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The Dukes of Hazzard(1979-1985, Gilligan's Island(1964-1967), The Andy Griffith Show(1960-1968), Moonrunners(1975), Rescue From Gilligan's Island(1978), The Castaways On Gilligan's Island(1979), The Harlem Globetrotters On Gilligan's Island(1981), Christine(1983) movie and book, Eddie Macon's Run(1983) movie and book The Dukes of Hazzard:Reunion(1997) The Dukes of Hazzard:Hazzard in Hollywood(2000) The Dukes of Hazzard(2005), The Dukes of Hazzard:The Beginning(2007)Country Music: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw and Johnny Paycheck
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David Mann should've listened to the gas station guy and got the radiator hose replaced. He wouldn't have had trouble with the killer truck then. But of course, if he did that, he could get away from the killer truck more easily and we wouldn't have a movie. π
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I love this Starsky & Hutch series scene. Hutch:"Did you make out the plates?" π Starsky:"No." π Hutch:"Can't you get any closer?" π Starsky:"What do you think I'm tryin' to do, lose him?" π Hutch:"Oh haha very funny." π
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Hey Gilligan's Island fans! π£ββοΈπ΄ I've got some news to share: it looks like Fun World Pony Express has updated their Skipper costume design! π¨ The classic Shirt, Pants, Hat, and Stuffable Belly combo has been swapped out for a new version featuring a Shirt, Pants, Hat, and Wig. π€ I spotted one on eBay with the new design, and it's definitely a change from the original. Anyone else notice this? Let's discuss! π¬ #GilligansIsland #TheSkipper #CostumeUpdate
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From the Facebook page Anita's Analysis On the final day of filming "The Andy Griffith Show" in 1968, the atmosphere on set was far from celebratory. Andy Griffith, usually composed and warm in front of the camera, quietly stepped away from the soundstage once the last scene wrapped. According to crew members who were present, he walked down the familiar corridor at Desilu Studios, turned a corner, and disappeared behind a row of trailers. Moments later, someone heard soft sobs. Griffith had broken down in private, overwhelmed by the weight of saying goodbye to a show that had defined nearly a decade of his life. For eight seasons, he had played Sheriff Andy Taylor, the calm and wise father figure of Mayberry. But the relationships that developed behind the scenes had grown even deeper than those written into the scripts. Don Knotts, who portrayed the high-strung Barney Fife, had departed the show after five seasons, but he returned occasionally and maintained a close bond with Griffith. Ron Howard, who played Opie, later recalled how Griffith became a real-life mentor. Frances Bavier, George Lindsey, and the rest of the cast had become like extended family members. Griffith's emotional connection to them was rooted not in fiction, but in shared years of long working days, laughter between takes, and the rare honesty that can exist when people create something meaningful together. The moment that triggered his tears was not a scene, but the silence that followed the final βcut.β The absence of movement on set, the way everyone slowly lowered their scripts and avoided eye contact, created an emotional vacuum. Jack Dodson, who played Howard Sprague, once shared that nobody wanted to be the first to speak. βIt was as if Andy had given us the permission to feel, and then took it all with him when he walked off,β he said in a 1993 interview with "TV Guide." That day, Griffithβs dressing room remained closed for nearly an hour. Only his longtime friend and manager Richard O. Linke approached, quietly placing a hand on the door but choosing not to knock. When Griffith finally returned to the stage, his eyes were red, but he carried himself with grace. Without saying much, he moved from one cast member to the next, hugging each tightly. According to Ron Howard, who was just 14 at the time, Griffith held him the longest. βHe whispered, βYouβre going to be alright. Youβve got it in you.β That meant more than anything,β Howard shared years later in an interview with "Entertainment Weekly." Griffith had been hesitant about ending the show, but he knew the chemistry was changing. Don Knotts had taken on film roles, Ron Howard was beginning to outgrow the Opie character, and the tone of television itself was shifting. In later years, he admitted in an interview with "The Charlotte Observer" that part of his breakdown stemmed from the fear that nothing else he did would carry the same heart. βI didnβt know if Iβd ever get to feel that kind of honesty and warmth again, not just in front of a camera, but in life.β After the wrap, the cast and crew gathered for a quiet dinner at a local studio-adjacent restaurant. There were no speeches, no formal farewells. Andy Griffith kept a handkerchief in his hand the entire evening. George Lindsey would later say, βI think he was still crying on the inside. We all were. But it was his pain that showed us how much it all meant.β The next morning, Griffith did not return to the studio. He called Richard Linke from his home in Toluca Lake and asked him to collect the last few items from his dressing room. He could not face the space empty. That call, according to Linke, was the true end. When a show gives people a home, ending it does not feel like closing a chapter, it feels like walking away from a town where every soul had mattered.
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