Green Acres backdrop
Comedy
Green Acres poster

The Best Episodes of Green Acres

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

The Best Episodes of Green Acres

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...

Seasons6

  1. Background image for Oliver Buys A Farm
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Oliver Buys A Farm

    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.

    Director:Ralph Levy
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  2. Background image for Lisa's First Day On the Farm
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Lisa's First Day On the Farm

    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.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  3. Background image for Horse? What Horse?
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Horse? What Horse?

    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.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  4. Background image for Arnold, Boy Hero
    8.7/10(114 votes)

    #4 - Arnold, Boy Hero

    S3:E20

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

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  5. Background image for Guess Who's Not Going to the Luau?
    8.6/10(115 votes)

    #5 - Guess Who's Not Going to the Luau?

    S4:E1

    Peterson's Poi Juice is giving away a trip to Hawaii and Arnold Ziffel is chosen as the winner. When the ad agency rep meets Arnold and discovers he's not a human, he tries to disqualify the swine. Famous pig lawyer Oliver Douglas is retained to fight for Arnold's winnings.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  6. Background image for A Prize in Every Package
    8.6/10(107 votes)

    #6 - A Prize in Every Package

    S4:E16

    Criminals rob a jewelry store in Chicago and stash their haul in a grain bin. The expensive gems end up packed in boxes of Crickly Wickly cereal shipped to Hooterville. Lisa knows real jewels when she sees them, but Oliver's sure they're just costume. After taking them to be appraised, the sheriff arrests Oliver for the jewelry store heist.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 WORST Episodes of Green Acres

    READ
  8. Background image for Love Comes to Arnold Ziffel
    8.5/10(110 votes)

    #7 - Love Comes to Arnold Ziffel

    S3:E3

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

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  9. Background image for Don't Count Your Tomatoes Before They're Picked
    8.5/10(113 votes)

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

    S3:E7

    Oliver sets out to harvest his tomato crops.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  10. Background image for Won't You Come Home, Arnold Ziffel?
    8.5/10(108 votes)

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

    S3:E11

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

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  11. Background image for Haney's New Image
    8.5/10(116 votes)

    #10 - Haney's New Image

    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.

    Writer:Unknown
    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  12. Background image for Alf and Ralph Break Up
    8.5/10(113 votes)

    #11 - Alf and Ralph Break Up

    S3:E14

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

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  13. Background image for How to Suceed in Television Without Really Trying
    8.5/10(119 votes)

    #12 - How to Suceed in Television Without Really Trying

    S3:E19

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

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  14. Background image for Flight to Nowhere
    8.5/10(106 votes)

    #13 - Flight to Nowhere

    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.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  15. Background image for A Star Named Arnold is Born (Part 2)
    8.5/10(117 votes)

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

    S3:E30

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

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  16. Background image for How to Get from Hooterville to Pixley Without Moving
    8.4/10(104 votes)

    #15 - How to Get from Hooterville to Pixley Without Moving

    S4:E12

    After Oliver orders the Monroe brothers to finish work on the bedroom, they confess that they never got a building permit. Oliver storms off to get one himself, only to discover his barn is in Hooterville but his house is in Pixley. Haney, who sold them the farm, offers to hook a rope to the house and pull it to Hooterville with his truck.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  17. Background image for Oliver vs. the Phone Company
    8.3/10(115 votes)

    #16 - Oliver vs. the Phone Company

    S3:E4

    Oliver starts a feud with the Hooterville Phone Company and launches a campaign to recall its management.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  18. Background image for No Trespassing
    8.3/10(113 votes)

    #17 - No Trespassing

    S3:E15

    Oliver shows symptoms of overwork, so Lisa talks him into going on a picnic.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  19. Background image for Not Guilty
    8.3/10(107 votes)

    #18 - Not Guilty

    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.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  20. Background image for A Star Named Arnold is Born (Part 1)
    8.3/10(122 votes)

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

    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.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  21. Background image for The Agricultural Student
    8.3/10(111 votes)

    #20 - The Agricultural Student

    S4:E9

    The Agricultural Department is sending a student to learn the ropes from agent Hank Kimball. No one's too interested until Terry turns out to be an attractive blonde co-ed. All the men of Hooterville, eligible and otherwise, fall over themselves flirting and fawning. On the night of the big barn dance, the Douglas living room is packed full of maneuvering men, each thinking they're her date for the evening. Terry's choice turns out to be none of the above.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  22. Background image for The Spot Remover
    8.3/10(80 votes)

    #21 - The Spot Remover

    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.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  23. Background image for A Kind Word For the President
    8.2/10(101 votes)

    #22 - A Kind Word For the President

    S3:E6

    Oliver sets out to accomplish to changes at the Hooterville Phone Company, now that he's president.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  24. Background image for The Spring Festival
    8.2/10(99 votes)

    #23 - The Spring Festival

    S3:E23

    Spring fever sets in at Green Acres when Lisa sets out to produce a Spring festival celebration.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  25. Background image for Oliver's Jaded Past
    8.2/10(108 votes)

    #24 - Oliver's Jaded Past

    S3:E25

    Lisa reminds Oliver that he promised her a New York vacation if she stayed with him on the farm for two years.

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

  26. Background image for The Rutabaga Story
    8.2/10(114 votes)

    #25 - The Rutabaga Story

    S3:E27

    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."

    0 Comments

    Be first to comment!

    Start
    !

    Be the first to comment!

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".