Hee Haw !!!

[Farmer Dave]

I've been catching Hee Haw off and on for a month or so. Its so bad I can't turn it off once I start watching. And damn I didn't realize Merle Haggard had nothing better to do back then.

[west milly Tom]

And now Conway Twitty

[Foster]

is this a new version of Hee Haw or the old Roy Clark version?

[Farmer Dave]

is this a new version of Hee Haw or the old Roy Clark version?

The classic, Roy and Buck. The barber may be the worst of them all.

[PanterA]

::2 dopes pop out of the corn field::

"Hey Farmer Dave, why do you think they called the show Hee Haw?"

"Oh I dont know PanterA, why do they call the show Hee Haw?"

"Because it's against FCC regulations to call it Hayseed Horseshit! Hey look, Johnny Cash!!"

::The 2 dopes slowly lower back into the corn field.::

[hedges]

Roy Clark could jam!

[Ritalin]

Hee Haw was one of those shows on TV when I was a kid that I just didn't get. I liked it, but I didn't understand why it was on TV.

Now I would watch it for hours straight if I could.

Unfortunately I live in civilization, where we've moved on.

[jennysmurf]

My Grandma loved that show. In college a hayseed friend of mine used to recite the "What's for Dinner Grandpa?" bit.

What's for dinner, Grandpa?
Possum, boiling in a pot.
Homemade biscuits, pipin' hot....

[Coach]

Jon Hager died on Tuesday..depressed over the death of his brother Jim.

[PapaBear]

I was born on Minnie Pearl's birthday. Her and Pablo Picasso.

[jennysmurf]

I was born on Minnie Pearl's birthday. Her and Pablo Picasso.

You're older than I thought!

[Liverspot]

HeeHaw, bleh, stayed on tv for a surprising long time.

Buck Owens, forget him

Roy Clark, youtube him, that guy can/could pick, great guitar player

[PapaBear]

You're older than I thought!
Not on the day they were born, goofball!:banning:

[Coach]

I loved the girls that were on the show(except for the morbidly obese one).
"I'm a Pickin...And Im a Grinnin'"

[jennysmurf]

Not on the day they were born, goofball!:banning:

OOOOHHHHHHHHHHH.....:innocent:

[ecobag2]

OOOOHHHHHHHHHHH.....:innocent:

Hey - where you been?

[jennysmurf]

Hey - where you been?

around.

[A.J.]

I thought this was going to be about Sam Wainwright.

[ecobag2]

around.

that's cryptic.

[jennysmurf]

that's cryptic.

You like it.

[ecobag2]

You like it.

true enough.:happy:

[ecobag2]

I thought this was going to be about Sam Wainwright.

Me too!

Hehaw ... and then off with his money and hot chick.

Poor downtrodden George Bailey - now I wish Christmas was back.

[TheMojoPin]

I was always a fan of Big Shirtless Rod.

[Freakshow]

was he on right before Lurlene Lumpkin?




Let me know when they make 'Hee Haw--the Next Generation.'

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[CountryBob]

Hee Haw - oh yeah! When i was a kid i would get my face slapped if I talked and acted up while Hee Haw was on. About a year ago I was hammered around 4am and Hee Haw informercials came on selling the DVD's. I got caught up in the moment and ordered the whole damn collection - around $400. I have only watched 2 of them but my favorite is Junior Samples - so terribly bad - so funny.

BTW... back in the day Hee Haw was the pinnacle of the country music scene. If you were anybody you played Hee Haw and possible more than once if you were a superstar!

[A.J.]

I was always a fan of Big Shirtless Rod.

And The Recovering Alcoholic Jug Band?

[Fez4PrezN2008]

The classic, Roy and Buck. The barber may be the worst of them all.
Don't forget the Buckaroos - they never got any credit. Buck had that red white and blue acoustic gutar that overshadowed the rest of the Buckaroos' gleeming white belts and white patent leather shoes.

Jefferson City, TN population 7,760 - SALLLL-LOOOOOOU !

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n293/JBphotojunk/hawcaw.jpg

CAW CAW

[mikeyboy]

How much did Hee Haw have to do with southerners being stereotyped as retarded hayseeds and country music being labeled as shit? It's a shame. I remember becoming an adult and realizing that Roy Clark was a really talented musician and not just the host of that shitty D level Carol Burnett show for southerners.

[landarch]

WHere may I see these hee haw reruns of which you speak? I remember watching these as a kid, and would love to see how they hold up 20+ years later.

[yojimbo7248]

I prefer Horse Apples but I do like Roy Clark's music and think Hee Haw could have done a better job showing off what good musicians it had on the show.

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[Farmer Dave]

WHere may I see these hee haw reruns of which you speak? I remember watching these as a kid, and would love to see how they hold up 20+ years later.

I have Directv and its on the RFDTV channel Sunday nights.

[high fly]

I loved the girls that were on the show(except for the morbidly obese one).
"I'm a Pickin...And Im a Grinnin'"


The blonde who used to wag her head back and forth and say,

"Here's Buck and Roy and pickin' and grinnin'!"

- used to live out in Orange County Va. and would occasionally drive her Rolls Royce into town....




I used to love tThe Culhanes....

[KnoxHarrington]

How much did Hee Haw have to do with southerners being stereotyped as retarded hayseeds and country music being labeled as shit? It's a shame. I remember becoming an adult and realizing that Roy Clark was a really talented musician and not just the host of that shitty D level Carol Burnett show for southerners.

Well, as bad as it hurt Roy Clark's reputation, it really totally fucked up Buck Owens. His stuff is utterly brilliant, probably the most direct ancestor to "alt-country" today. But everyone just knows him as a douche who did jokes for hayseeds.

[epo]

Wait there is an "RFDTV" Channel? Wow, we really do have a channel for literally everything!

[The Blowhard]

It was on here at 7 am every Saturday, and I was usually coming in from a night of partying so of course i dug it, especially Barbi Benton. Oh, and that Minnie Pearl was a babe too! HOWDEEEEEEEE!!!

[The Blowhard]

How much did Hee Haw have to do with southerners being stereotyped as retarded hayseeds and country music being labeled as shit? It's a shame. I remember becoming an adult and realizing that Roy Clark was a really talented musician and not just the host of that shitty D level Carol Burnett show for southerners.

I have a lot of family in the south and most of them dug the show big time. Many watched for the great music acts, some for the cornball but safe humor and others for the Honeys. Hee Haw was similar in many ways to an Opry show, and back when the show began America wasn't overly sensitive about stereotypes as it is now.

[Fugitive]

Well, as bad as it hurt Roy Clark's reputation, it really totally fucked up Buck Owens. His stuff is utterly brilliant, probably the most direct ancestor to "alt-country" today. But everyone just knows him as a douche who did jokes for hayseeds.

Buck knew what it was, but he said it gave him a chance to do a job where he lived at home instead of spending all his time in a lonely motel room. I agree, his stuff is brilliant. Buck quit the show before it ended and he spent his last years playing his own club in
Bakersfield. He just didn't like the road.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHeRq6DdxHE&feature=related

[high fly]

How much did Hee Haw have to do with southerners being stereotyped as retarded hayseeds and country music being labeled as shit? It's a shame. I remember becoming an adult and realizing that Roy Clark was a really talented musician and not just the host of that shitty D level Carol Burnett show for southerners.


I am from the South and am embarrassed I have to explain it, but here goes.
The stereotypes existed long before then and far from perpetuating a stereotype, by taking it over the top with classic bits like "The Culhanes," what they were doing was showing they could have fun with it and weren't much bothered by what others think.

Compared to other variety shows of the time, it had pretty high ratings and was better than you want to admit.
There were times when Roy Clark played his ass off, as did other guests like Flatt and Scruggs.
Being from the South made it funnier, I think, and I don't recall anyone taking offense...

[Farmer Dave]

The blonde who used to wag her head back and forth and say,

"Here's Buck and Roy and pickin' and grinnin'!"

- used to live out in Orange County Va. and would occasionally drive her Rolls Royce into town....




I used to love tThe Culhanes....

I'd snuggle with her.

I don't tivo it but I keep watching the damn show. Those Hager brothers give me the creeps.

[OGC]

I've been DVRing Hee-Haw twice a week for the last 6 months. The cornball comedy and the classic country music are great.

My favorites where Jimmy Riddle & Jackie Phelps...

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[beachbum]

I would almost go to Branson just to see this guy.

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[pennington]

I would almost go to Branson just to see this guy.

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That was great. He plays the banjo and mandolin too.

Edited to add: I forgot, he plays violin too (not just fiddle playing).

[Dude!]

the Hager's had really boss
haircuts and sideburns

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f210/Anon_Pix/Obit/obit2/HagerTwins.jpg

[KEITHJAY]

I can't believe there is a hee-haw thread.I used to watch that show with my parents before Hockey Night in Canada when I was just a little kid. I searched the world over and thought I found true love you met another and sppplllsshht you were gone!

[high fly]

was gone.




To this day, when I'm replacing broken panes in sash windows, I do the,

Hey Grandpaw, what's for supper? - routine...