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I'm using the repeated single word rule today to bring y'all a classic. I'll start with the best-known version from 1963: The version below was recorded at the same time (same day or same week depending on where you look) and in the same studio as The Kingsmen's version. It initially had more local success, but the rougher recording of The Kingsmen eventually won out. For those of you who like to rock, a heavier version appeared in the '70s: Around the same time there was even a version by John Belushi in 'Animal House'. It is now one of the most covered songs of all time. Check out YouTube and you'll find versions by The Clash, The Kinks, Blondie, The Doors, Iggy Pop, The Cult, The Sisters of Mercy, Toots and the Maytals, Joan Jett etc. At this point (maybe I should've done this earlier) I'll warn y'all that the FBI don't like this song. In the mid-60s they spent two years (yes, that's TWO YEARS) listening to it repeatedly at different speeds because they were convinced it contained obscene lyrics (it doesn't). They even interviewed the song's author and members of The Kingsmen before eventually concluding that the lyrics were “unintelligible at any speed†(did they borrow that line from Ralph Nader? ). Speaking of the author, I'll finish up with the original version, which I only heard for the first time a couple of weeks ago. The song was written by Richard Berry and released in 1957. If, like me, you're used to The Kingsmen's version, this may be a bit of a surprise as it's a slightly manic doo-wop number. The biggest difference you'll notice is the pronouciation of "Louie Louie" - pretty much everyone since The Kingsmen has copied their version. Berry allegedly sold the rights to the song in 1959 for $750 because he thought it had run its course.

To misquote C.W. McCall, it looks like we've got us a "Mr" theme. I have to confess, this one passed me by in 1983. I'm not even sure if it was hit over here. I discovered when Randy and Earl got a strobe light in .

That's alright, I was down to my last few "lonely" songs. Thanks for reminding me of that Akon song, MaryAnne - it was all I could hear in my head as I listened to Bobby Vinton. At least I've managed to avoid accidentally acquiring it on a compilation! There's a lot of "Mr" songs too. Here's a very funky instrumental from 1970. Originally a B-side for a US group called Wind, this proved to be the only hit for UK band Mr. Bloe, despite a follow-up single containing two instrumentals written by Elton John (on which he also played piano). One of the first singles I bought was 'Our House' by Madness. I always liked the B-side, , but only recently found out it was a slowed down parody of 'Groovin With Mr. Bloe'.

Welcome to HazzardNet, Mo. I hope you'll be posting pictures of your "modern version" of the General as work progresses .

Of course you're allowed a second guess Roger, but on this occasion you'd have been better off agreeing with Daney. "The lady who was running that rolling 18-wheel casino" was Helen Hogan, played by Jo Ann Pflug. I've found a picture of Jo Ann from back in April of this year when she judged a dance competition - you can see it here. Incidentally, back in post #2704 MaryAnne questioned how Jo Ann's surname was pronounced. Since then I've seen the movie of M*A*S*H again, and the announcer pronounces it "Floog" in the end credits. For my question, Daney was right. The answer is Mews Small (sometimes credited Marya Small), who played Francis Lee Olmstead, or "Frankie, for short", in 'Luke's Love Story'. You can see more pictures and information at her website, mewssmall.com. Here's some pictures to remind y'all of how she looked in Dukes. I think she had more costume changes in this episode than Uncle Jesse had in seven seasons! There's a new question below. I've given y'all a couple of hard ones recently, so I'll make this multiple choice. Can you complete Frankie's line to Bo in the scene below? "You want to talk about ... ?" A) men having babies crankshafts C) Amy and Luke D) gas prices E) the weather F) the street light put up by Roger's neighbors

This one's from another two years later, or, to put it another way, one hundred and four ... Lonely Weekends - Charlie Rich This was Charlie Rich's first single and comes from a 1960 album called 'Lonely Weekends with Charlie Rich'.

With orange paint, I'm guessing the General is involved . Having said that, with all the nice wood grain, it almost seems a shame not to just use a clear varnish, possibly on top of a wood stain.

I'm going to see if anyone agrees/disagrees with you before posting the answer because I have a follow-up question. I think 'Jude Emery' and 'Mason Dixon's Girls' are the episodes that were supposed to be pilots.

Sorry Roger, it isn't. Sadly, Neva Patterson (aka. Swamp Molly) passed away in 2010. I'll give some more clues. Just to prove how she can change her appearance, here's another picture of the current question's mystery guest star. It's from a few years before Dukes when she appeared with Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. It doesn't look like McMurphy (Nicholson) was subjected to the same put-downs she directed at Bo. Then again, Bo did say that her choice of career "ranks right up there with men having babies."

I found another isolated location, and this one's from 1956.

There was a business that appeared briefly in 'Good Neighbors, Duke' called 'Yellow Pine Lumber Co.'.

I've thought of another quick one. You could put a muffin in your meadow as a tribute to HNet's "Supreme Superior Commander" .

This one seems to have stumped everyone, so I'll give the answer. Armstrong-Peterson was the name of the (phoney) shock absorber company in 'Route 7-11'. Maybe the name just stuck with me after I reproduced it in the Signs of Hazzard thread. Here's another tricky one. I recently found the following picture of a Dukes guest star, but who is she? She seems to look different in every picture of her that I see, so I'll give a few clues: The picture is from last year. It was taken at the 40-year reunion of the original Broadway cast of Grease. She played one of Grease's "Pink Ladies"; a color memorably mentioned in her Dukes role. Her Dukes appearance was in season 1.

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I think their address may be the problem. At least they can count Elvis among their neighbors - I believe .

Hey there MaryAnne, I think I've found someone for your lonely girl :

This track is slightly older at 29 years. Sorry for the boring video: I tried for the original video, but they were all terrible quality, as was the audio (even on the ones claiming HQ audio!). The reason I like this thread is that not only do I get to hear songs I'm unfamiliar with (like that last track - thanks Capt.), but it also gives me an excuse to find out more about the songs that I'm posting. I knew this album, '90125', was the first to feature a new band line-up (which I know isn't popular with some Yes fans), and that the album's name comes from its catalogue number, not a zip code. What I didn't know was that new member Trevor Rabin recorded a demo version of the song back in 1980. The album's producer, Trevor Horn, heard the demo and had to convince the band to record it (after he'd rearranged and re-written it). The demo was eventually released by Rabin in 2003 on his cheekily titled album '90124'. It's quite different in places - check it out .

Not only is this song 28 years old; it's even 25 years since I bought the "best of" album. The song is from the soundtrack of 'Give My Regards to Broad Street'; a movie that I don't think I've ever seen. It's an arty video, so skip on to about 1:09 for the start of the song! The guitar solo is played by Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour, who apparently asked for his session fee to be donated to a charity of Paul McCartney's choosing.

It sounds like your neighbors had no idea that putting up a street light would adversely affect you, and would probably be mortified if they thought they'd ruined your hobby. I'm sure some kind of compromise can be reached - maybe you can ask them to turn it off when there's something interesting happening in the sky. Alternatively, it might be possible to fit a deflector. I found an article about an astronomer who had the same problem here in Ireland: Dealing with Streetlights

The observatory is on the southern side of Griffith Park, which is where some of 'Hazzard in Hollywood' was filmed. There are a couple of pictures of that area back in post #136. I think the observatory only appears in the brief shot below (it's seen when Rosco and Cletus head off to look for a bank):

Think of a gambling storyline from season 1. Its location should lead you to a (fake) product.

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A couple of weeks ago I was watching an episode of 'The Fall Guy' where one of the girls (I think it was Jody, but it may have been Terri) got kidnapped and held in an old railroad carriage. I looked up possible filming locations and found myself in Griffith Park, not far from WB's studios. It was then that I noticed that Google had increased their coverage of Streetview in that area. I was pretty sure that the following scenes were filmed somewhere in Griffith Park, but had never been able pinpoint the exact spot before. The same piece of road is used in at least two episodes toward the end of season 2; I thought it may have appeared in a third, but couldn't find it when I had a quick look. This first picture is from when Rosco pulls over the General and its illegal cargo (that was supposed to be a water heater) in 'Mason Dixon's Girls'. It was filmed on Griffith Park Road, not far from the golf course and zoo. To see it on Streetview, click here. Doing a 360, we get this view from 'Southern Comfurts' - it's the scene where everyone's looking for the gray car with the money in the trunk. Daisy's Jeep enters the road from the dirt track on the left (I tried to get a screengrab, but they all came out too blurry), and is then, almost immediately, seen traveling in the opposite direction. Daisy starts to catch the gray car as she rounds the corner. The dirt track is just visible in the background on the right, as is the junction with Mineral Wells Road. If you look on Streetview you'll see the curbstones aren't as red as they used to be, but the stone/fence structure to the left of the gray car is unchanged. They pull the car over just around the next corner. For the last picture I'm returning to 'Mason Dixon's Girls'. As the boys drive away from Rosco they appear at the northern end of this section of road, heading south toward the place where they were stopped initially! This part of the road has changed a bit since Dukes was filmed, and the General would now be at the entrance of the 'Gottlieb Animal Health and Conservation Center' (the veterinary hospital for the zoo). The twisted tree on the left, on the other hand, still looks virtually the same.

I'm doing three-for-the-price-of-one today. All the songs have the same title, but represent very different genres. I'll start with some British Prog Rock from 'The Dark Side of the Moon': My next choice is a little harder: a 1996 electronic dance track with a mad video: To finish, here's an American R&B track with the help of Grammy-winning dancehall/reggae artist Sean Paul: When you film your video on the Tennessee Valley Railroad, shouldn't you be singing ?