The Hooterville Handbook: A Viewer's Guide To Green Acres

by Stephen Cox

Say good-bye to city life, fire up the jalopy, and return to the pastoral pastures of Hooterville and the wacky world of Lisa and Oliver Wendell Douglas, where everything makes, er, its own sort of sense. Actually, it doesn't make any sense, and The Hooterville Handbook brings it all to life

-A foreward by Hank Kimball, your county agent.
-Revealing interviews with the men and women responsible for this timeless television treat.
-Behind-the-scenes peeks into the farmhouse, the Olivers' bedroom and the private life of Arnold Ziffel, the popular porcine star of the show.
-A complete guide to all 170 episodes.

Hooterville is still the one place in the world where the grass is always greener, and this delightful book will surely turn anyone who doesn't own it green with envy.

205 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 1993

Reviews

[Cassio Queiros · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Green Acres is the place to be.
Farm livin' is the life for me.
Land spreadin' out so far and wide
Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside.

New York is where I'd rather stay.
I get allergic smelling hay.
I just adore a penthouse view.
Dah-ling I love you but give me Park Avenue.
...The chores.
...The stores.
...Fresh air.
...Times Square
You are my wife.
Good bye, city life.
Green Acres we are there." (Words & Music by Vic Mizzy)

Another great and funny TV show from the 60s.
And this book is wonderful, a must-have for every fan of "Green Acres".

[D.A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything you'd ever want to know about Green Acres. Fascinating reading.

[Brad Harju · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like Green Acres you will enjoy this book! It's interesting with all the background and stories about Green
Acres.

[Michele Pfrogner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fun read! My husband and I are still watching reruns (thank you, MeTV) over and over; we continue to enjoy the antics of the tortured Mr. Douglas, Arnold, and the entire zany crew of Hootersville characters. One error: the great, legendary Carol Kaye was bassist for the music recorded for "Green Acres." She was one of the few, if only, female artists in any studio at that time.

[Dan Ream · Rating 5 out of 5]

I discovered Green Acres watching reruns as a college student in the early 1970s and have now been rewatching it online over the past few years. Still love the humor and great characters in the Hooterville community. Reading this book helped me understand that the entire series was written by only two writers - Jay Sommers and Dick Chevillat. Despite a few clunker episodes, the overall high quality of their shows over 6 seasons was pretty amazing. Also interesting to learn about the previous and post-series careers of the many fine comic actors on this show. Several of them, such as Tom Lester (Eb), Alva Moore ( County Agent Hank Kimball) and Mary Grace Canfield ( carpenter Ralph Monroe) loved working on the show, but became so well known as their characters, they had difficulty getting other roles afterwards.