With the month April, we usually induct a TV character (or one year, a future president) who represent the buffoonish quality of Mankind to an Nth degree. But while our inductee has the foolish characteristics needed to qualify, he could also be seen as the bad guy in his corner of Toobworld.
In that respect, he does embody T.S. Elliot's maxim, "April is the cruelest month."
Here's information about this scalawag from the Beverly Hillbillies Wiki:
Mr. Haney (full name: Eustace Charleston Haney) is Hooterville's sneaky and notorious conman and one of its two and only major proprietors of goods alongside Sam Drucker, but unlike Sam, everything he sells is either overpriced, damaged or poorly made, with very few of his wares ever being of any decent quality. He is also the head of many self-owned (and crooked) businesses, such as an antique store, an airplane service, an animal rental, a taxi service, a home renovation service, an unemployment agency, several delivery services, and a chicken watching service, just to name a few and all of which he is the sole employee and manager of.
By the time of the events in "Return to Green Acres", Mr. Haney has not changed his conning ways at all after many years and now runs a popular hotel in Hooterville which mostly gets guests due to false advertising.
The character of Mr. Haney was regularly portrayed as an antagonist in 'Green Acres', as his character often swindled and took advantage of Oliver for his own gain, as well as the rest of Hooterville, and by the time of "Return to Green Acres", the character was portrayed as borderline villainous.
GREEN ACRES
147 Episodes (1965-1971)
PETTICOAT JUNCTION
3 Episodes (1966-1969)
RETURN TO GREEN ACRES (1990 TV movie)
O'Bservation:
I have yet to see the actual reunion movie and I have not been able to find any screencaps from it. This was from a Nick at Night cast reunion talk show and he looks about the age he would have been in the movie.
Welcome to the Television Crossover Hall of Fame, Mr. Haney; try to behave yourself.
And a word of advice to the other members of the Hall....
If you shake hands with Mr. Haney to welcome him into the TVXOHOF, make sure you count your fingers afterwards.
Mr. Haney (full name: Eustace Charleston Haney) is Hooterville's sneaky and notorious conman and one of its two and only major proprietors of goods alongside Sam Drucker, but unlike Sam, everything he sells is either overpriced, damaged or poorly made, with very few of his wares ever being of any decent quality. He is also the head of many self-owned (and crooked) businesses, such as an antique store, an airplane service, an animal rental, a taxi service, a home renovation service, an unemployment agency, several delivery services, and a chicken watching service, just to name a few and all of which he is the sole employee and manager of.
By the time of the events in "Return to Green Acres", Mr. Haney has not changed his conning ways at all after many years and now runs a popular hotel in Hooterville which mostly gets guests due to false advertising.
The character of Mr. Haney was regularly portrayed as an antagonist in 'Green Acres', as his character often swindled and took advantage of Oliver for his own gain, as well as the rest of Hooterville, and by the time of "Return to Green Acres", the character was portrayed as borderline villainous.
Here are the appearances which qualified Mr. Haney to join the TVXOHOF:
147 Episodes (1965-1971)
3 Episodes (1966-1969)
O'Bservation:
I have yet to see the actual reunion movie and I have not been able to find any screencaps from it. This was from a Nick at Night cast reunion talk show and he looks about the age he would have been in the movie.
Welcome to the Television Crossover Hall of Fame, Mr. Haney; try to behave yourself.
And a word of advice to the other members of the Hall....
If you shake hands with Mr. Haney to welcome him into the TVXOHOF, make sure you count your fingers afterwards.
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