Hee Haw Honeys

Starring: Misty Rowe, Lulu Roman, Kathie Lee Gifford, Kenny Price
First Aired: September 12, 1978
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: $40,000 per episode*

The Hee Haw Honeys starred Kathie Lee Gifford, who would later go on to become well-known as the host of The Today Show, as well as Hoda Kotb, who was also a member of the cast. In this sitcom, which was a spinoff of Hee Haw, Gifford appeared alongside Misty Rowe, Lulu Roman, Kenny Price, and Gailard Sartain, among others. During the time period covered by Hee Haw Honeys, the family ran a truck stop (Lulu’s Truck Stop, which was featured on the show Hee Haw). There was a bandstand at the restaurant, and country stars frequently performed there. The show was a cross between a musical and a Western in terms of style and content. In the end, TV Guide rated the spinoff as one of the “worst shows ever,” which was sad.

Hee Haw Honeys

Co-Ed Fever

Starring: Alexa Kenin, Heather Thomas, David Keith, Hamilton Camp
First Aired: February 4, 1979
Number of Seasons: 1
Estimated Production Cost: Unknown (most episodes unaired)

Co-Ed Fever was a college-oriented sitcom that featured a frat house as one of its central elements. Due to low ratings following the pilot episode, it was the third of three similar comedic shows to be canceled after the first. Despite the fact that it was meant to air on a Monday night, the show’s ratings never managed to push it past a “special peek” on Sunday night. The show was a parody of the National Lampoon’s Animal House television series in certain ways. It hoped to cash in on the success of the 1978 film by releasing a sequel. Co-Ed Fever featured a total of six episodes, and the five that were not broadcast were immediately released on DVD.

Co Ed Fever