Junior Samples

by Greg Joens

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9.000 x 12.000 inches

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Junior Samples

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Greg Joens

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Junior Samples, born Alvin Samples Jr. (April 10, 1926 – November 13, 1983) was an American comedian best known for his 14-year run as a cast member of the TV show Hee Haw.

Early years

A sixth grade dropout, Samples was a stock car racing driver and carpenter by trade who went on the radio at the age of 40 and told a story about catching the largest fish ever seen in his hometown. The story was a humorous tall tale, and the recording of this radio story became a best-selling novelty record.
Hee Haw

He was asked to become part of the 1969 cast of Hee Haw, and created a bungling personality, often slurring his way through delivery, messing up jokes and forgetting lines.
BR-549

Samples' most famous bit was as a used car salesman, inviting callers to call an older five-digit phone number, BR-549 (in the show's later years, the number was changed to BR-1Z1Z). When Hee Haw episodes were later sold to the public through a TV ad, the initial 800 number was a takeoff of Samples' comedy bit. In 1993 BR5-49 was also taken as a name by an American country music band.

Source: Wikipedia

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September 15th, 2017

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