The Hee Haw Collection Vol. 1

Pickin' and grinnin', singin' and spinnin' tall tales and corny jokes, the citizens of Kornfield Kounty landed on television in 1969 with the arrival of "Hee H...aw" as a summer replacement series for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour." Each week co-hosts Buck Owens and Roy Clark and the cast of comedians and musicians would welcome the biggest stars in country music to perform their songs and help deliver the one-liners. Conceived as a rural alternative to "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," "Hee Haw" ranked in the top 20 nationwide when CBS dropped the show in 1971 in an attempt to "de-countrify" the network's programming. It was quickly picked up and became the longest-running weekly syndicated original series in television history. The last "new" episode aired in 1992. Looks like the non-network executives had the last hee-haw.<br><br> Guest stars and cornfield knee-slappers!, As the first special guest artist to appear on "Hee Haw," Loretta Lynn pulls no punches with her performance of "Your Squaw Is On The Warpath," one of her strong-willed, feminist originals and a top hit of 1968. Charley Pride makes his first nationally televised appearance on the debut episode of "Hee Haw" singing a pair of Hank Williams classics, "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" and "Kaw-Liga" - a concert favorite as well as a recent chart hit for Pride. "Hee Haw Laffs" presents the cream of the Kornfield Kounty comedy crop with routines by Grandpa Jones, Roy Clark, Junior Samples, Archie Campbell and Lulu Roman, plus many others.Detailed info »« Brief info