Product Details

• Actors: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester, Alvy Moore
• Format: Box set, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: MGM/United Artists
• DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005
• Run Time: 761 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BITV1A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,602 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Green Acres: The Complete Third Season" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

When it comes to classic TV, "Green Acres" is the place to be! Head back to Hooterville for the complete third season of this riotous rural frolic. Eddie Albert stars as Oliver Wendell Douglas, the esteemed attorney who trades the rat race of Times Square for farm livin' and fresh air. In turn, his elegant Park Avenue wife Lisa (Eva Gabor) must give up Manhattan's fashion stores for Hooterville's barn chores all in the name of love! Together they bring a hilarious touch of class to America's most lovable country comedy. So say goodbye to city life, and hello to the simple life "Green Acres," we are there!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

81 of 83 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars "A wonderfully-executed half hour of absurdist comedy." October 19, 2005

By Jaime J. Weinman

Format:DVD

"Green Acres" was and still is often dismissed as a corny country comedy. But its inspired lunacy, with hints of everything from old radio comedy to Theatre of the Absurd, has been a major influence on shows like "The Simpsons" and "NewsRadio" (which is where the quote in the title comes from). Creator Jay Sommers wrote every episode with his story consultant Dick Chevillat, and instead of bland sitcom scrapes and sentimentality, they filled their scripts with satire, meta-humor and outright weirdness. No one can forget the various ways the characters noticed the opening credits, or the fact that most characters can hear the fife music playing under Oliver's rants about "The American Farmer," or the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Ziffel think a pig is their son (something that is taken for granted by everyone except Oliver).

The show started out fairly normal in season 1, turned weird and wonderful in season 2, and by season 3 was at its peak, with memorable episodes like "The Rutabaga Story" and the two-parter where Arnold (yes, the pig) gets a chance at Hollywood stardom. Highly recommended, but be warned: this is weird stuff.

61 of 66 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Third of Six December 22, 2005

By joseph Corey

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This was the third of the six seasons that Green Acres ran on CBS before the purge. Lisa and Oliver keep up the laughs. The cast is still amazing, although I was told that they changed Arnold the Pig. Here's the episode rundown.

63: The Man For the Job 9/6/1967

64: Lisa's Jam Session 9/13/1967

65: Love Comes to Arnold Ziffel 9/20/1967

66: Oliver vs. the Phone Company 9/27/1967

67: Oliver Takes Over the Phone Company 10/4/1967

68: A Kind Word For the President 10/11/1967

69: Don't Count Your Tomatoes Before They're Picked 10/18/1967

70: Eb Elopes 10/25/1967

71: The Thing 11/1/1967

72: Das Lumpen 11/8/1967

73: Won't You Come Home, Arnold Ziffel? 11/15/1967

74: Jealousy, English Style 11/22/1967

75: Haney's New Image 11/29/1967

76: Alf and Ralph Break Up 12/13/1967

77: No Trespassing 12/20/1967

78: Eb Returns 12/27/1967

79: Not Guilty 1/3/1968

80: Home is Where You Run Away From 1/10/1968

81: How to Suceed in Television Without Really Trying 1/24/1968

82: Arnold Ziffel, Boy Hero 1/31/1968

83: Flight to Nowhere 2/7/1968

84: My Mother the Countess 2/14/1968

85: The Spring Festival 2/21/1968

86: Our Son, the Barber 2/28/1968

87: Oliver's Jaded Past 3/6/1968

88: The Hungarian Curse 3/13/1968

89: The Rutabaga Story 3/20/1968

90: Instant Family 3/27/1968

91: A Star Named Arnold is Born (1) 4/3/1968

92: A Star Named Arnold is Born (2) 4/10/1968

36 of 40 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars MGM, what is your problem?? January 7, 2007

By Peter J. Hornick Jr.

Format:DVD

Green Acres has to be the funniest comedy ever and it should be no surprise that I have all of the episodes on video. I also have all 3 of these dvd sets. Which makes me wonder why cant MGM get off their idiotic butts and release more of these. Folks, just look at the release dates of these sets. They make us wait well over a year for another set of these to come out. Season 3 came out in December 2005, 13 months ago. I see all of these box sets of series in their entirity which were lame compared to Green Acres. Reality shows get box sets, tv series of today are released almost immediately when the seasons are over and yet, MGM keeps jerking us Green Acres fans around. Has anyone tried writing to them on their website? Has anyone ever gotten an answer from them? I think they give us the standard "due to vast volumes of mail we receive, we cant answer individual letters." Yeah, right. They used to have a phone number which I tried calling but all I got was an answer machine. Now their phone number is a Best Buy telephone number. You would have better luck talking to a wall instead of talking to one of their representatives. They dont know a thing about when season 4 will come out. It is totally ridiculous for the delay and I am not shy about saying so. MGM, put some Green Acres product out. Seems like they sold well and it would be foolish of you guys not to put out the other 3 seasons. Thank you.

Joey Hornick

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Will the final three seasons of Green Acres also be released on DVD?? April 26, 2006

By Big Mike

Format:DVD

Thanks for the DVD release of the Third Season of Green Acres, but what about the final three seasons?? It doesn't seem like MGM is in a hurry to finish releasing the show on DVD does it?? By comparison, Paramount will soon release the sixth season of The Andy Griffith Show on DVD. Green Acres remained consistently funny throughout the six seasons it aired on CBS and there were many worthwhile episodes during the last three seasons that are well-deserving of a DVD release. I for one hope it happens very soon!!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WHERE'S SEASON 4 ALREADY?!!! May 28, 2007

By R. Unger

Format:DVD

"Green Acres" was THE BEST sitcom of the 60s. The writing was way ahead of its time and the casting was right on target. Eva Gabor is the most underrated comedic actress of her time. She was sheer genius. And I can't imagine any one else playing Oliver than Eddie Albert! (Well maybe Bob Newhart ...) Where is Season 4? It's been a year and a half, for God sakes!