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I spotted this one in 'Happy Birthday, General Lee'. Tom directed this episode, but he failed to spot that Rick (the guy in the gray jacket) was partly blocking the 'Scrap Metal' sign for most of this scene, with unfortunate results.
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I've been doing some research into this vehicle. Originally I thought it looked like a larger version of the security truck from 'Money to Burn' (or Swamp Molly's arms truck). That's a 1969 Dodge P-200 Step Van. Eventually, after loads of searching, I found a couple of pictures of this van. Apart from the location of the turn signals and lights along the roof it's pretty much the same. It looks like it's quite a rare vehicle. The body is made of aluminum by Flxible Southern, and this one is on a 1966 Chevy P-30 chassis, although other chassis were used. The van on the left of this advert again has the turn signals in a different place, but other than that it's the same.
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A beautiful song from the Scottish band with guest vocals by The Blue Nile's Paul Buchanan. The guy with long hair isn't Paul, it's British comedian Peter Kay who also directed the very funny video. As well as sell-out comedy shows, Peter is also known for miming to Tony Christie's hit '(Is This The Way To) Amarillo?' in this charity video released in 2005. It features a who's who of British TV and music personalities from the '70s and '80s (Tony Christie himself appears briefly at about 2:20). When British troops in Iraq made their own version of the video it crashed the Ministry of Defence computers due to the number of downloads (see this article).
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I first heard this song in the 2005 Dukes movie, so it wasn't all bad .
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By the end of season 4 Cooter is driving this 1968 GMC. The wrecker bed looks like the same as the one on the blue and white Ford (without the towing dolly). Maybe the Ford broke and needed replacing (like when Daisy went to a '71 Road Runner because the newer car was unreliable). This picture is from 'Miss Tri-Counties'. As well as the tow trucks, Cooter had a few other trucks. This green 1968 Chevy appeared a few times, and I think it was also the truck used by LB Davenport. This picture is from 'Witness for the Persecution' where Boss spends much of the episode rolling around in the back. A couple of episodes later and Cooter has a blue 1969 Chevy for 'People's Choice'. Emery Potter's wedding takes place on the back of it. Surprisingly, the Chevy badge has been left on the hood. After the first few episodes most of the other vehicles have their badges removed or covered with tape. I'm not sure of the make and model of this truck that Cooter owned in 'Uncle Boss'. I think the sign on the side said 'Cooter's Garage' and 'Reliable Auto Repairs'. Cooter needed an enclosed truck for this episode because he used it hide Hughie Hogg's VW Beetle in the back. Cooter also had a large variety of 'loaner' cars, but that's another story ...
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Here's the screengrabs I promised. Cooter's first tow truck was this brown 1969 Chevy. This picture is from 'Repo Men', but the truck first appeared in 'One Armed Bandits' (see inset) without the plank of wood. I don't think it was driven by Cooter in that episode. The blue and white 1967 Ford gets used from around the middle of season 1. This picture is from 'Money to Burn'. The inset is the same truck as the impound truck from 'The Big Heist' a couple of episodes earlier. For season 3 and the first half of season 4 Cooter drives this yellow late '70s Ford. It appears many times, this picture is from 'Good Neighbors, Duke'. In the second half of season 4, Cooter reverts to blue and white trucks. The '67 Ford reappears in a couple of episodes, eg. 'Goodbye General Lee'. The Chevy below makes a few brief appearances, sometimes swapping places with the Ford mid-chase - this picture is from 'Cletus Fall in Love' where Cooter's truck is a Ford as it leaves town, a Chevy during the chase, a Ford as the chase concludes, and a Chevy as everyone gets out!. You can easily tell the difference; from the front the Ford has a very white grille, and from the rear the Chevy wrecker bed extends over the rear wheels.
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Cooter had many different trucks throughout the seasons, and even the ones that were meant to be the same had variations. Here's some of them: Brown 1969 Chevy Fleetside Blue/white 1967 Ford F-350 Custom (this truck was also used as the Hazzard impound truck) Yellow 1978/9 Ford F-350 Custom Blue/white 1970 Chevrolet C-30 Blue/white 1968 GMC C-35 Around the second season he also had a couple of Chevy pickups. It's getting late here, I'll try to get some screengrabs tomorrow.
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Welcome to HazzardNet Hanna (or should I say "willkommen"). Another recent member, Ina, is also from Germany, so you're not alone . Hope you enjoy your stay in Hazzard. PS. Ich spreche ein wenig Deutsch, aber immer noch auf Google verlassen, um zu übersetzen .
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It's been a while since I added to this thread, so here's the sign from the truck in 'Route 7-11'.
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kidney As in the British dish steak and kidney pie (or pudding).
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Dang it, they're not my size . It's interesting to note that the packaging says "Daisy Duke" in big letters and "From The Dukes Of Hazzard" in really small letters, and has none of the show's logos anywhere. The bidding timed out just as I checked out Brian's link, and it didn't receive any bids, so I'm sure it will be relisted.
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You say salmon and I say pink, You like tomato and I like tomahto, Salmon, pink, tomato, tomahto, Let's call the whole thing off. Apologies to George and Ira Gershwin, but MaryAnne has got it right again. Q. In 'The Law and Jesse Duke', Rosco and Cletus protest for more pay after reading the headline "Chickasaw Police Win Strike". What newspaper did they read it in?: A) Chickasaw Gazette Chickasaw Herald C) Chickasaw Post D) Chickasaw Times E) Chickasaw Chronicle
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I can see the defense argument already ... "No Mr. Best, we promised you 5% of 5% of 5% of all Dukes of Hazzard merchandising revenue containing Sheriff Rosco's likeness."
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There are a few videos of the crash on YouTube, none of them professional quality - here's one of them:
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Just like when news of Peggy Rea's death broke earlier this year, there only seems to be one source for this story at the moment. Wikipedia and IMDb don't have anything about it yet. Sadly, the Peggy Rea story proved to be true, and I suspect this will too. This has been a terrible year for losing cast members. It's almost worse that the story breaks on the day that Jimmie is celebrating his 85th birthday. Condolences to Christopher's family and friends.
