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Fred and Doris Ziffel's pig named Arnold. She also tried to bring a symphony orchestra to Hooterville, and she even opened up a beauty parlor in the back of the Cannonball (on old 1890's steam locomotive) so the other farm women could have their hair done.

Green Acres was created by Jay Sommers. Originally, Don Ameche and Martha Hyer were originally chosen to play Oliver and Lisa, but Martha Hyer wanted more money, and therefore, the deal fell through. Also, CBS didn't want Eva Gabor to play Lisa because of her Hungarian accent; they wanted an American actress instead. Executive producer Paul Henning and his wife Ruth saw Eva Gabor in a show in New York, and told CBS that he wanted Eva to play Lisa. So Eva Gabor, who was living in New York at the time, flew out to Hollywood to test for the role, she got the part, and the rest they say is television history. (Eva Gabor's husband at the time, Richard Brown, became a vice president for Filmways, the company that produced Green Acres.)

Green Acres originally ran on CBS from 1965 to 1971, when CBS cancelled all of its rural shows. Thirty-six years later, it is still my very favorite shall of all time, and it is still in syndication. In fact, the reruns are still being shown on TV Land. GREEN ACRES IS SITLL THE PLACE TO BE!

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