If you check your new 'The Dukes of Hazzard: The Unofficial Companion', you'll see that John was away filming the made-for-tv movie 'Dream House'. I seem to remember watching it a few years ago.
I've had it for many years, Roger, and it's currently about 2 feet from my computer. The episode guides will give you extra things to look out for when you do your Uncle Jesse's episode reviews. There's also some good info in the cast bios and other behind-the-scenes trivia.
The repeated chasing around the square before they knock the door off the truck is the scene as they're leaving Springville (aka. Hazzard Square redressed) in 'Deputy Dukes'. The guy in the truck doesn't speak, so he isn't credited. Here he is:
The truck question is the same one that was driven by Swamp Molly a few episodes earlier.
I don't remember the scene with guy jumping from the outhouse, but they could've used the same actor.
Sonny Shields was a pro boxer. If you watch the DukesVision commentary, John says, "That guy could've tied one arm behind his back and beat the c**p out of all of us." Tom recalls that Sonny spent a couple of days teaching him to box, and that he had a headache for two weeks after filming the fight.
Our next phase of easing of lockdown starts tomorrow. I was walking around the town this afternoon, and a lot of the high street stores look like they're ready to reopen. Unlike the UK, the same doesn't apply stores at indoor shopping malls which have to wait for now.
I found the first time you asked here. Unfortunately, other than the last post saying that your wife had suggested 'Happy Birthday, General Lee', we didn't get an answer.
I'd love to help, Roger, and I probably could if I was sitting in your living room, but as some US AV connections are different to Europe, I'd only be guessing from here. If your wife can't fix it, feel free to PM me with extra info like the models of the equipment and the cables you're using.
The final jump in 'Hooper' had Burt Reynolds and Jan-Michael Vincent in the car, but that was because one of them had to read a boost gauge and activate the boost. As you say, there was no reason for Luke to ride along.
BTW. Jimmie Best was in both scenes (Hooper and Dukes)!
They also went to Atlanta at least twice (although I don't think they say how far it was), and mode two trips to Hollywood (which is about 2,200 miles each way from Atlanta)
In the same 'Racing Legends' series as the Stirling Moss documentary I posted recently, there's one on three-time F1 World Champion Jackie Stewart. This time it's celebrity chef James Martin who gets to meet his hero and drive one of his racing cars. I don't think they mention NASCAR, but they do cover the 1968 race at the 14-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife where he won by 4 minutes in appalling weather conditions. Jackie contributed a lot to the improved safety in motor sport we've seen since the '70s - his young son apparently once asked when he was going to get killed because the boys at school had asked him! I also found out that he only lives about 10 miles from where I grew up, although I don't know if he lived there at the time.
I think Luke was just giving Daisy an alias, although the name Annie is only mentioned that one time in the whole episode, so I don't know if it was supposed to pre-arranged.