Green Acres, Vol. 3 [VHS]

Descripción

.com Plant yourself in front of the television for another minimarathon of Green Acres episodes starring the George Burns and Gracie Allen of Hooterville, Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) and his wife, Lisa (Eva Gabor). "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. Fast-forward to "Jealousy, English Style," in which Lisa objects to Oliver's departure for a "farm symposium," or as she calls it, "a stag party with farmers." She tries to make Oliver jealous of visiting Englishman Tony Ashley, whom Oliver has hired as a temporary farm hand (Eb, we are told, is on his honeymoon!). "Old Mail Day" also delivers some chuckles as Sam Drucker gets around to distributing all the misplaced mail in his general store. One letter to Washington from an outraged Oliver, and Sam is forced to pedal around Hooterville himself delivering the mail (to everyone except Oliver, that is). More letters to Washington only worsen the fiasco, and as the episode ends, Oliver's tar and feathering seems imminent. In "Oliver Goes Broke," Hooterville rallies around Oliver as Bedford Falls did for George Bailey when a rumor spreads that he has gone bust. V-chip alert: Lisa snuggles up to Oliver in bed and coos, "Why don't you turn off the light, and we'll talk about crops and things like that." Even more provocative is Hank Kimball's offhanded reference to Sam Drucker's blonde wig and dress! --Donald Liebenson