Green Acres
Oliver and the Cornstalk
Season 5, Episode 12 · Aired 1969-12-20
Synopsis
With minimal help from Eb, a stressed Oliver begins planting his corn crop. Lisa tries to be a useful farm wife by making dreadful lemonade which Oliver pours out onto the ground. The next morning at that spot, he finds a giant cornstalk that reaches into the clouds. At the top of the stalk there's a Jolly Green Giant who bellows "Ho, Ho, Ho" and drops down creamed corn, both in the can and by the bucketful.
In the series
This episode is part of Green Acres (1965–1971) on CBS.
New York lawyer, socialite wife, Hooterville surrealism — rural sitcom goes absurdist.
Key cast
- Eddie Albert as Oliver Wendell Douglas
- Eva Gabor as Lisa Douglas
- Pat Buttram as Mr. Haney
- Tom Lester as Eb Dawson