How to Succeed in Television Without Really Trying

Episode aired Jan 24, 1968
TV-G
30m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

116

YOUR RATING

Comedy Family

A 10 year old whiz makes a deal with Lisa to "electronificate" the Douglas home for 28 dollars. Havoc ensues as he attempts to automate the entire farm.A 10 year old whiz makes a deal with Lisa to "electronificate" the Douglas home for 28 dollars. Havoc ensues as he attempts to automate the entire farm.A 10 year old whiz makes a deal with Lisa to "electronificate" the Douglas home for 28 dollars. Havoc ensues as he attempts to automate the entire farm.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

116

YOUR RATING

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10willardfillmore

Greatest episode of TV ever

The Douglas home gets "electronicafied".. which basically means that the farm gets put on local Hooterville television. This is one of the most self reflexive/surreal episodes of TV ever... it consists of TV characters watching other TV characters on TV. Mr Ziffel and Arnold the Pig critique every move. The Neisen ratings come out and "Mr Douglas taking off his shirt" almost beats "The Beverly Hillbillies"... which is really odd because the Beverly Hillbillies have actually visited Hooterville in other TV episodes.

And on a sad note - the child actor who plays Dilly Watkins died earlier this year... he was also the original voice of Linus in the Charlie Brown cartoons.

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Trivia
Final performance of Thomas Browne Henry.

Quotes
Fred Ziffel: [Dilly's cam now telecasts the Douglas' bedroom] What are you watching?
Sam Drucker: Mr. Douglas getting undressed.
Fred Ziffel: Oh, has he got a nighttime show, too? Then I hope it's better than his afternoon show. Them imitations he done were pretty bad.