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American television sitcom (1965–71)

This article is about the television series. For other uses, see Green Acres (disambiguation).

Green Acres is an American television absurdistsitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm.

Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965, to April 27, 1971.

Although it received solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS.

The sitcom has been in syndication and is available on DVD and VHS releases.

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A reunion movie aired in 1990.

In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold Is Born" was ranked No. 59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time.^[1]

Radio origins

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Green Acres derives from Granby's Green Acres, a comedy show aired on the CBS radio network from July 3 to August 21, 1950.

The eight-episode summer series was created by Jay Sommers, who also wrote, produced, and directed.^[2]