green acres is an american sitcom that was produced by filmways and released by orion pictures (now metro-goldwyn-mayer). "green acres" stars eddie albert and eva gabor as a couple who move from new york city to a rural country farm in the fictional community of hooterville. the show also had supporting roles by tom lester, frank cady, pat buttram, alvy moore, hank patterson, barbara pepper, and several others. "green acres" is a sister show to "petticoat junction" which also takes place in hooterville.