Anyone out there know the brand of the washer-dryer on "Green Acres"?

[turquoisedude]

I've been re-watching the old episodes thanks to the miracle of DVD boxed sets and I keep trying to get the brand of the honking big washer/dryer combo unit that graced the Douglas's kitchen in Hooterville. Was it a Maytag?? I hadn't remembered the appliances were all pink, what a trip!

 

[lightedcontrols]

It was a....

Maytag Combo!

 

[turquoisedude]

Thought so!!

Thanks! I had a feeling it was, but I could never get a clear enough still on the control panel. I can now sleep at night again...

 

[gansky1]

Only one known to exist - and it works (most of the time) but it's not pink like Green Acres, that would be too much to ask the washer gods for!

 

[foraloysius]

There was one in the Maytag store as well. Is that store still open or has it been closed down due to the takeover by Whirlpool? If so, I wonder what will happen to the combo.

 

[mrcleanjeans]

What is the spin speed on this machine? And didn't some Green Acres episodes have a round window combo?

 

[washertalk]

Nice Maytags!

 

[golittlesport]

I think there was an episode where Arnold the pig enjoyed watching the washer (he thought it was a TV).

The show's producers must have fashioned a door with a round window for the machine, because I seem to recall a round window also in that episode.

Maybe I'm dreaming, but I think I remember something like that.

Greg, your Tag Combo is beautiful!

 

[bingwsguy]

Greg

You have a beautiful collection! I can only hope to get to that point.

 

[gyromatic]

Easy Combo

Look closely in some episodes they used an Easy combo.I had one just like it.

 

[gansky1]

You're right Louis, that new - never used combo in the Maytag factory store was beautiful but I'll bet it wouldn't work for long if hooked up ;-)

This machine spins @ 340 rpm - not much better than most of the early combos aside from Bendix @ 505 rpm.

 

[alr2903]

I thought in some episodes there were 2 machines, it's been so long ago. IIRC, Lisa in 1 episode washed Mrs. Ziffel's curtains,with them still on the curtain rod. When ever this comes up I always wonder if different television stations, only leased or purchased different season's of G.Acres, after it went into syndication. Was usually always televised in a after school time slot. alr2903 (this has been a Filmways Presentation, dahlink"

 

[washertalk]

I think I remember seeing 2 machines in some of the episodes as well.

So, these machines, it sounds like, are prone to problems. What is the main issue with them?

 

[goatfarmer]

Years ago, there was a Maytag combo, in white, at a flea market type place near here. As Ernie Harwell used to say, "it's loooonnnng gone".