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Posted by PAULIH300 on April 22, 2005 at 18:48:02 from (205.188.117.138):
In Reply to: Re: My Health revisited. posted by riverbend on April 22, 2005 at 18:23:56:
I had wondered...did they name the lead character on Green Acres "Oliver" after a tractor? The show was afterall,very heavily tractor oriented (The M-D model in the opening credits and the run down old Ford in the actual show). Funny story on the show....They had planned to use the opening credits M-D model in the show,but Ford Motor Company who helped sponsor the show said NO,and an old dilapitated Ford was found to be the laughing stock of Hooterville (sorta backfired on Ford huh?). In one episode,Mrs. Douglas buys a new tractor for Oliver's birthday,and it just happens to be an air conditioned,blue and white Ford (however,the names were changed on it for the show).
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