It was a warm Saturday evening in September 1969, the kind of night when the cicadas hummed outside the screen door and families across America gathered in living rooms lit only by a soft lamp and the glow of the television. The Vietnam War dominated the news, gas was 35 cents a gallon, and “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies played endlessly on the radio. But at 9 PM on CBS, all of that faded away. For one hour each week, Hee Haw gave us permission to laugh. That night, Archie Campbell took center stage for his beloved barbershop skit. Roy...
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