RogerDuke

I just watched "Dukes Strike it Rich" and the Dukes were talking about building a lake on their property and buying a yacht for it. I bet that would be your favorite vehicle if they would let you be the Skipper!

Dukes Strike it Rich.....season 5 A young couple (the Morton's) buy property sight unseen that ajoins Duke property. They are devastated when they see it because Boss advertised it as farm land but it is a swamp. While Cooter is distracting Boss and Rosco by towing Boss's car for a phony windshield wiper recall, Coy and Vance flip through Boss's records and learn about his scam. After a chase the boys get caught and get thrown in jail but get out right away and meet Jesse, Daisy and the Morton's at an old still sight and come up with a plan. They melted some miscellaneous gold into a real nugget and then made a bunch of fake nuggets out of lead and gold spray paint and dressed up and acted like rich people. Coy and Vance planted the fake gold on their property and also the Morton's, in the stream that goes through both. They lured Boss and Rosco there and when they found a few nuggets Boss wanted the Morton's property back. Later, Rosco found the fake nugget making operation in Cooter's garage. Boss was out at the Duke farm talking to the Morton's, and Rosco headed out there and tried to call Boss on the CB but his radio sparked and popped and was ruined. Boss gave the Morton's back twice the money they paid for the land and then he left for Capitol City to officially record the deed. Then Rosco made it to the farm to tell Boss the nuggets were fake but he resorts to plan B and tries to catch Boss before he can get to Capitol City. Thankfully, the boys and the General Lee were able to slow down Rosco just enough to save the day for the Morton's.

Any dirt bike that Miz Tisdale drove. I also love Jesse's truck and Black Tillie. How about you Skipper?

Sure do....sorry that my private messages aren't working. I think we might be buying a cheap tablet and not attaching it to my wife's plan (just using WiFi) so there's a chance I might get on FB again. Did you screenshot and post my message? Did anybody respond? I'm going to write an episode review right now but I'll get back to you.

Happy birthday on Sunday Cooter. I hope you can make it over to my house for our traditional pancake and oil breakfast to celebrate.

I have the largest knife that Buck ever made. Believe it or not, Buck named it "The General". I'm guessing I've had it about 35 years.

Well, this is good timing. I just started watching season 5 and Enos is back in town......and today is Sonny's birthday. Happy birthday buddy. Possum on a gumbush.....you still look 20 years younger!

The New Dukes.....season 5 Bo and Luke leave Hazzard after getting an opportunity to fulfill their lifelong dream of joining the NASCAR circuit. Boss is so happy that he even shares his meal and champagne with Rosco and he never shares food with him. Jesse and Daisy are just the opposite of happy since they miss Bo and Luke so much. But when the new Dukes show up Daisy and Jesse are now happy and Boss no longer is. Coy had been a test driver in Detroit and Vance was in the Merchant Marines and they hadn't been in Hazzard for 6 years. Before you know it Enos is showing up in the courthouse in his uniform and everybody but Boss is happy about that. Boss isn't pleased because due to a regulation he has to hire him back after his stint in California. (I was happy too since he was my favorite character at the time). Boss hired 2 bad guys and bought a tank vehicle called the mean green machine. The first thing they did was bust through the front wall of the Capitol City Bank and rob it at gunpoint. Coy, Vance and Daisy took after it but their blue car was destroyed with flames and the machine got away. The good news for the new boys was that the General Lee was available. Boss bought a printing press and planned on using the bad guys and the machine to steal the government printing plates that make $100 bills when they come through town. Rosco planted some of the stolen Capitol City money in the General Lee and after a chase arrested the boys for robbery. Enos sold the car he bought in California to bail them out. The Dukes figured out what Boss's plans were and spring into action after hopping into all 3 of their vehicles but they're too late to stop the plates from being stolen. The bad guys then double cross Boss and tie him and Rosco up but they get rescued. When the bad guys realize they are going to get caught, they take the machine off their trailer and bust through Enos and Cletus's roadblack. A few minutes later Coy flew the General Lee over the machine and Vance dropped some lit dynamite in. The Hazzard Gazette put heroes Coy and Vance on the front page and Daisy put a kiss on Enos's cheek. When the Dukes went back to get the mean green machine it had mysteriously vanished.

Since I'm not positive that I am quitting FB please use this one. I made a few changes. Thanks for all your help cousin.

You might be right but I'm so bad with technology that I'll have to learn more first. It just seems like it's more than a coincidence that I didn't have any trouble with the tablet for the several years that I have owned it and then started having problems as soon as I started using FB.

Well, the Facebook adventure was interesting but it's over. It was fun but also troublesome. I had all kinds of problems with my tablet after I started using FB and it got progressively worse. I went to click on something called "my story" last night and the tablet crashed and is now unusable. The last few days all kinds of warnings have been popping up so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. We have this laptop that we seldom use but now that I have to use it, I'm not getting on FB. The tablet was old so it wasn't a huge loss but I would hate for something to happen to this. Robert, could you please get on the group I started and explained what happened. I would appreciate it if you tell them that I am deleting my facebook account but can be found here on the HN forums if anybody wants me.

It was probably a leftover one from the Perseid Meteor Shower from earlier this month. Strays can last for a couple weeks later after the peak that was on Aug 11-12. Of course it could have been just a loner....most meteors are. Considering that it is still August my bet would be that it was from the Perseids, based in the constellation Perseus and the result of a comet named Swift-Tuttle.

I love your Rosco impersonation Spike. You sound just like him.

Thanks Spike. Anytime DOH gets more exposure on any format it's a good thing. My wife got on YouTube today and I watched a bunch of Moonrunners clips but couldnt find the entire movie...even though some of them were labeled "entire movie". It was pretty cool seeing Ben Jones.

I wouldn't know where to begin. If I could only pick one it would be the Lucinda Meadows quote that is my signature. Do you have a favorite Skipper?

Dukes in Danger....season 4 When Rosco is chasing the Duke boys a station wagon with a guard driving and 2 prisoners in the back gets run off the road and the prisoners escape. They end up at the Duke farm where they take the mortgage money and hold Jesse and Daisy hostage. When Bo and Luke arrive they get taken hostage too. Since the mortgage money didn't get to the bank on time Boss arrives at the farm with a foreclosure notice, only to become a hostage as well. Later Rosco shows up and now there are 7 hostages if you count Flash. The prisoners make Boss call Cletus to tell him he and Rosco will be at the farm for a couple days and not to let anybody disturb them. Cletus is pretty excited to be in charge and even smokes a cigar. When Cooter brought Daisy's Jeep back the bad guys hid but Daisy was able to sneak a "HELP" note in his shirt pocket. Her kiss distracted him so much that he forgot about it. The bad guys forced the hostages into the barn for the night with only one guarding them. In the morning the Dukes overpowered him and he ran in the house with the other guy. The boys grabbed their bows and arrows and Jesse got his shotgun and a long shootout occurred. The prisoners then got away in a patrol car just as Cooter found the note and left with Cletus to go to the farm. The Dukes changed a tire and take off after the bad guys. After being joined by Cletus, Cooter and the prison guard, they catch them. The Dukes trick Boss into accepting the mortgage money and keep the farm. Season 4 comes to an end with a couple new Duke boys in Hazzard's future.

That couldn't be right Hoss. This episode aired on March 26, 1982 and she must have gone to state prison for at least 4 years after Rosco threw her in the Hazzard jail. That would put her out of prison in 1986 at the earliest. This means that there is no way she could have been dating either of these guys from 1982 on. LOL

The Law and Jesse Duke....season 4 Rosco and Cletus find out that the Chickasaw police went on strike and ended up with better pay and benefits so they decide to strike too. When Boss fires them they end up picketing in front of the courthouse. Even Flash has a picket sign. Since there is no law and order in Hazzard Boss looks up the Jones gang, Simon, Floyd and the leader, their sister Alabama and come up with a plan to burglarize businesses in Hazzard....and of course Boss plans to frame the Dukes. After the Jones gang grabs their first truckload of goods they tie Bo and Luke up at their warehouse/hideout and then go grab another load. The Duke boys get away but not before Alabama takes pictures of them that makes it looks like they were stealing televisions. She also has her brothers put stolen goods in the truck of the General without them knowing. Boss calls a meeting in town where Jesse is reluctantly made temporary sheriff (the other 3 Dukes had been deputies in the past). Boss then shows Jesse the pictures and since Jesse is a man of honor it is his sworn duty to go after them. Cooter warns the boys on the CB and the next thing you know Jesse is driving a patrol car with Daisy by his side and they are in hot persuit of the boys but their orange clunker car is too much for the old ridge runner. The boys find the stolen merchandise in their trunk and return it to the rightful owners. The 4 Dukes then meet and the General leads Sheriff Duke to the warehouse/hideout and then they start chasing the Jones gang. Jesse tells Boss on the CB "I love it. I love it. I love it. Hot Pursuit!" Boss gives Rosco and Cletus the raise and benefits they want so they join the chase end up in a paint shop with lots of colors on them and their car and then land in a pond. 4 Dukes catch 3 Jones' and everything is back to Hazzard's version of what is called normal.

Easy: Old Red OR Flash Medium: Hazzard Memorial Park OR Hazzard Fairgrounds Hard: Laura Comfurt OR Lori Comfurt Music Stars: Hoyt Axton OR Conway Twitty Episode titles: Double Danger OR Double Dukes

Your idea is a good one Skipper. It would be a fun change of pace to have a County Commissioner who is nice and honest. It would take getting used to but would be nice. The key to making it work would be getting the new younger Dukes to have the same appeal as the ones did from 40 years ago. If they could pull that off they'd have a winner. Of course another challenge would be the flag. While I would love a return to the Confederate Flag, corporations who advertise on commercials would not permit it. Would Hazzard fans accept an American flag on the orange 1969 Charger? Some would and some would not. I'd be pretty mad that the Confederate flag was taken off but two good things would happen. Number one is that the American flag is something to be proud of as well. Number two is that the Dukes tradition would start up for another generation of fans. Sure, there are young kids today who are Dukes fans because their parents and grandparents handed the tradition down to them but a new Dukes television series would open up the world again to the Dukes Hazzard. Still, the loss of Southern fans who are loyal to the Confederate Flag would be troubling. Despite the wider appeal of the show, Southerners were the heart and sole of the original fan base and have already had too much of their culture taken away. It would be interesting to poll them and see how they would feel.

I thought the two reunion shows were terrible. I could be wrong but it just seemed like they were written by writers who were simply writing for a paycheck and weren't real fans of the show. I think it would ppssible to make a reunion show or even new series and make it work. When I saw how successful bringing back Dallas was I believe it could be done with Dukes if they could get stars back from the original like they did with Dallas. The problem with that would be if one of them passed away like Larry Hagman. That would be tough on Dukes fans. I would rather see it left like it was after season 7. Everybody is still alive and every day is a happy ending. Still, with my help as a senior consultant a new series could work. ....if it stuck to the spirit of the original.

I know I've seen an incorrect black tan interior somewhere else before but I can't remember where.

Share and Share Alike....season 4 Two robbers driving by Sunset Lake throw a bag of stolen credit cards out that is worth a million dollars when Cletus is chasing them for a minor traffic violation. Bo and Luke just happen to be fishing there and pick up the bag. Cletus catches the bad guys and since he knows nothing about the credit cards he just gives them a ticket. The bad guys start looking for the General Lee since they saw it parked there and suspect the owners might have picked up the bag. Rosco ends up with the cards and gives them to Boss who plans on keeping them but using a few to frame the Dukes. Meanwhile Lulu is now dressing like Boss and has started the Hazzard Equal Rights Society (HERS) and explains to Boss that she is taking over half of his businesses since they are legally hers. She then has her name painted on all of them and convinces other Hazzard women to stand up for their rights as well. The bad guys find Bo and Luke but don't believe them when they say Rosco has the cards. The boys elude them but the bad guys go to the farm and hold Jesse hostage in their ongoing effort to get the bag of credit cards. Lulu sold Rosco's sheriff's car to Big Ed Little and had it painted Chickasaw green and her and Daisy took off to deliver it, not knowing the cards were hidden inside. After everyone found out where the cards were 7 vehicles took off after Daisy and Lulu 1) The General Lee 2) Boss and Rosco in Cletus's car 3) Cletus in a third police car 4) Jesse's truck 5) Cooter's wrecker 6) The bad guys 7) Big Ed. The bad guys get there first and hold Daisy and Lulu hostage and take their car but then it's another Hazzard County reunion and another happy ending. Lulu backs off from sharing businesses with Boss but unveils her new plan to run for the office of County Commissioner.

Yepper! The Skipper got them all right.

Miss Tri-Counties.....season 4 Miss Melanie Dubois of Hatchapee County enters the Tri-County beauty contest, the 3 counties being Hatchapee, Riverton and Hazzard. Melanie's sugar daddy is Big Jim Mathers and he wants her to win so bad that he gives Boss $10,000 to fix it so she does. Boss wants to use the money to fund his solar powered still and he even has a little scale model of it. Boss knows Melanie's biggest competition is Daisy so he tries to keep her from entering before the deadline but fails. The contest is divided into 3 sections- mechanical ability, a car race and swimsuit competition. The mechanical contest is to see who can put a carburetor together quickest. Daisy won despite the fact that Boss rigged it but she forfeited because she thought it was the right thing to do. Later Rosco found out that Daisy's drivers license had expired so she couldn't enter the race. After telling her, the Dukes rushed off to Chickasaw because Boss wouldn't help her renew it. Boss contacts Big Ed Little and he fails to stop Daisy from renewing it despite chasing her cousins around during her test. Daisy then won the race even though Big Jim sent his two henchmen on the course to trip her up. Having Daisy tied with Melanie 1-1 Big Jim is desperate so he has his men kidnap Daisy but it's the General Lee to the rescue and they get Daisy back to the Boar's Nest just in time for the swimsuit competition which was easy for Miss Hazzard County to win, pulling down a perfect score of 30. Big Jim got his money back from Boss and Daisy donated her $500 prize to the 4H club for kids (Head, Heart, Health, Hands). -- Folks in Hazzard County were green before being green was cool. Boss wanted a solar powered still and Jesse invented ethanol in "High Octane" --- Jesse (talking to himself) "And people ask 'wher'd ya git all that grey hair Mr. Duke.' "