Would Oliver Douglas be happy anywhere?

[biffbronson]

Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

As Eddie Albert once put it, we the audience are supposed to empathize with Oliver. I loved Green Acres as a child, and getting back into it as an adult, I notice everyone is SOOOOO rude to Oliver, I didn't remember it being like that, I remember everyone being bizarro-ville but I didn't remember everyone treating Oliver so hatefully. I mean people will come into the house and be as nice as can be to Lisa and Eb then will say something nasty to Oliver for no reason.

Yeah, and that's very evident when there's a town meeting in one episode: Oliver is not permitted to speak because he doesn't have a "membership card," but by convoluted logic Lisa is welcome to speak. Totally inconsistent and unfair to Oliver. Another example is Eb's potential father-in-law being downright hostile to Oliver -- even though Eb is not his son...!!

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by biffbronson

Yeah, and that's very evident when there's a town meeting in one episode: Oliver is not permitted to speak because he doesn't have a "membership card," but by convoluted logic Lisa is welcome to speak. Totally inconsistent and unfair to Oliver. Another example is Eb's potential father-in-law being downright hostile to Oliver -- even though Eb is not his son...!!

Another instance, I don't remember who it was, but someone was staying with the Douglasses and cooking gourmet meals for Eb and Lisa, and would always fix something crappy for Oliver


Oddly enough, I seem to remember Lisa's mother being decent to Oliver, at least at the end of the episode

[cd637299]

Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

Oddly enough, I seem to remember Lisa's mother being decent to Oliver, at least at the end of the episode

…..as opposed to Oliver’s own mother admittedly saying she is on Lisa’s side (in the very first episode).

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