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The corn was green : the inside story of Hee Haw
Title:
The corn was green : the inside story of Hee Haw
Author:
Aylesworth, John.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]

©2010
Physical Description:
viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary:
"Hee Haw remains the longest running variety show of its type in television history, having aired for nearly 600 episodes. Series co-creator John Aylesworth provides a behind-the-scenes look at some of Hee Haw's best--and worst--moments. Illustrated with photographs and memorabilia, the appendix provides a list of Hee Haw episodes from 1969 to 1992"--Provided by publisher.
Language:
English
Contents:
Thank you, Jimmy Dean -- How Hee Haw was hatched -- A power breakfast -- The miracle -- Nashville bound -- Strangers in a strange land -- Bring in the clowns -- A star is born -- The big party -- The cornfield -- The cornfield, part two -- Putting it all together -- Hee Haw hits the air -- Surprise! we're a hit! -- Here we go again -- Hee Haw rides again -- Here we go again, again! -- Junior goes Hollywood -- A weekend as big as your fist -- "The murder game" -- The great CBS country massacre -- Saving our "ass" -- "New York state of mind" -- The long wait -- Hee Haw is back! -- Happy days are here again -- Moonlighting -- Hee Haw, the next six years -- John Henry Faulk -- "Keep on truckin'" -- "The big event", Hee Haw's tenth anniversary celebration -- The "Hee Haw theater" -- The Hee Haw honeys -- Grady Nutt, "The prime minister of humor" -- Hee Haw, the movie -- The end of the beginning -- The beginning of the end -- The Nashville palace -- The day the chanting stopped.
ISBN:
9780786433384
Format :
Book