Season 6 • Episode 26
LatestOliver is looking through his old Christmas Cards to find the return address of an ex-secretary of his who had moved to California. He wants to contract her because when his watch broke before, his secretary at the time found a repair shop that was able to fix it. The secretary, Carol now works for a Realtor who she ends up saving from being coned out of $10,000 from a con man that her former boss, Mr. Douglas had tried to indite back in New York. By episode end, Carol remembers the name of the watch repair shop on Madison Avenue.
Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971. Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Acting
Eva Gabor's Hungarian glamour vs. Eddie Albert's manic optimism.
Writing
Surreal gags that predicted shows like Parks and Rec.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'rural purge' saw CBS cancel all country-themed shows in 1971 to chase urban demographics—Green Acres outlasted most but still got the axe.
Arnold the Pig was so popular he got fan mail and a salary higher than some human actors; his 'A Star is Born' episode made TV Guide's top 100.
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