Green Acres

American television series

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Green Acres was an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from 1965 to 1971. The show centered on Oliver Wendell Douglas, a New York City lawyer who abandons his urban life to become a farmer in the rural community of Hooterville. He is joined by his glamorous, city-loving wife, Lisa Douglas, who reluctantly adapts to country living.1

The series was part of a trend of rural-themed comedies popular in the 1960s, which included shows like The Beverly Hillbillies and Petticoat Junction. Green Acres often featured surreal humor and satire, contrasting the sophisticated urban world with the simple, often eccentric, life in Hooterville. Despite its popularity, the show, along with other rural comedies, was canceled by CBS at the end of the 1970–71 season as the network shifted its programming focus.12

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Television in the United States
Rural humor
…1962–71), Petticoat Junction (CBS, 1963–70), Green Acres (CBS, 1965–71), and Hee-Haw (CBS, 1969–71). The Andy Griffith Show, like other rural comedies, featured “just plain folks” who used words of few syllables, did not work on Sundays, and did not go in much for the sophisticated ways of the big city.…
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…1962–71), Petticoat Junction (CBS, 1963–70), Green Acres (CBS, 1965–71), and Hee-Haw (CBS, 1969–71). The Andy Griffith Show, like other rural comedies, featured “just plain folks” who used words of few syllables, did not work on Sundays, and did not go in much for the sophisticated ways of the big city.…
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