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I had to laugh when I saw the first picture. The hand gesture of the kid in orange means something different over here .

Before I leave Fiddler ... remember "playing with matches, a girl can get burned": Matchmaker - from Fiddler on the Roof There's some great lines in this song: Hodel, oh Hodel, Have I made a match for you! He's handsome, he's young! Alright, he's 62. But he's a nice man, a good catch, true? True. I promise you'll be happy, And even if you're not, There's more to life than that--- Don't ask me what. Chava, I found him. Won't you be a lucky bride! He's handsome, he's tall, That is from side to side. But he's a nice man, a good catch, right? Right. You heard he has a temper. He'll beat you every night, But only when he's sober, So you'll alright. I've already mentioned this in Musical Chairs, but I saw Topol reprise his role of Tevye in the 1994 production at the London Palladium.

I'm not a huge fan of musicals, but I like this one: Sorry it's a long video. There were shorter ones, but they either had bits missing or just a still picture. "You may ask, how did this tradition get started? I'll tell you - I don't know." "Tradition. Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as... as a fiddler on the roof!" If you want something more accessible, here's a Lego version. The stage version includes a couple of extra jokes!. Maybe I should worry about liking this musical - it's obviously a favorite of Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. 'Fraid you get silver - I posted it back in February .

Warning: the video is slightly risqué (girls in bikinis etc.). It features Madonna being driven around in a 'Super Fly' stretched limo by Ali G - booyakasha!.

Here's another: Cherish - Madonna

Neptune

Holiday - Madonna

How appropriate that you used the oblique projection technique on the cover of a geometry book .

You can't beat a bit of early '80s synthpop. This is the extended version of their single from 1982.

The title may say 'The Unofficial Companion', but the foreward is by Cathy, and the acknowledgements list a load of cast and crew. It even includes a special thanks for our own 'Supreme Superior Commander', Meadowmufn .

I think you'll be hard pushed to find anyone who liked the miniature car stunts (unless you happen to know a WB executive ). If memory serves, they started near the end of season 6. The following quote is from chapter twelve of David Hofstede's The Dukes of Hazzard: The Unofficial Companion. They were finding '69 Chargers harder to find as well. Other shows, such as The Fall Guy, also used miniatures around this time.

Found it at last!. The scene is about 2/3 of the way through 'Play it Again, Luke' in season 6. Bo and Luke are trying to get to Candy Dix's RV while Candy hides out above Cooter's.

I wasn't ignoring this thread. It's just that although I remember the scene well, I can't remember what episode it's from. I did find a similar scene in 'The Return of Hughie Hogg' when Cooter uses almost the same line to two of Hughie's deputies. On this occasion Bo, Luke and Rosco are all hiding in old oil drums. I'll keep looking for the one that BoandLuke is after.

I haven't found the full episode yet, but is on YouTube. It includes this picture of Sorrell at about 2:03.

If I had an orange cat I'd name him 'General'. Now if only I could breed them like this: Don't worry, cat lovers - this has been Photoshopped (you can tell by the pixels) .

The ranches are mentioned in various threads, although I'm not sure about pictures. Here's some Google Maps links to the main ones: Lyons Ranch - as mentioned by CDoherty above. Disney's Golden Oak Ranch - also near Santa Clarita. Lake Sherwood - now re-landscaped as the Sherwood Country Club. Many of the public roads in this area were also used. Newhall Ranch - now includes the Indian Dunes location just to the north. The airfield used in several episodes was the Indian Dunes Airport (now a plowed field), and the record-breaking Styx River jump also took place here. The Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park, used in 'Lulu's Gone Away' (season 6 episode 1), is just to the east. There's pictures of that in the Hazzard Square thread. Just for completeness, the Burbank Studios are here.

dash My first choice was interrobang, because it's a great word. Then I pictured the puzzled looks as people said "you what‽".

I'm not sure about the history of the building before Dukes, maybe Brian or one of the other members can help you out. On the gas pumps, I can't speak for the US, but here in Ireland it's not uncommon to see gas pumps outside rural pubs, although they're not all still in use and are starting to disappear - here's one not far from where I live. Some small villages have a pub, small grocery shop and gas pumps all in one business. My favorite combination (which I've seen more than once) is pub, liquor store and funeral parlor . Considering all the driving, and the poor gas mileage they must have got, it's a wonder that you didn't see more people constantly filling their cars.

The episode is 'Miz Tisdale on the Lam' (season 4, episode 18). The outside of the store is visible in several episodes, but this is the only time we see the inside. The interior of the barber shop next door is seen a few times.

As Brian said, many of the answers can be found in the Hazzard Square thread. I think Brian also covered the Georgia episodes, so my response relates to the California episodes. To answer the last one first, the Duke Farm moved around about every other season, depending on which ranch they were using for filming. This means that the surrounding area looks very different thoughout the series. There was also a sound stage set of the exterior of the farm. I think all the interior shots of the farm were sets. Moving to Hazzard Square, most of the buildings had interiors that were used for filming. Thanks to research by Mark B we know that the interior of Cooter's was also used in the movies 'The Music Man' and 'The Shootist'. I'm guessing that the sound stages allowed longer filming hours, but it's quite clear that some exterior shots were filmed at night and lit to look like daytime.

Here's a song with a country twang that's named after a US river, so obviously the band is Dutch. Apparently this was a big hit across Europe in 1975, although it wasn't until late 1976 that it spent four weeks at #1 in the UK charts. When I heard it at the weekend it was probably for the first time in over 30 years. Because of this huge gap I was immediately transported back to the '70s - that hard-to-imagine time before Dukes existed .

Thanks for the link CD. This episode has managed to elude me until now. I even borrowed several seasons of Family Guy on DVD from a friend of mine, and this disc was scratched and unwatchable . There's more than just a passing reference to Dukes, and they even got Waylon for one of his last appearances. I also liked the Jeff Foxworthy joke (it wasn't actually Jeff). Before I joined HNet I wouldn't have known who he was. If anyone is unfamiliar with Family Guy's sense of humor, be warned. The DVDs carry a '15' age certificate over here.

If you want to read more about Jerry Rushing's 'Traveler', there's a whole chapter about it in the book The Real Duke of Hazzard: The Jerry Rushing Story. It was bought for just $150 from an auction after it had been confiscated from another moonshiner. It already had upgraded rear suspension and the lower back seat had been removed to allow more space. Jerry's mechanic friend Buck tweaked the stock HEMI to give the car a top speed of over 170 mph. He also added a couple of toggle switches to the dash. The first would turn off all the rear lights, including the reverse lights, so he could back into a building without being seen. The second just cut the brake lights. When the revenuers were chasing him on a twisty road he would brake normally on the first few bends to get the chaser to follow his braking pattern. He'd then flick the switch and brake hard around a sharp bend - the revenuer would realise too late and crash off the road.

Thanks for the reminder Brian. As I said, it's been a while since I watched it. It was hard to get a grab of the '55 Chevy because it's only seen at night or in a dark shed. The car I remembered was the one that Beth Ann Eubanks stole from her step-daddy (the Mississippi sheriff). Uncle Jesse had to make the 'shine run in this car because Grady got things "bass ackwards" and forgot his role in the scheme.