“Only in America”: Larry the Cable Guy participates in a Civil War reenactment (left) and in a frog race in Calaveras County, Calif.

Let’s face it: would you watch a show called “Only in America” hosted by the scholarly sounding Dan Whitney?

And on History, no less? Sounds like a boring travelogue.

But change Dan Whitney to his show-biz alter-ego — good-ole’-boy comedian Larry the Cable Guy — and now you’ve got a show.

At least that’s what History’s banking on with “Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy,” premiering Tuesday at 9 p.m. and hosted by the mega-popular comedian (“Git-R-Done!“), series star (The WB’s “Blue Collar TV“) and movie personality (“Delta Farce” and “Witless Protection,” among others).

On the show, Larry crisscrosses the country, exploring and participating in a range of experiences unique to the US.

That includes making hooch in the backwoods of Georgia (in a super-secret location — it’s still illegal); taking etiquette lessons in Vermont from descendants of Emily Post; participating in a Civil War reenactment in Virginia; and driving in the Soap Box Derby.

“We went all over the place and I was really surprised . . . I know I do good in rural communities and on the outskirts, but I was really surprised at some of the cities we went to and people who knew who I was and were fans,” Larry says.

“And I’m not in my Larry the Cable Guy mode all the time in this show. When I do movies and comedy shows people aren’t paying to see Dan Whitney. That’s not what I’m hired to do.

“The cool thing about this show is I kind of play it like if I was at a meet-and-greet — I can pretty much be myself most of the time, and when I have to, I’ll play it up, like I did at the etiquette school.

“In that case, it was a situation for Larry the Cable Guy.”

The comedian says the series is “completely unscripted” in order to get the most authentic reactions from the people he encounters in his cross-country travels.

“We didn’t want to set up any sketches because we were going for natural reactions,” he says. “There’s a show were I play a Secret Santa in Kansas City and we went to a neighborhood and to a Goodwill where people were shopping for Christmas and I handed out hundred-dollar bills.

“That was completely amazing.”

He also makes it to New York, including a visit to Central Park to learn how it operates internally, and a visit to Long Island.

“We went out to Long Island and took containers off ships and I was thinking to myself, ‘Holy mackerel. How much more riveting can it be than watching containers being taken off of boats? Everybody loves a funny container joke.’

“But those are the little challenges we faced. I literally went into that situation thinking, ‘How in the world am I going to make this funny?’ Because it’s part history and it’s boring and not funny.

“But when you film for 10 hours, if you can’t make it funny in 15 minutes, then you can’t do it.”

And, when all was said and done, he says it all boiled down to one thing.

“It gave me the opportunity to be myself and do what I do best — hang out with people and enjoy myself.”