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Kasey · 05-10-2015, 09:02 AM

I too love them both but I have to go with PJ (up until when Kate leaves--after that it got too bland).

tlc38tlc38 · 05-10-2015, 01:10 PM

I know I've said this over and over and over again but I really wish more PJ and GA would be released on DVD!

I own the complete series of both shows on "homemade sets" but it's not the same as official sets....I want official sets!

Will Dockery · 01-25-2016, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by F-Drucker

Green Acres is my favorite between the two. The Humor bore a great parody to the times. Life really can be as simple as that depicted in the show. I would find that if the humor existed also that it would make current world affairs seem surreal.

I love both of them but Green Acres by a long shot.

Will Dockery · 01-25-2016, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I know I've said this over and over and over again but I really wish more PJ and GA would be released on DVD!

I own the complete series of both shows on "homemade sets" but it's not the same as official sets....I want official sets!

I see here that only three seasons of Petticoat Junction have been released, out of what, at least twice as many more seasons?

How many seasons of Green Acres are currently available on DVD?

AMackII · 08-28-2017, 09:07 PM

I think Both of them are better classics

Ellayn O'Kosh · 09-05-2017, 01:07 PM

Petticoat Junction was MUCH better than Green Acres. I traded off my GA seasons 3 and 4 because the "slapstick" was more of a slap in the face. O.W. Douglass could not walk into the General Store, and greet, without some irrelevent retorts. Seasons 1 and 2 had a bit of this defect, but they provided some color into the Hooterville environment.

OF TOPIC WARNING: I would like to see Seasons 4 and later of PJ, seasons 5 and later of Beverly Hillbillies, and some other shows, before I fall of the twig.

tlc38tlc38 · 09-10-2017, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

Having seen the black and white Petticoat Junctions again, I'll retract the above and say those seasons are genuinely funny.

The black-and-white episodes of PJ are much better than the color seasons but they're still all fun to watch.

I like but don't absolutely love the last few seasons of the show because of all the singing.

PhoenixAcres · 09-10-2017, 08:31 PM

I've always preferred Green Acres.

BigManMike · 09-10-2017, 08:54 PM

I like both although my favorite of the two would be Green Acres. I like what I've seen of Petticoat Junction but I really haven't watched it that much. I wish Decades would give it a binge marathon.

Hazel Anyday · 09-10-2017, 09:57 PM

While I like and enjoy both shows, they are both different types of shows. Green A. is more surreal, ridiculous, off beat, strange, crazy sort of bizarro humor. While P. Junction is more the traditional family style gentle and kindly humor, not mean or insulting the way G.A. could sometimes get.

biffbronson · 09-10-2017, 10:40 PM

You have to admit though that in the final season of Petticoat Junction, Uncle Joe was pretty mean to Orrin Pike (Bobbie Jo's boyfriend, Season 7, 1969-70).

The thing that's a little frustrating is that one more season of PJ may have had some significant events: the marriage of Bobbie & Orrin, and possibly a wedding for Billie Jo (Meredith MacRae's real-life husband, Greg Mullavey, had appeared). But the series was canned (ending a full season before GA).

I like both shows -- I watch Green Acres for the wackiness, and PJ for several reasons -- not the least of which is the ladies.

forn · 11-30-2022, 07:36 AM

I feel like it's silly to choose between the two, but when I was a kid I hated Petticoat Junction for whatever reason, so I'm going to give the nod to Green Acres just because of that. I liked it as a kid and now, I always appreciated its surreal zaniness.

When I got older I watched all the Petticoat Junction shows in reruns and learned to appreciate it. I'm not sure why I disliked it so much when I was younger.

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09-10-2017, 08:31 PM	#38
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09-10-2017, 09:57 PM	#40
Hazel Anyday Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 12, 2002 Posts: 2,135	Both Good But For Different Styles of TV While I like and enjoy both shows, they are both different types of shows. Green A. is more surreal, ridiculous, off beat, strange, crazy sort of bizarro humor. While P. Junction is more the traditional family style gentle and kindly humor, not mean or insulting the way G.A. could sometimes get.
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05-10-2015, 09:02 AM	#31
Kasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 22, 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,143	I too love them both but I have to go with PJ (up until when Kate leaves--after that it got too bland).

08-28-2017, 09:07 PM	#35
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,203	I think Both of them are better classics

09-05-2017, 01:07 PM	#36
Ellayn O'Kosh Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 20, 2016 Location: Washington State Posts: 80	Petticoat Junction was MUCH better than Green Acres. I traded off my GA seasons 3 and 4 because the "slapstick" was more of a slap in the face. O.W. Douglass could not walk into the General Store, and greet, without some irrelevent retorts. Seasons 1 and 2 had a bit of this defect, but they provided some color into the Hooterville environment. OF TOPIC WARNING: I would like to see Seasons 4 and later of PJ, seasons 5 and later of Beverly Hillbillies, and some other shows, before I fall of the twig.

09-10-2017, 08:54 PM	#39
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,021	I like both although my favorite of the two would be Green Acres. I like what I've seen of Petticoat Junction but I really haven't watched it that much. I wish Decades would give it a binge marathon.

09-10-2017, 10:40 PM	#41
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,296	You have to admit though that in the final season of Petticoat Junction, Uncle Joe was pretty mean to Orrin Pike (Bobbie Jo's boyfriend, Season 7, 1969-70). The thing that's a little frustrating is that one more season of PJ may have had some significant events: the marriage of Bobbie & Orrin, and possibly a wedding for Billie Jo (Meredith MacRae's real-life husband, Greg Mullavey, had appeared). But the series was canned (ending a full season before GA). I like both shows -- I watch Green Acres for the wackiness, and PJ for several reasons -- not the least of which is the ladies.

11-30-2022, 07:36 AM	#42
forn Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 18, 2022 Posts: 290	I feel like it's silly to choose between the two, but when I was a kid I hated Petticoat Junction for whatever reason, so I'm going to give the nod to Green Acres just because of that. I liked it as a kid and now, I always appreciated its surreal zaniness. When I got older I watched all the Petticoat Junction shows in reruns and learned to appreciate it. I'm not sure why I disliked it so much when I was younger.