Talk:Hee Haw

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Hee Haw was a quintessentially American show; and although its appeal was not only limited to a rural audience (indeed, it was seen in all large markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago), it is virtually unknown outside of the United States. -- This statement is not true. Hee Haw was also shown regularly in Canada as well.

"Unfortunately, many Appalachians are offended by the inherent stereotypes and racism involved with Hee Haw." -- please give source for this. I think it'd be a fascinating addition but you've gotta back it up with evidence. KansaiKitsune 05:41, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

I just removed the hyperlink to the wikipedia article for the field hockey player Cathy Baker. This is not the same Cathy Baker who appeared on Hee Haw. User:APWebber

Gotta say, kudos to whoever came up with the phrase "agrarian flavored." Phloighd 14:46, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Gaylord O&Os

In the opening paragraph, I've removed the reference to Gaylord's O&Os, as not all of their O&Os carried their show. In the Tampa Bay area, Gaylord owned WTVT through around 1990; however, Hee Haw, during the era that Gaylord owned the show and WTVT, was on WTOG, and later, WXFL. WTVT never carried Hee Haw, except perhaps when it was on CBS. -- azumanga 05:17, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

pwndegreen

I thought the song went Doom, despair and agony own me. Gloom makes more sense than doom, but on makes less sense than own. —Tamfang 19:57, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree. I distinctly recall it is "Doom, despair, and agony on me..." Ironwolf

Nope, "Gloom, despair, and agony on me." Just saw Hee Haw on TV the other day. Also, and I don't know how to start an additional comment, the parody of Charlie's Angels was actually Archie's Ankles, not Archie's Angels. Mike

It's GLOOM people! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.238.203.190 (talk) 22:54, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Okay, gloom; on still makes less sense than own. —Tamfang (talk) 06:28, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

Taping site in Nashville

Guys, I'm having a hard time finding a source to back up the fact that Hee Haw was taped at the WTVF studios in Nashville. I know it's a fact, as I visited the prop room there in 1978 when my high school taped a program in the same studio. I just can't find a source. Any help? - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 21:20, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

The Hee Haw Official Website confirms it. Also, WLAC/WTVF History Page (Tomsv 98 13:38, 30 October 2007 (UTC))

Beyond Television

Perhaps the braying "Hee Haw" sound of mules and donkeys was in fact the basis for the vocabulary in speaking to a mule that 'works for a living' but it is a fairly common command when working with these incredibly strong and resilient animals.

"Hee" is the command to tell the mule to turn right -- "haw" is to turn to the right. After working on a ranch in Northern Arizona you start to gain a Dr. Dolittle like translation dictionary in working with the variety of animal. I seem to remember "Ho" was for stop and "Ya" was for go.

KineticTech (talk) 16:08, 20 February 2008 (UTC) Kevin Ericson (former ranch hand)

References in Popular Culture

An second-season episode of "The Critic" referenced the show in a dual parody of it and "Star Trek: the Next Generation." The characters' viewing of the fake show "Hee Haw: The Next Generation," featuring square-dancing TNG characters, is interrupted by news concerning Operation Desert Storm.

The assertion of US-only awareness of the show

I haven't been able to confirm nor disprove that it's unknown outside North America, though it fits with my limited experience. However, I did find this 1970 news item: "NEW YORK — Television's bucolic 'Hee Haw' has been sold abroad in Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, Australia and Thailand." ("'Hee Haw' abroad," The Dallas Morning News, October 8, 1970, page 4 — that's the complete item) That doesn't prove it was widely viewed nor that the public in those countries remembers it, though. Lawikitejana (talk) 21:19, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Musical Legacy

I seriously doubt that Eddie Van Halen ever appeared on "Hee Haw", but the inclusion of such is quite humourous. Additionally, this section seems to have been the victim of some other vandalism. I doubt that Dizzy Dean ever appeared during the last 5 years of his life.

http://books.google.com/books?id=qiOyjQZOaigC&pg=PA37DeXXus (talk) 01:21, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Dizzy Dean did in fact appear in the last 5 years of his life...he died in 1974, and he appeared in 2 episodes in the fall of 1972 (both episodes have aired on RFD-TV in 2011) 184.244.152.42 (talk) 21:47, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Article rewrite needed

The article needs sourcing and a fairly thorough rewrite. It's not that it's implausible from start to finish, but the content is strongly from common popular culture. The problem is...very often when I investigate popular wisdom about a show, it turns out to be wrong. And there's a fair amount of informal language, and original research observation, which just adds to the overall unencyclopedic effect.

• "the show was equally well-known for" ... Who says? What does "equally well-known mean"? There was a scientific poll?
• "its appeal was not limited to a rural audience" Who says? Would a city audience alone have justified it?
• "The show's name was derived from the sound a mule makes when it brays." Maybe it was a donkey?
• "the show minimized production costs by taping all of the recurring sketches for a season in batches" And other shows didn't do this?

One or two loose statements might be passable -- but this whole article is built on them. Take the above statements ... isn't it possible that the show was known for its music, that there was no significant audience in cities, that the producers didn't know or care whether it was a mule or a donkey, that taping the recurring sketches was standard practice? It seems possible that a great deal of material is informal popular wisdom, not verifiable fact. Regards, Piano non troppo (talk) 21:51, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

More on the Hee-Haw Gospel Quartet...

The article described the quartet consisting of Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones, and Kenny Price. These four are the best-known members of the group, but the personnel actually varied somewhat over the years. Joe Babcock took over as lead singer after Owens left the show, and Ray Burdette sang bass after Price died (I have two CDs of this group, and that's what the jacket said).

As I recall, early versions of the quartet featured Tennesee Ernie Ford on bass. I don't think he was ever a regular member of the cast, but he was a frequent guest on the show, and was well-known for his love of gospel music. He sang with the quartet often.76.4.66.91 (talk) 21:23, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

No Hats

Whenever the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet performed, it seemed like Grandpa Jones and the other members, who otherwise almost always appeared on-camera wearing hats, were always hatless. I guess this was considered a sign of respect to the Lord. I don't know if this bit information needs to be in the article, but if someone has a way to incorporate it into it, they're free to do so. 66.234.218.146 (talk) 09:26, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Buford, the "talking" dog

Wasn't there a bloodhound named Buford who would sometimes "talk" (someone off-camera voiced what the dog was supposed to be saying or thinking)? Most of the time, he would just lie down, sort of epitomizing laziness or relaxation, but I think he was also sometimes held by one of the cast members (probably Cathy Baker) while the others were singing "Pickin' 'n' Grinnin'" or the like. 66.234.218.146 (talk) 09:31, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Geeks making rhythmic music without instruments or singing

Now that I have your attention ... who were the two men dressed in farm clothes, one of whom would I think slap his thigh and clap his hands while the other made voice noises breathing in and out in a most unusual way? Probably they should be mentioned in the section of recurring segments. Thanks if you know who they were and can mention them.CountMacula (talk) 13:31, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

These two were Jimmie Riddle and Jackie Phelps, and Riddle's genre was Eefing, sometimes known as hoodling.CountMacula (talk) 13:48, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Where oh where are you tonight?

According to Gordie Tapp, the Hee Haw tune "Where oh where are you tonight?", was written by Samuel (S) Bickley "Bix" Reichner. He was born in 1906 in Overbrook, a neighborhood on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's South Hills area. He worked as a crime reporter for a West Philadelphia newspaper for 25 years while writing lyrics on and off. He wrote lyrics and tunes for a lot of major artists during his lifetime. He wrote lyrics for Hee Haw for the last 20 years of his life. He passed away April 9th, 1989. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dahlquist (talk • contribs) 05:03, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Reruns

The section about reruns, which mentions Hee Haw Silver, is hard to understand. How can they consider 1992 to be the 24th season when apparently the Hee Haw Silver renaming (whether internal or otherwise) was done that year? --Shawn K. Quinn (talk) 05:50, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Guest Appearances

Is it really necessary to have all of those listed there?--2001:5B0:24FF:1EF0:0:0:0:3B (talk) 23:55, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

No, not at all; I've removed the unencyclopedic list. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 16:22, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

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Number of seasons

In the Infobox, it has the "No. of seasons" as 26.

Since the show ran from 1969-1997, shouldn't that number actually be "28"?

Just curious. 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 06:21, 8 March 2019 (UTC)