An odd US
variety show that first ran on
CBS, then was
syndicated for 20 years (after
The Country Purge), then ended up on the
Nashville Network. Set in
rural "Cornfield County" (or Kornfield Kounty), it was produced by
Torontonians - the cast even included
Canadians Don "Charlie Farquharson" Harron and Gordie Tapp amidst its south-of-the-border regulars. Formula:
country music,
cornball "humor", and
hooters (it may have inspired the restaurant chain). The band
BR-549 takes its name from one of the show's regular bits; that one featured
Junior Samples, whose never-acted-before
charm made him a viewer favorite. Hosts:
Buck Owens and
Roy Clark.