hicksploitation

So we remember the Joe Don Baker of the late 70s and early '80s, a time during which Joe Don owned — not rented, not leased, but owned — the part of bad-ass lawman in every hicksploitation flick that rambled down the dirt road.

2005, Tara Ariano, Adam Sternbergh, Hey! It's that Guy!: The Fametracker.com Guide to Character Actors, Quirk Books, →ISBN, page 30

There are also signature touches from other TLC "hicksploitation" shows such as Here Comes Honey Boo: One character with a thick Southern accent has her words displayed in subtitles, as if she's speaking a foreign language; bluegrass music plays to remind viewers exactly where the place is located; and situations couldn't be more contrived if you saw producers going over scripts with the "cast members" onscreen.

2013 March 3, Eric Deggans, “Why no protests against 'hicksploitation' TV reality shows?”, in Tampa Bay Times