Bulls Gap, TN: Home of Hee Haw's Archie Campbell and Yoder's Market

[@debbieprice4591]

Enjoyed watching your video!

[@ronalddawson3873]

very funny. keep them coming.Melody is as lovely and cute as ever.

[@jessemcclanahan9712]

Awsome I love the word Glorious bring it back and you look good in the hat

[@DirtyDrummer]

We are right down the road in Greeneville Tennessee.

[@daveperryman291]

Thank you. Lovely places

[@leewelch2489]

A very nice video. I have been to the race track there many years ago. I love Melody"s accent.

[@AnnC....]

Awesome video, Thank you

[@Charlz-o8o]

Met Archie a few times however i didn't know him but I grew up knowing his brother that everyone called Highball. He lived a few houses down from my grandparents.

[@ryguy1781]

Hey guys, this was a lot of fun. Especially too, enjoyed the beginning segment. 😄

[@realappalachia]

Thanks so much 😊

[@bethsolomon3660]

loved the video of Bulls Gap been living here since 2006 my husband was born and raised heer and he knew Archie's family

[@realappalachia]

That's fantastic, thank you!

[@jjdillon2007]

Shane and Melody, I really enjoyed this video. 👍❤

[@realappalachia]

Awesome!

[@keithmccaslyn2527]

I Love this and I Love yawls accents. ding dang it I Love it. Hee Haw Yawl!! I Love southern accents. Imma Tarheel Myself. thanks for the great video presentation!!

[@realappalachia]

Thank you so much, Keith, we appreciate it

[@buzsalmon]

Excellent!!

[@rebajobain6879]

Thank you for telling us about Mr Archic

[@realappalachia]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@M60gunner1971]

Stop at Yoder's! That place is awesome. Was there's yesterday 6.10.23...even got to see Bear 🐻 cross the road. Great road trip.

[@realappalachia]

What odd timing. We were at Yoder’s yesterday too, small world. We love it there and got some food, candy and some books. It was super busy.

[@M60gunner1971]

@realappalachia nice! We may have seen one another unawares. God bless you and yours. Edit: yes it was busy, the weekends normally are. It's really close to an Amish store in PA called Peight's. Maybe Mennonite?

[@bettyspencer2886]

Enjoyed this tour

[@realappalachia]

Thank you!

[@melanievando2040]

I used to run in to him when I lived in Greeneville back in the day.

[@J.RO.]

Really love your channel, be safe!!!🙂🙂

[@realappalachia]

Thank you!!

[@judypierce7028]

WOW! I really enjoyed this video. I have not visited Bulls Gap even though I lived in Tennessee for two years. Time didn't allow me to visit many places due to my position in the school district. Bulls Gap just looks like a loverly place and the history is out of sight! Glad you decided to visit Bulls Gap. Thank you the wonderful video. Stay safe and away from thirdary roads.

[@realappalachia]

We’re glad you went along with us and if you ever get to go in person, you got to check out Yoder’s! - Melody

[@teresaedwards5399]

I’m so glad I found y’all on TikTok and you directed me over here. My Granny and Papaw lived here when I was young. Before there was a McDonalds up on the hill that y’all passed, there were houses there and that’s where they lived. Many weekends were spent there when I was growing up. I have nothing but fond memories of this place! Thank you!

[@realappalachia]

I’m so glad, too, Teresa! We just loved Bulls Gap and love to hear of the fond memories! - Melody

[@jeffmerhar9424]

I've been to Bulls gap before , good vid

[@Clairbear1222]

Loved that intro! So cute!

[@realappalachia]

Thank you Claire

[@insertnamehere8121]

Excellent intro Shane & Melody

[@realappalachia]

Thank you so much

[@bruinsfan8278]

Great Video Y'all!! Thank you, looking forward to the next one ! Thats Bad! No Thats Good !!

[@realappalachia]

Thanks so much

[@carolynbobyk3514]

I really enjoy your videos and all the old small town and the country side, Thank you both :)

[@realappalachia]

Thanks so much for the comment, Carolyn

[@carolynbobyk3514]

@@realappalachia you're welcome :)

[@Saftey_3rd]

I have lived here ten years and didn’t even know how it got its name haha love the video Also at 5:06 to the left the jeep Cherokee in the field used to be my parents 15 years ago Al little more info, the White House at 11:29 was a civil war hospital and is our “next door neighbor” more like next half mile neighbor though

[@mikea5424]

Good traction on that track.

[@ronbass8136]

You guys done it again, another great video.

[@realappalachia]

Thank ya so much, Ron

[@roynpamlandrey5902]

Awesome video! We just live right over in Mosheim 15 minutes away. Wish we knew you all were coming..could have come n tried to say hi...

[@realappalachia]

Oh yeah we went right through there! Maybe we can catch ya next time! Thank you! - Melody

[@keithtimmons378]

Donna and I loved this video! We are going to be in Townsend, TN in May. We’re planning to take a day trip to Bull Gap.

[@realappalachia]

Thanks! That's awesome, Townsend isnt too terribly far away. Safe travels to you folks.

[@1940limited]

You two have built such a wonderful channel together. It's really entertaining and reveals parts of America many people might not have known existed. Thanks!

[@realappalachia]

Thank you so much, that's high praise

[@1940limited]

@@realappalachia You deserve it! :-)

[@mamawdillonsthisthatandpea8804]

Enjoined this I learned more history today. really like your personalities and your story telling abilities.

[@realappalachia]

Thank you!!

[@debbieepperly3821]

Oh that intro was SO good! Reminded me of Archie on HeeHaw! Hubby & I drove out by Archie's place a long time ago waiting for Volunteer Speedway to open. Been to many a race there. I really miss getting to go to races & just getting out riding. Thankfully, I have y'all taking me to some new places & revisiting some. This was great! Thanks so much! Y'all enjoy these trips! It was a beautiful day to get out & ride! Stay safe and God bless y'all! 🏎

[@realappalachia]

I would love to see a race there, I'm sure it is great

[@debbieepperly3821]

@@realappalachia Oh those races are amazing! I'm partial to dirt tracks anyway, but that is one of the fastest tracks around! When you see the late models coming out of turn 4 & they're riding high in the front, one tire completely off the ground, it's awesome! Maybe y'all can put that on your bucket list! Hugs to you both!🤗

[@jjdillon2007]

I used to love Archie Campbell and the whole Hee Haw crew.

[@realappalachia]

Same here

[@Coalbucketlist]

You both are doing a great job. Love Melody's accent when she says "Yes!" Shane you crack us up with your wise cracks. I thought that fire extinguisher was a museum piece lol. You convinced me! Hey it was behind glass!

[@realappalachia]

Thank you so much 😃

[@tygreenwood472]

You're one lucky man Melody is Gorgeous with that southern charm and accent keep doing right by her enjoy your videos!

[@BlpBud]

Great work ! And for complainers like Mary, maybe you could post a video of your computer desk, while Real Appalachia is celebrating America and it's it's history and beauty for the youtube community; close doors or not. Love the channel.

[@realappalachia]

Thank you so much

[@waynemaynard8133]

Love this video but must confess I stopped it before the end and watched several videos of Archie Campbell... Seen them all about a million times but still funny.. still fresh .. and still as always simply perfect... Thank you two for an amazing video and a trip down memory lane.... And yes I did go back and finish watching the rest of your video

[@realappalachia]

Dont feel bad, Wayne, as soon as I got back home I did the same thing. I love the old good clean comedy.

[@mikeanderson7165]

You guys are so freakin awesome. Love y’all’s videos

[@realappalachia]

Thank you, Mike! We appreciate it! - M

[@kevinhayes1656]

When my uncle was still alive he used to tell us when he was a little boy and Bulls gap, him and the other kids used to sit around in a circle in front of the general store in Archie Campbell used to sit on the steps at the store and sing and play songs for the little kids

[@realappalachia]

Oh wow, that would have been amazing to experience

[@robinhaupt9119]

Great video Melody and Shane, thank you! I really like the Archie Campbell stuff and home. I appreciate the quilts too.

[@viking7560]

My son is a big fan of Yoder’s but I’ve never been. Bull’s Gap looks like a great trip.

[@janetdyer4043]

Been here my whole life no biggie

[@tracybosier3726]

You both are so Hilarious 🤣🤣🤣 It was such a great video I love all old towns . I would love to go visit Bully's Gap . My dad never missed an episode of Hee Haw . I loved all of his paintings. Loved to go visit the general store and the hotels . It would be great to see someone would buy the place just to restore it . Thank you both again for agreat ride 🙂

[@realappalachia]

Thank you, Tracy!! We love these old towns too and wish we could just go in and restore all these old buildings. I hope that becomes a reality here! Thanks again for your support! - Melody

[@talldude5841]

Wonderful intro. Better than even the great Archie Campbell. Watching this make a person want to yearn about living in a place like this. We must remember there was no tv, cell phones, internet, and maybe not even radio. Maybe read a local newspaper once a week. You actually had to go and talk to people to learn what life was about. Have, to tell you both, that your really getting good at your videos. Hey, I mailed you a small check which you should be recieving soon. But it won't say its from Talldude. LOL

[@realappalachia]

You're too kind, thanks so much for the donation and the support of our channel. We were just talking about how with all the heaviness in the world today that it would be great to find a little piece of small town life to get away from everything. Coming to towns like this gives us a little taste of it if only for a day.

[@viking7560]

Great, now I’m hungry!

[@realappalachia]

You're welcome lol

[@fredsimmons2793]

Melody and Shane , following you along these thoughts of southern charms , when Shane was talking about Archie Campbell, for some reason or not my mind took me to Dinah Shore and the song "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah".You two sure can spin a spell, and I sure did sit for it.God Bless you two!

[@realappalachia]

Thank you so much!! We love to hear that! - Melody

[@johnjones-yt8rt]

Dinah Shore was also from Tennessee.

[@michaelgarrity6090]

This is a neat little burg with a mix of interesting histories. I am a rail road fan and I love that part of the history of this place, it's history with Archie Campbell and that there is the thriving Yoder's market. It is something with the Yoder name in the Amish world. Yoders always will be the proprietors of a market like this in an area with Amish wherever they are or they have a company that makes Amish furniture, storage sheds or shipping pallets. It's too bad the old hotel looks to be in pretty sad shape. If it was reasonably doable to rehab it so it could be a hotel again and if that rail line through Bulls Gap is still active, it would bring in rail fans to stay there so they could enjoy the rail history and set up to watch and film trains roll by. Another one of your fun tours in Appalachia. Be safe out there ya'all.

[@realappalachia]

Will do, thank you!

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Are you guys on the road all the time? How do you make so many of these or are they day trips? All that restaurant eating can sure sneak up on you quick!

[@realappalachia]

We both work full time jobs actually. We just have to spend a lot of our free time doing the videos.

[@stevehannah5712]

🥰, nice 👍

[@traceygale]

My dad was John P Welch related to Archie Campbell

[@oldguyBMX]

That was good!!!!

[@kennolte5801]

I remember watching Archie Campbell many times over the years and heard the name Bull's Gap mentioned. I wasn't aware it was a real place. It's sad to see the old buildings like the hotel in disrepair. As you mentioned, the cost of repair and upkeep makes them almost impossible to restore. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@realappalachia]

Very sad but true

[@RickolBurton-mi9tv]

Were 11E goes over RR Track,There Usta be a Tunnel under the Tracks!

[@igocleveland]

and Archie was a Navy Veteran

[@pvjohnson52]

Y’all are so funny. “That’s Good” Hillbillys in a haunted house is on you tube.

[@realappalachia]

We'll have to check that one out. Thanks for the tip.

[@larrycounce4509]

nothing like those Amish stores, good stuff

[@disco07]

Thanks Shane and Miss Melody! Y'all might consider starting a school. Just sayin, thats all.

[@mikea5424]

That’s good.

[@realappalachia]

Naw, that's...wait, yes that is good lol

[@timgriffith2094]

Archie Campbell also talked about the Pee Little Thrigs (3 little pigs)

[@jeffmccall7508]

My granny broke her arm in a ringer!

[@realappalachia]

Sadly that was pretty common to break fingers and arms

[@ChrisThompson-nn2pv]

👍👍

[@larrycounce4509]

Kinda doubt Archie wouldve used that ice saw hanging on the wall,oops second thought they were used in the south, sorry

[@thomastommy1192]

Are you guys married? Awesome video thanks for sharing.

[@michaelstrong3634]

My grandmother was from bulls gap and was Archives girlfriend in school

[@realappalachia]

Oh that’s awesome! Thanks for sharing! - Melody

[@jo-jo6308]

Lol out of the 17 people the population dropped by 8 of them were my family

[@fredsimmons2793]

Shane you know that Br549 license plate that Jr. Samples held up at the end of each show has quite a story behind it.He was a great friend of Hank Williams and they made a pact and whoever died first the other would try to contact the other in the afterlife!They would hold up the others licence plate and concentrate on it.They both believed deeply in this , that is why Jr., unbeknownst to the audience(you, Melody,and me)was sincerely trying to use the audiences powers to contact Hank! Not many people knew this, and still don't! Remember how Jr.used to shut his eyes and squinch,and it would get real quit, then the audience would start to titter, and laugh! Nobody had a clue.Thats straight from Roy Acuff's mouth!So you see what you stirred up?

[@realappalachia]

Now THAT is an amazing story. I forgot that was kinda common back then. The old singer Johnny Horton supposedly did communicate like that after his death in a car wreck. Thanks a ton for sharing that here.

[@fredsimmons2793]

@@realappalachia Shane and Melody, I think I would be doing a disservice if I didn't clarify my little post ,as a Seventh Day Adventist Christian, it may be a stumbling block to others! We believe at death a person lays in the grave and as it were, sleeps until Christ's return.Any spiritual activity is not of God but of the Prince of the Air. Getting involved in any of this activity is dangerous and can be destructive for a person, especially a Christian now in these last days!The whole world wondered after the beast and false prophet an spiritualism is playing a decisive role in leading people astray so they won't be prepared to receive our Lord!His coming is eminent!

[@Julie-ms9ss]

Great video. How long did it take you to do those opening lines ? That little town was like stepping back in time. The store had lots of good sounding food. Thanks for sharing. Melody, you looked as cute as a button in todays video.

[@realappalachia]

Thank you, Julie!! You know it didn’t take us as long to do that opening as we thought. We were proud of ourselves haha! I tell ya, I got the Italian cream cake and Shane got the German Chocolate and that was some of the best cake we’ve both ever had! Thanks for watching! We’re so glad you enjoyed! - Melody

[@chubbawubba9801]

First, just saying!

[@oldguyBMX]

Or was it ?

[@realappalachia]

😂 Thanks Teddy!

[@oldguyBMX]

@@realappalachia hahahaha u guys rock.

[@marylthompson9]

How true on always being late. You go to alot of neat places, but you never go to these places when they are open. It would be nice if you would go so we could see the inside of the interesting places. Is there a reason for this. I see no reason to watch or listen to you for a hour or so of watching you drive then when you get there you remind us you didn't get there in time to see the inside of the place. A lot of my time wasted. Maybe someone else can get something out of it but not me. Thanks. And by the way I really do like you and Melody both, just kind of disappointing that all we get to see is a closed up building when you get there.

[@CindyWhopantsCarter3421]

Are you guys married? Just started watching so I’m confused a little LOL

[@N2Mtns2]

Your Comedic Timing and Reading Each Other While *Exploring has been my “watch later Decompression File*. Thank you for making us Laugh, Learn & ^Feel @ HOME. HOME 🇺🇸

[@realappalachia]

That's an awesome and humbling comment, thank you

[@sandy89107]

True! I liked the intro too 😊