European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Bunch of fat old men and pretty Young girls by Brett j Blackledge associated press Here s a special blend As potent As tons co Moonshine Ihal s responsible or Iho 20 year Success of Iho syndicated country variety show Hen Haw Iho Nashville produced program ridiculed by National to critics alter its first broadcast has survived cancellation by lbs. Iho loss of major cast members and the general decline of network variety shows in incl. Hue Haw has outlasted every other variety show in television history surpassing the Lawrence woks Hon in september with More than 1 billion viewers in two decades. Gas members who were with the show in the Days when it was taped in a Ono room Nashville news studio say it has Csc ceded All expectations because of its Down Home country hospitality. "1 Don t think the Public cares if we do the Samo thing Over and Over again said Minnie Pearl an original cast member. I think they re More interested in visiting with us " the audience knows we like said George Lindsey a 16-year who brought his popular Goober character to the show when a Berry Al f o was cancelled. They know that we re their Mentis. I think they re almost doing in with us Lindsey and Pearl Are featured with other cast members and fellow country music entertainers in a special iwo hour 20th anniversary tribute to the series to to broadcast in the United slats Between april 15 and May 8 Olhorn Casl members appearing on the special include Baker. Mana no Rogers. Misty Rowe f a Poio. 197? Hue Haw mar Deanna Scott left Junior samples and bunt la Hutton. Grandpa Jones. Gailard Marlain. Gordie Tapp. Dub Taylor and Buck Owens who loft the show two years ago after t8 years As co Host. Featured guests include George Jones Conway twisty Barbara mandrel. Kathy Mallea. Charley Pride. Kenny Rogers. Ricky Skaggs and Highway 101. The special taped before a live audience March 30 at the Lazy e Arena in outline gave original cast members and Lellow country music artists a Chance to each up on each other s lives. Ii s really like a family said Floy Clark who has served As co Hosl of Tho show since its first broadcast. We Soo How lat everybody s gotten and How Many new babies there Are " during rehearsals or the How Tanya Tucker who i isl appeared on it program Al ago 14, got autographs Horn performers and Call members. Larry la Lynn who was Lea lured on the first Hee Haw had pictures taken Wilh Many fellow Arliss. And Clark spent much of his Lime Between stage Calls exchanging stones with guests and East members. Sam Lou Ulio. The program s produce since or. Pilot m 1909. He Lovci Thucie s a simple reason her a fas. Boen successful Tho people on the show make it Tun it s got a Tittle bit of every Lomg Lor everybody m Iho audience.1 there were no formalities end no tempers lost when taping the anniversary special desp to the complexly of weaving 15 major country music acts into Ine program s Basic Normal of hillbilly humor Clark found Limo Between sketches to rattle Olf orcs to the live audience or to coerce the band into pining him in a song Minnie Pearl rushed to kiss a Man in the audience Atler to complimented her Pofi Ormann in in sketch and Ray slovene Casl or problems with Nis song by stopping in mid Verso with a joke Tho concept for Hue Haw was developed by canadians John Aylesworth and Frank Peppiatt. Who offered the Soncs to lbs when their Jonathan Winters show was cancelled in 1968 lbs asked Lor a 12-week Pilot of the show to air in tha summer Oil 9go, and incorporated in in its regular season lineup in 19to Bui Iho network cancelled her Haw and several other lop rated country oriented programs in 1971 1o make room for shows aimed at a younger Urban audience six months later Hee Hawzen into syndication and in26 shows a year Are now carried by 220 stations. 135 of which Are lbs affiliates. Ayle Swoch and Peppiatt developed the show s concept alter Noling the Success of Rowan and Martin s laugh in and realizing the potential Lor a variety show spol lighting country music and comedy. We figured it had a pretty Good said Aylesworth. Who let Tho show in 1981 alter a subsidiary of Oklahoma cil based Gaylord broadcasting co acquired the program s original production company we just put it together just shoaling irom the that Carefree and casual style has been the show s trademark it s not unusual to see failed comedy sketches in the weekly broadcast. In lad much of the 20 minutes of old footage included in the anniversary special features on air blunders Hal have Boen praised by lans As some of the show s funniest material. That s the thing that has kept this show on Tor 20 years " said Barry Adelman. A writer Tor the show Lor 10 years. Comedy has made Ino Dille Ranco. A lot of other country music shows started Al the Samu Lime Hee Haw did. But he Hawis the Only one you Vegol to admit it s got Lobo the most Milf Eicel and unusual show on said Owens who Learned up with Clark in several sketches of Iho Bunch of fat old men and pretty Young girls Ihal s what in a All the Church lady Steps out by Michael Collins associated press Ana Carvy the Church lady of saturday nigh live is taking another slab Al Iho movies but this Lime will be different. It s Trie first Lime i be Ever been in a film and gotten to be funny said Carivey who co stars in moving Wilh Richard Pryor. Carvey plays a very upstanding Young Man named Brad Sanders Fryer is moving his family rom new Jersey to Idaho Sanders is hired to drive Pryor s prize Saab Turbo to the new Home. And in s nol until later that he finds to a would renowned. Id person schizophrenic Carboy says. We mostly see three of them. We see him As a Slraight porn we see him As a sort of Morman Bales Lype character kind of weird and Imp see him in a character like Dennis Hopper in apocalypse now no one can gel close to him. Sort of a bumped Oul Carcy describes the movie As a fun Roe flowing he was allowed to improvise allowed to flesh out his characters pry w was incredibly generous to me. And just a gentle Sweet person to work win. Just generous. Thucie was none of this. Got out of the Way. Cd it was totally. What do you want to do and go ahead it was Dana Carvey Tow Church Layol saturday Negm live co Ara in a new Conedy with Richard pyor. Far n Long time Carvey was pegged As Tho bound Nico Guy. An innocent kid he was in 1985 s Tough Guys As the probation of Leer of age j convicts Burl Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. He also was pigeonholed in a series of to shows Inck iding Mickey Roona a Slraight Man in a Short lived 1981 Abc sitcom. One at the boys. Then in october 1986. He finally Gol his Chance to do comedy on television with saturday night live. Introducing audiences to the Church lady. Burned out Rock Singer Derek elevens lord cd Slio and a Host of other characters personalities and voices. News cok Magazine credited him with almost single Anderly rejuvenating the show. Now in his second season on Iho show. Carvey is changing his repertoire. The sell righteous judgmental Church lady will Only be doing two or three More appearances this year Carvey says Many of the weekly guest hosts want to do the skit but he 13 concerned about burning out the character. This season Hia characters have included Hans who Wilh Franz set regular Kevin Neaton Olfer physical illness instruction on to. They Havo some of Tho same elements As the Church lady with a Superior Altitude but totally the other Way. Instead of being a 54-Ycar-Ald spinster. I m a 25 year old austrian weight Hans and Franz Epil Omizo vanity obsession Wilh being lil characters who say i m Superior to you. Because i have these Muscles " Carboy says that s whal the real fun of playing these characters is. It s making Tun of those people who really Loci they have Iho Rulh and Tho answers Lor Over body self ngh Leous. Arrogant i m Superior to you people Unver to nuts Carvey has had other movie oilers bul has hurried them Down because he did t Imd the characters very likable. Mostly they Wero Hind of glib. And i just
