Green Acres - The Complete First Season (1965-66) | 
| Actors: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester, Alvy Moore
Studio: MGM/United Artists
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Rating:  130 reviews
Sales Rank: 20114
Format: Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 820 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: DM113333D
ISBN: 0792859308
UPC: 027616898005
EAN: 9780792859307
ASIN: B0000V4906
Theatrical Release Date: September 15, 1965
Release Date: January 13, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 02/03/2009 Run time: 800 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
The Catalog of Cool describes Green Acres this way: To be truly cool, one must genuinely understand the uselessness of logic and reason in a world gone mad.... Eddie Albert (ostensibly sane) spent six seasons appealing to the whacked out citizens of Hooterville to behave in a rational and orderly manner. Naturally, he got just what he deserved--the gradual erosion of his own mental stability. Aficionados of this show like to call it surreal. I call it real life. All one can add to that, to paraphrase the classic title song, is that DVD is the place for Green Acres to be. Hooterville may have been condemned by critics as a vast wasteland, but as the first season demonstrates, it provides fertile ground for bizarre behavior for a gallery of classic characters who rival the residents of Twin Peaks. "Oliver Buys a Farm," the series pilot, is a comparatively tame episode that gives little hint of the weirdness to come. Lawyer Oliver Wendell Douglas (Albert), weary of life in New York ("It's a rat race, and the rats are winning!" he declares), buys the Haney place to the horror of his socialite wife Lisa (Eva Gabor), whose ditziness has yet to be established. Look for appearances by Petticoat Junction denizens Uncle Joe (Edgar Buchannan), Sam Drucker (Frank Cady), Hooterville Cannonball engineer Floyd Smoot (Rufe Davis), and everyone's favorite wonder pig, Arnold Ziffel. Among the season's other episodes, in "The Day of Decision," all of Hooterville wonders whether "she will" or "she won't" as Lisa chooses between life on the farm or returning to New York. In "Never Look a Gift Tractor in the Mouth," Hooterville is beginning to look like Peyton Place when Doris Ziffel (Barbara Pepper) becomes convinced that her husband Fred (Hank Patterson) and Lisa are having an affair. "Lisa Bakes a Cake," in which Lisa lists Oliver in the phone book as an attorney, is about as flat and heavy as one of Lisa's infamous creations. --Donald Liebenson
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 Wonderful picture qualilty on most June 24, 2009
Dave C. (Madison, WI)
The majority of the episodes appear to be remastered directly from the master original 35mm films, which is glorious, and by far better-looking on DVD than anyone in the 1960's would have viewed them on TV. Colors are rich and vibrant, and the details are sharp. Some very minor dirt on rare occasion, not really worth mentioning. There seems to be a few eps in not-so-good 16mm. Sometimes, the original 35mm prints are not available for every episode of a series this old, or in some cases, some have been damaged, which is probably why they resorted to the 16mm on just a few. I've enjoyed these more than I can say, and much more so than when I viewed them as a kid. Worth every penny! GET THE LEAD OUT ON SEASONS 4 - 6 !!!
A True Classic! May 15, 2009
R. D. Packer (Pasadena, CA)
I am so pleased to own the seasons that have been released so far of Green Acres and hope more seasons will soon be released. They just don't make shows like this anymore. Good, clean, fun entertainment the whole family can watch together. This world needs laughter and this show can certainly provide plenty of it.
A MUST HAVE IF YOU WANNA LAUGH YOUR BUTT OFF March 8, 2009
EAGLE EYE (Wisconsin)
I got this on sale at Amazon for $14... And I must say it is worth every penny! The characters and their experiences in this whacky little town has - at times - left me gulping for air because I am laughing so hard. As for the video quality (as someone else noted) is grainy ONLY on the opening title sequence. The episodes themselves are very clean with good color and clear audio. Also, I should note that the DVDs are double sided with a very easy to navigate episode menu. ENJOY~!
 NO PLAY ALL FEATURE!!!! February 17, 2009
K. Vannoppen
Like I said, no play all feature on the menu so you have to play each episode individually.
Green Acres - 1st season - best ever! February 14, 2009
S. Murre (Dallas, TX)
Our entire family enjoys tv shows from this era, and Green Acres does it like no other! Even our teenager enjoys it!
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