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I'm having so much fun with the episode reviews I decided to do all 20 cartoon episodes as well. I'll post the first two later today. It's a bit sad that the tradition of Saturday morning cartoons is gone but it sure was a fun era while it lasted.

Welcome, Waylon Jennings......season 7 Waylon Jennings comes into Hazzard County driving a full sized semi that contains his mobile Country and Western museum with things more valuable to a redneck than the contents of King Tut's tomb. Two guys named Buddy and Jeb wave him down for an autograph but steal the museum and get away just before Bo and Luke arrive to untie Waylon. Buddy and Jeb were hired by Boss and they get away after the boys try to catch them. The boys go back to Waylon and before he can explain things, an exact replica of the museum comes around the corner. But, it's not a replica. It is the real museum and is driven by Betty Jo Page, hired by the insurance company to protect it. It was then explained that the first truck was a decoy just because it was possible something like this could happen. When Buddy and Jeb pull into the barn where Boss and Rosco are they are shocked that the truck was empty. Boss was planning on getting $100,000 from the insurance company for the return of the truck. Since he liked country music he would have felt guilty to ask for more, prompting Rosco to say "That probably is one of the most generous selfish things you have ever done." The truck went to town where Enos was assigned to guard it all night. Betty Jo started to suspect the Duke boys, especially after finding out they were on probation. At night, Buddy and Jeb knocked Enos out with chloroform and took the museum. In the morning Betty Jo put a bug on the General so she could follow it. Later, the boys found the decoy truck and Betty Jo found them so she definitely thought they were guilty. The boys then found the real museum but got caught and tied up by Buddy and Jeb. They got away when Rosco and Enos came to arrest them. Daisy found out that a ransom note for $100,00 was sent to Betty Jo. Her company wired the money to Boss and she went with him and Rosco to Eagle Rock Meadow to make the exchange. Bo, Luke and Waylon got there too but the bad guys got away with the money and the truck (museum not attached). Luke shot a dynamite arrow in front of them and a fistfight followed. 'Ole Waylon even got in on it. Buddy and Jeb got arrested and Waylon sang "Never Could Walk the Line" at the Boar's Nest. --Waylon even got to experience a jump in the General Lee. Moments later he got another one....over a raised drawbridge. -- The stuff in the museum was pretty cool, Hank Jr's steel guitar, Willie Nelson's cut off pig tail, Buddy Holly's motorcycle and, the latest addition, a picture of the Dukes with Waylon. --- What a great scene and story!....At the Duke farm, Waylon and Betty Jo sat down with the 4 Dukes for a meal. Waylon told the story of how his guitar was stolen just before his first professional gig. A stranger came along and helped him get another. That stranger was a feller named Jesse Duke --Does anybody know if the museum was footage of a real museum?

I wonder how many have been edited for political correctness/modern tastes. Some of the older cartoons contain pretty bad racial stereotyping, and others have had smoking edited out (I see Boss still has his cigar in the Dukes cartoons). Personally, I'm happy to put up with a warning before watching them so long as they're left untouched - then I can decide if I want to proceed. When the audience is primarily children, different rules apply.

I figured you'd be getting some of the lake effect snow. We just had a few minutes of snow flurries on this side of lake Erie. The weather this year is like a light switch between seasons, seems like we didn't even get an Autumn. Get just a few days here and there with Autumn temperatures then bam back to winter temperatures. Procrastinating ended up costing my dad some extra $$$. The tree company padded the bill for an 'emergency' call on their day off. What would have been just $1600 last week ended up costing him over $3000 this week. Though some of that extra money went to termite spraying and trimming of a couple of other trees in his backyard and they didn't itemize how much that 'emergency' call cost. Let's see if he learned his lesson on procrastinating though I doubt he did. This wasn't the first time he procrastinated on something major and probably won't be the last. If you guys haven't stocked up on food and necessities yet you're probably too late as the second panic buying wave has hit. Yesterday afternoon while leaving the library I looked across the street at the Kroger's and they were so packed that there was a line of people waiting to get in. Ohio's governor decided last night to just institute a curfew instead of a shutdown. Stores, restaurants and bars will have to close at 10pm or face severe fines and penalty's. This morning on her way to work my wife seen a shooting star I hope her wish comes true. Y'all have a good day.

Yeehaa Cousin Roger!

Happy Birthday General Lee......season 7 After getting chased by Rosco and Boss and then getting away, Bo and Luke return to the farm to find Daisy, Jesse and Cooter celebrating the eighth birthday of the General Lee, complete with a birthday cake. Luke recalls that he was just out of the Marines and Bo was just out of high school and the episode fades to 8 years earlier. Bo and Luke were in an old brown Ford pick-up truck and got pulled over by Boss and Rosco. Rosco had a moustache and Boss was thinner with more hair on the top. Rosco impounded the truck and the boys were picked up by Jesse and Daisy in the white Ford truck. They went back to the farm and admired the souped up engine the boys built. Bo and Luke had their eyes on a $10,000 prize at the "Hazzard Road Race Championship" but had no car for their engine. Meanwhile, robbers Ginny and Rick had just stolen $50,000 in gold dust at Capitol City and made a getaway in a black 1969 Dodge Charger but crashed and were caught by Capitol City Sheriff Snead. Before they were caught they hid the bags of gold behind the instrument panel. The 4 Dukes went to Boss's house and asked for a loan but to get a lower rate Daisy had to agree to work at the Boar's Nest. Bo and Luke borrowed Cooter's truck and picked up the 10 year old Charger at a Capitol City junkyard and took it to Cooter's Garage. The robbers broke out of jail and went to Hazzard to find their car and gold dust, while Boss and Rosco were spying at Cooter's because they were concerned the new race car could beat Boss's #13 car. Ginny and Rick confronted Bo and Luke on the street but the boys got away after being shot at. The next morning the General Lee breathed life for the first time and then got painted orange because that was the only color Cooter had enough of. The 01 got painted on the sides and Bo said "We started out with nothing and it's #1 here all the way." After the flag was painted and horn installed, Jesse named the car. Later, Ginny and Rick saw the boys and started chasing them but then history was made when the General jumped it's first creek. The boys got to the race just in time. Rosco said he'd shave his moustache and Boss said he's eat his hat if the General beat Boss. While sitting in Boss's car, Rosco was the announcer in the 5 car race but Ginny and Rick joined in until Luke shot their tire out with an arrow. The other cars crashed and then some of the gold dust fell out from behind the General's instrument panel. The General trailed by a lot but caught up and jumped over Boss and Rosco to win the $10,000. Boss ate his hat and Rosco shaved. Ginny and Rick got caught and the gold dust got returned. Fade ahead 8 years and Boss and Rosco show up to interrupt the birthday party and the boys jump in the General and the chase is on! -- Ginny was played by country music star Janie Fricke. -- The guy who sold the black Charger incorrectly called it a 1968. -- The General's first jump in this episode is the record breaker that is featured in the opening song. -- What a great episode....a favorite of many Dukes fans. The most famous car in the world is still the most famous.....and likely always will be.

We just got our first measurable snow of the season. Lake Erie has a dramatic effect on weather patterns and snow. Some places got next to nothing and some got 5 inches. We only got an inch or two. I sure love Christmas so this puts me in the mood. It won't last. 60 degrees in the forecast in a couple days.

I'm gonna be announcing that in a matter of minutes! Woulda been sooner, but I'd just typed the whole thing up and then HNet timed me out and lost the post. Our beloved site here has a sense of humor. Stay tuned!

Val is our April 2012 Fan of the Month! Val's recognition is long overdue, as she joined us way back in 2004. Val is a longtime fan of Enos - hence her handle - and she was a fanfic writer and all-around goofball here on HazzardNet for many years. Now, I know Val personally so I'll explain why I put some of this in the past tense. Val grew up watching The Dukes of Hazzard on TNN and then CMT, and then grew up the rest of the way while hanging around the usual rowdies on HazzardNet. Somewhere in the process, she went to college and held down two jobs to pay for it. Since graduating college, Val's been working hard, and now has a solid career going. She also got married. With all the responsibilities she has going, she's not on HazzardNet as much anymore, but I know she still loves the Dukes, and she's here when she can be. Val is one of those people who will always be a Duke fan, no matter how much she "grows up." That's worth recognizing, and we hope you'll join us in congratulating Val on her much-overdue Fan of the Month award! Congrats, Val!

Oh wow! Thank you so much guys! I guess I definately need to pop in here more. I do love the dukes still and have the full box set at home. My husband and I love watching the DVDs on the few nights that we do have time together. I tell you, bliss for a Duke fan is marrying a Duke fan. Thank you so much for this honnor. I have wrote duke fan fiction, specializing in Enos fiction. I find writing calming and exciting. Thank you so much for the congrads everyone. I'm sorry I haven't been around as much but I hope to return and continue my writing.

Congrats, Val! I got all these guys with banjos to play a song in your honor for this auspicious occasion.

Long overdue for recognition is somebody who has been a part of HazzardNet since 2004. He's also a member of the CGLFC and has been an active voice among Dukes fans for many years. This longtime Dukes fan is a friend to many. He's also never afraid to speak his mind. Yet he always conducts himself with honor even if discussions and opinions get a little hot. I chose this photo in recognition of our Fan of the Month because it speaks to the same values that Capt Redneck has always shown. He's hard-working and self-sufficient. He can take care of himself, but he's always ready to help a friend in need. So this scene of the Duke farm during the GA filming is appropriate; Capt Redneck is in it somewhere. Congratulations, Capt Redneck, and thank you for being a part of HazzardNet! Sal-ute!

In the meantime tho', we included some recognition for several of ya'll on our homepage. Everybody here in the Forums makes HazzardNet a great community for Dukes of Hazzard fans, and we thank you.

Congratulations CDoherty95! I bet it was Rosco that took that General Lee bike!