Mark B / Scooter Davenport

OK, I know I'm late to this thread, but I had to mention that the idea of an '02' dukes car is brilliant! Of course for clarity's sake on a tv show it probably makes more sense to have distinct painjobs for different characters, but its still a fun idea. If there was ever an updated series with another generation of Dukes, I could see a late model muscle car with an 02 scheme making sense. M

Old thread, but here are some screen caps for those interested: yellow wrecker screencaps by mommydawn2000, on Flickr

After going around a lot of theories, I think you all are right; it looks to me like police car doors. Yes, they certainly had enough parts on hand. In addition to he Hazzard patrol cars, the dodge Monaco was also popular choice for the standard 'sedan' of various colors for bad guys, etc. M

Can anyone ID what kind of car these doors come from? car doors by mommydawn2000, on Flickr

Every once in a while you get a little of the backstory of the characters- specifically that they have all known each other all their lives in a small town and for whatever reason have ended up in the adult roles that they are in (law enforcement, etc.). Despite rivalries, different moral codes, or being on opposite sides of the law, everybody care about each other on some level whether they want to or not. Its a very 'small town' dynamic. Mark

Blasphemer!

The screencaps are great! HossC- those are the best pics I've seen of that 'shed' structure next to the Garage! Mark

Do you mean the garage is in Delirious, or Hazzard Square in general? Mark

OK, here it is from 'Coltrane Vs. Duke' in season 4 (more info after the picture): cooter's phone by mommydawn2000, on Flickr Turns out that particular number has an interesting history. From Wikipedia: "In the United States, 311 was sometimes used as a fictitious area code in Bell System advertisements depicting telephones; often the phone in the advertisement would bear the specific number "Area Code 311 555-2368." This fictitious phone number was used in the 1979 horror film When a Stranger Calls; in the opening of the television series The Rockford Files; in the 1984 film Ghostbusters; and on two episodes of the second season of the TV series Mission: Impossible: episode 22 titled "The Killing" (on the killer's phone) and, fourth season, episode 12, titled "Time Bomb" (on a phone at a nuclear plant in a fictitious country). 311 555-2368 was also used in numerous episodes of The Bionic Woman as the private phone number of Jaime Sommers in her coach house. At the end of a 1963 episode of Route 66, titled "Kiss the Monster, Make Him Sleep," Linc calls his estranged father at a number having area code 311. The number 311-555-9845 was used for a radio station hotline in episode 1, season 1, of the TV show A.L.F. This area code is also used as the area code for Sunnyvale, California (which is actually 408) in the 1983 movie WarGames during the "war dialing" sequence where the main character is searching for a video game company's modem pool. "

There is at least one episode where it is shown; does anyone know what it is? Mark

The product placement stuff (especially for little things) doesn't happen as much on series TV as it does in features- there simply isn't time week to week to do much other than get a name 'cleared'. Its always easier to just hide the name. One common trick is turning cans/boxes away from camera (like in a grocery store). As for Knight Rider, I think they went away from calling it a 'Trans Am' because they wanted KITT to seem unlike any other car. Back to Cooter's CB: here is reference shot: Cooter's CB by mommydawn2000, on Flickr

Not sure which ep that's from- you probably would know better than me. I've been researching Cooter's garage for my model and not keeping very good track of which episodes the caps are from. I was going to do more 'spot the prop' posts, but then I realized all of these 'nuggets' of trivia I've come up with are in the garage, so it wouldn't be very challenging! So maybe I'll just post some of the things I've discovered in the garage for the sake of being interesting. There is actually a lot of 'set dec' on that one set even though there are changes from season to season. I've taken to collecting some of the bits and pieces that I've ID'd just for fun; my own DOH collection that nobody else has! Mark

It is visible a lot more than this, but I can't find the caps right now. If you look closely, you'll find it in this picture though.

Nah. I'll give it until tomorrow and then I'll put up some screen grabs. Mark

Sorry, no. Correct- not there either. Mark

Clearly the Radio Shack products were not a 'product placement' or otherwise 'permission granted' brand to be seen on the show as the name was blacked out. I haven't researched it (yet), but I get the impression that many different brands were used without regard to brand name. Its common practice to block out/remove the branding on items that might be visible on screen unless there is a specific 'clearance' to use a specific brand. I believe a Cobra brand CB was in The General, but I'm not sure if the brand name was visible, or folks just figured out which brand it was. Mark

Hint: don't let the pink color throw you. A little info on the object itself: This is a GE model C-407 clock radio from the late 50s (AM only). They were made in 2 different colors: pink, and two-tone gray. It must not be all that valuable as I was able to find one each color on line (one on ebay, one on etsy). The gray one worked (mostly), and the pink one didn't, so I swapped the 'guts' so I could have a working version of the one seen in Dukes. The thing buzzes pretty bad though- not really pleasant to listen to; maybe I'll find somebody knows how to repair radios with vacuum tubes. Thinking of taking the shell of the gray one and putting an IPhone speaker dock in it. Mark

No to all previous answers. I suppose by process of elimination, the correct answer will come just by guessing; there weren't that many 'standing' sets that were around for all 7 seasons. But really I was hoping for someone to actually spot it in an episode. If you watch the show occasionally, keep an eye out for it and you will spot it; it shows up pretty frequently. Mark

Strike 2! M

No, not at the Duke farm. -M

Who knows where the prop appears in Dukes? Its not visible in every episode, but it was on the set throughout the run of the series. (HossC, you are not allowed to answer!) Mark

There have to be some CB radio enthusiasts out there- anyone ever pay attention to the CB radios used on the show? I'm sure somebody has pegged the kind used in the General Lee, but what about other characters? The patrol cars, Jesse, Cooter, Daisy, etc.? Also, the CB base stations at the Duke farm, etc. I'll start off: I have only looked into one, and that is the base station used in Cooter's Garage. Its a radio shack REALISTIC TRC-432 NAVAJO CB base station (with the brand name blacked out with black tape). From what I can tell, its the same kind throughout the series, but I could be wrong on that. He does use a couple different types of microphones though. Mark

I have drive through Atlanta probably a dozen times in the last 5 years, but never took the time deviate East. What was nice is that we had not planned to go there until the day before- it turned out to be a really nice addition to our vacation! Mark

Didn't think to go to the visitor center, but since it was MLK day, it was likely closed. We'll just have to go back sometime! Mark

Finally made it to Covington this week- I'll be posting more pics in this thread later. One highlight of the trip- we ate in a great little place called 'The Square Perk Cafe'. Great food and service. Turns out, this is the building where the infamous 'other General Lee' was parked during the chase in 'High Octane'. (click on picture below)