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Can you complete these running gags from Green Acres?
The show had many recurring jokes from the costumes to the credits.
MGM Television
Fans of Green Acres know that one of the best parts about the show is how it revisits and heightens gags over and over. The zaniness of the characters, the stories and even the credits all contributed to a sitcom that lives on well past its initial 1960s run.
Here are 10 hilarious plot points, jokes and gags that the show repeated to great effect. Can you correctly complete the sentence for each one?
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Answering the phone is always a pain for Lisa and Oliver because…
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Much to Oliver’s chagrin, Eb refers to Oliver and Lisa as…
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When Oliver starts one of his longwinded speeches about “the American farmer,” out of nowhere plays the patriotic tune…
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Lisa cooks the same thing for almost every meal, her famous…
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Oliver and Lisa's bedroom closet…
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The show’s opening credits…
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The animal as smart (or smarter) than the human characters and does human things like watch TV is…
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Mr. Haney always tried to sell Oliver…
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When he was working on the farm, Oliver usually dressed…
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The Monroe "Brothers" are actually…
Can you complete these running gags from Green Acres?
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8 out of 10. i missed the patriotic tune. i guessed my country tis of thee. and i can't believe i missed lisa's famous hotcakes. i guessed french toast. been way too long.
Got them all.
You got 9 out of 10
Got them all right!
10/10 my favorite show.
10/10. One of the funniest sitcoms ever made.
10/10 Easy
too ez 10/10
9/10
10/10 - love the show X1000
I got the same score as you. Great minds think alike
10/10
10/10 ez.
You got 9 out of 10
9/10 missed #3
Same
10/10. Easy peazy for once.
You got 10 out of 10 - Did you cook up something good on this quiz or were your answers a little underdone? Pleasantly suprised by my score as I am not a huge fan. But these are running gags so if you see them only a few times they tend to stick with you.
10 of 10. Not everybody's favorite, and not every episode is a knee-slapper, but GA is one of my all-time faves.
10/10. Green Acres had the best character actors ever assembled on one show.
You got 7 out of 10
9 out of 10! Just forget what was playing when Oliver gave one of his speeches.
Never figured out why he always wore the suit if he wanted to be the "American Farmer"
Never figured out why he always wore the suit if he wanted to be the "American Farmer"
Some people just cant see themselves out of a certain uniform