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When the original Duke Farm in Georgia was being dismantled in 2011, various pieces were put up for sale. The thread is here.

Believe it or not, they were born on the same day: March 1, 1954. Ron(ny) Howard appeared as Opie Taylor in 225 episodes of 'The Andy Griffith Show', while Denver only appeared as Briscoe Darling in six. As far as I can see, the first show that they're both credited in was Denver's second episode, 'Mountain Wedding', in 1963, but I don't think they shared any screen time. In fact, flicking through the episode, I can only see Ronny in the opening credits. If anyone has the time to watch it through fully, I stand to be corrected.

Like you, I can clearly remember the scene, but I am also struggling to remember the episode. While I have a think, lets hope that one of the other members can help out.

As the series progressed, a lot of the vehicles (and clothing) became standardized to make continuity easier. That still didn't stop AMC Matadors occasionally appearing in chase sequences in later seasons. I'm guessing that rather than swapping the interiors, they probably swapped the front grille/lights from '77/'78 cars onto '75/'76 cars so that they looked the same from the outside. Of course, the makers probably had no idea that we'd still be watching the show 40 years later and spotting these little inconsistencies!

While it doesn't show up too well in the screengrab, you can still make out the row of moonshine jugs on the fender of the car on the right. If you watch the episode again, you'll see Sheriff Loomis painting an extra jug on the fender.

The main bloopers thread is here. There's a post on the first page by TheGeneral01 that mentions a similar situation in an unknown episode in season 2, but it says Bo jumps in first, which isn't the case in 'Days of Shine and Roses'. I've watched the scene, and while it's not possible to screengrab it, Luke definitely appears to get in as if the door was open, and you can hear the door close.

The writers must've liked the name Pruitt. There was Mr. Pruitt the printer in 'Mrs. Daisy Hogg', and one of the characters in 'The Treasure of Soggy Marsh' was also called Pruitt. Besides those, there were mentions of Pruitt Corners, Mr. Pruitt's farm, Pruitt's Hollow, Pruitt's pasture and Pruitt's Meadow (some of which have already been mentioned by Roger).

Ezekiah (no "H") Pringle was Mary Lou's Uncle Zeke in 'The Hazzardville Horror'. You're right about the other one - the man who owed the Dukes money for a roofing job in 'New Deputy in Town' was just named as Mr. Pringle. There was also a Pringle's Pond mentioned in 'The Great Bank Robbery' - "It's not my fault. Them Duke boys evaded me right into Pringle's Pond."

We discussed the interior of Daisy's Jeep at the beginning of the year. I posted a link to a Jeep brochure and a page from it here in the Daisy's Jeep Pictures thread. It looks like I found "Brown Carpeting" among the features of the Golden Eagle package. Here's a reminder of the picture:

This is becoming a very impressive list, Roger. I recognized nearly all the names at the start, but there are more and more that have gone from my memory as you continue posting. Keep up the good work .

Sorry I missed the communal watching, Hobie. I had in my mind that it was later (I'm not used to Central Time), and didn't have my DVDs out ready. Technically, Jason Lively is Ernie Lively's (Ernie Brown's) real life stepson. Ernie's character was called Dobro Doolan in this episode. After three appearances as Longstreet B. Davenport in season 2, he made a final appearance as Clyde the Guard in season 6. The flying piano wasn't very convincing. The truck stopped and then the piano flew off. According to Wikipedia, Western Auto closed in 2003, although some stores continued (illegally) using the name/signs.

7.00pm Central is 1.00am in the UK/Ireland and 2.00am for Roth in the Netherlands. For me, that's too late, even at a weekend.

That's because we get up a lot earlier than you do! Due to my early starts these days, I'm usually in bed by 6pm Eastern Time (11pm UK), so may I suggest a weekend. BTW. There's currently no chat room on HNet (and you need to be a Supreme Superior Commander to add one), so we might just have to start a new thread and post comments there while we watch.

Here's a picture of a Lamborghini that I posted from last year's Cannonball Run. It's orange and Italian, and they've got 01 on the doors, but there's no roof to put a flag on!

I'm not a good singer, Roger. I just enjoy joining in with people who are (nearly all of us are enthusiastic amateurs). As for getting rich, all the proceeds from the concerts are going to a local charity. Besides, fancy cars have their pitfalls. As Joe Walsh sang: "My Maserati does one-eighty-five, I lost my license, now I don't drive". Billy Ray Cyrus did better "Ridin' down Rodeo in my Maserati sports car", but he really wanted to take his horse to the old town road!

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Y'all may remember that a year ago I posted about singing with a choir in a cathedral. Well, we're back there again this weekend with a bigger and better choir doing Saturday and Sunday. This time around we upped the ante a little as for after our set we had to learn a couple of lines of Italian to join in with the chorus on 'Nessun Dorma' (it's the first time I've done opera). The show also includes a well-renowned violinist who's very good. One performance down, back again tomorrow night for the second!

Sounds like they're trying cut costs as they've done in F1. Do you think it'll help the smaller teams?

The dates are a bit of a mess. From 'Baa, Baa White Sheep' we know that Boss' date of birth is April 6th, 1926, so there's no way that the flashbacks could be 1932. Also, the cars in the old movie are from the mid- to late-40s. Maybe they just liked the idea of setting the scene earlier (and using the aged film effect) even though sometime around 1950 would've been more realistic.

We used to get the F1 races uninterrupted on free-to-air TV, but now only the highlights are free-to-air. Even so, they only take a break about once every 15 minutes. Soccer and rugby matches, and hurling here in Ireland, are shown with only commercials at the start and end of half time (and before and after the match). Of course, NASCAR is a much longer event, but I'm still not used to the US levels of advertising. American football is another lengthier sport, and its many stoppages in play lend themselves to commercial breaks. The extra breaks are also noticeable in other US shows when they're shown here. I was watching 'Medical Detectives' last night, and there must be at least three places where US viewers would've gone to a break in a half hour show. Over here, a half hour show typically only has a single break.

You're not missing much, Roth. I've watched US streams, and the commercials seem to be a loop of big pickup trucks, insurance and impotency cures. Occasionally, they remember to show a few laps of the race!

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It looks like Cathy had a brief topless scene in a 1976 (some sources say 1978) movie called 'Nicole'. You can see the IMDb page here. The cover art they have shows that the movie has been retitled 'Crazed', and repackaged to make it look like Cathy was the lead. The reviews suggest that Cathy actually had a minor role, and describe the movie as "odd", "weird" and "made very cheaply". It's currently rated at 3.5/10! For another Dukes connection, the cast of 'Nicole' also includes Ramon Bieri, who played J.J. Carver in two-parter 'Undercover Dukes'. I haven't seen the movie, so I don't know if they appeared together.

Happy birthday, I hope you're feeling better soon.

Here's a question for Spike or any other NASCAR experts out there: how much testing do drivers get to do when they switch between series? In F1, there's pre-season testing where all the team's drivers including new and reserve drivers get a chance to drive the car, but there's very little in-season testing. The only chance the reserve drivers get is usually the first practice session at a Grand Prix once in a while, because this reduces the time that the regular driver has to set up his car for the race. All drivers get to practice for hours in simulators, but unless you're a regular driver, you get very little time in a real car.