In the episode where Lisa tried to end deer hunting with a petition either Oliver or Drucker mentions there's only 28 people in Hooterville!

Yet the way they make references to people living in the town it's fair to say at least a few hundred people live there. You wouldn't have a train stop and airport for a town of only 28 people!

They also apparently have an entire school.

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We know that Hooterville, Pixley, and Crabwell Corners are all extremely close to each other and the boundaries are far from reliable. It's possible that depending on the circumstance any resident of any town can claim to be from another.

For what it's worth the airport, Trans-Pixley Airlines, was based in downtown Pixley and not Hooterville.

I lived for several years in a hamlet with about 25 residents. There had been an elementary school until 1966, a post office until 1902, a bank and a train depot (a "flag stop") until the 1930s, and a little grocery store until the 1980s. There were still a church, a town hall, and an auto body shop in the 1990s. Even some very small communities can have some services.

Let's name the residents :)

1- Oliver Wendell Douglas
2- Lisa Douglas
3- Eb Dawson
4- Sam Drucker
5- Fred Ziffel
6-Doris Ziffel
7- Ralph Monroe
8- Alf Monroe
9- Hank Kimball
10- Mr. Haney
11- Joe Carson
12- Kate Bradley
13- Billie Jo Bradley
14- Bobby Jo Bradley
15- Betty Jo Bradley
16- Grand Pappy
17- Sarah the operator


Come on guys, help me out. Let"s name the remaining 11 residents!:D

Ben Miller, Newt Kiley, Mr. Trendall

Yes!! Very cool! ;):wave:

Also Selma and Henrietta Plout


Now just 6 more people! :D

I lived for several years in a hamlet with about 25 residents. There had been an elementary school until 1966, a post office until 1902, a bank and a train depot (a "flag stop") until the 1930s, and a little grocery store until the 1980s. There were still a church, a town hall, and an auto body shop in the 1990s. Even some very small communities can have some services.

Very cool! What was the name of it?

Very cool! What was the name of it?

The town? Monti (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monti,_Iowa). I lived there from 1984-1987-ish.

Steve Elliott.

And Arnold would oink up a storm for not being included.

I imagine any time they had extra folks milling about in Hooterville, they were from outlying areas not actually within the legal 'city limits' of that locale. But then again, it's Hooterville where the elevation changes from a few inches to thousands of feet depending on that week's script! LOL

Steve Elliott.

And Arnold would oink up a storm for not being included.



LOL @ Arnold oinking up a storm!! :lol: That is true! :D

I thought of Steve ! Wasn't sure what year the census was taken, if he was already living there or not ? Also Daughter Kathy Jo , and the railroad men, Charlie and Floyd! ;)

LOL @ Arnold oinking up a storm!! :lol: That is true! :D

I thought of Steve ! Wasn't sure what year the census was taken, if he was already living there or not ? Also Daughter Kathy Jo , and the railroad men, Charlie and Floyd! ;)

Yeah I thought of the railroad guys too. Didn't one of the actors die during the show's run?

I also thought of Dr. Craig, but it would either be Kate or her in the count.

Do we know that Kimball lives there? He's the county agent, so could live elsewhere.

He's part of the Hooterville volunteer fire department so he probably does. Supposedly he lives with his mother but commutes to the county seat where his office is.

Two more for the count are Kimball's mom and Alf and Ralph's mom

Two more for the count are Kimball's mom and Alf and Ralph's mom



Also Mrs. Haney , sometimes Mr. Haney has a wife! :lol: Mr. Kimball's Mom could've been Sarah the operator , that was mentioned once I think ? Or another time she was Mr. Trendal's Mom, right? :D

Also Mr. Wheeler and His Daughter Darlene ! Weren't they the people who went along on the Douglas's picnic? Than there would be Mrs. Wheeler and the other people that were crowded in Oliver's car that day ! :lol:

The town? Monti (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monti,_Iowa). I lived there from 1984-1987-ish.

Wow. Cool!

I should drive up there someday. I'm one state below.

Also Mrs. Haney , sometimes Mr. Haney has a wife! :lol: Mr. Kimball's Mom could've been Sarah the operator , that was mentioned once I think ? Or another time she was Mr. Trendal's Mom, right? :D

Also Mr. Wheeler and His Daughter Darlene ! Weren't they the people who went along on the Douglas's picnic? Than there would be Mrs. Wheeler and the other people that were crowded in Oliver's car that day ! :lol:

They never showed who Mrs. Haney was right?

Wow. Cool!

I should drive up there someday. I'm one state below.

Not much to see, nowadays. The closure of the school, in 1966, gutted the community. There's a community center and a church, but that is it, for visitors. Donnan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnan,_Iowa), one county to the north, is a bit more scenic, what with the historical markers.

They never showed who Mrs. Haney was right?


No. Never showed her but he sometimes spoke of a wife. But than other times it implied he was single, like the ep. where the pretty lady farmer came to Hooterville and all the men liked her and asked her to the dance including Mr. Haney ! :)


Oh , I guess we can add the lady farmer to the census ,I guess she stayed! ;)

No. Never showed her but he sometimes spoke of a wife. But than other times it implied he was single, like the ep. where the pretty lady farmer came to Hooterville and all the men liked her and asked her to the dance including Mr. Haney ! :)


Oh , I guess we can add the lady farmer to the census ,I guess she stayed! ;)

I just saw the episode where Haney hit on Lisa's mom and asked her out. So if he was married it wasn't much of a marriage or an OPEN marriage! :lol:

I don't think they ever showed "Mrs.Haney" because who on earth would marry Mr.Haney?? :lol:

Also G.A. takes place in a surreal Twilight Zone type universe, so I'd say reality isn't exactly static.... At times maybe there are a couple hundred ppl in Hooterville and other times maybe on 28 lol

Not much to see, nowadays. The closure of the school, in 1966, gutted the community. There's a community center and a church, but that is it, for visitors. Donnan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnan,_Iowa), one county to the north, is a bit more scenic, what with the historical markers.

Who takes care of the community center if there's fewer than 20 people left in town??

Who takes care of the community center if there's fewer than 20 people left in town??

In 2005, Monti lost its church, which not only shut down the church, but also the parish hall. This left no public gathering space in the hamlet. So, 40 families (which included people who lived on farms outside of town, as well as in neighboring communities, some of whom lived there when there were more people there) bought the closed parish hall; it became the Monti Community Center, which is community-owned and community-run.

Ever since then, the center has been maintained and operated by a small group of a half a dozen people who live in and around the community. Throughout the year, meetings and events are held at the center, including the annual picnic and mass (the church is opened for the event), harvest festivals (Apple Gallop, Fall Festival), 4H events, weddings, funerals, etc. They used to even keep official meeting minutes (http://www.monticc.com/members.html), but after a few years, they stopped. There definitely is still a sense of community.

When I was a kid, and lived there, you would have to go to the T-intersection (there's only one) to get picked up by the bus, which would take you to Quasqueton. Nowadays, the school is in Winthrop. During those years, there were 6-8 kids.

I just saw the episode where Haney hit on Lisa's mom and asked her out. So if he was married it wasn't much of a marriage or an OPEN marriage! :lol:

I don't think they ever showed "Mrs.Haney" because who on earth would marry Mr.Haney?? :lol:

The last time Mr. Haney mentioned his wife was near the end of season 4. The episode where Lisa's mom visited was the start of season 5 and Haney explicitly states he is a bachelor, leaving us to believe they divorced.

After season 4 he never mentioned his wife again, so there is some internal consistency in this case.

In the ep. that is on right now, the population is 46!:)

Another Hooterville resident is Mr. Colby and his two Sons ,but the Sons are about to move away from Hooterville to the city !

In the ep. that is on right now, the population is 46!:)

Another Hooterville resident is Mr. Colby and his two Sons ,but the Sons are about to move away from Hooterville to the city !

LMAO! I was about to post that. I thought they said 48? Regardless, how could they go from 28 residents last season to 46 or 48 this season?? :lol:

In the episode where Lisa tried to end deer hunting with a petition either Oliver or Drucker mentions there's only 28 people in Hooterville!

Yet the way they make references to people living in the town it's fair to say at least a few hundred people live there. You wouldn't have a train stop and airport for a town of only 28 people!

Man what a life you must lead. It's a TV show about nonsense...like your post

How about Elinor the cow? If Arnold gets to hog into the count, then I’d have a beef were Elinor excluded
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Man what a life you must lead. It's a TV show about nonsense...like your post

I think it's a good topic. It's generated 2+ pages of discussion. :wave:

How could Hooterville have a high school?? :lol:

There's NO way a town with 28 or 48 PEOPLE would have enough kids for their own high school!! Even if you added Pixley and Crabwell Corners. That's still only around a couple hundred people.

How could Hooterville have a high school?? :lol:

There's NO way a town with 28 or 48 PEOPLE would have enough kids for their own high school!! Even if you added Pixley and Crabwell Corners. That's still only around a couple hundred people.

LOL - it’s a 60s sitcom - it doesn’t have to make sense!

I think it's a good topic. It's generated 2+ pages of discussion. :wave:



Me too!! ;) It's a fun thread!! :):D

How about Elinor the cow? If Arnold gets to hog into the count, then I’d have a beef were Elinor excluded
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:lol::D

But Arnold thought he was a person and the Ziffel's thought him as their Son, he even went to school! :lol: Eleanor was thought as more of an animal, except for the time they wanted her to mate, and Lisa was VERY picky about who her "intended" would be !! :lol:

Me too!! ;) It's a fun thread!! :):D

I agree. Green Acres is kinda silly but so what! It’s still a lot of fun & THIS IS a fun thread.

They also apparently have an entire school.

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We know that Hooterville, Pixley, and Crabwell Corners are all extremely close to each other and the boundaries are far from reliable. It's possible that depending on the circumstance any resident of any town can claim to be from another.

For what it's worth the airport, Trans-Pixley Airlines, was based in downtown Pixley and not Hooterville.

Strangely enough Crabwell Corners was mentioned in Mayberry R.F.D as one of the towns near Mayberry. If it's the same place (and keep in mind Hooterville's location is never explicitly stated) then it could be the kids of Walnut Oaks, Triplett and Centreville (neighboring towns to Crabwell Corners in Mayberry R.F.D) go to Hooterville for school given how far away from Mayberry they are. Would also explain why whenever there's a train whistle in the B&W TAGS episode it sounds like the Cannonball.

Did anyone mention Charley Pratt, Floyd Smoot, and/or Wendell Gibbs?

Weren't wives mentioned for Ben Miller and Newt Kiley in the episode about seed planting choices? And the Bradley girls had various local boyfriends (one who worked in Sam's store early on). Oriin Pike recurred in later seasons.

Another thought -- between Hooterville, Pixley, and Crabwell Corners likely could be unincorporated county land.

Strangely enough Crabwell Corners was mentioned in Mayberry R.F.D as one of the towns near Mayberry.

That's an interesting addition to the series lore.

If Green Acres is connected to Mayberry then maybe Sarah the telephone operator on both series is in fact the same person 🤔

That's an interesting addition to the series lore.

If Green Acres is connected to Mayberry then maybe Sarah the telephone operator on both series is in fact the same person 🤔

Would make sense given Hank Kimball was seen in Mayberry moonlighting as a Kitchenware Salesman in 1966 (I guess he gave it up because he didn't like feeding random people's babies)

Billie Joe complains on an episode of PJ rerun this morning that Hooterville's population was 335.