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11 unusual facts about Green Acres


Dennis Swanberg

Swanberg's act often consists of impersonations of entertainment celebrities such as James Stewart, Mr. Haney from Green Acres, Forrest Gump, Paul Lynde and Barney Fife (Don Knotts).

Fordson tractor

The "Hoyt-Clagwell" tractor on the TV sitcom Green Acres was a Fordson Model F. It was known to randomly 'explode' followed by one or both of the rear wheels falling off.

Fran Ryan

The same season she was offered the replacement role on the series Green Acres as Doris Ziffel from 1969 to 1971.

Mercury Marquis

Metallic gold examples of the 1969 and 1970 model Marquis convertibles (very low production) were used for the final two seasons of the Green Acres TV series; these replaced the 1965-1967 Continental convertibles that were used earlier in the run of the CBS comedy series.

Pixley, California

Another 1960s sitcom, Green Acres, was set in part in a fictional town named Pixley.

Return to Green Acres

Return to Green Acres is a 1990 American television movie based on the CBS situation comedy Green Acres (1965-1971).

Richard L. Bare

He directed virtually every episode of the 1960s-1970s CBS television series Green Acres.

Tommy Roe

Roe guest-starred in an episode of the American sitcom, Green Acres, called "The Four of Spades", which first aired on 8 November 1969, one week to the day before the Hot 100 debut of his final Top 10 single, a track co-written with Freddy Weller, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight", which became his fourth gold record, peaking at number 8 in the U.S. and number 5 in Canada.

Walter Baldwin

In the 1960s he had small acting roles in television shows such as Petticoat Junction and Green Acres.

WFUT-DT

WTVG acquired the rights to some programs such as Lassie, Mister Ed, Green Acres and Speed Racer.

WOFL

Owned by Sun World Broadcasting, WSWB produced children's programing (Uncle Hubie's Penthouse Barnyard), and aired reruns of such shows as Batman, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Green Acres, Mister Ed and Lost In Space.


Betty Jo Bradley

Although not as girlish as her older sisters, she is the eye of Eb Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas's ranch hand on Green Acres, though she doesn't show as much interest in him.

Carrie Sharples

Carrie was a whiz at cooking, unlike her son, whose cooking skills left quite a lot to be desired (his pancakes were considered great for roof shingles; {Lisa Douglas from Green Acres also made inedible pancakes} his brownies tasted like asphalt, etc.), and when she took over the stove at Mel's, business was excellent.

Imperial Margarine

The commercials were spoofed in episodes of The Carol Burnett Show, Green Acres and Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

Ralph Levy

He directed episodes of several television shows, including I Love Lucy, Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Trapper John, M.D. and Hawaii Five-O.