressured into hiring him. Willie meets Hank and Oliver asks Hank to not mention to others about Willie's past. Willie tells stories about his old criminal buddies to Lisa and calls Oliver "Warden". Haney tries to sell Oliver a burglar alarm, but Oliver sends Haney away. Eb is having a hard time adjusting to having Willie as a "cellmate". Willie tells about a speaking part he had in a prison movie. Later, Willie tells Oliver about the things he misses from prison. On his day off, Willie goes to Pixley. There he breaks the window of a jewelry store, takes some jewelry and gets arrested. Don Keefer as Carl Kelcy. Vince Barnett as Waiter. Hal Baylor as Policeman. | ||||||
| 137 | 19 | "The Cow Killer" | Richard L. Bare | T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat; S/T : Scott Anderson | February 7, 1970 | 137 |
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The broken down truck Haney delivers is not the modern one Oliver made a down payment on. Oliver gives Haney until six that evening to return his $200 down payment or face jail time for fraud. Meanwhile, Irene, Horace Colby's cow, keeps trampling Oliver's corn. Mr. Wheeler (Allan Melvin), an advertising man, would like to put up a billboard on Oliver's property, but Lisa tells him Oliver wouldn't be interested. Irene comes back and Oliver and Eb try to move her. Hank comes by, whispers in the cow's ear and Irene leaves. Hank told her that if she didn't leave, Oliver would shoot her with a shotgun. Hank gives Oliver a shotgun. Irene is now in Oliver's apple orchard. He attempts to scare Irene away by firing the shotgun into the air. This frightens the advertising men who think they're being shot at. When they speed away in their truck, a life-sized fiberglass cow falls off their roof. Eb and Lisa see the fake cow and think Oliver shot Irene. Haney comes by and realizes it's fake. He charges Lisa to dispose of "Irene" and gets her to give him her cow Eleanor to supposedly give to Colby. Haney charges Colby for Eleanor. Haney then charges Lisa for the fake cow claiming it's Irene stuffed. Lisa and Eb figure out that Oliver didn't shoot any cow. Haney sells the fake cow back to Mr. Wheeler. Haney, with a little help from Lisa, gives Oliver his money back for the truck. | ||||||
| 138 | 20 | "The Confrontation" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 14, 1970 | 138 |
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Oliver is elected School Board President. During class, Willie (Johnny Whitaker) pops his teacher Mrs. Maxwell (Helen Kleeb) with a pea shooter. He then frames class mascot Arnold for the crime. Fred Ziffel tells Oliver that Arnold has been expelled from school. Oliver speaks to Principal Harvey Jackson (Frank Ferguson), but Harvey refuses to reinstate Arnold. The children start a protest movement and Harvey blames Oliver. Harvey lets Arnold back in class after he wins the County student art contest with his painting "Nude at a Filling Station". Joe Higgins as Sheriff. | ||||||
| 139 | 21 | "The Case of the Hooterville Refund Fraud" | Richard L. Bare | T : Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat; S/T : Arnold Horwitt | February 28, 1970 | 139 |
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Oliver's tax refund check inspires the farmers of Hooterville to request their refunds, too. Not realizing that one has to actually pay taxes first, they write in and report their losses for the last ten years. Thanks to a malfunction in the government computer, the locals receive more than $500,000. IRS agent Fred Feldinger comes to Hooterville. When he fails to get the money back from the farmers, he asks Oliver to speak to them. But, the farmers have already invested their money in Mr. Haney's monkey racing track. To avoid bad press, the government becomes a silent partner in the enterprise where monkeys chase after a wooden bouncing banana. Hal Smith as Horace Colby. Jay Jostyn as Harold Gilmore. Robert Carson as Senator Hansen. | ||||||
| 140 | 22 | "The Picnic" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 7, 1970 | 140 |
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Oliver invites Lisa to have a simple, romantic Sunday picnic. Haney comes by and tries to sell the couple picnic supplies. Eb wants to go on the picnic as well. Lisa makes Oliver say yes. Sam learns about the picnic when Lisa and Oliver come by the store to buy food. Hank finds out about it as well. On the way to the picnic, Eb wants to pick up his girlfriend Linda Wheeler (Maggie Peterson). Linda then brings along her accordion, her parents and her Grandpa (Patrick Cranshaw). They then pick up Sam, his date Clara Burton (Jane Connell) and her sousaphone. But there's not enough room in the car. Hank winds up driving Sam, Clara, Grandpa and an Old Lady (Merie Earle) that Grandpa picked up at a gas station. That night Lisa and Oliver are having some champagne and caviar at home. When everyone shows up to celebrate Grandpa's engagement, Oliver and Lisa take refuge in the barn. Larry D. Mann as Mr. Wheeler. Mona Bruns as Mrs. Wheeler. | ||||||
| 141 | 23 | "The Beeping Rock" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 21, 1970 | 141 |
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Oliver mentions how great of an achievement men walking on the Moon was. Eb tells Oliver that eleven-year-old child inventor Dinky Watson (Johnny Whitaker) built a rocket ship and went to the Moon. Dinky even brought back some Moon rocks. Precocious Dinky comes by and offers to sell a Moon rock for $14, but Oliver declines. Lisa, however, does buy the rock. That night, the rock starts beeping when moonlight strikes it. The next day, Oliver asks Dinky how he made the rock beep, but Dinky denies having anything to do with it. Oliver has Doc John Stuart (Frank Ferguson) X-ray the rock, but comes up with nothing. Haney comes by the house, tells Oliver his Moon rock is fake and tries to sell him some real Moon rocks. Arnold comes by and when he oinks at the rock, it starts beeping. Hank tells Oliver about a display of Moon rocks at the state capitol. Oliver calls NASA and speaks to Wilson (Jerome Cowan) about possibly having a Moon rock. Wilson thinks Oliver is either drunk or crazy. Oliver finally sends the rock to NASA. There, Doctor Stoddard (Arthur Peterson) tells Wilson it's a real Moon rock and they do beep. | ||||||
| 142 | 24 | "Uncle Fedor" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | March 28, 1970 | 143 |
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Sam comes by the Douglas house with a special delivery letter. Lisa's Uncle Fedor (Leo Fuchs) is arriving that day for a visit. Fedor arrives and is very suspicious of his surroundings. He claims he's being followed by the Secret Police because he smuggled a secret formula out of Hungary. Oliver believes the whole story is phony and Fedor is just here to freeload off of them for a while. Sam tells Oliver that a man with a scar showed up and asked if the Douglas's had anyone staying with them. Fedor takes to hiding under Lisa's bed. Haney comes by offering his protection services. Eb says that he saw a man with a scar on his face hiding in the corn field. But he left when he saw Eb. That night, the man with the scar (Len Lesser) comes to the back door looking for Fedor. He says he's with the New York City District Attorney's Office and has an arrest warrant for Fedor. Fedor is wanted for back alimony. But when they look for Fedor, he is already gone. Jonathan Hole as Claxton. Jerry Hausner as Watkins. | ||||||
| 143 | 25 | "The Wealthy Landowner" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | April 4, 1970 | 142 |
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Eb puts an ad in the lonely hearts section of a magazine. He describes himself as a handsome and wealthy landowner looking for marriage. Eb begins corresponding with a young woman named Celia Ward. She describes herself as young and wealthy. With each letter, Eb exaggerates his wealth and lifestyle more and more. Oliver believes that Celia is lying about her wealth and life as much as Eb is. Hank comes by with a telegram for Eb that says Celia is coming for a visit. Eb hires Haney to act as his chauffeur and they pick up Celia at the train station. They then drive around Hooterville and Eb shows off all the land he claims to own. Eb then passes off the Douglases as poor sharecroppers who work for him. Oliver insists that Eb tell Celia the truth. Benson the Chauffeur (Ivor Barry) arrives to take Celia back to New York. Back in New York, it turns out Benson is Celia's father and she is really a maid. A Sarah Maxwell shows up at the Douglas house with her five children to answer Eb's ad. | ||||||
| 144 | 26 | "Happy Birthday" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | April 11, 1970 | 144 |
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Oliver learns from Sam that he shares a birthday with Arnold, which is the next day. Lisa says that Oliver and Arnold should celebrate together, but Oliver says no. Lisa then asks Oliver if he would like a surprise party. Oliver says he doesn't want any fuss made over his birthday. Haney comes by and wants to know what Oliver wants to buy Arnold for his birthday. Haney shows him a selection of ridiculous gifts and Oliver sends him away. Lisa and Eb make it sound as though their presents for Oliver are alive. The next morning Eb says that Lisa's present ate his present and then flew away. Fred and Arnold come by and Arnold gives Oliver an electric snout warmer as a present. Fred then invites them to a black tie party for Arnold that evening. Lisa leaves for the party, but Oliver stays home. Hank comes by, wishes Oliver a happy birthday and mentions a party. Thinking there is a surprise party for him, Oliver puts on his tux and goes to various places looking for it. In the end, there was no party for him, but he gets another surprise. Merie Earle as Sarah Hotchkiss. | ||||||
Season 6 (1970–71)
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| 145 | 1 | "The City Kids" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 15, 1970 | 146 |
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Oliver invites four city children to spend a week on the farm as part of a "Kids for the Country" program. The children have fun touring the farm and Oliver teaches them to plant seeds and milk a cow. While Oliver takes the three boys swimming , Lisa bonds with the little girl of the group, Lori Baker (Victoria Paige Meyerink). The two have a great time canning jars of Lisa's newest creation, banana jelly. Though it's only been a few days, Lisa finds a way to have vegetables in the children's garden. At the end of the week, Lisa talks Oliver into letting Lori stay for another month. John Wheeler as Melvin. | ||||||
| 146 | 2 | "The Coming-Out Party" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 22, 1970 | 147 |
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Lisa plans a "coming out party" for little Lori so she can meet all the other children of Hooterville. She wants to have a circus party and tries to rent an elephant from Mr. Haney. Oliver says no and tells her to have a plain party. Meanwhile, Oliver searches for a replacement part for his ancient Hoyt-Clagwell tractor so he can begin planting. When he gets home, Oliver finds Haney there with a biplane to give rides to the kids. Oliver says no to the plane. They wind up having a simple party which Lori enjoyed. During the party, the kids had a scavenger hunt and Arnold finds the part Oliver needs for his tractor. | ||||||
| 147 | 3 | "Jealousy" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | September 29, 1970 | 145 |
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Lisa is buying Lori a lot of new dresses. Eb keeps asking Oliver to buy him a car and Oliver keeps saying no. Eb notices that his "parents" bought Lori a new bicycle and rented a piano for her. He feels he's been replaced in the Douglas family and decides to leave to find a new job. Eb stops by Drucker's store and tells Sam how Oliver lost $4000 he had saved for a car on a drunken gambling spree in Las Vegas. Realizing how expensive it would be to live on his own, Eb quickly returns home. When he gets there, Eb discovers that Oliver has bought him a car. Patrick Cranshaw as Old Man. Elsie Baker as Old Lady. | ||||||
| 148 | 4 | "A Royal Love Story" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 6, 1970 | 149 |
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Lisa tells little Lori a fanciful story of her courtship with Oliver. Princess Lisa and her father, the King of Hungary (Oscar Beregi) had to leave the country after it was invaded. The two shared an apartment in Paris. Lisa finally gets a job as a waitress at a sidewalk cafe. Oliver is in Paris and meets Lisa at the cafe. Lisa takes Oliver on a tour of Paris and they share a first kiss. While scheming his return to power, the King finds a baron who can bankroll his army. But the baron will only do it if Lisa marries him. Lisa wants to marry Oliver, and believing he may be rich, the King agrees to talk to him. They find out he is a penniless American, but in the end, Lisa gets to marry Oliver. | ||||||
| 149 | 5 | "Oliver Goes Broke" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 20, 1970 | 150 |
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Lisa, Oliver and Eb say goodbye to Lori at the airport, as she is flying back to New York. Missing taking care of Lori, Lisa seeks a job to fill her days. When Lisa tries to get a job at Drucker's store, Hank Kimball sees her there and assumes she needs a job because Oliver has gone broke. Soon, everyone is convinced Oliver has squandered all his money. Oliver suggests that Lisa volunteer at the County Welfare Office. Haney spots her in line and assumes she's there for the free soup. Eb pawns Oliver's watch and car for cash and the locals bring food. Oliver appreciates what the people have done, but explains to everyone that he has money. Dave Willock as Ticket Agent. | ||||||
| 150 | 6 | "The Great Mayoralty Campaign" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | October 27, 1970 | 156 |
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Sam decides that after being mayor for 37 years, he doesn't want to do it anymore. Sam, Haney, Fred and Hank draft Oliver to run for mayor. At the Ziffel house, and believing that Sam is still running, Ralph and Doris decide to run Lisa for mayor. Oliver and Lisa now realize they will be running against each other. Haney and Fred want to improve Oliver's image. This will include him not making long-winded speeches, wearing a "Beatle wig" and have him kissing babies, neither of which Oliver agrees to. The men continually sabotage Lisa campaign vehicle. The women come up with a few tricks of their own. The newspaper says that Oliver is leading in the polls. While Oliver is speaking to some men voters, Lisa rides by on horseback looking like Lady Godiva. All the men go chasing after her. Oliver and his team figure out that Ralph is behind Lisa's stunt. They want Hank to court her to get her out of the way. Oliver and Lisa's marriage is becoming strained. Not knowing what the other is doing, both Lisa and Oliver withdraw from the race to save their marriage. They decide to run Ralph instead. | ||||||
| 151 | 7 | "Eb's Double Trouble" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 10, 1970 | 148 |
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Ed falls head over heels for Carol Kenworthy (Kristin Nelson), the pretty new schoolteacher in town. Forgetting he already has a date with his girlfriend Darlene Wheeler (Judith McConnell), Eb asks Carol to the dance Saturday night. Eb tries to figure out a way to break the date with Darlene or juggle both girls that night. Oliver tells Eb to just tell Darlene the truth. Eb instead listens to Mr. Haney and tells Darlene that he has a wife in Racine, Wisconsin. Darlene's father (Robert Foulk), angry over this news, punches Oliver in the nose. Eb then learns that Carol has a boyfriend that's coming to town and he's taking her to the dance. Lisa tells Eb to apologize to Darlene. When Eb goes to see her, Darlene follows some advice she got from Lisa. | ||||||
| 152 | 8 | "Apple-Picking Time" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 17, 1970 | 151 |
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Lisa wants to learn how to drive. Mr. Collins (John Wheeler) comes by and buys Oliver's apple crop. He will need them delivered in 2 weeks. Oliver asks Hank Kimball to find him some apple pickers. Oliver lets Lisa drive the car and she runs into the Sheriff's (Joe Higgins) car. The Sheriff takes away Oliver's expired license. Hank informs Oliver that he couldn't get any apple pickers. Oliver gets all the farmers to help each other pick their crops. When it comes time to pick Oliver's apples, no one shows up to help. Thanks to Lisa's bad driving, Oliver comes up with a way to get his apples picked. Alan Baxter as Deputy Sheriff. | ||||||
| 153 | 9 | "Enterprising Eb" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | November 24, 1970 | 152 |
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Eb informs Oliver and Lisa that they are invited to dinner with Eb's future in-laws, the Wheelers. At dinner, Mr. Wheeler keeps accusing Oliver of being an alcoholic. Oliver gives Eb two acres of land so he can build a house for himself and Darlene. Eb doesn't have enough money to build a house. He sells his two acres for $2000 to a man that will use it as a trash dump. But people start dumping their garbage in front of Oliver's house. Oliver tells Eb to give the money back. Eb then rents his land as a trailer camp. He also rents out the Douglas house as a honeymoon getaway and the barn as a horse stable. Mona Bruns as Mrs. Wheeler. Al Molinaro as Joe. William Bakewell as Man. | ||||||
| 154 | 10 | "Oliver's Double" | Richard L. Bare | Dan Beaumont | December 1, 1970 | 153 |
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Oliver is suspected of x-rated rural behavior in this bizarre episode. An embezzler named Charlie Foster, who's a dead ringer for Oliver, hides out in Pixley with his wife Blanche. Eb spots Charlie kissing Blanche and assumes it's Oliver cheating on Lisa. Haney and Hank also spot the look-alike with Blanche and call him Mr. Douglas. Haney then tries to blackmail Oliver into buying an ugly painting by Pablum Picarasso. Charlie sends Blanche to see if Oliver really looks like him. Charlie sets it up so Lt. Olson (William Sylvester) from the Boston police comes and arrests Oliver. Thanks to Sam, Charlie is also arrested. Oliver finds a way to prove who he is. Hal Smith as Motel Clerk. | ||||||
| 155 | 11 | "The High Cost of Loving" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 8, 1970 | 154 |
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Eb needs more money to get married. Oliver suggests he finds a better paying profession. Eb decides to take an accounting class through a correspondence school. Due to a clerical error, Eb is instead enrolled in an acting course. Eb now believes that fate wants him to be an actor. He practices acting all day long and Oliver is getting tired of it. Darlene says she'll brake off the engagement if he doesn't stop. Oliver offers to buy 5 rooms of furniture for Eb if he quits acting. Eb refuses. | ||||||
| 156 | 12 | "The Liberation Movement" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Dan Beaumont | December 15, 1970 | 155 |
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Lisa attends a Women's Lib Movement meeting. She tells Oliver that a couple should trade chores every once in while. Oliver wants to build a tool shed. Much to Oliver's surprise, Lisa moves all the junk that is in the location where the shed will be. Lisa wants Oliver to do the house work. Oliver can't get a permit for the shed, but Lisa gets one. Oliver tells Sam that there is no way Lisa could build the tool shed. But when he goes home, Lisa has built one. Oliver finds out from Haney that Lisa paid someone to do all those things. Lisa decides she likes things the way they used to be. Jonathan Hole as Clerk. | ||||||
| 157 | 13 | "Charlie, Homer and Natasha" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | December 22, 1970 | 157 |
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Lisa is upset when Oliver refuses to take her to New York for a big party. Meanwhile, Eb has begun talking to his new little invisible friend Charlie. Soon everyone claims to see Charlie and it's annoying Oliver. When Lisa claims to have a little friend named Natasha, Oliver makes up his own friend Homer just to spite the other two. Oliver is really starting to worry about Eb. When Lisa suggests that Eb see a psychiatrist in New York, Oliver realizes the whole thing was a plot to go to the party. Before he knew that Oliver figured things out, Eb called the Sheriff (Bob Hastings) about a fight between the imaginary people. While trying to explain everything to the Sheriff, Oliver is the one who ends up looking screwy. The Sheriff says he won't arrest Oliver if he agrees to go to New York to see the psychiatrist. | ||||||
| 158 | 14 | "The Engagement Ring" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Dan Beaumont | December 29, 1970 | 158 |
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Mr. Wheeler puts a stop to Darlene's engagement when Eb presents her with a watch fob instead of a ring. Lisa lets Eb have the $2000 ring Oliver gave her during their engagement. Mr. Wheeler has the ring appraised and learns that it's worth only $8. He once again calls off the engagement. Lisa goes to have a talk with Mr. Wheeler. When she questions the value of his dowry, he decides the ring is now acceptable. | ||||||
| 159 | 15 | "The Free Paint Job" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | January 5, 1971 | 159 |
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Lisa is trying to find a special dish she can cook for Oliver's birthday which is three weeks away. Oliver suggests spaghetti and meatballs, so Lisa starts practicing to cook it. No matter how many times she tries, Lisa can't cook the spaghetti correctly. Mr. Luster (Tom Lowell), from the Luster Paint Company, wants to speak to Oliver. The company offers to paint the Douglas house for free, so they can take "before and after" photos for advertising. But, as quickly as they apply the paint, the porous wood absorbs it. Mr. Luster takes a piece of the wood back to his company to see if they can close the wood's pores. They manage to close the pores, but then the wood gasps for breath. Robert Nichols as Mr. Malone. David Ketchum as Photographer. | ||||||
| 160 | 16 | "Son of Drobny" | Richard L. Bare | Dan Beaumont | January 12, 1971 | 160 |
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Lisa's uncle sends her a duck who is the son of Drobny. Lisa and Drobny were in the Hungarian underground during WWII. Meanwhile, Sam and Haney are trying to think of a way to get people into town. Eb tells them that the son of a war hero is staying with Lisa and Oliver. The town now plans to have a big celebration for the hero. Oliver tries to tell them that their guest of honor is just a duck, but no one listens. The Lt. Governor (Parley Baer) arrives for the celebration. Everyone is surprised when he actually recognizes the duck as the son of Drobny and knows of Lisa being in the Hungarian underground. Gordon Connell as Gorko. Michael Keenan as 3rd German. | ||||||
| 161 | 17 | "The Wedding Deal" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Dan Beaumont | January 19, 1971 | 164 |
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Eb tells Lisa and Oliver that he'll be married in two weeks. However, Eb and Darlene still don't have a location for their wedding. Mr. Haney's suggests having it for free at a car wash in Pixley. Darlene says no as she wants a church wedding. Haney then convinces Eb to have their ceremony on TV in a furniture emporium's window. The wedding comes with a household of furniture. This time, Darlene's father says no to the idea. Haney tells Oliver that Eb has to go through with the window wedding as he signed a contract. To keep from being sued by the store, Lisa and Oliver fill in as bride and groom. Jane Connell as Woman organist. | ||||||
| 162 | 18 | "Star Witness" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Dan Beaumont | January 26, 1971 | 163 |
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Arnold is staying at the Douglas house for a few days. While in Pixley on a shopping trip, Arnold witnesses two men robbing the bank. Danny (Milton Selzer), one of the crooks, learns that Arnold saw them. Danny and Charlie (Al Lewis) think that Eb is Arnold and take him away. Arnold leads Lisa and Oliver to where the crooks have Eb. Arnold helps them capture the crooks. Hal Smith as Sheriff. | ||||||
| 163 | 19 | "The Spot Remover" | Richard L. Bare | Dan Beaumont | February 2, 1971 | 166 |
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Lisa's Uncle Boris sends her a miracle cleaning fluid. Everyone is amazed at how well it works. Haney gets a sample, hoping to have it analyzed, and find out the formula. Mr. Wilkins (George Ives), a household chemicals salesman, comes by Sam's store. Sam tells him about the cleaning fluid. Bert Beamish (Benny Baker) analyzes the spot remover and tells Haney that it's cabbage soup. Mr. Wilkins talks to Oliver and Lisa about possibly selling the spot remover. In the end, however, anything the cleaning fluid touched burns away. Fran Ryan as Doris Ziffel. | ||||||
| 164 | 20 | "King Oliver I" | Richard L. Bare | Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat | February 9, 1971 | 170 |
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Gov. Carstairs (Lyle Talbot) declares the state bankrupt, raises taxes by 52% and shuts down most state services. At a Hooterville protest meeting, Lisa tells the story of how her father the king responded to a tax increase by seceding from the union. They decide to secede from the state, blow up the bridge across Simpson's Swamp and form their own kingdom. They also anoint Oliver as King Oliver I. Carstairs gets a call from the President and is told to straighten things out. Carstairs goes to speak with Oliver and Lisa has a suggestion for how to raise money for the state. William Sylvester as Aide to the Governor. | ||||||
| 165 | 21 | "A Girl for Drobny" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Dan Beaumont | February 16, 1971 | 167 |
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Drobny the duck is beginning to show signs of homesickness. Arnold comes by to play with Drobny, but there's a language barrier. Lisa decides Drobny needs a girlfriend. Meanwhile, Oliver is trying to work on his state taxes but is constantly interrupted by Drobny and others. Haney comes by with a female duck named Gertrude for Drobny. They get married and later have children. | ||||||
| 166 | 22 | "The Carpenter's Ball" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Dan Beaumont | February 23, 1971 | 162 |
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Lisa wants to go to Hooterville's annual Carpenter's Ball, but Oliver isn't interested. Ralph wants Hank to ask her, but he comes up with silly excuses to avoid it. Lisa schemes to get Ralph and Hank together by asking Hank to be her date to the ball. Soon the Hooterville gossips have the Douglas' marriage on the rocks and Lisa and Hank are flying off to Acapulco. To make Lisa jealous, Haney wants to have Oliver take Ingrid (Myrna Hansen), a Norwegian girl, to the ball. Oliver doesn't go for the idea. Things get out of hand with Ralph mad at Oliver and Hank getting fired all because of the rumor. Oliver decides the only way to stop the rumors is to attend the ball with Lisa. | ||||||
| 167 | 23 | "The Hole in the Porch" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Dan Beaumont | March 2, 1971 | 168 |
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Oliver is making some repairs around the house. But before Oliver can fix it, Kimball falls through the dry-rotted front porch and sprains his ankle. Lisa moves Hank into their bedroom to recuperate. He blows non-stop on his kazoo whenever he wants something. Ralph comes by and puts on a nurse's uniform to care for her "Hankie". Haney, acting as Hank's lawyer, tries to soak Oliver with a $50,000 lawsuit. Local farmers bring their livestock into the bedroom for Kimball's animal clinic. Oliver finally storms out in search of a saloon, but falls through the porch and sprains his ankle. Now Oliver and Hank have to recuperate together. Foster Brooks as Farmer #1. Patrick Cranshaw as Farmer #2. | ||||||
| 168 | 24 | "Lisa the Psychologist" | Richard L. Bare | Dick Chevillat & Dan Beaumont | March 9, 1971 | 161 |
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Oliver takes a night course in organic farming at the state college. Lisa takes a psychology class because it falls on the same nights as Oliver's classes. Amazingly, Lisa reads through many psychology books and starts to give out advice. Soon everyone in Hooterville is coming to "Doctor Lisa" to analyze their problems, including Arnold the Pig. Even though her advice is helping people, Oliver wants her to stop before she gets in trouble. William Lanteau as Registrar. William Sylvester as Dr. Hoffman. Note: This episode marks the final appearances of Sam Drucker, Fred Ziffel, Hank Kimble, Mr. Haney, and Eb. | ||||||
| 169 | 25 | "Hawaiian Honeymoon" | Vincent Sherman | Jay Sommers | March 16, 1971 | 165 |
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Lisa cons Oliver into taking a fifth honeymoon together, this time to the Moana Rexford Hotel in Hawaii. Hotel owner Bob Carter (Don Porter) discusses business with his daughter Pamela (Pamela Franklin). Pamela's friends, Richard and Lily, are to be married and Pamela sets them up in the honeymoon suite at the hotel. When Lisa and Oliver arrive, and not knowing what Pam did, Bob shows them the honeymoon suite. Since the suite has two bedrooms, at first the two couples don't run into each other. After they do meet, Pamela explains what happened. Oliver says Richard and Lily can stay. Pat Morita as Charlie Lee. William Sylvester as Pilot. Shirley Mitchell as Marla Grayson. John Wheeler as Justice Of The Peace. Jane Connell as Woman On The Plane. Note: This was actually a backdoor pilot episode for a proposed series (Pam) that didn't sell. | ||||||
| 170 | 26 | "The Ex-Secretary" | Bruce Bilson | Jay Sommers | April 27, 1971 | 169 |
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Oliver contacts Carol Rush (Elaine Joyce), his one-time secretary in New York, to find out where she'd had his father's watch repaired years earlier. Carol now works for Mr. Oglethorpe (Richard Deacon), a domineering California realtor. Carol is a bit of a scatterbrain. Oglethorpe hopes to get in on a big land deal with Lawrence David (Larry D. Mann) and gives him a check. After speaking with Oliver again, Carol believes that Oglethorpe is dealing with a crook and needs to get his check back. In the end, she prevents her boss from being conned by a man that Oliver had tried to indict back in New York. Emmaline Henry as Lillian Grant. Cliff Norton as Harry Grant. Anthony Caruso as Studs. Joe E. Tata as Bellboy. George Furth as Mark Allan. Note: This was a pilot episode for another proposed series (Carol) that CBS also passed on. | ||||||
TV movie (1990)
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| Return to Green Acres | William Asher | Craig Heller and Guy Shulman | May 18, 1990 | |
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Developers want to build an industrial area in Hooterville, and Haney tries to swindle the residents to sell out. | ||||
See also
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edit- ^ "MacDonald, Betty (1908–1958)". HistoryLink. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ a b "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide. No. June 28-July 4. 1997.