"Hee Haw Silver" episodes also aired a series of retrospective looks at performers who had died since performing in highlighted content, such as David "Stringbean" Akeman, Archie Campbell, Junior Samples, and Kenny Price. According to the show's producer, Sam Lovullo, the ratings showed improvement with these classic reruns; however, the series was finally cancelled in June 1993 at the conclusion of its 25th season. "Hee Haw" continued to pop up in reruns throughout the 1990s and later during the following decade in a series of successful DVD releases from Time Life.