Hee Haw
Ep. 69: Jeannie C. Riley, Buddy Alan, Johnny Bench
TV Flash files “Ep. 69: Jeannie C. Riley, Buddy Alan, Johnny Bench” as hour 69 of 405 in the TV Flash guide — Hee Haw (1969–1992) on CBS / Syndicated, season 3, episode 18, aired 1972-02-05, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E18: listed hour 69 of 405 in the Hee Haw guide, hour 18 of 26 in season 3. It aired 1972-02-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Ep. 68: Bobby Goldsboro, Susan Raye” (S03E17). Next is “Ep. 70: Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton” (S03E19). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Ep. 69: Jeannie C. Riley, Buddy Alan, Johnny Bench sit in the Hee Haw guide?
S03E18 is listed hour 69 of 405 — hour 18 of 26 in season 3, season 3 episode 18.
When did Hee Haw S03E18 air?
Ep. 69: Jeannie C. Riley, Buddy Alan, Johnny Bench aired 1972-02-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.
CBS years or the syndication decades?
CBS cancelled it in the rural purge; the long life is syndication. Sample either stretch — Owens, Clark, and the cornfield are the court.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Buck Owens and Roy Clark hold a cornfield variety court: country hits, cornball sketches, Hee Haw Honeys, and rural syndication that outlived CBS's purge. Front-porch vaudeville as a long-running television habit. Music guests plus joke-book shamelessness that still smells like hay, overalls, and ratings.
Open on a cornfield that outlived the network that dumped it. Hee Haw (1969–1992), from John Aylesworth and Frank Peppiatt, mixes Nashville music with Laugh-In-style rapid sketches under Buck Owens and Roy Clark. Grandpa Jones and Minnie Pearl among the porch regulars; Hee Haw Honeys a phenomenon. CBS cancelled it in the rural purge; it then thrived for decades in syndication. One of television's longest-running variety hybrids — seventeen seasons, 405 hours. Front-porch vaudeville as a habit. If you came for a…
Filed against
- Buck Owens as Host / Performer
Buck Owens held Hee Haw's cornfield variety court with Roy Clark — country hits, cornball sketches, Hee Haw Honeys, rural syndication that outlived CBS's purge. Front-porch vaudeville as a long-running television habit. TV Flash files him…
- Roy Clark as Host / Performer
Roy Clark held Hee Haw's cornfield variety court with Buck Owens — country hits, cornball sketches, Hee Haw Honeys, rural syndication that outlived CBS's purge. Front-porch vaudeville as a long-running television habit. TV Flash files him…
- Grandpa Jones as Performer
Grandpa Jones held down Hee Haw as a performer in Buck Owens and Roy Clark's cornfield variety court — country hits, cornball sketches, Hee Haw Honeys, rural syndication that outlived CBS's purge. Front-porch vaudeville as a long-running…
- Minnie Pearl as Performer
Minnie Pearl’s howdy held Hee Haw’s cornfield court — Buck Owens and Roy Clark, country hits, cornball sketches, Hee Haw Honeys, rural syndication that outlived CBS’s purge. 1970s front-porch vaudeville as a long-running habit. TV Flash…