The WORST episodes of Hee Haw
Every episode of Hee Haw ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Hee Haw!
Hee Haw was a long-running television variety show hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark and featuring country music and humor with rural "Kornfield Kounty" as a backdrop. It was taped at WLAC-TV (now WTVF) and Opryland USA in Nashville. The show's name was derived from the sound a donkey makes when it brays.
#1 - Chubby Wise, Sylvia, Paul Anka
Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/1981
Fiddler Chubby Wise performs "Orange Blossom Special" on "Hee Haw," guesting alongside Sylvia and Paul Anka. Regular co-host Roy Clark sings "I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes," while co-host Buck Owens covers "Good Hearted Woman"
#2 - Tom T. Hall, Jeanne Pruett
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1980
Buck Owens performs "Margaritaville" on "Hee Haw" and teams with Kenny Price and Roy Clark on "Heartaches By The Number." The music also includes Tom T. Hall's performance of "The Old Side Of Town" and Jeanne Pruett's renditions of "Temporarily Yours" and "It's Too Late"
#3 - Statler Brothers
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1980
The Statler Brothers perform "Don't Forget Yourself" on "Hee Haw"
#4 - Barbara Mandrell, Sonny Curtis
Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1980
Barbara Mandrell sings "Crackers" and performs Paul Simon's "Gone At Last" on "Hee Haw." Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" also gets covered by Sonny Curtis. Lulu Roman delivers "One Day At A Time," and co-host Buck Owens does "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)"
#5 - George Jones, John Anderson, Susan Raye, Marty Stuart
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1980
George Jones sings "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and "I'm Not Ready Yet" on TV's "Hee Haw." John Anderson is a first-time guest, performing "Your Lying Blue Eyes." The night also features Susan Raye, a Marty Stuart guitar duet with Roy Clark, and Buck Owens' cover of "The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor"
#6 - Dennis Weaver, Buddy Alan
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1980
Buck Owens performs "Mountain Dew" and "Rednecks, White Socks And Blue Ribbon Beer" on "Hee Haw," and joins Kenny Price, co-host Roy Clark and actor Dennis Weaver on "Ashes Of Love." Owens' son, Buddy Alan, also performs, and Clark chips in a cover of the bluegrass song "In The Pines"
#7 - Lacy J. Dalton, Porter Wagoner, Joe Maphis
Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/1980
Lacy J. Dalton sings "Crazy Blue Eyes" on "Hee Haw." The episode also features Porter Wagoner, Joe Maphis and The Hagers, who cover "Funny How Time Slips Away." The show's co-host, Buck Owens, performs "I'm A Ramblin' Man"
#8 - Bill Anderson, Mary Gordon Murray, Wayne Massey, Curly Putman
Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1981
"One Life To Live" cast members Bill Anderson, Mary Gordon Murray and Wayne Massey guest on "Hee Haw," with Murray and Massey covering "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer." Songwriter Curly Putman serves up a medley of "My Elusive Dreams," "Green, Green Grass Of Home" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
#9 - Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee
Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1981
Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee perform "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" on "Hee Haw." Lee also delivers "One In A Million," while Gilley chips in "That's All That Matters." The show's hosts include Roy Clark and Buck Owens, who sings a future hit, "Streets Of Bakersfield"
#10 - Reba McEntire, T.G. Sheppard, Bruce Jenner
Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/1981
Reba McEntire performs "(You Lift Me) Up To Heaven" and T.G. Sheppard sings "I Feel Like Loving You Again" on TV's "Hee Haw." The edition also features Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner
#11 - Merle Haggard, Leona Williams
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1980
Merle Haggard and Leona Williams perform "The Bull And The Beaver" on an episode of "Hee Haw." Regular Buck Owens covers "Daydreams About Night Things"
#12 - Brenda Lee, Million Dollar Band
Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1981
Brenda Lee sings "Broken Trust" on television's "Hee Haw," where Buck Owens covers "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down." "Gentle On My Mind" is performed by The Million Dollar Band: Danny Davis, Floyd Cramer, Jethro Burns, Charlie McCoy, Johnny Gimble, Boots Randolph, Chet Atkins and Roy Clark
#13 - Helen Cornelius, Billy Grammer, John D. Loudermilk
Season 12 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/1981
Roy Clark sings "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" to close an episode of "Hee Haw." Guests include Helen Cornelius, Billy Grammer and songwriter John D. Loudermilk, who does a medley of his compositions, including "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye," "Break My Mind" and "Abilene"
#14 - Dennis Weaver, Tom T. Hall, Tommy Hunter
Season 12 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/21/1981
Tom T. Hall sings "Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)" on the week's edition of "Hee Haw," which also features Canadian Tommy Hunter on "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" and a 10-year-old performing "Harper Valley P.T.A." Buck Owens covers "Sawmill" and joins Kenny Price and Roy Clark on "Walk On By"
#15 - Rex Allen Jr., Eddy Raven, Margo Smith
Season 12 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/28/1981
Rex Allen sings "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" on a telecast of "Hee Haw," and does "Teardrops On My Heart" with Rex Allen Jr. The edition also features Eddy Raven and Margo Smith, who performs "Cup Of Tea" with Allen Jr. Co-host Roy Clark also offers a cover of "Someday You'll Want Me To Want You"
#16 - Ray Price, Boxcar Willie
Season 12 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/7/1981
Ray Price sings "Faded Love" and "Help Me Make It Through The Night" on the week's edition of "Hee Haw." The episode also features Boxcar Willie
#17 - Ray Charles, Slim Whitman
Season 12 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/14/1981
Ray Charles performs "Take These Chains From My Heart" on TV's "Hee Haw." The episode also features musical guest Slim Whitman
#18 - Don Gibson, Jacky Ward, Million Dollar Band
Season 12 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/21/1981
Don Gibson performs "(I'd Be) A Legend In My Time" on the week's edition of "Hee Haw." Jacky Ward sings "That's The Way A Cowboy Rocks And Rolls" and "Save Your Heart For Me." The Million Dollar Band--Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer, Roy Clark, Johnny Gimble, Boots Randolph, Danny Davis and Jethro Burns--covers "San Antonio Rose"
#19 - Ed Bruce, Gail Davies, Archie Campbell
Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1981
Ed Bruce sings "Texas (When I Die)" and "(When You Fall In Love) Everything's A Waltz" on the season premiere of "Hee Haw." Gail Davies does "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)," and Archie Campbell sings a piece of "Yesterday, When I Was Young" to Roy Clark in a barbershop skit
#20 - Tammy Wynette, Tennessee Ernie Ford
Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1979
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"
#21 - Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1979
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"
#22 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, Jimmie Rodgers, Billy Graham
Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1979
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"
#23 - John Conlee, Susie Allanson
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1979
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"
#24 - Joe Frazier, Statler Brothers, Randy Barlow, Gene Autry
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1979
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
#25 - Cristy Lane, Tennessee Ernie Ford
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1979
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"