About Junior Samples
Alvin Samples Jr., better known as Junior Samples, was an American comedian best known for his 14-year run as a cast member of the television show Hee Haw. Alvin Samples Jr. (August 10, 1926 – November 13, 1983), better known as Junior Samples, was an American comedian best known for his 14-year run as a cast member of the television show Hee Haw. The media at first presented Samples' announcement as a political story. The story was a humorous tall tale, and the recording of this radio story became a best-selling novelty record, "World's Biggest Whopper". He was asked to become part of the 1969 cast of Hee Haw and created a bumbling personality, often stumbling or slow-talking his way through delivery, messing up jokes, and forgetting lines.
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