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One of my favorite episodes!

I’m not totally sure…but, actor Pat Buttram made appearances on both Green Acres & Dukes of Hazzard. Both GA & DOH aired on CBS, and both were set in “fictional” farming/small town locations: GA in Hooterville, and DOH in Hazzard County, Georgia.

I heard about it a little while ago…unbelievably devastating! Ben was probably the biggest advocate for the show, Duke Fests, events, and keeping the DOH spirit alive. It will never be the same, and I worry how long it will continue, without Ben.

Thanks for the info! Sitcoms are typically not my kind of show, but I occasionally watched episodes of a few when growing up (such as Growing Pains & Facts of Life). In the U.S. for a full season, usually 22-24 episodes is standard for original network (CBS, NBC & ABC) shows, including sitcoms. However, sometimes if shows premiere later in a season they will have less episodes. DOH premiered about halfway through that TV season (January 1979), so Season 1 only had 13 episodes. Nowadays though, cable network & streaming shows usually have only around 10-13 episodes a season. Rick should have stayed on DOH.

No, I was referring to Brian Coltrane’s original comment that Rick Hurst had left DOH to do another series as well, that also got canceled.

Agreed…they should have had more episodes with Enos & Cletus together, especially once Rick Hurst’s other series didn’t last. But, at least Cletus was back in the reunion movies.

(20 years later )…Actually you did ask for the info, by your initial question. I love both Enos & Cletus, as both had important & integral parts in the show. I’m currently going through the series again, and have enjoyed watching Cletus episodes…especially since his recent untimely passing.

It could have been they were running out of ideas…but, they darn well could have come up with something better than that! But, I’m not sure they knew for sure it was the last season. John Schneider has said before that DOH was never “officially” cancelled. The network just chose not to put the show in the next season’s lineup…and never did again. Although John wrote & directed the series finale…I don’t think they knew at the time that it would end up being the finale. At least it wasn’t the alien crap, lol!

There are just some kinds of shows that the alien/sci-fi/UFO crap (my opinion) doesn’t work…and DOH was definitely one! Leave that garbage for Star Wars, Star Trek, and X-Files. Ironically another show, around the same time, that tried the aliens ridiculousness was Miami Vice. An episode called “Missing Hours” ended up being famously known as THE worst episode of MV (in my opinion, possibly the worst episode in TV history)!

Yup!

I watched that one earlier this evening.

In my opinion the worst episode of the entire series was the “Strange Visitor” one. But, there are a few throughout the show that aren’t my favorites.

I’m having a…“German soda” and getting ready to watch “To Catch a Duke”. I skipped “My Son, Bo Hogg” as I’ve never liked that episode.

Agreed!

A good way to end the show…she returns to Hazzard towards the end of Season 7, and reconnects with Jesse. In the final episode Jesse proposes marriage & she decides to accept…and settle in Hazzard once & for all (a plot line in conjunction with Boss Hogg supposedly “disappearing”).

Watching this one again tonight. I still say Jesse & Lucinda should have ended up together!

I’m watching Season 1’s “Money To Burn”, which first introduced Cletus Hogg, in memory of Rick Hurst. As Enos/Sonny said…”RIP, buddy roe!” Rick Hurst: 1946-2025.

Yeah…after I first posted, I started seeing it stated everywhere. It is a very sad day!!

Is it true… I’m reading online that actor Rick Hurst (Cletus Hogg) has passed away? If so this is a tragic day!!

Thanks, Hobie…It’s always fun having “Dukes” conversations with other fans! 😁 👍

I love shows from all decades & I’d not seen “U.N.C.L.E.” before, but yeah…it’s pretty dated, and in my opinion fairly corny & hokey even for the 60s! 🤓 I was kind of disappointed. Compared to Mission Impossible (which was around the same time), it was like an SNL spoof of a spy show. 🤪 But, the “Dukes” people were interesting to see, and seeing main characters in other or previous roles is always fun. 👍

I’m currently watching the mid to late 60s spy series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968). I’m currently watching a late Season 1 episode (“The Love Affair”) from March of 1965. Peggy Rea had a bit-part as a goofy, “revivalist”, lol! 🤪

I’ve got an educational background, but I’m no genius, lol! 😉 As for my age…well, you can pretend I’m still 24 (I do 😜), but I’ll be 49 in about 3 months (February). I’m probably a younger member here. I was 3 when DOH started…but I absolutely remember watching it & loving it (as I’m one of those weird people whose memory goes back to almost 2) and I was 9 when it went off. I’ll never forget when I found out it had been cancelled 😭 😡…then within the next year Knight Rider was cancelled. My 2 most favorite shows get cancelled within a year of each other…those were bad times for me, lol! 🥴

Hey, Hobie…you’re not totally alone! I love action, adventure, crime, detective, cop dramas most…but, I do like a good drama if the characters have depth & the plots are good. You’re going to laugh, and probably think it’s stupid or boring…but, currently I’m going through the first, original primetime “soap”/drama…PEYTON PLACE (1964-1969). I grew up in small towns like that…and the thoughts, attitudes, behaviors, and how people approached situations & problems on the show were/are very realistic…for the time (60s), and even still in the 70s/80s when I was growing up. It’s the sociologist/psychologist in me that finds it all intriguing. What else can I say, lol? 🤷‍♂️ 🤪 However, I too am enjoying some adult beverages…I first made myself an Old Fashioned 🥃, followed by a DOH-chaser 🍺 😉 Happy DOHD-Friday! 👍 😁

Thanks! I have & have watched so many TV shows & movies over the years, that it’s fun when I start recognizing locations & sets used in multiple things.