Green Acres - Season 6 - Eps 18: Star Witness
When the Ziffels come down with the flu, Arnold the pig stays with the Douglases for a few days, complete with his baggage & ukelele. On a trip into Pixley, Arnold waits in the car, while the Doulases run an errand. Arnold witnesses the Pixley Bank being robbed and notices the robbers description. But with all his squealing he loses his voice, and cannot tell the sheriff what he saw. Mr. Haney tries to sell Mr. Douglas a witness protection service for Arnold. Mr. Kimball tries to track the robbers and ends up giving the real robbers info about where Arnold can be found. The robbers take Eb hostage, thinking he is Arnold. Arnold saves the day by leading the Douglases to the robbers hideout and helping capture them, by pushing a ladder over their heads. Arnold thus collects the $2500 reward.
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
