It's Easy Being This Green
I loved the sitcom Green Acres, which ran from 1965-1971, and even still watch it on occasion. It was really smart, significantly-smarter than it appears on the surface as just a low-brow hick comedy. Weird, subversive in its humor, clever and continually breaking the fourth wall, referencing the audience (especially when having fun with the opening and end credits, but much more).
This ran on Nick at Nite, with Marc Summers serving as host. He does an okay job, though far too often cuts off the guest answering. And oddly, he doesn’t bring Eddie Albert into the conversation much. However, Eva Gabor and Pat Buttram are wonderful. Also included are two other of show's smaller, but fun regulars, there Alvy Moore and Sid Melton. Because this is Nick at Nite, it’s sort of required to be a bit sillier than one would wish for such a fun gathering, but it all fits well enough.
As a bonus, this is the full TV reunion movie they refer to. Made in 1990, it’s actually pretty enjoyable, which is impressive for a show that went off the air 20 years earlier. I think I posted it a long while back, but it fits here again.
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