About this season
Hee Haw was an American variety show featuring a mixture of country music and comedy skits. Co-hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark for most of the series, the show also guested well-established country music stars including Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton. Originally airing on CBS from 1969 to 1971, the show ran for over 20 years in syndication until 1993.
Episodes (26)
1. Hoyt Axton, Con Hunley, Senator Robert Byrd
Aired 15 September 1979 • 60 min
Hoyt Axton performs "Boney Fingers" and "Della And The Dealer" in the season debut of "Hee Haw." Con Hunley sings "I've Been Waiting For You All Of My Life" and "Since I Fell For You," and West Virginia senator Robert Byrd plays the square-dance tune "Turkey In The Straw."
2. Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley
Aired 22 September 1979 • 60 min
Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley sing "Just Good Ol' Boys" on TV's "Hee Haw," where Bandy also does "Barstool Mountain" solo and Stampley performs "Do You Ever Fool Around." The Hagers cover "Down On The Rio Grande," and Buck Owens, Roy Clark and Kenny Price team on "I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes."
3. Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jimmie Rodgers, Billy Graham
Aired 29 September 1979 • 60 min
Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jimmie Rodgers and reverend Billy Graham are guests on "Hee Haw." Co-host Roy Clark performs "Bonaparte's Retreat" and joins Roni Stoneman, Buck Trent and Grandpa Jones on "John Henry." Kenny Price covers the Red Foley song "Cincinnati Dancing Pig" as "Hee Haw Dancing Pigs."
4. John Conlee, Susie Allanson
Aired 6 October 1979 • 60 min
John Conlee sings "Rose Colored Glasses" and "Before My Time" on "Hee Haw." Susie Allanson offers "Two Steps Forward And Three Steps Back," Roy Clark covers "Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon" and Buck Owens does "Love's Gonna Live Here." Clark and Owens team with Kenny Price on "Oh Lonesome Me."
5. Joe Frazier, Statler Brothers, Randy Barlow, Gene Autry
Aired 13 October 1979 • 60 min
Boxer Joe Frazier sings "Six Days On The Road" with hosts Buck Owens and Roy Clark on "Hee Haw." Clark also covers "It's Been A Great Afternoon," while The Statler Brothers perform "Here We Are Again" and Randy Barlow does "Sweet Melinda." Gene Autry gives a short interview in his first appearance on the show.
6. Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelius
Aired 20 October 1979 • 60 min
The Clark Clan - "The Clark Special" Jim Ed Brown - I've Rode with the Best Helen Cornelius - "There's Always a Goodbye" The Hager Twins - Just Another Night Without You" Roy Clark - "Let's Put It Back Together Again" Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius " I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" Buck Owens - "Restless Heart"
7. Cristy Lane, Tennessee Ernie Ford
Aired 27 October 1979 • 60 min
Cristy Lane sings "Simple Little Words" on the syndicated "Hee Haw." Other music comes from Tennessee Ernie Ford; Buck Owens, who does "Sam's Place"; and Roy Clark, who performs "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain."
8. Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band, Becky Hobbs, Foster Brooks
Aired 3 November 1979 • 60 min
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band perform "All The Gold In California" and "We're Number One" on an episode of "Hee Haw." Other guests include Becky Hobbs and comedian Foster Brooks, who joins hosts Buck Owens and Roy Clark on the final number, "Oh Lonesome Me."
9. Dave & Sugar, Senator Robert Byrd
Aired 10 November 1979 • 60 min
Dave & Sugar sing "Golden Tears" and "Stay With Me" as musical guests on TV's "Hee Haw." Kenny Price covers "Blues Stay Away From Me," and Roy Clark adds "Born To Lose." The episode also features West Virginia senator Robert Byrd.
10. Don Williams, Billy Parker
Aired 17 November 1979 • 60 min
Don Williams performs "Tulsa Time" and "Lay Down Beside Me" on "Hee Haw." Buck Owens sings "Play Together Again Again" and joins co-host Roy Clark and Kenny Price on "Out Behind The Barn." The Hagers cover "Sweet Melinda," and Billy Parker sings "Thanks A Lot."
11. Tammy Wynette, Tennessee Ernie Ford
Aired 24 November 1979 • 60 min
Tammy Wynette sings "No One Else In The World" and "They Call It Making Love" on TV's "Hee Haw." Tennessee Ernie Ford also guests on the episode, which sees Buck Owens cover "Truck Driving Man."
12. Dennis Weaver
Aired 1 December 1979 • 60 min
The Hagers cover Merle Haggard's "Red Bandana" on the week's installment of "Hee Haw." Also aboard: Kenny Price, Lulu Roman, "McCloud" actor Dennis Weaver, Roy Clark and Buck Owens, who performs "Cut Across Shorty."
13. Freddy Fender, Stoneman Family
Aired 8 December 1979 • 60 min
Freddy Fender sings "Pfft You Was Gone" in Spanish on "Hee Haw," where The Stoneman Family is also musical guest. Buck Owens, Roy Clark and Kenny Price cover "I Walk The Line," and Owens reprises "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail."
14. Conway Twitty
Aired 15 December 1979 • 60 min
Conway Twitty sings "Don't Take It Away" and "I May Never Get To Heaven" as a guest on "Hee Haw." The Hagers cover "If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me." Buck Owens, Roy Clark and Kenny Price close the show with "I'm Moving On."
15. Faron Young, Barbi Benton, Ed McMahon, Kathy Kitchen
Aired 5 January 1979 • 60 min
Buck Owens, Kenny Price and Roy Clark cover "Daddy Sang Bass" on the first episode of "Hee Haw" during the 1980s. Guests include Faron Young, Barbi Benton, Ed McMahon and 10-year-old Kathy Kitchen, who sings "It's A Heartache."
16. Hank Thompson, Janie Fricke
Aired 12 January 1979 • 60 min
Hank Thompson sings "The Wild Side Of Life" on an episode of "Hee Haw." Buck Owens launches the show with "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)," and The Hagers cover "Just Good Ol' Boys." Janie Fricke is also a musical guest.
17. Gene Watson, Stoneman Family, T.G. Sheppard
Aired 19 January 1980 • 60 min
Gene Watson performs "Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)" and "Farewell Party" on "Hee Haw." Guests also include The Stoneman Family and T.G. Sheppard, who dances with Roni Stoneman's ironing-board character, Ida Lee Nagger, during the instrumental break of "Last Cheater's Waltz."
18. Dottie West, Pat Buttram, Jimmy C. Newman, Lonnie Brooks
Aired 26 January 1980 • 60 min
Buck Owens and the Whole Hee Haw Gang - "Ain't it Amazing Gracie" Dottie West - "You Pick Me Up" Jimmy C. Newman - "River Road" Roy Clark - "Long Song" The Hagers - "Louisiana Man" Lonnie Brooks & Roy Clark - "Blues Instrumental" Buck Owens - "Take Me With You If You Go" Dottie West - "A Lesson In Leavin'" Jimmy C. Newman - "Instrumental" Roy Clark & Buck Trent - "Dear Ole Dixie (Instrumental)"
19. The Oak Ridge Boys, Charly McClain
Aired 2 February 1980 • 60 min
The Clark Clan - "Instrumental" The Oak Ridge Boys - "Leavin' Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" Charly McClain - "You're a Part of Me" Buck Owens - "Let Jesse Rob the Train" The Jones Family - "Clear the Kitchen" The Oak Ridge Boys - "Dream On" Roy Clark - "Instrumental" Charly McClain - "When a Love Ain't Right" Hee Haw Gospel Quartet - "One Step More"
20. Billy 'Crash' Craddock, Louise Mandrell, Tommy Cash
Aired 9 February 1980 • 60 min
Buck Owens and the Whole Hee Haw Gang - "Where Did You Learn to Boogie Like That" Billy "Crash" Craddock - "Till I Stop Shaking" Tommy Cash - "When the Lovin' Starts" Roy Clark and Company - "Sweet Georgia Brown" The Hagers - "I Ain’t Here" Billy "Crash" Craddock - "Robin Hood" Louise Mandrell - "I Never Loved Anyone like I Love You" Buck Owens - "Moonlight And Magnolia" Tommy Cash - "Don't Give Up on Me"
21. Ray Stevens, Ava Barber, Boxcar Willie
Aired 16 February 1980 • 60 min
Roy Clark, Ramona Jones, Roy Acuff, Tommy Williams - "Medley of Breakdowns in the Key" Ray Stevens - "Shriner's Convention" Ava Barber - "That's How Much I Love You" Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - "Tonight, the Bottle Let Me Down" Boxcar Willie - "Train Medley" Ray Stevens - "Love Me Longer" Roy Clark - "You Came Along Just When I Needed a Love Song" Ava Barber - "How Long Will it Take?" Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Kenny Price - "Detour"
22. Margo Smith, Hank Snow, Rodney Lay
Aired 23 February 1980 • 60 min
Margo Smith sings "It Only Hurts For A Little While" on "Hee Haw." Other guests on the episode include Hank Snow and Rodney Lay.
23. Barbara Mandrell, Sonny James Charlie McCoy, Jethro Burns
Aired 1 March 1980 • 60 min
Barbara Mandrell performs "Fooled By A Feeling" on "Hee Haw." The episode also features Sonny James, Charlie McCoy and Jethro Burns.
24. Dennis Weaver, Dottsy, Randy Boone, Woody Woodbury
Aired 8 March 1980 • 60 min
Buck Owens and the Whole Hee Haw Gang - "Open Up Your Heart" Dennis Weaver - "The Fallin' Apart" Dottsy - "When I'm Gone" Roy Clark - "Chain Gang of Love" Randy Boone - "Whiskey Be My Woman" The Hagers - "The Way You Do the Things You Do" Buck Owens - "All the Tea in China" Dottsy - "Tryin' To Satisfy You" Jana Jae - "Listen to the Mockingbird"
25. Tammy Wynette, Jimmie Rodgers, Al Downing, Barbi Benton
Aired 15 March 1980 • 60 min
The Clark Clan - "Sweet Bunch of Daisies" Tammy Wynette - "Womanhood" Al Downing - "Touch Me" Buck Owens - "I Got Love in My Heart" Jimmie Rodgers - "A Good Woman Likes to Drink with the Boys" Barbi Benton - "Do You Like Older Women?" Al Downing - "Ain't No Fool" Jimmie Rodgers - "I Have You" Roy Clark, Buck Owens, Kenny Price - "Candy Kisses"
26. The Blackwood Brothers, Ronnie McDowell, Wendy Holcomb
Aired 22 March 1980 • 60 min
Buck Owens and the Whole Hee Haw Gang - "Under the influence of Love" The Blackwood Brothers - "When the Saints Go Marching In" Ronnie McDowell - "Can You Love Half a Man?" Roy Clark - "Instrumental" Ralph Sloan & the Tennessee Travelers Ronnie McDowell - "Love Me Now" Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - "Brooklyn Bridge" Wendy Holcomb - "Banjo instrumental" The Blackwood Brothers - "Soon and Very Soon"