mcgonigal turned in favor of greed, david. david: pierre, thank you. to other news, and to the prominent california judge pleading not guilty to murdering his wife, prosecutors say he shot her after a drunken argument. but then texted his staff, telling them, i just lost it, i just shot my wife, i won t be in tomorrow. case making national headlines now. and here s abc s kayna whitworth. reporter: tonight, a southern california judge accused of murdering his own wife pleading not guilty in court. mr. ferguson, do you understand all these additional nonmonetary conditions as to your bail? yes, i do, your honor. reporter: 72-year-old jeffery ferguson was arrested earlier this month after police say he shot his wife sheryl in their home. according to the orange county district attorney s office, the judge then texted his own court clerk and bailiff, saying, i just lost it. i just shot my wife. i won t be in tomorrow. i will be in custody. i m so sorry. sheryl, seen here in p
eric mccormick: (sings) you are my wife. sheryl: (sings) goodbye city life. green acres we are there eric mccormick: it s just absurd and ridiculous. eddie: look at that floor, that s solid oak. sheryl: green acres was about a man and a woman living on fifth avenue. and he decides he s going to be a farmer. lisa: hey, oliver! oliver: yeah? lisa: there is someone here to see you from the state dept. oliver: i ll be right down. [smash] lisa: darling, mr. kimball would have waited, you should have used the ladder. bill carter: green acres. is the kind of show america loves. and cbs thinks, well, we can do more of these rural characters. [train whislte] vicki: yeah, the rural comedies, petticoat junction. vicki: i mean, some really, really silly, funny stuff. horse: hee hawww!!
eddie: look at that floor, that s solid oak. sheryl: green acres was about a man and a woman living on fifth avenue. and he decides he s going to be a farmer. lisa: hey, oliver! oliver: yeah? lisa: there is someone here to see you from the state dept. oliver: i ll be right down. [smash] lisa: darling, mr. kimball would have waited, you should have used the ladder. bill carter: green acres. is the kind of show america loves. and cbs thinks, well, we can do more of these rural characters. [train whislte] vicki: yeah, the rural comedies, petticoat junction. vicki: i mean, some really, really silly, funny stuff. horse: hee hawww!! elizabeth meriwether: but the characters were caricatures of rural people and it became very hokey. marsha: you looking at people sitting in their, high rise offices in new york. showing the north,
tim allen: i couldn t believe how frustrated i was. they had that stupid old car that blew smoke and i m going, get a better car! granny: oh, i m gonna kick up a rabbit stew, soon as jethro shoots me one or two. steve cox: one episode involved granny mistaking a kangaroo for a giant jack rabbit. granny: howdy, mr. jack rabbit. steve cox: and she wanted to cook it. granny: would you like to step into my kitchen? emily: it is to this day, the highest rated half hour episode of television. steve cox: middle america fell in love with the beverly hillbillies. it spawned another television series with cbs, sheryl: da duh da da. da duh da da! green acres is the place to be! tawny newsome: (sings) farm living is the life for me!
soon as jethro shoots me one or two. steve cox: one episode involved granny mistaking a kangaroo for a giant jack rabbit. granny: howdy, mr. jack rabbit. steve cox: and she wanted to cook it. granny: would you like to step into my kitchen? emily: it is to this day, the highest rated half hour episode of television. steve cox: middle america fell in love with the beverly hillbillies. it spawned another television series with cbs, sheryl: da duh da da. da duh da da! green acres is the place to be! tawny newsome: (sings) farm living is the life for me! eric mccormick: (sings) you are my wife. sheryl: (sings) goodbye city life. green acres we are there eric mccormick: it s just absurd and ridiculous.