My kids and I found Green Acres on Hulu this weekend. On the surface, a great comedy. However, watch with your kids and history abounds. Green Acres is based on a couple from NYC that decides to move to the country. Oliver Wendell, the main character longs for his farming roots and a simpler life. His wife Lisa has only known city life, and begrudgingly tags along because she loves her husband. The comedy is based on the changes that are coming to rural life in the 1960s. Green Acres captures life in the 1960s from a rural perspective. Each episode has historical lessons. In season one, my kids and I discussed the dust bowl and conservation, party lines for rural communities due to poor phone service, and how farming was highly regulated due to the farm bureau. All historically accurate interpretations by the show and very funny takes on life back then.
Green Acres lacks diversity as many shows in the 60s did. However it has so many historical accounts of life on the farm. The humor is fast paced. Your kids will love the show. It has a conversation to be shared in each episode. All you have to do is start one with your children about how life back then was simpler. They will love the stories of this time in American History. And, maybe there is a moral to the story regarding slowing life down and living simply. Farm to table was not so easy. But they made it a fun on Green Acres.
*You can watch Green Acres on Hulu Plus.
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