Corn Was Green

The Inside Story of Hee Haw

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Reviled by critics but beloved by an extraordinarily faithful audience, Hee Haw was seen in over 15 million homes a week during the height of its popularity. Many years after going off the air, Hee Haw remains the longest running variety show of its type in television history, having aired for nearly 600 episodes during its decades-long run. This book tells the complete story of how one of America's classic television programs was created by two Canadians in Beverly Hills.Series co-creator John Aylesworth provides an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at some of Hee Haw's best--and worst--moments, from the show's shoestring beginnings in a tiny Nashville studio; to the "Great Country Massacre of 1971," which saw the cancellation of Hee Haw, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, and several other "country shows" on CBS; to its unprecedented success in syndication. Richly illustrated with dozens of the author's personal photographs and memorabilia, the book also includes one appendix providing a complete list of Hee Haw episodes from 1969 to 1992.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-03-29
Mått178 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt435 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786433384

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The late John Aylesworth was an award-winning television writer and producer, playwright, and author who was associated with the entertainment industry since the 1950s. In addition to co-creating Hee Haw, Aylesworth also received a Peabody Award for Frank Sinatra, A Man and His Music and created the longest running game show on Canadian television, Front Page Challenge. He lived in Palm Desert, California.

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Prologue Introduction: In the Beginning 1. Thank You, Jimmy Dean 2. How Hee Haw Was Hatched 3. A Power Breakfast 4. The Miracle 5. Nashville Bound 6. Strangers in a Strange Land 7. Bring in the Clowns 8. A Star Is Born 9. The Big Party 10. The Cornfield 11. The Cornfield—Part Two 12. Putting It All Together 13. Hee Haw Hits the Air 14. Surprise! We’re a Hit! 15. Here We Go Again 16. Hee Haw Rides Again 17. Here We Go Again, Again! 18. Junior Goes Hollywood 19. A Weekend As Big as Your Fist 20. “The Murder Game” 21. The Great CBS Country Massacre 22. Saving Our “Ass” 23. “New York State of Mind” 24. The Long Wait 25. Hee Haw Is Back! 26. Happy Days Are Here Again 27. Moonlighting 28. Hee Haw—The Next Six Years 29. John Henry Faulk 30. “Keep on Truckin’” 31. “The Big Event”—Hee Haw’s Tenth Anniversary Celebration 32. The “Hee Haw Theater” 33. The Hee Haw Honeys 34. Grady Nutt—“The Prime Minister of Humor” 35. Hee Haw—The Movie 36. The End of the Beginning 37. The Beginning of the End 38. The Nashville Palace 39. The Day the Chanting Stopped Epilogue: Summing Up The Creators of Hee Haw Appendix: Hee Haw Episodes Sources Index