"Mayberry R.F.D." The Farmer Exchange Project (TV Episode 1969) Poster

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The Russian Farmer
JordanThomasHall12 November 2019
As part of the Farmer Exchange Project, Russia is sending some of their farmers to study American agricultural methods, and vice versa. The Department of Agriculture has selected Sam's farm as one of the host spots. Professor Luboff is to spend two weeks there. To his surprise, the professor is a woman, Tanya (Charlene Polite). She is all business, and Millie and Flora (Dorothy Konrad), the housekeeper, implore Sam to arrange a date for her. He talks Howard into asking Tanya out, who politely declines. She overhears Flora talking to Sam and Howard how Tanya hasn't discovered that its fun to be a woman. This sends Tanya to the mirror to contemplate her appearance and behavior.

This is the third consecutive episode with a different housekeeper for Sam. It was established in the preceding episode that Aunt Bee is staying with her ailing sister.
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10/10
"Tonk you Mr. Sprog".
vitoscotti11 November 2023
It was pretty obvious what the highlight of this episode was going to be from the very beginning. The revealing of plain Jane no makeup no frills Tanya (Charlene Polite) at the party as a Russian glamorous beauty. And it didn't disappoint. She was stunning.

Great warm fun feel to the episode. The look on Howard's face when he saw glammed up Tanya was priceless. George Lindsey was hilarious dancing so light on his feet. Millie Swanson (Arlene Golonka) was adorable in the episode especially showing Tanya how to act at the dance. A new housekeeper Flora has popped up out of nowhere. Kind of sacrilegious to use the Flora name already used in the series and TAGS by stunning Alberta Nelson.
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