Details

Release year: 1965

Storyline

A New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville.

Top credits

Cast

Eddie Albert — Oliver Wendell Douglas, Calvin Whittaker, Charlie Foster, Cornelius Reinholt, Gus Thompson, Harry Wright, Horace Hooter, Oliver's father
Eva Gabor — Lisa Douglas, Doris McGivney Hooter, Etta Thompson, Lastvogel Groinietz, Lydia Plunkett, Tessie Whittaker
Tom Lester — Eb Dawson, Gus, Jr.
Pat Buttram — Mr. Haney, Bartender, Buford Wilkins, Prentiss The Peddler

Did you know

• In 1969, Eva Gabor's dog gave birth to puppies. One was not breathing, so she stuck a hose down his throat, resuscitated, and nursed him to health. She named him Oliver and his sister Lisa.

• Arnold the Piggy was the only cast member to win an award for a performance in a sitcom. He won the coveted "Patsy" Award in 1967, given to the best performance by an animal.

• It was reported that Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor were extremely close friends during the run of the show and the chemistry between them often showed in scenes where they were in close proximity, as one is often always touching the other. Their friendship was said to be very similar to how they played as husband and wife, and when Gabor died on 7/4/95, Albert was extremely devastated and deeply heartbroken. After he died, he was buried only a few yards away from Gabor's resting place in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.