Green Acres

The Best Episodes of Green Acres

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Every episode of Green Acres ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Green Acres!

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  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Oliver Buys A Farm

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    S1:E1

    New York lawyer Oliver Douglas quits his job at the law firm of Felton, O'Connell, Clay, Blakely, Harmon, Dillion & Pasteur and buys a farm in Hooterville, sight unseen. The locals are astounded that Haney had managed to unload the place on someone and try to talk him out of it. Laying her eyes on the dilapidated farmhouse for the first time, Lisa bursts into tears.

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    Director:Ralph Levy
  2. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Lisa's First Day On the Farm

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    S1:E2

    Lisa gets her first look at their dilipidated--and empty--farmhouse and is horrified. Oily Mr. Haney, who previously owned the dump, took everything with him, including the bathroom fixtures, and tries to resell them to Oliver. Eb, one of Haney's workers, is hired on as their farm hand. Lisa goes out to meet the locals, most of whom have entered a pool wagering on how long the Douglases will stay. Lisa is ready to immediately return to New York, but after a chat with Kate Bradley, she decides to give farm life a try.

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  3. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Horse? What Horse?

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    S1:E29

    Lisa belives that Oliver's beginning to crack under the pressure of running the farm. After Oliver claims to have seen a spotted horse and a zebra, she calls Doc Watson to give him a checkup. Lisa's attempt to slip Oliver a sedative backfires, resulting in her taking a very long nap.

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  4. 8.5/10(107 votes)

    #4 - Getting Even With Haney

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    S2:E26

    Tired of Doris' nagging about having to beat their laundry on a rock in the creek, Fred buys a Grabwell washing machine from Mr. Haney. The boat motor in a barrel goes berzerk, spraying water and clothes everywhere before chasing the Ziffels out their front door. Oliver is more than happy to take their case and stick it to Haney in the courtroom.

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  5. 8.5/10(108 votes)

    #5 - Arnold, Boy Hero

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    S3:E20

    Lisa and Oliver are taken hostage by two bank robbers who hide out in their farmhouse.

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  6. 8.4/10(120 votes)

    #6 - I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier

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    S2:E3

    When the Ziffels go on a second honeymoon at Niagra Falls, they leave Arnold with Oliver and Lisa. While there, Arnold is drafted by the U.S. Army.

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  8. 8.4/10(121 votes)

    #7 - Music to Milk By

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    S2:E30

    Eb becomes obsessed with winning a contest on a Pixley radio station. To identify all the songs, he has to listen day and night. That becomes even harder after Elenaor the cow swallows the radio Oliver just bought Eb for his birthday.

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  9. 8.4/10(106 votes)

    #8 - Love Comes to Arnold Ziffel

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    S3:E3

    An unlikely but hilarious love affair between Arnold the pig and Cynthia the basset hound captivates the residents of Hooterville.

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  10. 8.4/10(107 votes)

    #9 - Don't Count Your Tomatoes Before They're Picked

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    S3:E7

    Oliver sets out to harvest his tomato crops.

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  11. 8.4/10(111 votes)

    #10 - Haney's New Image

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    S3:E13

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. 8.4/10(112 votes)

    #11 - How to Suceed in Television Without Really Trying

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    S3:E19

    Lisa invests $28 in a 10-year-old's "Electric Company;" to show his gratitude, the young wizard "electronificates" the Douglases' farm.

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  13. 8.4/10(102 votes)

    #12 - Flight to Nowhere

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    S3:E21

    As part of an agricultural exchange program, Oliver and other Hooterville farmers are offered a chance to join a chartered government flight to Europe.

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  14. 8.4/10(113 votes)

    #13 - A Star Named Arnold is Born (Part 2)

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    S3:E30

    Oliver and Lisa chaperone Arnold's trip to Hollywood, where he lands a starring role in a motion picture.

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  15. 8.3/10(122 votes)

    #14 - Exodus to Bleedswell

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    S2:E18

    The residents of Hooterville flock to nearby Bleedswell for jobs at the new defense plant. To keep people from leaving, Hooterville reopens its old airplane factory to fulfill its contract with the Army--signed during WWI.

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  16. 8.3/10(107 votes)

    #15 - Never Start Talking Unless Your Voice Comes Out

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    S2:E22

    Oliver has to choose between being a farmer or lawyer when he gets an offer to practice in Washington, D. C. The official-looking letter, however, has the locals convinced that Oliver is hiding an juicy secret from them. After ruling out tax cheat and counterfeiter, that leaves only one choice: CIA agent.

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  17. 8.3/10(102 votes)

    #16 - Won't You Come Home, Arnold Ziffel?

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    S3:E11

    The residents of Hooterville are in an uproar when Arnold Ziffel the pig is missing.

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  18. 8.3/10(107 votes)

    #17 - Alf and Ralph Break Up

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    S3:E14

    Ralph, the lady carpenter, runs away from home and stays with the Douglases after having a fight with her brother, Alf.

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  19. 8.2/10(117 votes)

    #18 - The Hooterville Image

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    S2:E9

    The Hooterville farmers have decided that Oliver is ruining the town's image by doing his farming chores in a suit. Oliver eventually gives in to their demand to wear overalls, but they weren't planning on the fur-covered pair that Lisa's dressmaker has designed.

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  20. 8.2/10(122 votes)

    #19 - You Ought to Be in Pictures

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    S2:E10

    James Stuart from the agricultural department wants to do a film on the pitfalls of new farmers. The locals think "Jimmy Stewart" is coming to make a big Hollywood movie so they all enroll in Haney's acting school. In the meantime, Oliver's farming practices prove especially embarrassing for the camera.

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  21. 8.2/10(133 votes)

    #20 - A Square is Not Round

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    S2:E12

    The Douglases try to determine which of their hens is laying square eggs. Once word gets out, Haney and a chicken breeder both want in on the action. Oddly, the cube-shaped eggs don't worry Oliver nearly as much as their toaster that operates when you say the number "five".

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  22. 8.2/10(113 votes)

    #21 - Never Take Your Wife to a Convention

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    S2:E20

    The only thing Oliver learns at a farming convention is how to get a hangover. He and Lisa meet up with Charlie, a former gangster-turned-farmer, and Wanda, his floozy dancer wife. The more Charlie talks about his farm, the more Oliver's convinced that his shady days are not in the past.

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  23. 8.2/10(106 votes)

    #22 - The Beverly Hillbillies

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    S2:E23

    When the cast takes ill, the Douglases take to the stage in a charity production of The Beverly Hillbillies. 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.

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  24. 8.2/10(102 votes)

    #23 - Not Guilty

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    S3:E17

    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.

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  25. 8.2/10(118 votes)

    #24 - A Star Named Arnold is Born (Part 1)

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    S3:E29

    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.

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  26. 8.2/10(79 votes)

    #25 - The Spot Remover

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    S6:E19

    Lisa's Uncle Boris sends her a jar of his incredibly effective cleaning fluid. It removes stains from suit coats and rugs, not to mention green from toupees. Seeing dollar signs, Haney sneaks a sample and has it analyzed; the secret formula ends up being a magical recipe for cabbage soup.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Oliver Buys A Farm" is the best rated episode of "Green Acres". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Ralph Levy and written by Jay Sommers, it aired on 9/15/1965. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lisa's First Day On the Farm".