HossC

card

The General looks great, and I know which episodes the other cars are from, so I'm looking forward to seeing more of them.

A 5.3l V12 1971 Jaguar XK-E (or E-Type if you live outside North America). In standard spec, the Jag was over a second slower to 60mph compared to a 1969 Charger R/T with a V8 Hemi and 3-speed auto transmission, but their top speeds were very similar. Obviously, the General was a race car, so should have been faster than stock. Here's how Top Gear paid tribute to the E-Type on its 50th birthday back in 2011 (with just a touch of patriotism):

It was the other way around, Spike. Daisy had a '73/'74 Plymouth Road Runner in the Georgia episodes and a '71 Plymouth Satellite Sebring (with graphics to look like the later Road Runner) for the end of season 1 and part of season 2. The last appearance should have been when it went over the cliff in 'The Runaway', but, due to the episodes being shown out of order (as Roger mentions above), the yellow car briefly returned four episodes later in 'Find Loretta Lynn'. From 'One Armed Bandits': From 'Money to Burn':

Most people didn't even have VCRs when Dukes was first shown let alone DVDs or the internet. Even if you spotted the car change (or any other difference), you had no way to check it, and you'd probably forgotten about it by the reruns.

flower

Here's a reminder of Rick Hurst in M*A*S*H (from this thread): And from the Trivia thread, you'll recognize "A" as Mary Jo Catlett. She arrived at the 4077 with Blythe Danner (i.e. Gwyneth Paltrow's mother), who was a central character in that episode. Unlike Blythe, Mary Jo got to make a couple more appearances (one of which was on TV last night). Considering the overlap in production runs of Dukes and M*A*S*H, it's hardly surprising that actors turned up in both. As an example, a couple of weeks ago i spotted Teddy Wilson in M*A*S*H - he was Morgan, one of Helen Hogan's heavies in 'Route 7-11'.

He played Gen. Wilson Spaulding Barker in M*A*S*H. Here's a screengrab from the Sorrell Pics From Before Dukes thread.

bull (on the Lamborghini badge)

I think that's more than one thread, Roger. Here are two I found (they were both started by you): Residents of Hazzard County Map of Hazzard There may even be another that lists landmarks/places, but if it exists, I haven't found that one yet.

No, I just know where to look! BTW. I was one of them long hairs when I dun my learnin'.

Fast times

You can check out details on IMDb. It looks like Clark Duke's younger brother, Chandler Duke, is also in the movie, so you could say that it features the Duke Boys. BTW. They say that the writer of the original book is John Brandon.

During season 2, the Boar's Nest was still at Golden Oak Ranch. I'm guessing that the gas pumps didn't make the move to Lake Sherwood.

elementary

I wouldn't complain too loudly, Spike. Our gas is at the lowest it's been for ages, and it's still about €1.28/liter. That works out at about $5.26/gal!

Cletus crashes a Cougar in 'The Rustlers', and Toby's Cougar gets wrecked in the prize race in 'Carnival of Thrills' ("His daddy don't know he's got the car."). A couple have also been destroyed in the first three seasons of CHiPs. I have a 1:18 diecast model of a 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator in yellow. It fits in nicely with the other cars I have from that era. I should probably include Chevelles in my list as quite a few late '60s models get wiped out too.

It's Robin Mattson. The "flag" has many more strong emotions attached to it in the US. Although we know some of the history over here, it doesn't divide opinion in the same way.

You can find the tutorial here.

Between this and CHiPs, I'm thinking that a lot lately. Back then they were 10-15 year-old clunkers. Now they'd be 50-55 year-old classics. Admittedly, a lot of the cars they wrecked were dull, mass-produced vehicles which probably weren't worth saving, but then you see a solid Mustang, Cougar, Camaro or Firebird destroyed . BTW. Thanks for reminding me about 'Hazzard Connection', Roger. It's one of two or three episodes I've missed during the current UK airing. There are others that I've got to see twice!

Our current lockdown was due to end next week, but it's been extended for two more weeks. They have, however, said that some construction and outdoor work can resume. I have not seen any masks for sale here since lockdown started (I've restricted my shopping to regular food items), and I'd say that maybe only 10-20% of people are wearing them.

It's not just the guest stars that are familiar. Yesterday I watched a CHiPs episode about car strippers (admittedly, the plot was different from 'Arrest Jesse Duke'), and now I'm watching one which includes a car-based thrill show with white stunt cars. Guess what two-part Dukes episode was on TV last night!

man

Watching Dukes on TV interspersed with episodes of CHiPs, it's interesting how many guest stars appeared in both. Earlier, I watched 'Mason Dixon's Girls' with Morgan Woodward, and now I'm watched CHiPs episode 'The Strippers' with Morgan Woodward. 'Mason Dixon's Girls' was also on last weekend, and on the same day I watched CHiPs episode 'Wheeling' - both feature Taylor Lacher. Another episode of CHiPs I saw recently, 'Kidnap', had Warren Berlinger as one of the kidnappers (he was the first guy to get his car stripped in 'Arrest Jesse Duke') and Patrick Cranshaw as a guy who gets car-jacked (he was Doc Petticord in Dukes).

Although Uncle Jesse's middle name is never given (to my knowledge), one of the cousins in Dukes precursor 'Moonrunners' is called Bobby Lee Hagg. The dialogue says he was named after General Robert E. Lee, so Lee could easily be another name that Gy Waldron recycled when he created Dukes (like Cooter, Roscoe and Uncle Jesse).