Mr Lester was my neighbor in Laurel MS. He walked the neighborhood every single day. Such a nice man. Wish there were more people like him in this country.
Robin Williams was a HUGE Alvy Moore fan. In fact, Robin incorporated much of his tics and twitching mannerisms from Alvy into his stage act and overall persona.
I never met Hank Kimble.....well not exactly never.....more like always......he was like a brother to me......nope, I didn't have a brother, must have been a sister............come to think of it......I was an only child.....well not a child really.....more like a......
GREEN ACRES is and will always be the greatest sitcom ever created. All of the actors were perfect for their characters. I had the honor years ago of meeting Frank Cady when he was in town visiting his brother, attorney Don Cady and Dons son, also an attorney, Frank. So wonderful that we are able to watch all these programs on u-tube!
I just started to Watch reruns and it's been great. I'm 63 and I watched it when I was a kid and it always bugged me how they never fixed up their place And I forever love arnold
It was Pat Butrum who said if "the rural Purge, "they cancelled every show with a tree in it," meaning all the rural shows. At the time these shows we getting high ratings
I have an interesting connection with the actor who played Eb on Green Acres. I grew up in El Paso, Texas, and my parents had a couple who were friends of theirs who owned a little Christian bookstore. They were friends with Tom Lester, who played the character on the sitcom. He came to town for a visit, and because they were busy, they asked if I could hang around with him for the day and keep him entertained. I was all of 12 or 13 years old at the time! Anyway, I spent the day with Tom and found him to be a very kind, warm and down-to-earth guy. I mean, he was willing to hang around all day with a kid, right? It's a day I'll never forget.
Tom Lesters View on the situation in our country is spot on,if we had people like Tom Lester in office running this country,it certainly would put more of a smile on the face of our creator,GOD BLESS Tom Lester,Thank You for someone that finally displays intellect and moral value of the way things should be in our nation,Love You Tom Lester!
This is a great interview. Never knew he was from Laurel, MS and was an Ole Miss Rebel ( Hotta Toddy, Geaux to Hell Ole Miss). Seemed like a genuine nice guy and a gentleman. I have no problem with his “rant” and also hopes he Rests in Peace.
You know Tom was at Alvy's home the morning he passed away of a massive heart attack, he had stayed overnight they were going to attend a golf tournament together. Yes, they were really close friends right to the end, what a great pair of guys.
Just came across this video (Sunday 1/22/23). Tom really lifted my spirits (or exorcised them). I was happy to hear him talk about Alvy Moore, being a saved soul up in heaven. "It was a long life ... well, not really long ..." I loved the character he portrayed on that show. All the cast were fantastic. I read or heard that Eddie and Eva remained great friends till she passed away. After she passed away, Eddie went into a deep depression. After reading or hearing that, it made me wonder if he was always secretly in love with her. What guy wouldn't fall in love with her?
This was 1997. Look how far down the sewer the world is today including the US for which Tom Lester was speaking about! No wonder it is all a mess. Thank you for this video!
Eb and Mr. Haney were the brightest sidekicks ever for any show. So good to hear Tom say what is lacking ,even now more so, in entertainment, as we have slid down that pole for the last time I think.
Tom Lester may you rest in peace in God's kingdom for you see the light and speak the the truth! It is the year 2021 and the spiritual values and morals in the United States have declined since 1997. Very sad
I love Green Acres,the Best sitcom ever made,definitely the zaniest.Patt Buttram was my third cousin on my Mother's side of the family. I never knew that for years.
Yes what Tom said is the truth....about all those wholesum family shows.They were funnier than the smut crap they show today.I still watch Green Acres as much as i can.Out of the three shows.... it IS the best.And for generations to come.
Tom Lester said they can't show Amos and Andy anymore, and I could care less, because I have all their episodes on DVD's and watch them over and over, let's see if anybody can stop me from watching one of the funniest, greatest, most talented cast members that was ever assembled for TV.
Tom would vote for you. Tom are 110% right. You sound like a great American. We need a whole lot more people in our Country just like you. You are sorely missed. You were a great man and a great person and also a very very funny actor.
AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!!! PREACH IT!! I’d Love to have the leopard couch they used in this comedy it’s so iconic. I love this show. I wasn’t born yet when this came out but I watched it every day as a toddler.❤️❤️
I am truly thankful that you got the chance to see a sample of what QUALITY family comedy television really looked like! The Jack Benny program is another of my favorite comedies. Those were the best of times for laughs.👍
Wow! Everything he said in that interview almost 25 years ago is even more pluralistic than ever today. One of God's servants if ever there was. It's sad to think how much has changed in such a short time and what lies ahead for the world. Now I know why I've been following Green Acres so much on You Tube!
Boy do I ever admire Mr. Lester for his Christian-Judeo values--he's absolutely right about everything he said in this interview about the decline of morals/removing prayer from schools etc etc
Amen brother Tom, preach it son. I know that Tom Lester is gone from this earth now, but I also know we will see him again some day. Tom, I will see you in the Rapture 🙋💞🙏🥰😇✝️✡️
Tom Lester seemed like such a nice man. His acting as Eb on Green Acres was wonderful... such a funny, entertaining show with so many memorable characters. His "rant" was great and his views about this country are absolutely 100% correct.
Nobody agrees absolutely with what anybody says. But I agree with a lot of what he had to say. I wish I could have sat down shook his hand and had dinner with this guy. He reminds me of a good friend I had in college. He was a devout Christian, and I am a reformed Jew. He was my brother from another mother.
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Mr Lester was my neighbor in Laurel MS. He walked the neighborhood every single day. Such a nice man. Wish there were more people like him in this country.
I personally met Alvy Moore (Hank Kimball), in 1994, 3 years before he died. He was a fine man, as is the fiery Tom Lester!
Robin Williams was a HUGE Alvy Moore fan. In fact, Robin incorporated much of his tics and twitching mannerisms from Alvy into his stage act and overall persona.
I never met Hank Kimble.....well not exactly never.....more like always......he was like a brother to me......nope, I didn't have a brother, must have been a sister............come to think of it......I was an only child.....well not a child really.....more like a......
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HAHAHAHA😁😸🤣🤣😂😂😹😹. Great comment. Now that I am getting older, I find myself talking more and more like Mr. Kimball.
❤️ eb& green acres& mr haney
Eb was so cool because he continued to wear his Eb jacket, and didn't mind being associated with the show even decades afterwards.
GREEN ACRES is and will always be the greatest sitcom ever created. All of the actors were perfect for their characters. I had the honor years ago of meeting Frank Cady when he was in town visiting his brother, attorney Don Cady and Dons son, also an attorney, Frank.
So wonderful that we are able to watch all these programs on u-tube!
Got my vote
I just started to Watch reruns and it's been great. I'm 63 and I watched it when I was a kid and it always bugged me how they never fixed up their place And I forever love arnold
Tom was an intelligent man. He was a teacher in true life.
My family would watch this show together as it originally aired from 1965 until its cancellation. Still remains one of my all time favorite shows.
i have all of them on dvd ;
Green Acres was the funniest show ever!! I still watch it every week night on MeTV 😎
This is a great interview. I am so happy to come across this.Real refreshing interview.Tells it like it is.
In the middle of the interview, he just went off, and spoke his mind!!!!!
I think the medical term is a stroke.
This was in 1997 and the reprogramming process of people's minds only started this past January .
A true American patriot.
@@northvilletunnels Hey! Don't disparage Eb!
Eb was breathin fire and nailed it to the wall.
Wow! He did a dead perfect impression of Pat "Mr. Haney" Buttram! I've never heard anybody do that before!
My hero ❤️ Mr Haney & Tom lester
It was Pat Butrum who said if "the rural Purge, "they cancelled every show with a tree in it," meaning all the rural shows. At the time these shows we getting high ratings
I have an interesting connection with the actor who played Eb on Green Acres. I grew up in El Paso, Texas, and my parents had a couple who were friends of theirs who owned a little Christian bookstore. They were friends with Tom Lester, who played the character on the sitcom. He came to town for a visit, and because they were busy, they asked if I could hang around with him for the day and keep him entertained. I was all of 12 or 13 years old at the time! Anyway, I spent the day with Tom and found him to be a very kind, warm and down-to-earth guy. I mean, he was willing to hang around all day with a kid, right? It's a day I'll never forget.
Tom Lester was genius in his role of Eb. Tom would have been a great Politician he so loved America.
Tom, Your passion for politics is just as intense as Mr. Douglas speech about the American Farmer. Great interview.
Loved listening to Tom Lester in this video.He spoke the truth definitely.RIP
He did all he could to live, when he lived to be 81. May he #RIP.
Tom Lesters View on the situation in our country is spot on,if we had people like Tom Lester in office running this country,it certainly would put more of a smile on the face of our creator,GOD BLESS Tom Lester,Thank You for someone that finally displays intellect and moral value of the way things should be in our nation,Love You Tom Lester!
I love this guy. More so after this video
This is a great interview. Never knew he was from Laurel, MS and was an Ole Miss Rebel ( Hotta Toddy, Geaux to Hell Ole Miss). Seemed like a genuine nice guy and a gentleman. I have no problem with his “rant” and also hopes he Rests in Peace.
Eb. Thank you for speaking your mind. RIP
Great guy and a fantastic character actor. May he rest in eternal peace.
wow, such a nice guy ....and very humble ......why can not others have this quality .....
listening to him , such a good insight into america morality.....was he a preacher?
That was a great interview I'm glad I stumbled across this rest in peace sir. You are right.
Eb saw what was coming way before it happened. What a legend.
This interview is so right on for 2021 can't wait to meet this man in Heaven.
I met him and ALVY MOORE in ST. LOUIS years ago at a fund raiser it was great meeting them
You know Tom was at Alvy's home the morning he passed away of a massive heart attack, he had stayed overnight they were going to attend a golf tournament together. Yes, they were really close friends right to the end, what a great pair of guys.
Just came across this video (Sunday 1/22/23). Tom really lifted my spirits (or exorcised them). I was happy to hear him talk about Alvy Moore, being a saved soul up in heaven. "It was a long life ... well, not really long ..." I loved the character he portrayed on that show. All the cast were fantastic. I read or heard that Eddie and Eva remained great friends till she passed away. After she passed away, Eddie went into a deep depression. After reading or hearing that, it made me wonder if he was always secretly in love with her. What guy wouldn't fall in love with her?
This was 1997. Look how far down the sewer the world is today including the US for which Tom Lester was speaking about! No wonder it is all a mess. Thank you for this video!
RIP, Mr. Lester. He was right about EVERYTHING he said.
wrong
He sure was
Boy, He’s telling like it is. So true, thanks for sharing 💕
He’s 1000% right!
Eb and Mr. Haney were the brightest sidekicks ever for any show. So good to hear Tom say what is lacking ,even now more so, in entertainment, as we have slid down that pole for the last time I think.
One of my favorite GA episodes was when Eb took a correspondence course to become a barber.
And how about when he got himself a radio for his birthday. Classic.
His comments about this country and the direction it was heading in were spot on. If Hollywood only had more people like him now.
Man, Eb is fiery!
Tom Lester may you rest in peace in God's kingdom for you see the light and speak the the truth! It is the year 2021 and the spiritual values and morals in the United States have declined since 1997. Very sad
He spoke the truth! How far we have fallen SINCE this interview!!!!
That's Evolved
Keep your religion out of politics.
Such a wonderful actor and human being ❤
Great show!! Great acting!! 😎
Wow from helping and becoming family with the Douglas', to singing along with our unforgettable actor/personality. Stay safe everyone!
He knew back then the direction this Country was heading.
Can't imagine him seeing/living in 2023 USA 🤯🤯
Yes , evolving to 2023 greatness , vote blue
@@D...M...A... Makes Me Wanna PUKE!! The Hair Sniffer and Heels Up.
I love Green Acres,the Best sitcom ever made,definitely the zaniest.Patt Buttram was my third cousin on my Mother's side of the family. I never knew that for years.
1 of the best interviews ever!
He is telling it like it truly is
Loved Green Aches. Great times!
How in need we are today of men to stand up like this man.
Petitions are leading people to hell.
Yes what Tom said is the truth....about all those wholesum family shows.They were funnier than the smut crap they show today.I still watch Green Acres as much as i can.Out of the three shows.... it IS the best.And for generations to come.
Love Green Acres. I still watch it to this day. I also watch every show he mentioned accept Amos and Andy...
He has great ethics and a great outlook. If he was alive today he'd be so disappointed with where our American values are.
Eb was my favorite. He was so sweet!
Tom Lester said they can't show Amos and Andy anymore, and I could care less, because I have all their episodes on DVD's and watch them over and over, let's see if anybody can stop me from watching one of the funniest, greatest, most talented cast members that was ever assembled for TV.
Tom would vote for you. Tom are 110% right. You sound like a great American. We need a whole lot more people in our Country just like you. You are sorely missed. You were a great man and a great person and also a very very funny actor.
Tom Lester seems so sweet
AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!!! PREACH IT!!
I’d Love to have the leopard couch they used in this comedy it’s so iconic. I love this show. I wasn’t born yet when this came out but I watched it every day as a toddler.❤️❤️
I am truly thankful that you got the chance to see a sample of what QUALITY family comedy television really looked like!
The Jack Benny program is another of my favorite comedies. Those were the best of times for laughs.👍
He was an intelligent moral Christian man.
Wow! Everything he said in that interview almost 25 years ago is even more pluralistic than ever today. One of God's servants if ever there was. It's sad to think how much has changed in such a short time and what lies ahead for the world. Now I know why I've been following Green Acres so much on You Tube!
Boy do I ever admire Mr. Lester for his Christian-Judeo values--he's absolutely right about everything he said in this interview about the decline of morals/removing prayer from schools etc etc
You are 1/2 right.
Tom lester& Mr Haney my heroes
❤️ Eb & Mr Haney & rest of the gang my hero
Eva Gabor’s portrayal of Lisa Douglas was the greatest sitcom character of all time! I will die on this hill!!!!!!
Amen brother Tom, preach it son.
I know that Tom Lester is gone from this earth now, but I also know we will see him again some day. Tom, I will see you in the Rapture 🙋💞🙏🥰😇✝️✡️
I stand with Eb!
Great show ! I watch it daily every day at dinner 🙏🩷🤙
You go Eb
Loved him in the Christmas episode of Little House of the Prarie!!😀
Tom is FIRED UP!!!!!!!!!
Tom Lester seemed like such a nice man. His acting as Eb on Green Acres was wonderful... such a funny, entertaining show with so many memorable characters. His "rant" was great and his views about this country are absolutely 100% correct.
I really enjoyed meeting Tom Lester at this event
He is a wonderful man and actor.
Tom Lester was very intelligent. Seemed very down to earth and passionate for country and religious beliefs.
Love that show , silly & funny as heck! Boy Eb really spoke the truth too about America and that was in 1997
Tom. Please run for office! We need good Christian people like you!! Excellent interview. Everything you said is absolutely true. God Bless you!
Tom Lester was way ahead of his political times, he said it clearly however. We salute all Mr Lester contributed to our culture.
Nobody agrees absolutely with what anybody says. But I agree with a lot of what he had to say. I wish I could have sat down shook his hand and had dinner with this guy. He reminds me of a good friend I had in college. He was a devout Christian, and I am a reformed Jew. He was my brother from another mother.
Ebs ❤️ or legendary tom lester
It's true...opposites attract. Tom loves that character he played on Green Acres.
Tom Lester sure could see our day.
He spoke at our church in Smackover Arkansas years ago. Great time.
Sounds like a Great Man!
God Bless this guy !
It's so refreshing to hear a man speaking the truth God bless
I like the way he spoke his mind. She seemed uncomfortable. Good for him.
She wanted Green Acres talk. He did a bait and switch and started ranting. Of course she was uncomfortable.
I like Murray Kentucky , visit there many times in decades.
We have all of those shows on me-tv Indianapolis station … watch them every evening 😊
I still watch the show every night when it comes on. So funny, one of the best sitcoms ever!
Now all the cast is in Heaven somewhere
hate to bust your bubble , but unless they accept Christ Jesus, then its a no to being in heaven .
@@lesliematyas1727 Shut up! Any God who would send the Green Acres cast to hell, is not a God worth serving
@@lesliematyas1727 Tom definitely had accepted Jesus and preached the Christian faith!
No they are NOT unless saved by The Faith and Salvation of JESUS CHRIST!
Love this interview...r.i.p. Tom Lester
R.I.P. ,we need more men like him.
I love what this guy Eb believes in. Great interview! Thank you Eb. RIP
I grew up in the Redneck part of Fort Walton Beach Fl. and the name of my road I grew up on was Green Acres Rd.
Eb for president.
You are awsom, ebb. On green akers and in real life. God bless you, and thank you. Your grind Dwayne!!!!!!!
What a great rant that gets lit off at 8:45. Imagine what he'd say if he were alive today. I would've loved to hear him preach.
The Best. ♥️🙏🏼
Awesome!!!!!
A really sound guy with common sense views which are needed today 👍
You don't find TV like that anymore .
One of the best tv show I still like watching them these days
Dang. He can preach! ❤🎉❤. Now I love him more!
I love him less.
@@walterroma7368 I hope you repent of your sins and trust in Jesus with all your heart to avoid hell fire.
Green Acres was one of the best TV comedy shows ever made, right up there with Seinfeld.
Oh, my. Eb is fantastic. Enough said.
And the interviewer ain't bad either. Is that you, Fannie Flag???
Eb seems so youthful. No fats, goes to the gym, in good shape. But would die but 3 years later. What happened?
En for president! You tell it En!
Dang.. I wish we had Tom Lester in the congress now! 👍
He's so sweet.
Best show ever
❤️ mr haney
He tells it like it is, GOD BLESS. Ypu.
Totally awesome!
I always watch the show and I love it ❤