Season 9

01 Mel Tillis, Susan Raye, The Thompson Brothers, Duke of Paducah Episode 117th September 1977 Music includes: Hee Haw Banjo Band - "Company's Coming" Buck Owens - "Think Of Me" Mel Tillis - "What Did I Promise Her Last Night?" Susan Raye - "It Didn't Have To Be A Diamond" The Hagers - "Lady Rain" Mel Tillis - "The Honky Tonk Side of Me" Roy Clark - "Love Is a Beautiful Song" Hee Haw Gospel Quartet (Kenny Price, Grandpa Jones, Roy Clark, Buck Owens) - "Shall We Gather at the River" 02 Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, The Sons of the Pioneers Episode 224th September 1977 Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, The Sons Of The Pioneers and Roy Clark close TV's "Hee Haw" with a gospel medley. Clark also performs "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and Buck Owens opens the episode singing "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)" with Grandpa Jones, The Hagers and Lulu Roman 03 Kenny Rogers, Jana Jae Episode 31st October 1977 Kenny Rogers performing "Lucille" Buck Owens & The Buckaroos performing "The Old Mansion" Jana Jae performing "Here To The Ladies"/Irish Washer Woman" Medley The Hagers performing "Brand New Country Star" Cathy Barton performing "Red Wing" Roy Clark performing "Half A Love" Kenny Rogers "Day Time Friends and Night Time Lovers" Lulu Roman performing "Light At The End of The Darkness" 04 Jerry Reed / Sammi Smith Episode 48th October 1977 Music: Jerry Reed - "East Bound and Down." Jerry Reed, Buck Owens and Roy Clark - "Bully of the Town." Sammi Smith - "Loving Arms." Sammi Smith - "All I Ever Need Is You." Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Jimmy Henley (banjo player) - "Dear Old Dixie." 05 Freddy Fender / Dottie West Episode 515th October 1977 06 Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Jimmy Hensley Episode 622nd October 1977 Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers sing "Statues Without Hearts" and "I Don't Wanna Cry" on "Hee Haw." Music is also provided by Kenny Price, Buck Owens and Roy Clark, who plays "Orange Blossom Special" with banjo player Jimmy Hensley 07 Charley Pride-David Huddleston-Hank Thompson Episode 729th October 1977 08 Loretta Lynn / Sons of the Pioneers / Ernest Rey / Russell Knight Episode 85th November 1977 Music: Loretta Lynn - "Why Can't He Be You?" Loretta Lynn - "She's Got You." Sons of the Pioneers - "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." Sons of the Pioneers and Roy Clark - "Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie." Ernest Rey - "Trixie." Jana Jae - "Cripple Creek." Roy Clark (on guitar) - "Lazy River." 09 Dennis Weaver / Eddie Rabbitt / Jana Jae Episode 912th November 1977 Music includes: Eddie Rabbitt - "I'm a Little Bit Lonesome." Eddie Rabbitt - "We Can't Go on Living like This." Roy Clark - "I Don't Know How to Tell Her." Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water." 10 Sonny James / The Oak Ridge Boys / Bob Montgomery / Kenny Price Episode 1019th November 1977 Music: Sonny James - "Bright Lights, Big City." Sonny James - "When the Snow Is on the Roses." The Oak Ridge Boys - "Y'all Come Back Saloon." Kenny Price - "Blueberry Hill." Jana Jae - "Chicken Reel." Buck Owens and the Buckaroos - "Break My Mind." Roy Clark (on guitar) - "Near You." 11 Tom T. Hall-The Sons of the Pioneers-Kenny & William Price-The Harper Twins Episode 1126th November 1977 12 Don Williams-Dave and Sugar-Jimmy Henley Episode 123rd December 1977 13 Floyd Cramer-Kenny Roberts-The Thompson Brothers Episode 1310th December 1977 14 Dennis Weaver, Susan Raye Episode 1417th December 1977 15 Vernon Presley, Susan Raye, Larry Gatlin Episode 157th January 1978 Vernon Presley guests on "Hee Haw" on the eve of the late Elvis Presley's birthday, introducing "Amazing Grace" by the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet: Roy Clark, Buck Owens, Kenny Price and Grandpa Jones. The episode also features musical guests Susan Raye and Larry Gatlin, who sings "Broken Lady" 16 Barbara Mandrell, Billy Carter, Roy Acuff Episode 1614th January 1978 Barbara Mandrell sings "Hold Me" and "Woman To Woman" as a guest on "Hee Haw." Presidential brother Billy Carter wanders into the corn patch alongside Roy Acuff and hosts Roy Clark and Buck Owens, who covers "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'" 17 Tommy Lasorda, Johnny Bench, Jeannie C. Riley Episode 1721st January 1978 Baseball's Tommy Lasorda and Johnny Bench appear with musical guest Jeannie C. Riley on the week's edition of "Hee Haw." Co-host Buck Owens turns in a performance of "Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town" 18 Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Episode 1828th January 1978 Roy Rogers & Dale Evans appear on an edition of "Hee Haw," where they close the episode with "Happy Trails." Evans sings "I Can't Stop Loving You" as a solo artist, while co-host Buck Owens covers "Okie From Muskogee" 19 Patti Page, Buddy Alan, Brush Arbor Episode 194th February 1978 Patti Page and Roy Clark collaborate on "Tennessee Waltz" on TV's "Hee Haw." Clark plays "Georgia On My Mind" on guitar, and Buck Owens contributes "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone." Buddy Alan and Brush Arbor also appear. 20 Kendalls, Kenny Rogers Episode 2011th February 1978 The Kendalls sing "Heaven's Just A Sin Away" in their first appearance on TV's "Hee Haw." Kenny Rogers performs "Sweet Music Man," and co-host Roy Clark covers "Must You Throw Dirt In My Face." 21 Johnny Rodriguez, Susan Raye Episode 2118th February 1978 Johnny Rodriguez performs "Savin' This Love Song For You" on "Hee Haw," which also features musical guest Susan Raye. Co-host Buck Owens offers "You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck To Kick Around No More." 22 David Houston, Ruth Buzzi Episode 2225th February 1978 23 Little Jimmy Dickens, Dottsy Episode 234th March 1978 Roy Clark performs "Southern Nights" while co-hosting "Hee Haw." The week's guests include Little Jimmy Dickens and Dottsy, who sings "(After Sweet Memories) Play Born To Lose Again." 24 Stuart Hamblen, Billy Carter Episode 2411th March 1978 Stuart Hamblen performs "This Ole House" on the syndicated TV show "Hee Haw." Billy Carter joins hosts Buck Owens and Roy Clark on the episode, which includes Owens' rendition of "(It's A) Monsters' Holiday." 25 Patti Page, Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass, Jerry Clower Episode 2518th March 1978 Patti Page sings "For The Good Times" and duets with Roy Clark on "If I Had To Do It All Over Again" on "Hee Haw." Clark also turns in a guitar version of "Since I Fell For You" on the episode, which features Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass and comedian Jerry Clower. 26 Statler Brothers, Linda Hargrove, Roy Acuff Episode 2625th March 1978 Buck Owens covers "Amazing Love" on an edition of TV's "Hee Haw." The Statler Brothers and Linda Hargrove guest on the show, and Roy Acuff makes a surprise appearance with Archie Campbell in the weekly skit "Pfft You Was Gone."