The corn was green : the inside story of Hee Haw / John Aylesworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aylesworth, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hee haw (Television program).

Physical Description:

viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786433384

0786433388

OCLC:

463284035