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A Little Game of Pool.....season 5 Boss and a couple of bad guys named Joe and Don have schemed to rob a payroll shipment but need a fast getaway car so Joe and Don stole the General Lee at the farm while the 4 Dukes were in the barn practicing for a big upcoming annual pool tournament. After they got caught, Rosco arrested them but it was all for show because he didn't want the Dukes to know they were partners with Boss. Boss then went to the Duke farm and offered to buy the General and when the Dukes refused he intentionally ripped the surface of the Duke's pool table so Jesse couldn't practice since Jesse was his big rival. Later, at the Boar's Nest Boss talked Jesse into a bet, the General Lee against his Cadillac, in a little game of pool scheduled for the next day. Boss let Joe and Don out of jail, claiming there wasn't enough evidence to hold them. Just before the big match was scheduled to start, Boss walked in with a cast on his right arm, claiming it was broke but he was faking. He explained that under Ridge Runner rules he was permitted to use a substitute and then, in walked professional pool player Chickasaw Thins who ran the table and beat Jesse. Rosco then drove away from the Boar's Nest in the General. When the Dukes found out Boss was faking the broken arm they realized the General was still theirs because cheating violates Ridge Runner rules and they drove off to recover it. Joe and Don had painted it black and before the paint was even dry got caught by the Dukes and drove off in their own car but Coy and Vance hopped in the General but Joe and Don crashed their car before the boys even got there and then they ended up in jail. Jesse won the pool championship and to avoid going to jail, Boss and Rosco repainted the General Lee. -- The General Lee was also black before Bo and Luke ever got him, which we will see later in season 7 "Happy Birthday General Lee" -- A couple iconic scenes are in this one: A bull forces Enos and Rosco onto the roof of their car. Also, Rosco demolished an RV when he tries to jump the General Lee over it after Boss had won it.

I sure am....and I'm enjoying season 5. I still have a few more episodes until Bo and Luke come back. I'll be happy when they do but I'll be sad when Coy and Vance drive off.

I can't help you but it sure is nice to have you here. Please check out everything the HazzardNet has to offer and stay awhile.....and keep us posted on your project!

LOL....you might be right about that.

If it was possible to be 101% I would but I guess I'll have to settle for 100% too Skipper.

Good one Skipper.....LOL.....I never did hear from that guy again.

That is SO COOL that you found this Skipper. I sure miss BoJamesDuke. She was awesome and was a good friend. I wish she would stop by and visit the HN once in awhile but I suppose that's how things go on forums. Yes, Skipper I sure appreciate you being the first to friend me on FB and I will always be thankful for that....and thankful you have been such an amazing addition and contributor to the HazzardNet. You have added a lot of excitement to the 'ole HN and we are so lucky you joined. My wife did get me another tablet....a cheap one so it won't be as big of a deal if it breaks down so I might return to FB but I was thinking of waiting until after the election to avoid all the insanity the next several weeks.

Thanks as always for keeping us informed.

I'd pick John too but only because I have never met him and he still seems interested in the show. Sonny would be my top pick if I hadn't already met him twice. I've always loved his character and his real-life personality. I haven't met Catherine either so she would be my second choice. Stars I have met include, Luke, Cooter, Rosco, Enos, Coy, Big Ed Little.

I feel your pain Spike. When cool temps come in September my allergies are at their worst. The last few days have been pretty bad. I don't usually take medicine but since we were around other people I had to this weekend. My wife's father was in the Army in Germany in the late 70s and we get together with her friends (and their husbands) from high school every year so this year we met near Penn State. The actress Julianne Moore went to school with my wife. She showed her to me in the yearbook and she doesn't look that much different than she does today. My wife hasn't spoken to her since high school. Beautiful day today. I slept in and then worked on firewood. Astronomy tonight!

I just got back from a 3 day trip and I'm exhausted. I'll catch up with some of these post later but for now, just wanted to say that I'm happy to be back on the HazzardNet. I hope everybody had a great weekend.

Crazy weekend ahead so I probably won't watch an episode until Monday.

Cooling down here too. No rain forecast for the next several days and we sure need it. Our well is good but a lot of folks are going dry.

I didn't notice but I thought she looked familiar! Thanks for the info.

The Great Insurance Fraud.....season 5 Rosco is pulling people over for traffic violations and giving them the option of a $300 fine or buying a $150 policy from Hoggoco Life Insurance that pays out a million dollars if you die. Two scammers named Ward and Lavinia get a policy with the intent to collect the million. They rig a car up to make it look like Ward is in it. The car goes off a cliff, blows up and sinks in Bottomless Lake just after the license plate falls off. The bad thing is that the 3 younger Dukes were in the General on the same curve at the same time it happened. Coy was driving and even though it wasn't his fault he blames himself for some odd reason. Rosco threw Coy in jail and Jesse was forced to put the farm up for his bail and then Coy went in to a deep depression and even had nightmares. Lavinia showed up and surprised Boss with a claim of Ward's death and demands her million dollars. She explained that she knew the insurance was a scam and threatened to turn him in to the State Insurance Commission if he didn't pay up. To avoid getting sued, Boss signed everything he owned over to Rosco who immediately started to treat Boss as bad as Boss always treated him. After finding a yellow car that he thinks might have witnessed the accident, Vance meets Lavinia and gets knocked out by Ward and tied up. Lavania then calls Boss and tells him she will accept a quarter million in cash to settle the deal and he agrees and then eats the paper he signed giving everything to Rosco. Jesse and Coy rescue Vance and he tells them that Ward and Lavinia have a helicopter coming to pick them up. After locking Boss and Rosco in a closet, Ward and Lavinia take the money and grab Daisy as a hostage. After the chopper took off from the Boar's Nest, Daisy smacked and choked the pilot enough that he had trouble controlling it and dropped close enough to the ground for Vance to grab onto one of the landing feet. He then drained the fuel out and forced it to land and the bad folks went to jail and it was another Hazzard Happy Ending! --The bad guy was listed as Wade in the closing credits but they called him Ward the entire episode.

I sure wish I could help Skipper. Let us know if you make any progress.

That's a good point LOL I meant Ben Jones as the Agent!

Enos in Trouble.....season 5 The Duke boys gave Enos a ride to the depot to pick up his footlocker that had just arrived from California. While loading it in the General, two bad guys named Burke and Carter hold them up at gunpoint demanding the locker but the General gets away after a chase. Boss is excited about his new business venture, General Hogg's Southern Fricasseed Pigs Feet as Rosco informs him about the attempted robbery. Boss suspects Enos or the Dukes have something valuable. While at the Duke farm Enos flips through the locker but finds so surprises. The locker stays at the farm when the boys drive Enos into town because Boss wanted to see him but on the way there the bad guys start shooting at them but they get away. Later, back at the farm, the 4 Dukes go through Enos's locker and Daisy finds a flashlight full of stolen emeralds that Enos didn't know about. Boss and Rosco overhear the news when the Dukes call Enos and tell him they're bringing the gems into town. Burke and Carter steal a car and Rosco chases the Dukes with the hopes of grabbing the emeralds but his car ends up in a tree. When the boys give the gems to Enos Boss demands them but the boys know Boss will keep them so they whisk Enos away while the bad guys are ransacking the farmhouse with Daisy and Jesse safely watching at a distance. After the Dukes and Enos bury the emeralds, Enos snags Daisy's jeep and drives to town and turns himself in to Boss. Enos told him he wouldn't reveal the gems location until the California police arrive because he had called them. Burke and Carter then pretend to be the California police but when they are quickly exposed as phonies they kidnap Enos and drive away. The General, Dixie and Sheriff's car take off after them and they get away but not for long when the Dukes see their car at an abandoned barn. To create a distraction they light some leaves in metal barrels and call the fire department. Once again the bad guys get away with Enos but it's the General Lee, Coy and Vance to the rescue. Later, the real California police pick up the emeralds. -- Funny scene with Rosco picking thorns out of Boss's booty after he fell in the briar patch. Later, Boss had a pillow tied to his sore behind. -- A rare sight of a General Lee headlight. Coming into town the left headlight cover was open.

I love that song! Cooter sure looked different in that movie.

I nominate Skipper and Hoss.

There is a very high percentage of these places that were built on the exact spot that a real castle stood earlier. Or, the remodeling job was so extreme that there is hardly anything left of the original. It could be just a matter of pride too.....like someone who has a pond but calls it a lake. I doubt there are laws against anybody labeling something a castle but I could be wrong. Boldt Castle certainly wasn't built for defensive purposes. The author of this book, Jasmina Trifoni, does appear to be taking liberties with the word castle so I tend to agree with you.

The Hazzard Hustle.....season 5 Boss set up an illegal horse race betting operation in Rapaho County with a guy named Swifty, who hooked all the phone betting lines through the Duke farm's phone so in case Boss gets caught he can frame the Dukes. The phone rings constantly at the farm even though the Dukes can't hear any voices on the other end. While Boss and Rosco are in Rapaho, Boss puts Enos in charge but he lets it slip to the Dukes where Boss is so he sends Enos and Rosco out to arrest them....which they do....but they got away. New Boss, Billie Tucker and her massive thug named Bull find out about Boss's betting scheme so they visit him and Rosco. Bull shows them that they are angry when he bends Rosco's pistol barrel. Boss blamed the Dukes and sent Billie and Bull to their farm. In order to draw them away from Jesse and Daisy, Coy and Vance told Billie that it was their operation and then hopped in the General. After a chase Billie's car got stuck. While that was going on, Boss and Swifty moved their phone lines to a different location in Rapaho. The boys found out where the old operation had been and went back to tell Daisy and Jesse. Then the boys found the telephone pole that Swifty had tapped into and Vance listened in and figured out how the operation works. Daisy and Jesse found the location of Boss's new betting sight and Billie and Bull found Coy and Vance but the boys got away again. All 4 Dukes then met in Cooter's garage. The next day was the big Dixie Derby so Daisy dressed like an old lady and bet $150 on "Country Dancer" at 50 to 1 odds. Vance had spliced into the phone lines and beat Boss at his own game and knew who the winner would be. Billie and Bull then showed up and took the suitcase full of the better's money. Coy and Vance chased them and used a well placed dynamite arrow to crash their car. The betters got their money. Boss lost his money and the Dukes donated their winnings and their phone stopped ringing. -- This episode should have been titled "Rapaho Hustle" since most of it was in Rapaho County -- Cletus was mentioned again....still on vacation

I'm not sure if there is a clear definition of a castle but for whatever reason the author included it.

The only one on your list that is in my book is Windsor. It has such an amazing history. Boldt Castle and Biltmore are the only 2 in the US that made the top 50. We visited Boldt Castle a couple years ago. Other favorites from my book? Hmm, Highclere, Chenonceau, Schloss Schwerin, Neuschwanstein, Peles, Chambord, Leeds.

We had grandkids all day today and yesterday. They sure keep us young.