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Season One (1965-1966)[]

# Title Written by Directed by Air Date Prod #
1 Oliver Buys a Farm Jay Sommers Ralph Levy September 15, 1965 (1965-09-15) 001
Oliver Wendell Douglas, a big city lawyer who longs for a farm, buys a spread near Hooterville.
2 Lisa's First Day on the Farm Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Ralph Levy September 22, 1965 (1965-09-22) 002
Oliver brings his wife Lisa to their new home, a ramshackle farm near Hooterville.
3 The Decorator September 29, 1965 (1965-09-29) Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare 003
Oliver and Lisa call in a decorator to begin a major overhaul of their dilapidated farm.
4 The Best Laid Plans Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare October 6, 1965 (1965-10-06) 004
The Hooterville rumor mill has it that Lisa packed up and left Oliver. Actually, she went back to New York to close up their penthouse apartment.
5 My Husband, the Rooster Renter Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare October 13, 1965 (1965-10-13) 005
Oliver calls in a roofer, a plumber and an agricultural expert. All of them give the same appraisal of his farm: a disaster.
6 Furniture, Furniture, Who's Got the Furniture? Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare October 20, 1965 (1965-10-20) 006
The Douglases are awaiting the arrival of their furniture. When it is accidentally delivered to Mr. Haney, he tries to sell them their own possessions.
7 Neighborliness Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare October 27, 1965 (1965-10-27) 007
It's plowing time and Oliver runs into trouble with equipment bought from Mr. Haney. The neighbors come to the rescue and plow the field in time for planting.
8 Lisa the Helpmate Teleplay by
Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat
Story by
Al Schwartz and Lou Huston
Richard L. Bare November 3, 1965 (1965-11-03) 008
When Oliver sends a sample of his soil to the State Scientific College, a report comes back that his farm contains ingredients never before found in soil.
9 You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6 Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare November 10, 1965 (1965-11-10) 009
Relying on statistics provided by the Department of Agriculture, Oliver plants wheat. His neighbors, using Mrs. Ziffel's lumbago to predict a crop, plant corn.
10 Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare November 17, 1965 (1965-11-17) 010
Oliver finally has a phone installed, but the Hooterville Phone Company installs it directly outside his bedroom window--on top of the telephone pole.
11 Parity Begins at Home Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare ONovember 24, 1965 (1965-11-24) 011
Oliver plants his entire 160 acres with wheat, only to hear from the Conservation of Stabilization Committee (a local farm organization) that he is not allowed to do so.
12 Lisa Has a Calf Teleplay by
Phil Leslie & Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat
Story by
Phil Leslie
Richard L. Bare December 8, 1965 (1965-12-08) 012
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. But the pregnancy leaks and Haney thinks it's Lisa that's due, and this rumor spreads through Hooterville and right to Oliver's mother in New York!
13 The Wedding Anniversary Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare December 15, 1965 (1965-12-15) 013
It's the Douglases' wedding anniversary. Oliver remembers the date but cannot recall the exact number of years he and Lisa have been married.
14 What Happened in Scranton? Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare December 22, 1965 (1965-12-22) 014
Lisa decides to bring a little culture and charm to Hooterville by means of a beauty parlor.
15 How to Enlarge a Bedroom Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare December 29, 1965 (1965-12-29) 015
After persistent pleas from Lisa, Oliver agrees to have the bedroom enlarged. But Alf and Ralph, the contractors, rip the room apart and cannot finish it because they're only licensed for hen houses and chicken coops!
16 Give Me Land, Lots of Land Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare January 5, 1966 (1966-01-05) 016
Oliver buys 140 acres of land adjoining his property, excluding the farmhouse on it. Lisa misunderstands and thinks the farmhouse is their new home.
17 I Didn't Raise My Husband to Be a Fireman Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare January 19, 1966 (1966-01-19) 017
Oliver discovers the only requirement to join the Hooterville Valley Fire Department is that he must play a musical instrument.
18 Lisa Bakes a Cake Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare January 26, 1966 (1966-01-26) 018
Oliver is annoyed when Lisa puts a listing in the new phone book: "Oliver Douglas, Attorney at Law." Unfortunately, nobody calls for his services.
19 Sprained Ankle, Country Style Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare February 2, 1966 (1966-02-02) 019
Oliver falls through the roof and sprains his ankle while putting up a TV antenna. And while Lisa takes care of him, almost everyone in Hooterville stops by to unintentionally annoy him or hog control of his TV.
20 The Price of Apples Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare February 9, 1966 (1966-02-09) 020
Oliver's apple crop is ready to be harvested, but he must harvest and ship them himself after Pixley reserves the rest like every year.
21 What's in a Name? Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare February 16, 1966 (1966-02-16) 021
Ralph, the lady carpenter, becomes enamored of Mr. Kimball, the county agent. However, he refuses to go out with a girl named Ralph.
22 The Day of Decision Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare February 23, 1966 (1966-02-23) 022
Lisa must decide whether she and Oliver will remain on the farm or go back to New York. She decides yes and Oliver angrily prepares to leave. But Lisa reverses her decision after learning what happens to the animals after they're gone, so Oliver keeps his farm for six more months!
23 A Pig in a Poke Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare March 9, 1966 (1966-03-09) 023
Oliver and Lisa leave for New York to attend a reunion of the Harvard Alumni. They are unaware that the Ziffels' pig, Arnold, is a stowaway in the trunk of their car.
24 The Deputy Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare March 16, 1966 (1966-03-16) 025
Sam Drucker is leaving on vacation, and talks Oliver into assuming his duties as deputy sheriff.
25 Double Drick Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare March 23, 1966 (1966-03-23) 026
Oliver's generator breaks down and he decides it's finally time for the electric company to run power lines into his house.
26 The Ballad of Molly Turgis Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare April 6, 1966 (1966-04-06) 024
There is a local superstition in Hooterville concerning an old hag named Molly Turgiss, who died twenty years before the Douglases came to town.
27 Never Look a Gift Tractor in the Mouth Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare April 27, 1966 (1966-04-27) 028
It's a few days before Oliver's birthday, and Lisa goes out and buys the biggest and fanciest tractor she can find. But confusion causes it to be shipped to the Ziffels, who think Mr. and Mrs. Douglas gave it to them as a gift. Their being so generous for it makes it impossible to straighten things out and get their new tractor back.
28 Send a Boy to College Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare May 4, 1966 (1966-05-04) 027
Oliver discovers that Eb has a way with sick animals and offers to put him through college. Eb is rejected because he never graduated from high school.
29 Horse? What Horse? Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare May 11, 1966 (1966-05-11) 029
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 a doctor. But Oliver soon thinks he's going mad too when he sees zebras, camels and a boxing kangaroo. Eventually it's revealed that they all escaped from the circus.
30 The Rains Came Teleplay by
Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat
Story by
Howard Merrill and Stan Dreben
Richard L. Bare May 18, 1966 (1966-05-18) 031
Mr. Haney sues Oliver for non-payment of a vital contract. He claims that his native american friend caused the rain that helped Oliver's crops grow, now he tries to prove it false and not have to pay Haney.
31 Culture Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare May 25, 1966 (1966-05-25) 030
The Every-Other-Wednesday-Afternoon-Discussion-Club decides that Hooterville needs a little "culture."
32 Uncle Ollie Dick Chevillat and Elon Packard Richard L. Bare June 1, 1966 (1966-06-01) 032
Oliver's nephew arrives for a visit, and Oliver is shaken up when the boy turns out to be a beatnik.

Season Two (1966-1967)[]

# Title Directed by Written by Air Date Prod #
1 Wings Over Hooterville Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare September 14, 1966 (1966-09-14) 033
The dreaded "Bing Bug" invades Hooterville's corn crop. To save his and other farmers' crops, Oliver pays Mr. Haney to use his crop duster, in hopes of using his airforce skills to spray every field. This episode includes dialogue referencing the German prisoner of war camp Stalag 13 and Colonel Hogan, suggesting Green Acres (and its related series) take place in the same fictional universe as Hogan's Heroes.
2 Water, Water Everywhere Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat Richard L. Bare September 21, 1966 (1966-09-21) 035
Mr. Haney has a new well dug on his farm, and it drains off all the water from Oliver and Lisa's farm.
3 I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier Teleplay by
Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat
Story by
Elon Packard and Norman Hudis
Richard L. Bare September 28, 1966 (1966-09-28) 037
Oliver and Lisa agree to "pig sit" Arnold while the Ziffels enjoy a second honeymoon.
4 How to See South America By Bus Teleplay by
Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat
Story by
Walter Black
Richard L. Bare October 5, 1966 (1966-10-05) 4 036
Lisa misinterprets Oliver's interest in a lady farmer, and sets out to break up what she thinks is a "budding romance."
Title=The Ugly Duckling WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 19, 1966 (1966-10-19) EpisodeNumber=5 ProdCode=034
Lisa sends Oliver out to sleep in the barn while Ralph, the lady carpenter, moves in with her for a two-day beauty treatment.
Title=One of Our Assemblymen is Missing WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 26, 1966 (1966-10-26) EpisodeNumber=6 ProdCode=038
Oliver receives a tax bill for $12.03 from the State Farm Unattached Duty Tax Bureau. But in his quest to see why he's paying it, he gets himself and Hooterville in over their heads in politics.
Title=The Good Old Days WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 2, 1966 (1966-11-02) EpisodeNumber=7 ProdCode=039
To improve Lisa's understanding of the role of a "farm wife," Oliver tells her the story of a pioneer couple.
Title=Eb Discovers the Birds and the Bees WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 9, 1966 (1966-11-09) EpisodeNumber=8 ProdCode=040
Oliver takes the place of Eb's father when he explains the romantic facts of life to the hired hand.
Title=The Hooterville Image WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 16, 1966 (1966-11-16) EpisodeNumber=9 ProdCode=041
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.
Title=You Ought to Be in Pictures WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 23, 1966 (1966-11-23) EpisodeNumber=10 ProdCode=042
The Chamber of Commerce votes to invite a Hollywood picture company to film a movie in the Hooterville Valley.
Title=A Home Isn't Built in a Day WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat & Elon Packard and Jay Sommers DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 30, 1966 (1966-11-30) EpisodeNumber=11 ProdCode=043
Lisa threatens to leave Oliver unless he completely renovates their farmhouse.
Title=A Square is Not Round WrittenBy=Elroy Schwartz DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 14, 1966 (1966-12-14) EpisodeNumber=12 ProdCode=044
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".
Title=An Old-fashioned Christmas WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Buddy Atkinson DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 21, 1966 (1966-12-21) EpisodeNumber=13 ProdCode=046
Oliver is determined to have an old-fashioned Christmas, which includes decorating his own tree. But even in Hooterville, all they sell are gaudy aluminum ones, and chopping trees down is prohibited by the state agriculture department.
Title=Never Trust a Little Old Lady WrittenBy=Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat and Al Schwartz DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 28, 1966 (1966-12-28) EpisodeNumber=14 ProdCode=048
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 clock with or without an umbrella.
Title=School Days WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 4, 1967 (1967-01-04) EpisodeNumber=15 ProdCode=049
Oliver enrolls Lisa at the Hooterville High School to learn the art of homemaking.
Title=His Honor WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat and Al Schwartz DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 11, 1967 (1967-01-11) EpisodeNumber=16 ProdCode=047
When the Hooterville City Council selects Oliver to judge the apple competition at the annual fair, he gets the idea that he's been appointed to the appeals court. Lisa received the telephone message, and the confusion results in part from her accent.
Title=It's So Peaceful in the Country WrittenBy=David Braverman and Bob Marcus DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 18, 1967 (1967-01-18) EpisodeNumber=17 ProdCode=045
Oliver and Lisa invite Oliver's mother to visit them on the farm for a much-needed rest.
Title=Exodus to Bleedswell WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 25, 1967 (1967-01-25) EpisodeNumber=18 ProdCode=050
A rival town threatens to lure away the citizens of Hooterville Valley with an offer of lucrative defense jobs.
Title=It's Human to be Humane WrittenBy=Sam Locke and Joel Rapp DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 1, 1967 (1967-02-01) EpisodeNumber=19 ProdCode=051
Lisa becomes the Humane Officer in Hooterville and turns the Douglas farmhouse into an animal shelter.
Title=Never Take Your Wife to a Convention WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 8, 1967 (1967-02-08) EpisodeNumber=20 ProdCode=052
Oliver and Lisa attend a farm convention in the city, where they meet a not-so-ex-gangster and his wife.
Title=The Computer Age WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 15, 1967 (1967-02-15) EpisodeNumber=21 ProdCode=054
In planning the most efficient way to run a farm, Oliver champions the cause of computers.
Title=Never Start Talking Unless Your Voice Comes Out WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 22, 1967 (1967-02-22) EpisodeNumber=22 ProdCode=053
An official-looking letter from Washington comes to Oliver, and his secretive behavior leads his neighbors to speculate as to its content.
Title=The Beverly Hillbillies WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 1, 1967 (1967-03-01) EpisodeNumber=23 ProdCode=055
Hooterville gives its impression of "The Beverly Hillbillies" in a special charity show featuring Lisa as "Granny," Oliver as "Jethro," and Mr. Kimball as "Jed Clampett."
Title=Lisa's Vegetable Garden WrittenBy=Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 8, 1967 (1967-03-08) EpisodeNumber=24 ProdCode=056
Lisa decides to plant her own vegetables and become a real farmer.
Title=The Saucer Season WrittenBy=Teleplay by
Sam Locke & Joel Rapp and Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat
Story by
Sam Locke & Joel Rapp
DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 15, 1967 (1967-03-15) EpisodeNumber=25 ProdCode=057
When Eb claims he saw a flying saucer and little green men, the Douglas farm becomes an object of interest for curiosity seekers and the Air Force.
Title=Getting Even With Haney WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 22, 1967 (1967-03-22) EpisodeNumber=26 ProdCode=059
Oliver has his "day in court" with Mr. Haney, as he represents the Ziffels in a suit against his "washing machine" that destroyed their home. But first they have to find a judge that's not related to Haney!
Title=Kimball Gets Fired WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 29, 1967 (1967-03-29) EpisodeNumber=27 ProdCode=060
Oliver and Lisa have a romantic crisis on their hands when Mr. Kimball is replaced as the County Agent by a new member of the Agricultural Department. And his replacement doesn't help; he simply criticizes Oliver's and the rest of the farmers crops.
Title=The Vulgar Ring Story WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=April 12, 1967 (1967-04-12) EpisodeNumber=28 ProdCode=058
Lisa reveals the fascinating story of why women in her family had to marry American men every fourth generation.
Title=Who's Lisa? WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=April 19, 1967 (1967-04-19) EpisodeNumber=29 ProdCode=061
When Lisa gets a blow on the head and suffers a mysterious lapse of memory, Oliver finds himself living with a total stranger.
Title=Music to Milk By WrittenBy=Elroy Schwartz DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=April 26, 1967 (1967-04-26) EpisodeNumber=30 ProdCode=063
Oliver buys Eb a radio for his birthday. Unfortunately during a big radio contest, the cow eats it and Eb must listen to it in the cow's stomach, before its digested!

Season Three (1967-1968)[]

# Title Directed by Written by Air Date Prod #
Title=The Man For the Job WrittenBy=Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=September 6, 1967 (1967-09-06) EpisodeNumber=1 ProdCode=064
The Committee to Select a New State Senator considers Oliver Douglas for the job.
Title=Lisa's Jam Session WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=September 13, 1967 (1967-09-13) EpisodeNumber=2 ProdCode=066
Oliver decides it would be a great idea for Lisa to make her own jam preserves.
Title=Love Comes to Arnold Ziffel WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=September 20, 1967 (1967-09-20) EpisodeNumber=3 ProdCode=065
An unlikely but hilarious love affair between Arnold the pig and Cynthia the basset hound captivates the residents of Hooterville.
Title=Oliver vs. the Phone Company WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=September 27, 1967 (1967-09-27) EpisodeNumber=4 ProdCode=067
Fed up with the lousy service, Oliver starts a feud with the Hooterville Phone Company and launches a campaign to recall its management. After it fails in the State Government, Oliver confronts Mr. Trendell and ends up taking over!
Title=Oliver Takes Over the Phone Company WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 4, 1967 (1967-10-04) EpisodeNumber=5 ProdCode=068
Mr. Trendell turns over the keys of the Hooterville Phone Company to Oliver Douglas. But Oliver soon sees the madness and inefficiency that take place there, understanding why he left it.
Title=A Kind Word For the President WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 11, 1967 (1967-10-11) EpisodeNumber=6 ProdCode=070
Oliver sets out to accomplish changes at the Hooterville Phone Company, now that he's president. But when they still don't happen and complaints roll in, Oliver loses hope—until Mr. Drucker gets everyone to show their appreciation.
Title=Don't Count Your Tomatoes Before They're Picked WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 18, 1967 (1967-10-18) EpisodeNumber=7 ProdCode=069
Oliver sets out to harvest his tomato crops. But with the Phone Company taking up his time he gets Haney to take over. But his outrageous prices cause him to lose his pickers and his crops are ruined. In the end, the people of Hooterville force Haney to give control back to Oliver—either that or be tarred and feathered!
Title=Eb Elopes WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 25, 1967 (1967-10-25) EpisodeNumber=8 ProdCode=072
Oliver and Lisa wake up one morning to find that their handyman has eloped.
Title=The Thing WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 1, 1967 (1967-11-01) EpisodeNumber=9 ProdCode=073
Oliver stops paying storage rates for an item that neither he nor Lisa can remember owning, and the unknown item is shipped to the farm.
Title=Das Lumpen WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 8, 1967 (1967-11-08) EpisodeNumber=10 ProdCode=074
Lisa tells another war story--this one details how she saved Oliver from the Nazis during World War II and started their romance.
Title=Won't You Come Home, Arnold Ziffel? WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 15, 1967 (1967-11-15) EpisodeNumber=11 ProdCode=075
The residents of Hooterville are in an uproar when Arnold Ziffel the pig is missing.
Title=Jealousy, English Style WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 22, 1967 (1967-11-22) EpisodeNumber=12 ProdCode=076
Oliver informs Lisa that he plans to attend a farm symposium without her.
Title=Haney's New Image WrittenBy=Bobby Bell and Bill Lee DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 29, 1967 (1967-11-29) EpisodeNumber=13 ProdCode=077
When Mr. Haney finds out first that the Douglas farm is the possible site for an interchange for a proposed new highway, he offers to buy back the farm.
Title=Alf and Ralph Break Up WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 13, 1967 (1967-12-13) EpisodeNumber=14 ProdCode=079
Ralph, the lady carpenter, runs away from home and stays with the Douglases after having a fight with her brother, Alf.
Title=No Trespassing WrittenBy=Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 20, 1967 (1967-12-20) EpisodeNumber=15 ProdCode=078
Oliver shows symptoms of overwork, so Lisa talks him into going on a picnic.
Title=Eb Returns WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 27, 1967 (1967-12-27) EpisodeNumber=16 ProdCode=080
The Douglases' handyman returns home from his honeymoon and reveals that he did not get married.
Title=Not Guilty WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 3, 1968 (1968-01-03) EpisodeNumber=17 ProdCode=071
Eb is accused of taking $300 from Sam Drucker's safe when he shows up with a new car (which just happens to cost $300).
Title=Home is Where You Run Away From WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 10, 1968 (1968-01-10) EpisodeNumber=18 ProdCode=081
A mysterious young boy shows up at the Douglas farm and claims to be from another world.
Title=How to Succeed On TV Without Really Trying WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 24, 1968 (1968-01-24) EpisodeNumber=19 ProdCode=083
Lisa invests $28 in a 10-year-old's "Electronic Company"; to show his gratitude, the young wizard "electronificates" the Douglases' farm.
Title=Arnold Ziffel, Boy Hero WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 31, 1968 (1968-01-31) EpisodeNumber=20 ProdCode=084
Lisa and Oliver are taken hostage by two bank robbers who hide out in their farmhouse.
Title=Flight to Nowhere WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 7, 1968 (1968-02-07) EpisodeNumber=21 ProdCode=082
As part of an agricultural exchange program, Oliver and other Hooterville farmers are offered a chance to join a chartered government flight to Europe.
Title=My Mother the Countess WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 14, 1968 (1968-02-14) EpisodeNumber=22 ProdCode=062
Lisa reveals that her mother, the Countess, is going to pay a visit to Green Acres.
Title=The Spring Festival WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 21, 1968 (1968-02-21) EpisodeNumber=23 ProdCode=085
Spring fever sets in at Green Acres when Lisa sets out to produce a spring festival celebration.
Title=Our Son, the Barber WrittenBy=Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 28, 1968 (1968-02-28) EpisodeNumber=24 ProdCode=086
Eb decides on a career as a barber and talks Oliver into putting him through a do-it-yourself mail-order barber college.
Title=Oliver's Jaded Past WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 6, 1968 (1968-03-06) EpisodeNumber=25 ProdCode=087
Lisa reminds Oliver that he promised her a New York vacation if she stayed with him on the farm for two years.
Title=The Hungarian Curse WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 13, 1968 (1968-03-13) EpisodeNumber=26 ProdCode=088
A fellow Hungarian, Lazlo Broslav, visits Lisa and becomes an unwanted houseguest. It is revealed that Lazlo once saved the life of Lisa's uncle, and now her family must repay the debt.
Title=The Rutabaga Story WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 20, 1968 (1968-03-20) EpisodeNumber=27 ProdCode=089
Oliver decides that all Hooterville farmers should plant rutabagas as their primary cash crop, and initiates a publicity campaign to make America more "rutabaga conscious."
Title=Instant Family WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 27, 1968 (1968-03-27) EpisodeNumber=28 ProdCode=090
When an expectant mother goes into labor, Oliver takes her to the hospital, and Lisa takes her seven other children to live with the Douglases until she recovers.
Title=A Star Named Arnold is Born, Part 1 WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=April 3, 1968 (1968-04-03) EpisodeNumber=29 ProdCode=091
Arnold the pig appears in a play at the Hooterville Theater. Lisa arranges for an old friend to give him a chance in show business.
Title=A Star Named Arnold is Born, Part 2 WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=April 10, 1968 (1968-04-10) EpisodeNumber=30 ProdCode=092
Oliver and Lisa chaperone Arnold's trip to Hollywood, where he lands a starring role in a motion picture.

Season Four (1968-1969)[]

# Title Directed by Written by Air Date Prod #
Title=Guess Who's Not Going to the Luau? WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=September 25, 1968 (1968-09-25) EpisodeNumber=1 ProdCode=093
Lisa and Oliver and most of their Hooterville friends enter a contest that promises the winners a free trip to Hawaii.
Title=The Rummage Sale WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 2, 1968 (1968-10-02) EpisodeNumber=2 ProdCode=094
When Oliver and Lisa start looking for items in their wardrobe to donate to the rummage sale, they take a nostalgic look at the past.
Title=Hail to the Fire Chief WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 16, 1968 (1968-10-16) EpisodeNumber=3 ProdCode=096
Uncle Joe Carson is trying to raise funds to send the fire chief to the Annual Convention of Fire Chiefs, in Miami, Florida.
Title=Eb's Romance WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 23, 1968 (1968-10-23) EpisodeNumber=4 ProdCode=095
Oliver is cast in the unwilling role of "father of the potential groom" when his handyman announces unexpected marriage plans.
Title=The Candidate WrittenBy=Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 30, 1968 (1968-10-30) EpisodeNumber=5 ProdCode=097
Oliver launches an attack on Hooterville's State District Representative, Ben Hanks, and winds up running against him for a political office. Skip Young guest stars.
Title=Handy Lessons WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 6, 1968 (1968-11-06) EpisodeNumber=6 ProdCode=098
Lisa sets out to surprise Oliver by becoming a lady carpenter.
Title=A Husband For Eleanor WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 13, 1968 (1968-11-13) EpisodeNumber=7 ProdCode=099
When Eleanor, the Douglases' cow, runs out of milk, Mr. Kimball diagnoses her ailment as a severe lack of romance.
Title=Old Mail Day WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 20, 1968 (1968-11-20) EpisodeNumber=8 ProdCode=100
"Old Mail Day" comes to Hooterville when Sam Drucker cleans up his general store, and delivers all the old mail he finds to their rightful owners.
Title=The Agricultural Student WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 27, 1968 (1968-11-27) EpisodeNumber=9 ProdCode=101
County Agent Hank Kimball receives word that the Agricultural Department is sending a student to observe his work.
Title=How Hooterville was Floundered WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 11, 1968 (1968-12-11) EpisodeNumber=10 ProdCode=102
Oliver is the unanimous choice to organize the Centennial pageant that celebrates the early days of the city of Hooterville.
Title=The Blue Feather WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 18, 1968 (1968-12-18) EpisodeNumber=11 ProdCode=103
=Lisa receives a blue feather in the mail and immediately recognizes it as a token of a powerful curse.
Title=How to Get from Hooterville to Pixley Without Moving WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 25, 1968 (1968-12-25) EpisodeNumber=12 ProdCode=106
The Douglases' farm life turns upside-down when they discover that their farm is located in the town of Pixley instead of friendly ol' Hooterville.
Title=The Birthday Gift WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 1, 1969 (1969-01-01) EpisodeNumber=13 ProdCode=104
Lisa reveals her birthday gift list to Oliver.
Title=Everywhere a Chick Chick WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 8, 1969 (1969-01-08) EpisodeNumber=14 ProdCode=105
Oliver decides to become a chicken rancher and buys 1,000 baby chicks for the great experiment.
Title=The Marital Vacation WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 15, 1969 (1969-01-15) EpisodeNumber=15 ProdCode=107
To test whether or not "absence makes the heart grow fonder," Oliver sends Lisa off on a vacation by herself.
Title=A Prize in Every Package WrittenBy=Jay Sommers & Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 22, 1969 (1969-01-22) EpisodeNumber=16 ProdCode=108
Oliver and Lisa make a startling discovery when they find some priceless jewelry in boxes of inexpensive cereal.
Title=Law Partners WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 29, 1969 (1969-01-29) EpisodeNumber=17 ProdCode=109
A young law school graduate approaches Oliver with a proposal to become partners in a Hooterville law practice.
Title=A Day in the Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 5, 1969 (1969-02-05) EpisodeNumber=18 ProdCode=110
Lisa offers her services as secretary for Oliver's new law firm.
Title=Economy Flight to Washington WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 12, 1969 (1969-02-12) EpisodeNumber=19 ProdCode=111
When Oliver and Lisa go to the airport to see Mr. Kimball and Eb off to Washington, DC, they unexpectedly wind up aboard the airliner.
Title=Retreat From Washington WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 19, 1969 (1969-02-19) EpisodeNumber=20 ProdCode=112
The Douglases and their friends are prepared to stay another week in Washington, DC, while Mr. Haney continues to look after the Douglas farm.
Title=A Hunting We Won't Go WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 26, 1969 (1969-02-26) EpisodeNumber=21 ProdCode=113
After she befriends a beautiful doe that visits the farm, Lisa launches an all-out drive to halt the hunting season.
Title=Oh, Promise Me WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 5, 1969 (1969-03-05) EpisodeNumber=22 ProdCode=114
When Lisa and Oliver discover an error in their marriage license, Lisa concludes that they have never been married.
Title=Eb Uses His Ingenuity WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 12, 1969 (1969-03-12) EpisodeNumber=23 ProdCode=115
Oliver and Lisa watch their farm become a unique assembly line for handling babies, as Eb, their hired hand, uses his ingenuity to raise needed cash.
Title=The Old Trunk WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 19, 1969 (1969-03-19) EpisodeNumber=24 ProdCode=116
While searching through an old trunk, Oliver and Lisa discover evidence of a unique 19th-century romance.
Title=The Milk Maker WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 26, 1969 (1969-03-26) EpisodeNumber=25 ProdCode=117
Oliver and Lisa are caught in a wild series of events when an eccentric Hooterville inventor produces the world's first "milk-making machine."
Title=The Reincarnation of Eb WrittenBy=Joel Kane DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=April 2, 1969 (1969-04-02) EpisodeNumber=26 ProdCode=118
When Eb is suddenly missing, Lisa's avid belief in reincarnation leads her to believe that he's come back as a friendly dog.

Season Five (1969-1970)[]

# Title Directed by Written by Air Date Prod #
Title=Lisa's Mudder Comes for a Visit WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=September 27, 1969 (1969-09-27) EpisodeNumber=1 ProdCode=122
Lisa's "mudder" (mother) pays a surprise visit to the Hooterville farm and promptly takes over as a three-week houseguest.
Title=Everybody Tries to Love a Countess WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 4, 1969 (1969-10-04) EpisodeNumber=2 ProdCode=123
Oliver loses all hopes of getting rid of his mother-in-law when Mr. Haney and Uncle Joe Carson vie to become his father-in-law.
Title=Where There's a Will WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 11, 1969 (1969-10-11) EpisodeNumber=3 ProdCode=119
Arnold the pig becomes the focus of attention in Hooterville when word gets out that he might be the heir to a $20,000,000 estate.
Title=A Tale of a Tail WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 18, 1969 (1969-10-18) EpisodeNumber=4 ProdCode=120
Oliver, Lisa and Eb travel to Chicago with Arnold the pig to prove that he is the rightful heir to a $20,000,000 estate.
Title=You and Your Big Shrunken Head WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 25, 1969 (1969-10-25) EpisodeNumber=5 ProdCode=121
When Lisa and Oliver return home with Arnold Ziffel, the townspeople hold a warm reception in honor of Hooterville's first "millionaire pig."
Title=The Road WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and John L. Greene DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 1, 1969 (1969-11-01) EpisodeNumber=6 ProdCode=128
Hooterville's unpaved roads create a major dust problem that sends Oliver and Lisa to the State Capitol to seek remedial action.
Title=Four of Spades WrittenBy=Jay Sommers & John L. Greene DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 8, 1969 (1969-11-08) EpisodeNumber=7 ProdCode=127
Lisa turns fortune teller and predicts that a mysterious stranger will soon enter Oliver's life.
Title=The Youth Center WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and John L. Greene DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 15, 1969 (1969-11-15) EpisodeNumber=8 ProdCode=129
Oliver stands up in a town meeting and suggests they build a youth center as a way to keep the young people in Hooterville.
Title=The Special Delivery Letter WrittenBy=Teleplay by
Scott Anderson & Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat
Story by
Scott Anderson
DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 22, 1969 (1969-11-22) EpisodeNumber=9 ProdCode=132
A special delivery letter addressed to someone in the Douglas family excites the curiosity of the entire Hooterville Valley.
Title=Oliver's Schoolgirl Crush WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 29, 1969 (1969-11-29) EpisodeNumber=10 ProdCode=126
Oliver accepts an invitation to address a class in the Hooterville High School, and winds up as the object of a teenager's huge crush.
Title=Ralph's Nuptials WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 13, 1969 (1969-12-13) EpisodeNumber=11 ProdCode=133
Lisa is in her glory as she plans an open-air, farm-style wedding for Hank Kimball and Ralph, the lady carpenter.
Title=Oliver and the Cornstalk WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 20, 1969 (1969-12-20) EpisodeNumber=12 ProdCode=124
Oliver launches a merry, mixed-up corn-planting session which produces a stupendous crop that farmers only dream about.
Title=Beauty is Skin Deep WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 27, 1969 (1969-12-27) EpisodeNumber=13 ProdCode=125
Lisa launches a vigorous beauty campaign when she enlists Sam Drucker as her partner in a chic cosmetics business.
Title=The Wish-Book WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 3, 1970 (1970-01-03) EpisodeNumber=14 ProdCode=131
Oliver and Lisa discover an ancient mail order catalog in the wall of their farmhouse and recognize it as a wishbook.
Title=Rest and Relaxation WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 10, 1970 (1970-01-10) EpisodeNumber=15 ProdCode=135
An old friend of Oliver's pays the Douglases a visit to enjoy a little rest and relaxation.
Title=Trapped WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 17, 1970 (1970-01-17) EpisodeNumber=16 ProdCode=136
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 in the kitchen, and Eb responds but bumps his head and forgets what he was doing. Now the Douglases only hope is...Arnold!?
Title=Bundle of Joy WrittenBy=Teleplay by
Searle Kramer & Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat
Story by
Searle Kramer
DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 24, 1970 (1970-01-24) EpisodeNumber=17 ProdCode=134
Oliver says good-bye to Lisa and hurries to New York to help his law firm in a difficult matter.
Title=The Ex-Con WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 31, 1970 (1970-01-31) EpisodeNumber=18 ProdCode=130
Oliver makes an impassioned speech before the County Bar Association on the virtues of hiring ex-convicts, and finds himself with an ex-con for a hired hand.
Title=The Cow Killer WrittenBy=Teleplay by
Scott Anderson & Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat
Story by
Scott Anderson
DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 7, 1970 (1970-02-07) EpisodeNumber=19 ProdCode=137
Lisa mistakenly labels her husband "The Cow Killer" when Oliver takes a drastic action to rid his farm of a cow that has been trampling his crops.
Title=The Confrontation WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 14, 1970 (1970-02-14) EpisodeNumber=20 ProdCode=138
Oliver is elected School Board President and immediately becomes the object of a protest movement to reinstate an expelled student--Arnold the pig.
Title=The Case of the Hooterville Refund Fraud WrittenBy=Story by
Arnold Horwitt
Teleplay by
Arnold Horwitt & Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat
DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 28, 1970 (1970-02-28) EpisodeNumber=21 ProdCode=139
Oliver unintentionally provides the motive for the residents of Hooterville to illegally receive more than $500,000 from the Internal Revenue Service.
Title=The Picnic WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 7, 1970 (1970-03-07) EpisodeNumber=22 ProdCode=140
Oliver's plans for an intimate family picnic with his wife are ruined when the entire Hooterville Valley turns out to celebrate the event.
Title=The Beeping Rock WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 21, 1970 (1970-03-21) EpisodeNumber=23 ProdCode=141
The Douglas farm succumbs to a bit of "lunar madness" when a precocious child inventor shows up to say he's been to the moon.
Title=Uncle Fedor WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 28, 1970 (1970-03-28) EpisodeNumber=24 ProdCode=143
Lisa's Uncle Fedor makes an unexpected appearance at the Douglas farm and quickly involves them in an old world intrigue of spies and counter-spies.
Title=The Wealthy Landowner WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=April 11, 1970 (1970-04-11) EpisodeNumber=25 ProdCode=142
Eb shows a strong "mail pull" when he represents himself as a wealthy landowner and advertises for a wife.
Title=Happy Birthday WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=April 11, 1970 (1970-04-11) EpisodeNumber=26 ProdCode=144
Oliver anticipates a surprise birthday party for himself--but it's Arnold the pig who winds up with the birthday celebration.

Season Six (1970-1971)[]

# Title Directed by Written by Air Date Prod #
Title=The City Kids WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=September 15, 1970 (1970-09-15) EpisodeNumber=1 ProdCode=146
Lisa and Oliver host four city children for a farm vacation as part of a "Kids for the Country" program initiated by a friend.
Title=The Coming-Out Party WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=September 22, 1970 (1970-09-22) EpisodeNumber=2 ProdCode=147
Lisa plans a "coming out party" for little Lori so she can meet all the other children of Hooterville.
Title=Jealousy WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=September 29, 1970 (1970-09-29) EpisodeNumber=3 ProdCode=145
Oliver and Lisa lavish attention on their little house guest, Lori, and Eb decides she's taking his rightful place in their affection.
Title=A Royal Love Story WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 6, 1970 (1970-10-06) EpisodeNumber=4 ProdCode=149
Lisa tells little Lori a fanciful story of her courtship with Oliver.
Title=Oliver Goes Broke WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 20, 1970 (1970-10-20) EpisodeNumber=5 ProdCode=150
Lisa's strange behavior leads friends and neighbors to believe Oliver has "gone broke."
Title=The Great Mayoralty Campaign WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=October 27, 1970 (1970-10-27) EpisodeNumber=6 ProdCode=156
Politics splits the Douglas family in two when Oliver and Lisa become candidates for mayor from opposing parties.
Title=Eb's Double Trouble WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 10, 1970 (1970-11-10) EpisodeNumber=7 ProdCode=148
Oliver and Lisa are called upon to solve the love problems of Eb and Arnold the pig.
Title=Apple-Picking Time WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 17, 1970 (1970-11-17) EpisodeNumber=8 ProdCode=151
Oliver is faced with two crises: Lisa is learning to drive, and his apple crop must be harvested before it spoils.
Title=Enterprising Eb WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=November 24, 1970 (1970-11-24) EpisodeNumber=9 ProdCode=152
The Douglases watch in disbelief as Eb turns the farm into a veritable dump in a feverish bid for romance.
Title=Oliver's Double WrittenBy=Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 1, 1970 (1970-12-01) EpisodeNumber=10 ProdCode=153
Oliver is suspected of x-rated rural behavior in this bizarre episode--as his exact "double" shows up in Hooterville with a sexy female partner in crime.
Title=The High Cost of Loving WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 8, 1970 (1970-12-08) EpisodeNumber=11 ProdCode=154
The Douglas farm becomes a stage when Eb mistakenly enrolls in a correspondence class in acting instead of accounting.
Title=The Liberation Movement WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat and Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 15, 1970 (1970-12-15) EpisodeNumber=12 ProdCode=155
Lisa discovers the Women's Lib Movement and decides to take over the male chores on the farm, reducing Oliver to the role of house-husband.
Title=Charlie, Homer and Natasha WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 22, 1970 (1970-12-22) EpisodeNumber=13 ProdCode=157
When Oliver refuses to take Lisa to the city for the anniversary party of a friend, Lisa launches into a plot that leads Oliver to believe he is in the world of little people.
Title=The Engagement Ring WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat and Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=December 29, 1970 (1970-12-29) EpisodeNumber=14 ProdCode=158
Lisa gives her engagement ring to Eb so that he can marry Darlene.
Title=The Free Paint Job WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 5, 1971 (1971-01-05) EpisodeNumber=15 ProdCode=159
Oliver and Lisa agree to have their farmhouse painted, free of charge, as part of a paint company's advertising campaign.
Title=Son of Drobny WrittenBy=Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 12, 1971 (1971-01-12) EpisodeNumber=16 ProdCode=160
Lisa entertains the son of a fellow war hero, the "fowlish" person of Drobney, a real live duck.
Title=The Wedding Deal WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat and Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 19, 1971 (1971-01-19) EpisodeNumber=17 ProdCode=164
Eb involves Oliver and Lisa in a "big wedding deal."
Title=Star Witness WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat and Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=January 26, 1971 (1971-01-26) EpisodeNumber=18 ProdCode=163
Arnold the pig is the key witness to a daring robbery, and just the pig to cook the crook's bacon.
Title=The Spot Remover WrittenBy=Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 2, 1971 (1971-02-02) EpisodeNumber=19 ProdCode=166
Lisa parlays her uncle's cabbage soup into a miracle cleaning fluid--and immediately puts all her friends on the "spot."
Title=King Oliver I WrittenBy=Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 9, 1971 (1971-02-09) EpisodeNumber=20 ProdCode=170
The town of Hooterville, incensed by an increased tax burden, secedes from the state and proclaims Oliver to be "King Oliver I."
Title=A Girl for Drobny WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat and Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 16, 1971 (1971-02-16) EpisodeNumber=21 ProdCode=167
The Douglases' continue to entertain "web-footed royalty" in the person of Drobney the duck. Drobney Jr. is beginning to show signs of homesickness.
Title=The Carpenter's Ball WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat and Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=February 23, 1971 (1971-02-23) EpisodeNumber=22 ProdCode=162
Hooterville's annual Carpenter's Ball threatens the happy Douglas home when Oliver declines to take Lisa to this mad-cap event.
Title=The Hole in the Porch WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat and Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 2, 1971 (1971-03-02) EpisodeNumber=23 ProdCode=168
Oliver's plans to repair his rural farmhouse fall through when Mr. Kimball falls through the Douglases' porch and injures his foot.
Title=Lisa the Psychologist WrittenBy=Dick Chevillat and Dan Beaumont DirectedBy=Richard L. Bare OriginalAirDate=March 9, 1971 (1971-03-09) EpisodeNumber=24 ProdCode=161
Lisa and Oliver go back to college, where Lisa takes up the improbable subject of psychology.
Title=Hawaiian Honeymoon WrittenBy=Jay Sommers DirectedBy=Vincent Sherman OriginalAirDate=March 16, 1971 (1971-03-16) EpisodeNumber=25 ProdCode=165
Lisa employs her womanly wiles to maneuver Oliver into a fifth honeymoon visit to the Moana Rexford Hotel in Hawaii.
This was actually a pilot episode for a proposed series (Pam) that didn't sell. 
Title=The Ex-Secretary WrittenBy=Jay Sommers DirectedBy=Bruce Bilson OriginalAirDate=April 27, 1971 (1971-04-27) EpisodeNumber=26 ProdCode=169
Oliver has difficulties with an heirloom watch and seeks the aid of his ex-secretary to find the only jeweler in New York capable of fixing the timepiece.
This was a pilot episode for another proposed series (Carol) that CBS also passed on. 

TV Movie[]

# Title Air date
1 Return to Green Acres May 18, 1990 (1990-05-18)
Developers want to build an industrial area in Hooterville, and Haney tries to swindle the residents to sell out.
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