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  1. I'll see what the mods want to do - maybe leave a few with a link.

  2. That was quite an episode when Mario Andretti, Evel Knievel and Woody Allen turned up in Hazzard driving Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . Is it just me, or does Uncle Jesse look a bit more like Charlie Daniels than usual? Nice pics - glad you enjoyed yourself.
  3. I've just posted some pictures of Hazzard High School in the Hazzard Square thread, but I didn't notice any mascots - then again, I was looking at the buildings. The landing mats just have "H.H.S." on them.
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    Baseball

    I like this new trivia thread. I've correctly guessed the last two questions even though I know nothing about baseball .
  5. Sorry to hear that, Roger. A dead computer indicates a hardware problem. The (in)famous "Blue Screen Of Death" (BSOD) is the result of Windows crashing, and therefore a software fault. Having said that, Windows may have crashed because of a hardware fault - faulty memory and overheating chips can cause all sorts of issues. I'll try to cheer you up with some relevant haiku poems. They were part of a fake story that a Japanese company had replaced Microsoft's error messages: Windows XP crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams. Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that. A crash reduces your expensive computer to a simple stone.
  6. Here's the promised picture of the Friends fountain when it appeared in Dukes. You can see the school building on the left. The Small Soldiers house was built just behind where the blue landing mat is here. The pool that's visible on the aerial shots was hidden by the bushes and seating on the right. I thought I'd include a picture of "1162" from 'Bewitched'. You can see that it already had its stone cladding when it appeared in the episode 'George, the Warlock' (S01E30). You may also spot these buildings in other popular shows of '60s and '70s like 'The Donna Reed Show', 'I Dream of Jeannie' and 'The Monkees'. The stone cladding had gone from "1162" before it became the "Lethal Weapon House" in 1987. It even had a new garage built at the side. The first shot below is from 'Lethal Weapon 2', and clearly shows the school/civic building was still in existence into 1989. The second shot shows that it had been replaced by 1992's 'Lethal Weapon 3'. Two houses replaced the school/civic building, and have been used and restyled many times eg. for 'American Beauty'. The first on-screen appearance of the blue house that's just visible in the previous picture was as the Griswolds' house in 'Christmas Vacation' (1989). The first picture below shows Clark (Chevy Chase) trying to get the Christmas lights working. I'm pretty sure that the tree on the left is the one I told you to remember two posts back. The second picture shows "1162", home to the Griswolds' unfortunate neighbors. Now painted blue, it no longer has its window shutters. The boy at the tailgate is a young Johnny Galecki (aka. Leonard Hofstadter from 'The Big Bang Theory'), who plays Russell 'Rusty' Griswold.
  7. This is the view to the right of the school building. Initially I thought the house may have been part of a campus. That was before I realized how famous this street was. While we're on this picture, remember the tree above Boss's trunk. I've had to tweak the colors in this picture because the smoke was obscuring the building. It shows the right side of the house in the previous picture. It was this house that led me to discovering the location of Hazzard High School (see below). I found information for one of my recent posts while looking for the location of the school, so it seems appropriate that I found the school while looking for pictures of Laramie Street (see above). During a Google search I recognized a picture of the house above. It led me to this site which specializes in information about TV studios and ranches around Hollywood in the 1950s to 1970s. Click on the link, scroll down a bit and you'll get to the Columbia Ranch, now known as the Warner Ranch. It's located a few blocks north of Warner's main studios in Burbank. Considering its location it may seem odd to refer to it as a ranch, but if you look at the 1935 aerial photo on this site you'll see that when it opened in 1934 it was surrounded by fields. Over the years they made fewer Westerns on the ranch as the horizon became filled with houses. Eventually the Western sets went the same way a Laramie Street. Take a look at the next post and I'm sure you'll have watched something that was filmed there. Here's a close-up, looking south to show the houses better. If you look at this site you'll see that this part of the ranch is known as "Blondie Street" because it was used to film 'Blondie', the serial based on the cartoon strip 'Blondie Bumstead', in the 1930s. The site also has pictures from several other movies/TV shows that I'll mention below. The school building was originally built as the Deeds Mansion for the 1936 movie 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' (remade as the 2002 Adam Sandler/Winona Ryder comedy 'Mr. Deeds'). Later it appeared in serials like 'The Three Stooges', 'Batman' and 'Superman'. During the '60s it became a high school for 'Gidget' (I have to confess I've never heard of 'Gidget', but Sally Field was looking good in the clips I found on YouTube), and later 'The Partridge Family'. It was demolished in 1989 (see below), hence the "Site of" prefix on the aerial view. I've labeled the house next door as "1162" for reasons that will become apparent. This was the house I recognized in my Google search. It was also built in 1936 and appeared in the serials listed above as well as 'Hazel' (sorry, don't know this one either), 'Father Knows Best', 'Dennis the Menace' and many more. I really should've recognized the house earlier because it featured in all four 'Lethal Weapon' movies as the home of the Murtaughs (what can I say, "I'm too old for this ..." - I'll leave y'all to finish the quote!) - see more below. At the top is "1164". It's just out of sight in Dukes, but I thought I'd mention it as it's possibly the most famous house on the street. Between 1964 and 1972 it was '1164 Morning Glory Circle', home of Darrin and Samantha Stephens in 'Bewitched'. The school building was used as the Civic Building in 'Bewitched', hence the label in the picture above. The building seen in the background of the high jumper shot (above) is on the right side of the aerial picture. It's part of a Bostonian-style city street ('Park Blvd'), which is why it looked out-of-place in California. The sports field was roughly in the center of the aerial picture, where the house with the green roof is now. The ranch was used to film the TV spin-off of 'Private Benjamin' (sorry, I didn't know there was one until last week) around the time of Dukes, so maybe the sports field was from when the green was dressed as part of an army base. The green-roofed house featured in the 1998 movies 'Small Soldiers' and 'Pleasantville'. The fountain (see additional Dukes picture below) will be familiar to anyone who's a fan of 'Friends'. It can be seen at the . You can see more photos of the Small Soldiers house, Park Blvd and the fountain here.
  8. I'm revisiting a previous post today, specifically the last picture in post #40. Hazzard High School was only seen at the end of 'Along Came a Duke', and I could never work out where it was. Here's some pictures to remind y'all how it looked. I'll start with the sign. Looking at it again, the joins in the brickwork should've been a clue! This picture shows the left side school building and some of the sports field. Here's the center and right of the school building. A different angle shows a taller building on the right. I thought this would be easy to spot due to its unusual architecture, but never managed to find any buildings that were even close. In hindsight, that should've been another clue. Somehow this high jumper landed in the back of Boss's car.
  9. I can't remember if it was near Choctaw Trail, but I remember a map showing Morgan's Airfield, so I'll agree with K-Duke and BL.
  10. I missed the introduction because the "Firefox users click here" button on dublincityfm.ie didn't work for me, so I had to make a quick move to IE. I have to say that I was very impressed. Anita's obviously a very open and down-to-earth person, which helps in an interview, but the questions seemed well researched and topic changes were very slick. It sounds like she and her brothers are genuine Dukes fans. Are there any plans to make the interview available online?
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    NASCAR news

    It's not only NASCAR that's catching people; there were nine track and field athletes who failed drugs tests before the Olympics this week. Eight of them got two year suspensions, and the other got a four year suspension because she'd been caught before. Until earlier this year the British Olympic Association used to hand out lifetime bans from the Olympics to any British athlete failing a test. Greece has also sent home one of their athletes for making a racist tweet.
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    NASCAR news

    I know very little about AJ Allmendinger, so I come to this case with no preconceptions. Mention of the Road to Recovery program suggests that he has some kind of drug problem, yet NASCAR won't even reveal what stimulant was found in his samples, so we don't know what he's being accused of. Sports figures have to be really careful these days because there's a huge list over-the-counter medicines that contain substances that are prohibited in various sports. I've heard of athletes failing drugs tests due to accidently using the wrong flu remedy. I also remember a case of a sports star testing positive for cannabis, which is hardly a performance enhancing drug. If this was an accident or an oversight then AJ will have to challenge his suspension in court. If it turns out that he took the drugs deliberately, there are plenty of other drivers to take his place.
  13. I found something similar on Ebay and grabbed the pictures before they disappear. It looks like they just changed the date each year. From the Ebay description: This one was owned by actor Mike Genovese who played "Nervous Norman Willis" in "Close Call For Daisy". It sold for $199 at the start of June this year. You can read a short article about it here.
  14. I wasn't doubting you, Darrell - just pointing out how little information there is online. I wanted to make sure I was posting a link to the right episode and eventually found confirmation of Tom's appearance in a review. We don't get A&E. Generally all the channels are completely different here. Even if one of our channels has a similar name to one of yours it doesn't mean it will carry the same programming. We do get a large number of US shows, but two shows that are shown on the same channel for you may be on different channels for us eg. 'The Simpsons', 'Family Guy' and 'The Cleveland Show' are all on Fox in the US, yet they're on three different channels here (the channels showing The Simpsons' and 'The Cleveland Show' are part of the same group). We also seem to run a few months behind you guys when a new show comes out, which has probably always been the case, but is more noticeable since the internet became popular. I know it works both ways and that you guys get some UK shows a few months after they're shown here.
  15. I've never heard of the show, and can't find a UK or Irish air date for it. When I did a quick search I found that neither the A&E Longmire website nor IMDb mentioned his appearance. Tom's website and Facebook both have posts on June 13th that say "Tom recently filmed a guest role on AETV's show "Longmire" - stay tuned for the air date!" - no updates are given. I'm guessing that very few people knew when his episode was on, hence the date not being posted here. For the record, it seems to be episode 8: "An Incredibly Beautiful Thing". You may be able to watch it here. Unfortunately I just get a message saying it's not available in my region.
  16. Hi John, welcome to HazzardNet .
  17. eyes I've just watched the video of from the movie Watership Down - I don't think I've seen it since the early '80s.
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    One Word Song Titles

    A track from their 1988 debut album, 'The First of a Million Kisses'. Their music was described as "a blend of folk, jazz, country, and cajun elements." If you've been listening to the songs I've posted recently, you may recognize the voice of the lead singer, Eddi Reader - she was the guest vocalist on the previous track I posted, 'Cruel'.
  19. It's My Life - Talk Talk (UK Version)
  20. I've included this picture of Jeremiah and Jenny arriving in town because of the sign on the store behind them. Its choice of meat includes beef, pork, bear steak, buffalo hump (now a medical condition!), antelope, venison and prairie chicken. Here's the view from the saloon doors. It shows three more of the buildings on the left side of Laramie Street. The one on the left is the bank. This picture from 'Hazzard in Hollywood' brings us back to the northern end of the street. This building, as far as I can tell, replaced the bay-fronted building seen above. I thought I'd finish the Laramie Street pictures with this great shot of Hank Duke from 'Go West, Young Dukes'. Notice how the brickwork is already coming apart at the seams. Maybe it was just as well that they knocked it down before the adoption of high-definition TV!
  21. Moving to the right of the saloon (down on the aerial view) we get to Sleepy City's hardware store. Amongst the items it sells are: barbed wire, fence posts and shovels. Turning right from the last picture we can see Becky's Dry Goods and Sundies. Jeeter's blacksmith shop is tucked away in the corner behind Becky's. The livery stables, seen here in 'Hazzard in Hollywood', are right at the southern end of Laramie Street.
  22. Here's a better shot of the chapel/schoolhouse. This balcony is on the corner of the building opposite the chapel. It's where Bo and Luke fire their arrows from near the end of the episode. The first arrow goes straight through the hood, but the second miraculously manages to go over the windshield and turn around before embedding itself in the steering wheel. On the right is Jim's gas, feed and grain store. I guess this must be Possom Hollow's only resident. The gas pump is even older than the ones at Cooter's! Thadius B. Hogg's Golden Palace Saloon looks very smart in this shot from 'Go West, Young Dukes'. You can just make out the chapel/schoolhouse under the sign. I have no idea what the large building behind the horses is; this is the only episode where it can be seen, and this is the best look we get. If anyone has an answer, let me know.
  23. This is the view from the door of the Coffin Works in 'Double Dukes'. It shows the chapel/schoolhouse in the main part of Laramie Street as well as the corner of the building that's below and to the right of the Coffin Works on the aerial view. Welcome to Possom Hollow, population 1. When I first went through the early episodes for this thread I could never work out where this scene from the end of 'Deputy Dukes' was filmed; now we know! Here's a full view of the front of the Coffin Works, also from 'Deputy Dukes'. The building is not identified as the Coffin Works in this episode (the Coffin Works' first appearance is in the following episode), and we never see the side. In all the other pictures I've found online it is the town hall, with much narrower windows, a simpler façade and the sloped roof that we saw when it was the Hazzard Cotton Mill in 'Reunion' (see links above). The bay-fronted building on the left is the same one we saw in the previous post. The first chapel (above) is just visible between the buildings. On the right is Rosco's house. This picture gives a better view of the bay-fronted building.
  24. Another picture of the chapel here, just to show its position relative to the Coffin Works. The wooden platform that Boss and Rosco are standing on has gone before we see it again in 'Double Dukes'. Also, notice that the tower on the chapel is enclosed here, but open with a bell in the 'People's Choice' picture (above). Here's the side of the Coffin Works from 'Money to Burn' with the 'Double Dukes' signage inset. This is the front of the Coffin Works that we see when Bo and Luke go to collect one of Boss's coffins. The building behind Bo is useful for confirming the location of other pictures. Next to the Coffin Works is this small house that you'll recognize from recent posts. It played the part of both Rosco's house and Granny Annie's house, yet Rosco never mentioned that it was his house when he was standing right outside it in 'Money to Burn'!
  25. The combination of the picture of Rosco's (and Granny Annie's) house in this thread and JadedPhoenixBurning's recent query about the location of the Coffin Works has prompted me to take another look at Laramie Street. You'll find additional pictures in these previous posts: The Dukes in Hollywood Go West, Young Dukes Reunion Reunion Hazzard in Hollywood Hazzard in Hollywood Aerial view Because the set was torn down in 2003 I had no current pictures to work with when I first posted screengrabs, so it wasn't until I got an old aerial photo that I could really make sense of the screengrabs I had. Apart from the 'Laramie Street Farewell' site (previously mentioned) and the 'Seeing Stars Warner Bros VIP Tour' site there really aren't that many pictures of Laramie Street online. To fix that, I've collected screengrabs from several Dukes episodes that show most of the buildings that used to exist there. I'll warn y'all now: I'm going from top to bottom over the next six posts, so skip ahead if it doesn't interest you! I'll start with a labeled aerial view to make things easier. This one is actually from 1972 because the buildings near the trees are easier to make out, but the general layout seems about the same as when Dukes was filmed. At the top is Hogg's Heavenly Acres which appeared in 'Money to Burn'. I'm sure this was just woodland with a fence and some gravestones added rather than a permanent feature of Laramie Street. To the left is the crematorium. Here's the adjacent chapel as it appeared in 'People's Choice'. In this shot Bo, Luke and 'T.C.' Rogers are just about to interrupt Emery Potter's wedding. The fencing has been moved since 'Money to Burn', and the Hogg's Heavenly Acres sign has disappeared from the archway. By the time we see the same area in the Reunion movie, the chapel has gone.
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