It was a warm Saturday evening in September 1969. I remember settling in with my family to watch the latest episode of Hee Haw on CBS at 9 PM. The Vietnam War was still raging, gas cost 35 cents a gallon, and “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies was topping the charts. But for an hour each week, we could forget all that and just laugh.

This particular night, Archie Campbell was doing his famous barbershop skit. Roy Clark sat in the chair, getting a trim, while Archie spun his tales. The whole family was in stitches as Archie launched into his “Rindercella” story – a twisted take on the classic fairytale we all knew and loved.

Archie’s wordplay had us howling with laughter!
The way he flipped those first letters around was pure genius. “Rindercella lived with her mugly other and two sad blisters,” he’d say with a completely straight face. Meanwhile, poor Roy was trying so hard not to crack up in the barber chair. I remember my dad slapping his knee and saying, “Now that’s comedy!”

Archie’s timing was impeccable. He’d pause just long enough for us to catch on to the joke, then barrel forward with another zinger. “She slopped her dripper,” he’d declare, and we’d all lose it. It wasn’t just the words themselves, but the way he delivered them – deadpan and deliberate, like he was telling the most serious story in the world.

The brilliance of the skit was how it took something so familiar – Cinderella – and turned it on its head. We all knew where the story was going, but Archie’s version kept us guessing. Would he slip up? Would Roy finally lose it? It was edge-of-your-seat comedy, believe it or not.

If you’re hankering for some good old-fashioned fun, this Hee Haw clip is just what the doctor ordered. It’s a reminder of simpler times when families gathered ’round the TV for a hearty laugh together.

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