Hee Haw: Season 18
Season 18 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Hee Haw Season 17.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 18 Progress Shield
Loretta Lynn, Exile, The Girls Next Door, The Hagers
Sep 20, 1986 · 60 min
First episode without Buck Owens as co-host. Loretta Lynn is billed as co-host.
Johnny Cash & June Carter, John Hartford, Kathy Mattea, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band
Sep 27, 1986 · 60 min
Loretta Lynn, Mickey Gilley, John Hartford, George Hamilton IV, The Whites
Oct 25, 1986 · 60 min
Mel Tillis, John Anderson, Loretta Lynn, John Hartford, Louise Mandrell
Nov 15, 1986 · 60 min
Johnny Cash & June Carter, Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Jack Clement, Loretta Lynn
Nov 22, 1986 · 60 min
Glen Campbell, Mel Tillis, Keith Whitley, Carter Family, Johnny Cash & June Carter
Jan 17, 1987 · 60 min
Marie Osmond, Paul Davis, Eddie Rabbitt, Ralph Stanley, Bill Monroe
Jan 31, 1987 · 60 min
Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Jr., Sawyer Brown, Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Feb 7, 1987 · 60 min
Marie Osmond, Gene Watson, Nicolette Larson & Steve Wariner, Stan Freese
Mar 14, 1987 · 60 min