Garrett Duke

Out of reactions but your words are so true Garrett. It's a shame that kids growing up today will never know the fun we had. Most of them are slaves to a tiny screen glued to their eyeballs that is blocking their view of a wide world. 

Sadly in today’s world networks don’t really care about fan response or wants anymore...they do what they want. Blue Bloods is good, although I mainly have watched it because of Tom Selleck...he’s always been one of my heroes since “Magnum”. I don’t think BB would have lasted as long as it has if he hadn’t been as seriously involved. I kind of got out of it though, and haven’t watched much for the past few years.
I haven’t seen CHiPs since reruns on TBS, not long after it had gone off the air. I’d love to see it again...I’ll have to look into getting it soon. For DOH I re-found it in the 90s when reruns were on the cable network TNN, and this was the first time I’d seen the show since it was originally on when I was growing up. I taped some episodes, but I didn’t get the whole show. I didn’t get the entire series to see again until they started releasing it to DVD, around 2004/05. 

I don't have a Blu ray Player so I'm OK either way...
But I do have DOH on VHS as well as DVD. I don't have a VHS player any more since I couldn't get it hooked up thanks to the antenna I have to have...but I have them on DVD. They are Dukes, so I can't get rid of them. LOL  

Sanford and Son is one of my all time favorites..I have ALL of them in a collection, juat like the Dukes!
 
* See you guys back here in Hazzard, in about an hour! 

That's good. You are not a prisoner of all the anti-American Commie Anti-white stuff they're putting on the Tube nowadays!

Y'all are so smart on all the nitty gritty information. There needs to be more time in the day so I can go back and watch it again. It's been forever since I actually watched a show. *GASP*  But I loved the whole Richard Petty reference. LOL. Y'all do realize I got my love for NASCAR from the Dukes...

I love the Georgia episodes...I feel like they were more real or life like. I don't know. Something like that. LOL. Though I do like others that weren't in GA...but as MonacoMan said, those shows seemed more realistic.

Y'all are so smart on all the nitty gritty information. There needs to be more time in the day so I can go back and watch it again. It's been forever since I actually watched a show. *GASP*  But I loved the whole Richard Petty reference. LOL. Y'all do realize I got my love for NASCAR from the Dukes...

I'm more of a High Octane guy but at least we agree about Georgia. 

True, I know when they moved production from Georgia to the Warner Bros lot in California, they decided to “soften” the show even more, as they had discovered it was so popular with kids. Originally I think they were trying to aim towards an audience of perhaps late teens to 30s. But, they ultimately gained an audience & fans of all ages! 

I figured the first filmed jump was the college one, but was shown later in the episode. 

Cuzin MonacoMan... As the Fonz Happy Days says "Exactamondo" scenes were shown out of sequence. The "actual" 1st jump is indeed the college. But not the 1st that we see. We see Elm St. 1st.

Good point at the end there. Makes sense to me. 

Love this episode, and I wish Jerry Rushing had had a recurring role as Ace, and shown up in more episodes...considering he basically was DOH, as they created the show mainly based off his real-life story!
But, the supposed Richard Petty wreck that Bo & Luke buy from Ace, is said to have been referred to as “Lee 1”...as it was originally a Charger turned into the General Lee—and was supposedly the very first jump on the show, in the Pilot. Which is said to be the jump over Rosco, in front of the Oxford College in Georgia, and forever included in the show’s opening.
It totaled the car (obviously ) and later was repainted & used as the wreck in this episode. The car was later found & rescued from a junk yard. The remains were sold multiple times over the years. However, the current owner is the one who finally had it totally restored to a General Lee. 
But, in my opinion this is somewhat inaccurate...it wasn’t the very first jump on the show! The very first jump was literally in the opening scene as the show premiered, and the General & Rosco jump over the railroad tracks. The “college” jump was later in the episode. 
However, perhaps it was the very first jump filmed, and that’s what they mean? 

What a great way to celebrate such a great show! I love the pilot!

What a great way to celebrate such a great show! I love the pilot!

The pilot is my favorite episode!

What a great way to celebrate such a great show! I love the pilot!

“One Armed Bandits”, the Pilot episode that started it all, premiered 44 years ago today: 1/26/1979! 44 years later DOH is stronger than ever—yee haw!  I’m thinking about watching the Pilot later this evening...along with the Boar’s Nest Special.  

I assumed that is who you meant...but the king will always be Richard Petty to me. HA.

He's eating with Richard Petty? Tell him to send Jimmie Johnson my way!  
Hope he's OK. 

He was actually going to do that, but NASCAR told him that wasn't allowed. Though he may have fixed it so he could...I can't remember the outcome now. 

I'd play on Boss Hogg's team for 5 million a year!

I'd do something with it if I was him, like have BRANDON painted on the hood! Free publicity! 

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LOL Hobie. I'm all for my Diet Pepsi and eleven is late for me, though do normally see it during the weekends myself. But only because I'm too tired to go to bed. HA. You really are hard core!