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. Mel Tillis, Susan Raye, The Thompson Brothers, Duke of Paducah
Aired 17 September 1977 • 60 min
Music includes: Hee Haw Banjo Band - "Company's Coming" Buck Owens - "Think Of Me" Mel Tillis - "What Did I Promise Her Last Night?" Susan Raye - "It Didn't Have To Be A Diamond" The Hagers - "Lady Rain" Mel Tillis - "The Honky Tonk Side of Me" Roy Clark - "Love Is a Beautiful Song" Hee Haw Gospel Quartet (Kenny Price, Grandpa Jones, Roy Clark, Buck Owens) - "Shall We Gather at the River"
2. Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, The Sons of the Pioneers
Aired 24 September 1977 • 60 min
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, The Sons Of The Pioneers and Roy Clark close TV's "Hee Haw" with a gospel medley. Clark also performs "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and Buck Owens opens the episode singing "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)" with Grandpa Jones, The Hagers and Lulu Roman
3. Kenny Rogers, Jana Jae
Aired 1 October 1977 • 60 min
Kenny Rogers performing "Lucille" Buck Owens & The Buckaroos performing "The Old Mansion" Jana Jae performing "Here To The Ladies"/Irish Washer Woman" Medley The Hagers performing "Brand New Country Star" Cathy Barton performing "Red Wing" Roy Clark performing "Half A Love" Kenny Rogers "Day Time Friends and Night Time Lovers" Lulu Roman performing "Light At The End of The Darkness"
4. Jerry Reed / Sammi Smith
Aired 8 October 1977 • 60 min
Music: Jerry Reed - "East Bound and Down." Jerry Reed, Buck Owens and Roy Clark - "Bully of the Town." Sammi Smith - "Loving Arms." Sammi Smith - "All I Ever Need Is You." Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Jimmy Henley (banjo player) - "Dear Old Dixie."
5. Freddy Fender / Dottie West
Aired 15 October 1977 • 60 min
6. Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Jimmy Hensley
Aired 22 October 1977 • 60 min
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers sing "Statues Without Hearts" and "I Don't Wanna Cry" on "Hee Haw." Music is also provided by Kenny Price, Buck Owens and Roy Clark, who plays "Orange Blossom Special" with banjo player Jimmy Hensley
7. Charley Pride-David Huddleston-Hank Thompson
Aired 29 October 1977 • 60 min
8. Loretta Lynn / Sons of the Pioneers / Ernest Rey / Russell Knight
Aired 5 November 1977 • 60 min
Music: Loretta Lynn - "Why Can't He Be You?" Loretta Lynn - "She's Got You." Sons of the Pioneers - "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Sons of the Pioneers and Roy Clark - "Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie." Ernest Rey - "Trixie." Jana Jae - "Cripple Creek." Roy Clark (on guitar) - "Lazy River."
9. Dennis Weaver / Eddie Rabbitt / Jana Jae
Aired 12 November 1977 • 60 min
Music includes: Eddie Rabbitt - "I'm a Little Bit Lonesome." Eddie Rabbitt - "We Can't Go on Living like This." Roy Clark - "I Don't Know How to Tell Her." Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water."
10. Sonny James / The Oak Ridge Boys / Bob Montgomery / Kenny Price
Aired 19 November 1977 • 60 min
Music: Sonny James - "Bright Lights, Big City." Sonny James - "When the Snow Is on the Roses." The Oak Ridge Boys - "Y'all Come Back Saloon." Kenny Price - "Blueberry Hill." Jana Jae - "Chicken Reel." Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - "Break My Mind." Roy Clark (on guitar) - "Near You."
11. Tom T. Hall-The Sons of the Pioneers-Kenny & William Price-The Harper Twins
Aired 26 November 1977 • 60 min
12. Don Williams-Dave and Sugar-Jimmy Henley
Aired 3 December 1977 • 60 min
13. Floyd Cramer-Kenny Roberts-The Thompson Brothers
Aired 10 December 1977 • 60 min
14. Dennis Weaver, Susan Raye
Aired 17 December 1977 • 60 min
15. Vernon Presley, Susan Raye, Larry Gatlin
Aired 7 January 1978 • 60 min
Vernon Presley guests on "Hee Haw" on the eve of the late Elvis Presley's birthday, introducing "Amazing Grace" by the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet: Roy Clark, Buck Owens, Kenny Price and Grandpa Jones. The episode also features musical guests Susan Raye and Larry Gatlin, who sings "Broken Lady"
16. Barbara Mandrell, Billy Carter, Roy Acuff
Aired 14 January 1978 • 60 min
Barbara Mandrell sings "Hold Me" and "Woman To Woman" as a guest on "Hee Haw." Presidential brother Billy Carter wanders into the corn patch alongside Roy Acuff and hosts Roy Clark and Buck Owens, who covers "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'"
17. Tommy Lasorda, Johnny Bench, Jeannie C. Riley
Aired 21 January 1978 • 60 min
Baseball's Tommy Lasorda and Johnny Bench appear with musical guest Jeannie C. Riley on the week's edition of "Hee Haw." Co-host Buck Owens turns in a performance of "Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town"
18. Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Aired 28 January 1978 • 60 min
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans appear on an edition of "Hee Haw," where they close the episode with "Happy Trails." Evans sings "I Can't Stop Loving You" as a solo artist, while co-host Buck Owens covers "Okie From Muskogee"
19. Patti Page, Buddy Alan, Brush Arbor
Aired 4 February 1978 • 60 min
Patti Page and Roy Clark collaborate on "Tennessee Waltz" on TV's "Hee Haw." Clark plays "Georgia On My Mind" on guitar, and Buck Owens contributes "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone." Buddy Alan and Brush Arbor also appear.
20. Kendalls, Kenny Rogers
Aired 11 February 1978 • 60 min
The Kendalls sing "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" in their first appearance on TV's "Hee Haw." Kenny Rogers performs "Sweet Music Man," and co-host Roy Clark covers "Must You Throw Dirt In My Face."
21. Johnny Rodriguez, Susan Raye
Aired 18 February 1978 • 60 min
Johnny Rodriguez performs "Savin' This Love Song For You" on "Hee Haw," which also features musical guest Susan Raye. Co-host Buck Owens offers "You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck To Kick Around No More."
22. David Houston, Ruth Buzzi
Aired 25 February 1978 • 60 min
23. Little Jimmy Dickens, Dottsy
Aired 4 March 1978 • 60 min
Roy Clark performs "Southern Nights" while co-hosting "Hee Haw." The week's guests include Little Jimmy Dickens and Dottsy, who sings "(After Sweet Memories) Play Born To Lose Again."
24. Stuart Hamblen, Billy Carter
Aired 11 March 1978 • 60 min
Stuart Hamblen performs "This Ole House" on the syndicated TV show "Hee Haw." Billy Carter joins hosts Buck Owens and Roy Clark on the episode, which includes Owens' rendition of "(It's A) Monsters' Holiday."
25. Patti Page, Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, Jerry Clower
Aired 18 March 1978 • 60 min
Patti Page sings "For The Good Times" and duets with Roy Clark on "If I Had To Do It All Over Again" on "Hee Haw." Clark also turns in a guitar version of "Since I Fell For You" on the episode, which features Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass and comedian Jerry Clower.
26. Statler Brothers, Linda Hargrove, Roy Acuff
Aired 25 March 1978 • 60 min
Buck Owens covers "Amazing Love" on an edition of TV's "Hee Haw." The Statler Brothers and Linda Hargrove guest on the show, and Roy Acuff makes a surprise appearance with Archie Campbell in the weekly skit "Pfft You Was Gone."