Which proves that there is (and always was) an audience for rural-themed shows. Hee-Haw was one of the shows caught up in the 1971 "rural purge" yet that show flourished for two more decades in syndication and got decent ratings even in New York and Boston.
For most of my life, I thought Hee-Haw was just a corny show for cowpokes, but as I learned more about it in my research and saw some clips, I have a lot more respect for it (and the people involved in making it). Good humor done cleanly with a lot of good music.
The Hee Haw jokes and skits were corny, but the music (Roy and Buck) and musical guests were top notch.