Green Acres
The Ex-Con
Season 5, Episode 18 · Aired 1970-01-31
Synopsis
Oliver gives another of his speeches, this one to the County Bar Association, encouraging the hiring of ex-convicts. This leads to his hiring of Willie Dunhill, a man who's spent so many years in prison, he can't adjust to life on the outside; he keeps calling Oliver "warden".
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