Possible Clues:

• "__ corny ... ": song lyric
• "Look at me, ___ helpless ..." ("Misty" opening)
• '___ mad as hell, and...' ('Network' cry)
• "__ shocked as you are!"
• "--- corny ..."
• "___ stunned as you are!"
• 'Look at me, ___ helpless...' ('Misty' start)
• 'Look at me, ___ helpless ...' (first words of 'Misty')
• "First Lady of Texas" Hogg, and others
• '___ corny as Kansas in August' ('South Pacific' lyric)