Green Acres - Season 5 - Eps 14: The Wish-Book
The discovery of a Wish Book from 1898 leads Haney to tell the story of Calvin and Tessie Whittaker, who once owned the Douglases' house. When a magic lantern is mistakenly delivered by the catalog company, Calvin opens a Wall Picture Theater in Pixley, thrilling audiences with a slide of Abraham Lincoln standing on his head. Eventually he goes to Hollywood to pitch his ideas, but they call him a nut. They even scoff at his idea to put a mouse named Dickey into films. They love Tessie, however, and she becomes a silent film star.
About Green Acres
Title: Green Acres
First Air Date: 1965-09-15
Last Air Date: 1971-04-27
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 65 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 170
Network: CBS
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Filmways Television, Orion Television, MGM Television, Filmways Pictures
Synopsis
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 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. Receiving 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 in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Cast
Eddie Albert
Oliver Wendell Douglas
Eva Gabor
Lisa Douglas
Pat Buttram
Tom Lester
Alvy Moore
Frank Cady
