The Corn Was Green

<p> Reviled by critics but beloved by an extraordinarily faithful audience <I>Hee Haw</I> was seen in over 15 million homes a week during the height of its popularity. Many years after going off the air <I>Hee Haw</I> 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.</p><p> 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 <I>Hee Haw The Beverly Hillbillies Green Acres</I> 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 <I>Hee Haw</I> episodes from 1969 to 1992.</p>