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The trio correctly identified the square as the filming location of 'The Music Man' and 'The Gilmore Girls' (both already mentioned in this thread), and then Cathy says "and then didn't they film, um, Opie, uh, what's that, not Happy Days, um ...". She never finished the sentence and never mentioned Andy Griffiths, but it's fair to assume that that's what she was referring to as Ron Howard's character was Opie Taylor (and he was in 'Happy Days'). Exteriors for "The Andy Griffith Show" were mainly filmed at the RKO 40 Acres/Desilu backlot in Culver City, about 45 minutes south of the Warner Bros' backlot. I can't find any evidence of Andy Griffith filming in Burbank. The video below shows what's now standing where the backlots were, and mentions several other shows and movies that were filmed there. It also shows the former Desilu Studios in Hollywood. There's a brief Dukes tie-in at around 12:32 when they show a still of James Best from the 1959 movie 'Verboten!'.

All right. Garrett is in. It wouldn't be a Moonshine 400 without Garrett. If we don't get confirmation from MM we are just putting her in Rosco's patrol car and we'll put Hoss in an orange F1 car.

Oooo I wanna race the NASCAR 24 car!!! Flames and all!

Rosco was a baaaaaaaaaaaad influence on me.

True. I don't trust Meadowmufn. She's just too good of friends with the Sheriff. Speaking of which, I wonder if Rosco is going to let her drive his car in the Moonshine 400. If she does, ignore the siren. She will probably use it to trick us into slowing down.

Well, it's racing time here in Hazzard, but of course it's ALWAYS racing time in Hazzard Co. The Moonshine Mauler is the favored winner this year, because of it's super charged engine and Hobie is the driver! There ARE some other racers though, who plan to give Hartkins a run for his money!

Looks like a 1975/76 Plymouth Fury, like some of the patrol cars.

That would be so awesome to hear! I remember watching a race back in Gordon/Johnson was racing . . . they were at Atlanta and John Schneider was the Grand Marshall. I got super excited. He needs to do it again. HA.

I heard John Schneider on the General's P.A. system, driving through town, a few years ago. This guy here in Sparta owns a General and they seem to be buddies!

I saw Kyle Petty on his motorcycle charity ride several/many years ago. I thought I saw him...wasn't sure. LOL. It was interesting.

Uncle Jesse and Daisy were following behind in Dixie. Jesse saw what was going on and got on the CB. "Now boys, you have two witnesses back here that you weren't speeding. Now, don't git any ideas and take off. If his lights go on just pull on over and I'll take care of 'ol Rosco."

Okay but it has to have wheels. You pulling it with something? That's 3. If other people don't enter we should enter them anyways and then to punish them for not participating we'll just give them flat tires early in the race!

Thank you Roger. I wish it was more or more detailed, but don't have much time for that. Thank you so much Hobie. NASCAR is one of the few things I love talking about.

In yesterday's race, Lando Norris got a good start from second and challenged for the lead off the line, but had to go wide at the second corner a dropped back to sixth. Kimi Antonelli got up to second and also briefly challenged Max Verstappen for the lead. He held the place for a few laps before being passed by Oscar Piastri. Oscar then went on to take the lead at the start of lap 14. It took Lando a few more laps, but he also passed Max to take second. There were a couple of virtual safety cars for blown engines, and one of them let George Russell pit and get out ahead of Max. Behind them, Lewis Hamilton gave some very sarcastic team radio messages when his Ferrari team were slow to respond to his request to swap track position with his team mate Charles Leclerc. First he asked if they'd finished their tea break, then when he had to let Charles back in front he was given the gap to the car behind and he asked if they wanted him to let them past as well. By the end, the two McLarens had a lead of over 30 seconds ahead of George and Max in third and fourth. Williams seem to be having a resurgence (they were always one of the top teams when I started watching F1, but haven't done so well in recent years) with Alex Albon in fifth and Carlos Sainz Jr in ninth after challenging Lewis on the final lap. Oscar's third win in a row is the first time a McLaren driver has achieved that for over 25 years. You can see the race highlights here. Oscar now leads Lando by 16 points with Max another 16 back. In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren have a huge lead because Red Bull still can't get a team mate for Max who can score good points. There's now a week's break before a triple-header in Europe starting at Imola. News just breaking: The Alpine team look like they're replacing Australian rookie driver Jack Doohan with Argentinian Franco Colapinto after just six races. Jack has had mixed form so far this year with a couple of heavy crashes. Franco drove nine races for Williams last year, but also had mixed results.

LOL! That's great! I can't say much about Meadow though....she's a FINE young lady.....!!! .....although she does need to be careful about hanging out with Rosco! You know what mama always said, you're a reflection of the company you keep!

We may fight it out on the track, to see who the best shine driver is, but when it comes to evading the long arm of Hazzard law.....We're ALL on the same side!!

Excellent idea picking a vehicle....or excellent idea losing to me?

I'm guessing we are going to have a pretty diverse group of race vehicles.....just like Mario Kart. I love that game. Sorry I'm out of reactions Hobie or I'd be giving you lots of likes.

Excellent idea! Except the Moonshine Mauler has some other ideas!!

I like the way you think Mr. Race Commissioner. I think we should take a week before the race starts to make sure everybody has described their vehicle. And to make sure that everybody who wants to enter and lose to me has time to do so.

They don't HAVE to be red! .....But they all ARE red! LOL! Dirt bikes, cars, ....whatever....This IS Hazzard County.....they do things different here! * * Another example of nobody has to explain anything to anybody around here! Everybody knows the quote I'm referring to ....!! ( This is ONE of the qualities that makes Hazzard so great!)

True. Probably even less than the robot.

So, how does this work Hobie, can I enter a dirtbike, Hoss enter an F1 car, Garrett enter a NASCAR #24 car? ETC ETC? Can Skipper enter the SS Minnow or does it have to be on wheels, like maybe a flatbed semi pulling the SS Minnow? Can we pick our own colors or do they have to all be red because you can't see any other color?

It just started....everybody feel free to jump on in and race/challenge who you want ( real or fictional) .....it all counts in Hazzard!) and you can even challenge or create drivers yourself! ....by the way , Garrett does a great job ( along with Hoss) on keeping up on NASCAR for us! You guys are the bomb!!

I was about to say, you mean your RED motor dirt bike? .....Well The Moonshine 400 is only for cars but as long as it's a RED dirt bike ( it sure looks red to me!) that will be fine! the prize for 1st place is one jug of shine or Buttermilk!

Just had a fun idea. Start a Moonshine 400 thread. It can be like Mario Kart and you can make any imaginary vehicle you want. Then after everyone has a vehicle in place we'll take turn posting race action, one post at a time.....like a role play. It will be total chaos....just like Hazzard County. I'll start it if you don't want to.

Is that the same car that got the vapors and stalled out before the first turn last year? It was green but as I recall it looked red to you. Can I enter my green Kawasaki dirt bike? It will probably look red to you also.

My mistake. They raced in Denver. But the big news in the world of racing is Garrett Duke back to posting race results on HazzardNet's NASCAR thread. The entire racing universe is talking about it.

I'll be glad when it's time for the Moonshine 400! I've got my car, the " Moonshine Mauler" ready to go!

Well I've been horrible keeping up with this thread with NASCAR. I haven't watched a race in forever due to time and my TV. I should look again if I can get them or not. Last I checked, it kept cutting out and I just gave up. Plus it's getting frustrating to see Chase Elliott continually finishing mid pack. But I apologize for failing y'all... They raced at Texas today. Joey Logano won the race. Here is the final results to today's race: NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway Live Leaderboard, Results, & Updates

The race is over, but it's 11pm here, so I'm off to bed. I'll write my report tomorrow when the highlights video is available. In the meantime, instead of the usual drivers' parade lap on the back of a truck, in Miami they drove round the circuit in full-size 2-seater Lego F1 cars. The drivers all seemed to enjoy it, so we may see it again. You can see today's Lego lap here.

Kyle Larson was driving the #88 for Connor Zilisch in the Xfinity Series. Conner was injured in last week's Talladega race. Funnily enough, some of the F1 cars were looking different this week due to special paint schemes for Miami. Ferrari added blue and white to their traditional red for their HP sponsors, but fans didn't like it. Elsewhere, Racing Bulls went with eye-catching pink and Kick Sauber made their livery look like paint splats. In yesterday's F1 sprint race, Kimi Antonelli's first pole start didn't go well for him. Heavy rain in Miami caused a 28-minute delay before the event, and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashed on the way to the grid. At the start, Oscar Piastri got away well from second on the grid, and both McLarens got past Kimi at the first corner. As the track dried, the drivers started coming in for slick tires. At Max Verstappen's stop, he was released into Kimi's path. Kimi had to do another lap and Max got a 10-second penalty for an unsafe release. Just after that, a crash involving Fernando Alonso brought out the safety car. Lando Norris was exiting the pits and managed to take the lead from Oscar. Lewis Hamilton had swapped tires early, and had overtaken Max for third. The safety car peeled into the pits before the final corner, so the cars finished pretty much in line. That meant that although Max crossed the line in fourth, his penalty put him down to 17th and last of the cars still running. A few other cars also got late penalties, so Kimi eventually got 2 points for seventh. We ended up with three British drivers in the top four. You can see the highlights here. Places were switched a bit in qualifying for the main race. Max got pole ahead of Lando, with Kimi and Oscar in third and fourth. Lewis was eliminated in Q2 and starts twelfth. Qualifying highlights are here.

Yes, James Cavan played both characters, although he was uncredited in 'Enos's Last Chance'. It was quite common for actors to return to Dukes as a different character (I counted over 60 occurrences), but this case was slightly unusual as the episodes were so close together. Another oddity in the casting of 'Enos's Last Chance' is that while it was about Scanlon, a master of disguise who could change identity, they used a different actor to play his salesman alter ego rather than just changing his makeup/wig.

It's a similar model early '50s Ford F-1 truck, but I very much doubt that it anything to do with Sanford and Son. I can't see any connection between Sanford and Son and Warner Brothers. The truck is also in very good condition and has a red grille, whereas the Sanford and Son truck was tatty with a silver grille. While it could've be restored, I've read that the Sandford and Son truck was bought by a real-life junk yard owner.

My Mauler is a 1983 Trans Am T top. It can run on gas or shine!

I'm trying to decide if I'm going to race with Miz Tisdale's dirt bike (would that be against postal regulations?) or Jesse's truck. Either way I'm going to have Cooter put an NOS system on my machine. I hope he's able to put NOS on a 2-stroke motorcycle. That sounds a little dangerous....which is exactly why I want to do it. Come on folks, what are the rest of you racing? Hobie, what year, color and model is your Mauler?

Probably won't get watched a lot but thanks for keeping us updated.

Y'all... Robot P. Coltrane is available.

Thanks, Spike. It's on at 9.00pm over here.

I don't know what episode it is from but this reminds me of a scene where Bo is driving and Luke says in a panic "I can't look" and closes his eyes. Bo responds "Neither can I" and closes his too.

Congratulations to Kimi Antonelli who, at 18, has become the youngest driver to take an F1 pole. The rookie Mercedes driver has qualified to start at the front for today's sprint event in Miami. The McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were very close behind, so it should be a tight race.

Hey y'all... Is the character Clem Boswell in the Season 6 episode Enos's Last Chance, played by James Cavan who was Artie Bender in the Season 6 episode Dead and Alive?

Season 7 Happy Birthday General Lee Luke:"There's Boss up ahead." Bo:"Yeah, an' he's almost at the finish line too. Come on General. We got a give it all we got. Don't fail us now." Luke:"I got an idea." Bo:"What?" Luke:"You think you could pull of that jumpin' trick again?" Bo:"Yeah. With my eyes closed." Luke:"Alright. Let 'er rip."

Season 7 Dr. Jekyll Mr. Duke, when Bo and Luke fight in the end of the episode, after the mind altering chemical Luke ingested finally wears off. Luke(After they whip each other, seeing Bo's busted bleeding lip.):"Who the heck beat-?" Bo:"You did!"

OK Hazzardites, right now I'm watching Robot P Coltrane and will be watching TDOH all night! I've also cracked open a can of adult beverages....MWBI ( Milwaukee's Best Ice) and I'm looking forward to tonight and tomorrow. My wife is on vacation so I can sleep late ( I take her to work. She doesn't drive) SOOOO I'm doing some serious relaxing/partying tonight and tomorrow! You guys come on in and meet me at the Boar's Nest!

Right now, I'm watching When You Wish Upon A Hogg!!

And another one coming up tomorrow (Sunday Aug 13). I wonder who he is going to be disguised as when he comes into town next. You just never know with that sneaky snake.

"I could have gotten Daisy killed and..." Bo starts then sighs before walking out the door. Lizzy finds him ten minutes later sitting in the barn occasionally banging his head against the wall. "You keep doing that and you'll either break the wall or get a goose egg on your head the size of Georgia." Lizzy says.

Never Mind Friend helped me.

Ok Never Mind i had a friend look at it.