{"id":18637,"date":"2016-01-20T00:03:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T05:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=18637"},"modified":"2016-01-20T00:03:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T05:03:26","slug":"classic-tv-on-dvd-the-hee-haw-collection-3-disc-edition-the-hee-haw-collection-kornfield-klassics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/20\/classic-tv-on-dvd-the-hee-haw-collection-3-disc-edition-the-hee-haw-collection-kornfield-klassics\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic TV on DVD \u2013The Hee Haw Collection (3 Disc Edition) & The Hee Haw Collection: Kornfield Klassics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Banking on the redneck obsession of the 1970\u2019s, \u201cHee Haw\u201d is that classic blue collared comedy sketch show that lives on mainly through late night television and syndication in country oriented cable television. My knowledge of \u201cHee Haw\u201d is comprised mainly of sketches and segments I remember from showings on late night network television when I was but a small child. It\u2019s gained a somewhat resurgence now thanks to the endless callbacks by Seth McFarlane on \u201cFamily Guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Watching it now, the level of enjoyment of \u201cHee Haw\u201d is dependent on nostalgia, and on if you\u2019re a fan of the blue collar comedy tour. Back in the seventies, you could barely turn a television channel without stumbling on to some kind of variety or comedy sketch show like \u201cCarol Burnett\u201d or \u201cThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,\u201d and \u201cHee Haw\u201d is just one of the many kinds of sketch shows that tries to hit a certain niche to stand out from the rest of the crowds. \u201cHee Haw\u201d thrives on being shamelessly lowest common denominator Southern fried comedy with endless references to classic hillbilly stereotypes, along with a ton of performances from notable country music stars of the decade.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hee Haw Collection\u201d is a three disc DVD compilation of some of the best and most memorable episodes of \u201cHee Haw,\u201d with eight disc and fourteen disc editions available through Time Life\u2019s website. We were sent the three disc edition and were pleased with what Time Life put out for fans. \u201cHee Haw\u201d was a shockingly long running series airing on television from 1969 til 1997 and garnered a massive lifespan and huge cult following, which says a lot for a lot of sketches that boil down to the typical hillbilly gags and jokes you can hear literally anywhere. In \u201cThe Hee Haw Collection,\u201d we get five assorted hour long episodes with various extras, and it\u2019s quite a treat.<\/p>\n

\u201cKornfield Klassics,\u201d <\/strong>coming to stores February 9th, is a nearly two hour compilation of some of the funniest and most memorable sketches from \u201cHee Haw\u201d set within the cornfield setting of the television series. For folks that don\u2019t want to or can\u2019t afford to pay for the pricey sets, this is a nice little sampler from Time Life that grants you some of the most unique stand out comedy nuggets from the long running show. \u201cKornfield Klassics\u201d definitely lives up to its promise, as we\u2019re granted two episodes of the show with some of the funniest and weirdest sketches. Some of the more memorable moments include Bobby Mercer and Junior having trouble delivering a line about baseball talk that result in three bloopers.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re oddly kept in the show resulting in a slew of hilarious moments where the cast tries to maintain their composure. There\u2019s also a clever back and forth in the barbershop about noses, horses, and colds. If you can endure the gags and puns, \u201cHee Haw\u201d might be right up your alley that tried to march to the beat of its own drummer. There are plenty of cornfield one-line jokes, and some pretty catchy musical numbers, some of which feature the cast in a sing along. Among some of the performances featured, there\u2019s Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, and Roy Clark, just to name a few. \u201cKornfield Klassics\u201d doesn\u2019t come with extras, you\u2019ll have to pay for the larger sets if you want those fancy bells and whistles. That said, both DVD sets are fun collector\u2019s items for \u201cHee Haw\u201d fans, and it\u2019s a goofy comedy show that surprisingly still holds up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Banking on the redneck obsession of the 1970\u2019s, \u201cHee Haw\u201d is that classic blue collared comedy sketch show that lives on mainly through late night television and syndication in country oriented cable television. My knowledge of \u201cHee Haw\u201d is comprised mainly of sketches and segments I remember from showings on late night network television when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,17],"tags":[219,700,766,1153],"class_list":["post-18637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collectors-den","category-tv-tomb","tag-comedy","tag-musical","tag-performance","tag-variety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18639,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18637\/revisions\/18639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}