HEE HAW - DVD-10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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• Release Year: 1979
• Genre: Comedy, Music
• Plot: In the summer of 1969, Hee Haw moseyed into the CBS time slot occupied by The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Conceived as a rural alternative to Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the show ranked in the top 20 nationally when CBS pulled the plug in 1971. But co-hosts Buck Owens and Roy Clark, along with the whole Kornfield Kounty gang, sand and joked on in syndication. In 1978, they grinned at the critics in a two-hour 10th-Anniversary shindig, which was videotaped with an audience of invited guests and fans at the Grand Ole Opry House. Mixing nostalgia with new performances by country music's biggest stars, this special edition of Hee Haw never misses the funnybone.; ; Here's one for you trivia buffs - Did you know that Kenny Rogers met his wife Marianne Gordon while visiting the Hee Haw set? Kenny elaborates and then does himself proud with The Gambler, one of the biggest hits of 1978. As for Gordon - she's part of the show's tribute to the easy-on-the-eyes Hee Haw Girls. Junior Samples gets his due in a flashback sequence that shows his rare ability to mangle the English language when reading a cue card. Turning serious, Hee Haw pays its respects to former cast members who passed on. Grandpa Jones honors his good friend and old fishin' buddy Stringbean, while Buck Owens remembers his music partner and best friend of 16 years, Don Rich, with a medley of hits that made both of them famous.; ; A lot happened on the show in ten years - just check out the video montage of reliable Hee Haw guest artist Tammy Wynette singing her way through a parade of striking outfits and memorable hairdos. Legendary guitar pickers Merle Travis and Chet Atkins also drop by. You'll never guess who gives Chet a kiss when he finishes his number. Another segment covers the celebrities who joined Archie Campbell for the popular song routine Pfft! You Were Gone. Talk about delivery - Johnny Cash has a big surprise in store for Archie.
• Cast: Roy Clark; Gunilla Hutton; Buck Owens; Junior Samples; Grandpa Jones; Lisa Todd; Minnie Pearl; Gailard Sartain; Archie Campbell; Don Rich; Misty Rowe; Jim Hager; Jon Hager; Stringbean; Gordie Tapp; Cathy Baker; George Lindsey; John Aylesworth; Donald Harron; Jackie Phelps; Jimmy Riddle; Marianne Gordon; Lulu Roman; Beauregard; The Nashville Edition; Barbi Benton; Buddy Alan; The Buckaroos; Jeannine Riley; Buck Trent; Jennifer Bishop; Harry Cole; Roni Stoneman Hemrick; Grady Nutt; Irlene Mandrell; Susan Raye; Anne Randall; Sherry E. DeBoer; Loretta Lynn; Tennessee Ernie Ford; Tammy Wynette; Linda Thompson; Bobby Thompson; Slim Pickens; The Bakersfield Brass; George Jones; Vicki Bird; Charley Pride; Kenny Price; Ramona Jones; Roy Acuff; Diana Goodman; Jonathan Winters; Sonny James; Charlie McCoy; John Hartford; Roy Rogers; Dale Evans; Barbara Mandrell; Conway Twitty; Merle Haggard; Tom T. Hall; Dottie West; The Oak Ridge Boys; Louise Mandrell; Reba McEntire; Waylon Jennings; Jody Miller; LaWanda Lindsey; Connie Smith; Mel Tillis; Larry Gatlin; John Schneider; Ray Sanders; Johnny Bench; Lynn Anderson; Dennis Weaver; Billy 'Crash' Craddock; Victoria Hallman; Jack Burns; Kathy Samples; The Sound Generation; Charly McClain; Steve Wariner; Jim Berthiaume; David Holt; Ray Stevens; Sammi Smith; Jeannie C. Riley; Donna Fargo; Tony Booth; Johnny Cash; Hank Thompson; Faron Young; Tommy Overstreet; Tanya Tucker; James DePaiva; Dub Taylor; Crystal Gayle; Mickey Gilley; John Henry Faulk; Willie Ackerman; Mackenzie Colt; Lionel Cartwright; Randy Travis; Garth Brooks; Hank Williams Jr.; Ferlin Husky; Diana Trask; Bobby Bare; Doug Kershaw; Brenda Lee; Johnny PayCheck; Jerry Reed; Wanda Jackson; Midori; Johnny Rodriguez; Jerry Lee Lewis; Joe Stampley; Sons of the Pioneers; Ronnie Milsap; Ray Saunders; Ed Bruce; Dolly Parton; Jim Ed Brown; June Carter Cash; Sheb Wooley; Bill Anderson; Roger Miller; Jerry Chesnut; Don Williams; Kenny Rogers; Freddy Fender; Marty Stuart; Eddy Raven; Charlie Walker; Ricky Skaggs; The Whites; Gary Morris; Naomi Judd; Wynonna Judd; Keith Whitley; Marie Osmond; Kristine Arnold; Janis Oliver; Ricky Van Shelton; Glen Campbell; Rudy Gatlin; Steve Gatlin; Ray Charles; Dale Robertson; Patti Page; Frankie Laine; Bonnie Owens; Jean Shepard; Connie Eaton; Kenni Husky; Barbara Fairchild; Sandy Posey; Arlene Harden; Ruby Davis; Catherine McKinnon; Conny Van Dyke; Johnny Duncan; Dizzy Dean; Jerry Clower; Marty Robbins; Porter Wagoner; Bobby Goldsboro; Hank Snow; Charlie Rich; Pat Boone; Ernest Borgnine; Peggy Little; Henson Cargill; Penny DeHaven; Eddie Rabbitt; Tommy Cash; David Houston; T. Graham Brown; Mike Snider; Bill Blaylock; Jerry Brightman; Ralph Emery; Mel Street; Jana Jae; Ava Barber; Stella Parton; Helen Cornelius; Jimmie Rodgers; Gene Watson; Jed Allan; John Anderson; Ed McMahon; Rodney Lay; Margo Smith; Leon Rhodes; Boxcar Willie; Lee Greenwood; Sammy Davis Jr.; David Frizzell; Shelly West; Paul Williams; Sonny Shroyer; Vern Gosdin; Ben McCain; Butch McCain; The Statler Brothers; George Strait; Kathy Mattea; Mel McDaniel; Charlie Daniels; Stan Freese; Lorrie Morgan; Keith Stegall; Kris Kristofferson; Willie Nelson; Kyle Petty; Jim Varney; Hoyt Axton; Mac Wiseman; Jo-El Sonnier; Suzy Bogguss; Ray Price; Jeannie Seely; Jud Strunk; Don Gibson; Jeanne Pruett; Chet Atkins; Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass; Lester Flatt; Tex Ritter; George Gobel; Caroll Spinney; The Dillards; Linda K. Lance; Linda Martell; Tommy Ambrose; Sherry Bryce; Jessi Colter; Doyle Holly; Paul Richey; Jamey Ryan; O.B. McClinton; Oral Roberts; Sue Thompson; Skeeter Davis; Jan Howard; Sunday Sharpe; Jack Ruth; Jimmy Dean; Eddy Fukano; Linda Ronstadt; Mickey Mantle; Billie Jo Spears; Johnny Bush; Ray Griff; Richard Roberts; Patsy Sledd; Demetris Tapp; Marcy Cates; Margie Cates; Stoney Edwards; Hugh Hefner; Ernest Rey; Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers; Patti Roberts; Russell Knight; Mary Taylor; Kingfish; Jeff Smith; Steve Hall; The Wild West and Fancy; The Hee Haw Band; Stan Hitchcock; Chill Wills; Bobby Murcer; Cherokee Bob; Earl Dickerson; John Farley; Jay McDonald; Charlie Cullins; Gamble & More; Beecher Kirby; Jean Martin; Freddie Hart; Lori Legacy; Craig Scott; Red Shipley; Bill Taylor; Kenneth Trebbe; Leona Williams; Molly Bee; Terry McMillan; Freddy Weller; Kitty Wells; Brush Arbor; Terry Bradshaw; Bill Fries; Will Geer; Floyd Cramer; Dave & Sugar; David Huddleston; Bob Montgomery; Duke of Paducah; William Price; Kenny Roberts; Ruth Buzzi; Billy Carter; Joe Higgins; Larry Mahan; Vernon Presley; John Ritter; Karel Gott; Billy Graham; Jim Stafford; Joe Babcock; Randy Boone; Dudley Clark; Hester Linwood Clark; Paul Clark; Dottsy; Big Al Downing; Dolores Edgin; Kelly Foxton; Harold Bradley Jackson; Wendy Suits Johnson; Don Lacy; Roger Maris; Ethel Merman; Jim Shaw; T.G. Sheppard; John Stanley; Hurshel Wigington; Woody Woodbury; Rex Allen Jr.; Rex Allen; Paul Anka; Earl Thomas Conley; Gail Davies; Terri Gibbs; Wendy Holcombe; Caitlyn Jenner; Audrey Landers; Wayne Massey; Mary Gordon Murray; James Bacon; Razzy Bailey; R.C. Bannon; Phil Harris; Sammy Jackson; Stan Kann; The Kendalls; Johnny Lee; Leslie Nielsen; B.J. Thomas; Merle Travis; Ernest Tubb; Darrell Waltrip; Sheila Aldridge; Sherry Aldridge; Carroll Baker; Willard Scott; Red Steagall; Skip Stephenson; Tom Wopat; Moe Bandy; John Conlee; Vic Damone; Donna Douglas; Amy Grant; Tommy Lasorda; Anita Bryant; Eugene Fodor; Burl Ives; J.T. Jackson; Stan Musial; The Osmonds; Dan Seals; Hervé Villechaize; Bobby Vinton; Rudolf Wanderone Jr.; Billy Grammer; George Hamilton IV; Stonewall Jackson; Judy Rodman; Dwight Yoakam; Paul Overstreet; Charlie Chase; Lorianne Crook; K.T. Oslin; Billy Joe Royal; Clint Black; Sawyer Brown; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Kathie Lee Gifford; Restless Heart; Ken Kercheval; Robin Leach; Susie McEntire; Richard Petty; Regis Philbin; Riders in the Sky; Forester Sisters; Jerry Jeff Walker; Cale Yarborough; David Ball; Janie Fricke; John Hiatt; Alan Jackson; Merlin Olsen; Orville Redenbacher; Travis Tritt; Alonzo Ward; Alison Krauss; Shelby Lynne; Tony Orlando; Aaron Tippin; Union Station; Billy Dean; Hal Ketchum; Dawn McKinley; Diamond Rio; Trisha Yearwood; Billy Baker; Gary Mule Deer; Traylor Nancy; Tommy Jones; Speck Rhodes; Clark Family Experience; Jerry Whitehurst; Bruce Bradley; Herbert Klynn; Bill Davis; Bob Boatman; Bud Wingard; Frank Peppiatt; Tom Lutz; George Yanok; Pat Buttram; Stan Ascough; Kirk Jordan
• Director: Herbert Klynn
• Runtime: 1:36
• Company: Time Life
• Media Format: Series