TV shows set in the rural South have dispelled some stereotypes and bolstered others. We explore the impact of "hillbilly" TV through the years. The Hee Haw Agenda The year was 1965. The civil rights ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. If you are of a certain age or simply fancy TV variety-themed series, ...

Set in the fictional Kornfield Kounty, Hee Haw was a TV show unlike any other. Part variety show, part sketch comedy show and part musical performance show, the program was known for getting the ...

“Hee Haw” co-creator John Aylesworth died July 28 in Rancho Mirage, Calif., of complications from pneumonia. He was 81. The Canadian-born Aylesworth together with Frank Peppiatt created “Hee Haw” as a ...