It aired first-run on CBS from 1969 to 1971, in syndication from 1971 to 1993, and on TNN from 1996 to 1997.
The producers also scored a country comedy expert familiar to rural audiences in Archie Campbell, who co-starred in and wrote many of the jokes and sketches, along with Tapp, George Yanok and comedian Jack Burns (who himself had briefly replaced Don Knotts on The Andy Griffith Show) in the first season. ===On CBS=== Hee Haw premiered on CBS in 1969 as a summer series.
In 2011, the network began re-airing the earliest episodes from 1969–70 on Thursday evenings.
16 for the 1970-71 season), it was dropped in July 1971 by CBS as part of the so-called "Rural Purge" that abruptly cancelled all of the network's country-themed shows, including those with still-respectable ratings.
Mirroring the long downward trend in the popularity of variety shows in general that had taken place in the 1970s, ratings began to decline for Hee Haw around 1986.
Jones then concluded the sketch with a knockoff of Walter Cronkite's signature sign-off line, "I'm Grandpa Jones and that's the way it was, 200 years ago...er, more or less." The Almanac — A sketch that ran in the late 1970s, where Grandpa Jones would deliver almanac entries that made no sense.
Three of the Honeys portrayed the Angels, with Archie Campbell's voice giving them humorous "assignments" over an intercom, as with the actual Charlie's Angels TV show. "Let's Truck Together" — This sketch reflected the CB radio craze during the mid-to-late 1970s.
It aired first-run on CBS from 1969 to 1971, in syndication from 1971 to 1993, and on TNN from 1996 to 1997.
16 for the 1970-71 season), it was dropped in July 1971 by CBS as part of the so-called "Rural Purge" that abruptly cancelled all of the network's country-themed shows, including those with still-respectable ratings.
Silverman's view won out, Dann was fired, Silverman promoted, and CBS cancelled its rural shows in the summer of 1971. ===In syndication=== Undaunted, however, Hee Haw's producers put together a syndication deal for the show, which continued in roughly the same format for the rest of its run.
Peppiatt and Aylesworth's company, Yongestreet Productions (named for Yonge Street, a prominent thoroughfare in their home city of Toronto), maintained ownership of the series. During the show's peak in popularity, Hee Haw often competed in syndication against The Lawrence Welk Show, a long-running ABC program which had likewise been cancelled in 1971, in its case in a purge of the networks' older demographic-leaning programs.
Like Hee Haw, Lawrence Welk was picked up for syndication in the fall of 1971, in some markets by the same stations.
The success of the two shows in syndication, and the network decisions that led to their respective cancellations, were the inspiration for a novelty song, "The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka", performed by Clark; it rose to become a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1972. Welk and Hee Haw also competed against another music-oriented niche program that moved to syndication in 1971, Soul Train.
The success of the two shows in syndication, and the network decisions that led to their respective cancellations, were the inspiration for a novelty song, "The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka", performed by Clark; it rose to become a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the fall of 1972. Welk and Hee Haw also competed against another music-oriented niche program that moved to syndication in 1971, Soul Train.
Until his death, Stringbean played the field's scarecrow, delivering one-liners before being shouted down by the crow on his shoulder; after his 1973 murder, Stringbean was not replaced; and a wooden scarecrow was simply seen in the field as a memorial.
Among the DVD content offered was the 1978 10th anniversary special that had not been seen since its original airing.
The reason for the change from BR-549 to BR-1Z1Z was during the 1980 season, Junior gave up the car lot and became a "consumer advocate", whose job was to save the public from dishonest people like himself.
Also in the early 1980s, John Henry Faulk would salute a figure in American history, which would receive the same appropriate nodding applause (sometimes after the salute, Archie Campbell would pronounce the saluted town spelled backwards.
Tapp, Propiteer"). "Real Incredible" — This sketch, which ran in the early 1980s, was Hee Haw's parody of TV's two popular reality series that ran during that period: ABC's That's Incredible and NBC's Real People.
For a short time in the early 1980s, after Burns' run, Chase Randolph appeared in the sketch as a muscular "hunk" mechanic hired by Goober and being pursued by Honeys Diana Goodman, Misty Rowe, and Nancy Traylor.
"Bob" Bevis — This is a sketch that appeared mostly in the 1980s and it featured Gailard Sartain as the owner of a small store/flea market attempting to sell junk.
Kenny Price and Gailard Sartain, as truck drivers, would swap funny stories and one-liners with each other over the CB airwaves. Hee Haw Honky Tonk — With the Urban Cowboy craze in full swing in the early 1980s, Hee Haw answered with its very own Urban Cowboy-esque [(even Buck Owens developed an Urban Cowboy look by growing a beard and donning a
Originally a local program based in Chicago, the black-oriented program also went on to a very long run in syndication; unlike either program, Soul Train entered the market after achieving success at the local scale. In 1981, Yongestreet was acquired by Gaylord Entertainment (best known for the Grand Ole Opry and its related businesses).
Mirroring the long downward trend in the popularity of variety shows in general that had taken place in the 1970s, ratings began to decline for Hee Haw around 1986.
The ratings decline continued into the early 1990s.
Hee Haw continued to pop up in reruns throughout the 1990s and later during the following decade in a series of successful DVD releases from Time Life. ===Reruns=== After the show's syndication run ended, reruns aired on The Nashville Network from 1993 until 1995.
In the fall of 1991, in an attempt to win back viewers, attract a younger audience, and keep pace with sweeping changes in the country music industry of the era, the show's format and setting underwent a dramatic overhaul.
The first of the new episodes aired in January 1992.
The changes alienated many of the show's longtime viewers while failing to gain the hoped-for younger viewers, and the ratings continued their decline. During the summer of 1992, a decision was made to end first-run production, and instead air highlights of the show's earlier years in a revamped program called Hee Haw Silver (as part of celebrating the show's 25th season).
It aired first-run on CBS from 1969 to 1971, in syndication from 1971 to 1993, and on TNN from 1996 to 1997.
The show's name, derived from a common English onomatopoeia used to describe a donkey's braying, was coined by show business talent manager and producer Bernie Brillstein. After 25 seasons, the series initially ended its run in June 1993, where it was soon picked up by TNN for reruns.
According to the show's producer, Sam Lovullo, the ratings showed improvement with these classic reruns; however, the series was finally cancelled in June 1993 at the conclusion of its 25th season.
Hee Haw continued to pop up in reruns throughout the 1990s and later during the following decade in a series of successful DVD releases from Time Life. ===Reruns=== After the show's syndication run ended, reruns aired on The Nashville Network from 1993 until 1995.
Hee Haw continued to pop up in reruns throughout the 1990s and later during the following decade in a series of successful DVD releases from Time Life. ===Reruns=== After the show's syndication run ended, reruns aired on The Nashville Network from 1993 until 1995.
Upon the cancellation of reruns in 1995, the program resurfaced a year later, for another first-run season, ultimately concluding the series in 1997.
It aired first-run on CBS from 1969 to 1971, in syndication from 1971 to 1993, and on TNN from 1996 to 1997.
TNN eventually ordered an additional season of first-run episodes, beginning November 23, 1996.
It aired first-run on CBS from 1969 to 1971, in syndication from 1971 to 1993, and on TNN from 1996 to 1997.
The show ultimately ended on December 27, 1997. ==History== ===Creation=== Hee Haw's creators, Frank Peppiatt and John Aylesworth, were both Canadian-born writers who had extensive experience in writing for variety shows.
Upon the cancellation of reruns in 1995, the program resurfaced a year later, for another first-run season, ultimately concluding the series in 1997.
It was during this point, roughly between the years of 2004 and 2007, that Time Life began selling selected episodes of the show on DVD.
It was during this point, roughly between the years of 2004 and 2007, that Time Life began selling selected episodes of the show on DVD.
Reruns of the series ran on RFD-TV (from September 2008 through April 2020) and currently on Circle (beginning January 2020). The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, with the major differences being that Hee Haw was centered on country music and rural rather than pop culture, and was far less topical.
In 2011, the network began re-airing the earliest episodes from 1969–70 on Thursday evenings.
That summer, many of the surviving cast members, along with a number of country artists who were guest stars on the show, taped a Country's Family Reunion special, entitled Salute to the Kornfield, which aired on RFD-TV in January 2012.
Reruns of the series ran on RFD-TV (from September 2008 through April 2020) and currently on Circle (beginning January 2020). The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, with the major differences being that Hee Haw was centered on country music and rural rather than pop culture, and was far less topical.
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