"Hee Haw" (1969) TV series 1969-1993

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Creator:

Frank Peppiatt

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | unknown

Release Date:

15 June 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

The critics are unanimous...but watch it anyway!

Plot:

Televised comedy/variety show with a country bent.

Plot Keywords:

Country Music

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win

Cast

Roy Clark	...	Himself - Host / ... (104 episodes, 1969-1992)
Buck Owens	...	Himself - Host / ... (85 episodes, 1969-1991)
Gunilla Hutton	...	Herself (79 episodes, 1969-1992)
Misty Rowe	...	Herself (60 episodes, 1972-1991)
Junior Samples	...	Himself (59 episodes, 1969-1984)
Lisa Todd	...	Herself (52 episodes, 1970-1986)

Also Known As:

"Country Corn" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

The first season including the pilot was done in studio A at WLAC-Tv in Nashville. The station is now WTVF Newschannel 5.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Nevada Day: Part 2 (#1.8)" (2006)

Nothing like it

This show proved you should never underestimate cornball. Sure, a lot of hicks watched the show (I come from a long line of ridge-runners myself), but they alone didn't keep "Hee-Haw" on the air for all those years. Many people with otherwise sophisticated tastes have low-brow senses of humor. This is why people are still watching "The Three Stooges" and "Benny Hill" after all these years. "Hee-Haw" was ALL cornball, slapstick, T-and-A and great country music, and people ate it up. Much of the show's appeal also came from its fair amount of satire (remember Charlie's radio show on KORN?) and the cast members' unerring ability to laugh at themselves, though viewers never got the impression that anyone felt demeaned by it all. Which is a hell of a lot more than you can say for TV these days.