TV: "Green Acres"

Farewell, then, Eddie Albert. (One of his films was called "A Dispatch From Reuters" so it's fitting to link to their report.) An avid environmentalist, Earth Day was designated as April 22nd, "partly in honor of his birthday". (Doesn't say what the other reasons were.)

And what a great show "Green Acres" was. It deserves a place in TV history just for the Ziffels' "child", Arnold. This guy claims that Matt Groening cited "Green Acres" as an influence on "The Simpsons". I believe it. (Hear the French version of the theme song.)