Green Acres
King Oliver I
Season 6, Episode 20 · Aired 1971-02-09
Synopsis
The govenor announces "Our state is bankrupt" and that he is raising taxes 52%. Hooterville responds by blowing up the bridge over the swamp and forming their own kingdom, headed by King Oliver the I. King Oliver is wearing a crown because he ate the oleo margerine.
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