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    Cletus

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by MonacoMan

    5 hours ago, HossC said:

    The show that Rick left for was "Amanda's". He played the chef, Earl Nash, at Amanda's by the Sea - a hotel run by Bea Arthur's character Amanda. The show was based on the iconic British sitcom "Fawlty Towers", but was cancelled after 13 episodes. The show also starred Fred McCarren, who was Neil Bishop in "The Big Heist".

    "Fawlty Towers" famously (at least on this side of The Pond) only ran for two seasons of six episodes each (six episodes is the standard season length for British sitcoms), and they were four years apart due to the stars/writers getting divorced in-between.

    Here's the first episode of "Amanda's". I assume by the picture quality that it hasn't been released on DVD or repeated lately. Rick appears at just over eight minutes in.

     

    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. :wink:

    Cletus

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by MonacoMan

    57 minutes ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

    Do you mean  Sonny Schroer 's  other series?

    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.

    Cletus

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 12/27/2005 at 11:06 PM, Brian Coltrane said:

    Yes, there were a couple reasons. First, Sonny (Enos ) had a return clause in his contract, if his own spin-off series "Enos" failed. It did. So for the first few eps of Season Five, Enos returns while Cletus is still around, and we get to see them on duty together.

    The episode, "Coy Meets Girl" is the last episode to include Cletus. Rick Hurst left Dukes in order to take a role on a new CBS series. Unfortunately Rick's new gig cancelled within 3 months.

    I always thought Cletus was a lot of fun to watch. It's a shame the Hazzard payroll didn't allow both deputies to remain.

    Brian

    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. :tup:

    Cletus

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 12/28/2005 at 8:41 PM, blah said:

    Thanks, although I don't recall asking for all that other info... Anyways contract clause or not I think they would have brought Enos back anyways because unlike Cletus his character actually had a story, he was original, he was friends with people on the show and he was popular enough to get his own show, so obviously when that failed he'd be broughten back... Cletus wasn't a good enough of a replacement to block Sonny's return, like Don Knotts was in Three's Company... I hated Cletus as a kid because it meant my fav (Enos) was gone... And am I just crazy or wasn't there a few episodes when Cletus and Enos didn't share the same patrol car? I haven't seen most of season 5 since it was on TNN in the 90s so... I love how in the first ep Boss says there isn't enough money in the budget for seperate patrol cars, eventho it seemed like there was an endless supply of squad cars... And they had 3 cars in Officer Daisy Duke...

    (20 years later :-P)…Actually you did ask for the info, by your initial question. :wink: 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. :cry:

    The Legacy

    in Dukes of Hazzard Episodes

    Posted

    3 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

    I've noticed with other tv series that they often do silly things as the series winds down. They simply run out of ideas in some cases and I suppose they just stop caring after awhile. I think someone posted that the alien idea came from James Best. Does that sound familiar? Maybe other people knew it was a bad idea but just wanted to let Jimmie have a little fun. If they knew it was the last season then they didn't have to worry about ratings. We saw a lot of silliness in season 7. Didn't Uncle Jesse jump a moving train in his F-150? Silly....but why not since the series was over anyways. 

    Edit: I wonder if Denver always wanted to jump his truck like that but they said no until season 7 because nobody cared at that point. 

    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! 

    The Legacy

    in Dukes of Hazzard Episodes

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, RogerDuke said:

    I hate to say anything bad about the Dukes.....

    ......but Strange Visitor was definitely the worst ep. On the other hand...it was a Dukes episode so even at its worse it was better than anything else that has ever been on TV. 

    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. :-P

    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)! :crazy:

    The Legacy

    in Dukes of Hazzard Episodes

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

    Hmmm...maybe that would've been good....??

    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”). 

    RIP Cletus!!

    in Dukes of Hazzard News

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, Meadowmufn said:

    Yes, unfortunately it's true. Cooter's Place confirmed it on their Facebook page. He was scheduled for appearances. Yesterday, they said the appearances would need to be rescheduled. Today, they posted the news of his passing.image.png

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

    Lulu Is a Spy??

    in Peggy Rea / Lulu Hogg

    Posted

    On 1/29/2025 at 4:06 PM, Hobie Hartkins said:

    Hey Monaco Man! Great to see you! We've missed you! Don't be a stranger! Hey, we get into some pretty wild discussions on here when there's several citizens of Hazzard in here, so we need everybody to keep the discussions going here in town! :) 

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

    Lulu Is a Spy??

    in Peggy Rea / Lulu Hogg

    Posted

    On 1/29/2025 at 3:17 PM, HossC said:

    I've just found that episode online and watched it. Compared to shows that came only a couple of years later, it looks so dated.

    I knew I recognized the bad guy Brother Love (Eddie Albert) from somewhere, and looking through his filmography, I realized it was the feature length pilot of 'The Fall Guy'. He played Big John Cramer, a corrupt Arizona sheriff who knocks a boy off his bike in Hollywood and then jumps bail when he's told that the boy has died. The episode also had a couple of familiar faces from Dukes. Kathrine Baumann, one of the car strippers from 'Arrest Jesse Duke', had a bit part as a woman who Colt and Howie question briefly, and Dennis Fimple, the preacher from 'Daisy's Shotgun Wedding', played the lead deputy.

    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. 👍

    What I'm Doing Right Now!

    in Dukes of Hazzard General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

    an Old Fashioned! I'm jealous!!  LOL!  Sounds like you've got my educational background!  How old are you? 59 here!

    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! 🥴

    What I'm Doing Right Now!

    in Dukes of Hazzard General Discussion

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

    OK folks...it's DOHD ( Dukes Of Hazzard Day)  .....which is every Friday peaking at 7-8 pm.....and I'm watching Rayford Flicker , a half baked con man with a few tricks up his sleeve.... I'm also enjoying an adult beverige*....what's everybody else doing on DOHD??? ( It's a national holiday you know'!) 

    * Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey!

     

    4 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

    I feel so lonely.....I'm here by myself!!

    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! 👍 😁

    Happy Birthday, General Lee!

    in Dukes of Hazzard Episodes

    Posted · Edited by MonacoMan

    This is one of my favorites, of Season 7…ultimately being the season premiere! I remember watching this when it originally aired! :D

    I love the flashbacks, and seeing things from 8 years before…Boss was thinner (ol’ Sorrell finally got to do an episode without the fat suit :-P), Rosco has this ridiculous mustache :lol:, and Uncle Jesse wore this fedora type hat instead of his trademark red ball cap.

    However, there were some definite inconsistencies & inaccuracies. First, the Charger that eventually became General Lee was referred to as a “68 coupe”, by a junk dealer. Not only was the General a 69 (as we all know), but the black Charger used (before it supposedly was turned into GL) was definitely a 69 model as well.

    Not only that, but ‘Luke Duke’ (Tom Wopat) directed this episode! So, he should have definitely realized this inaccuracy in the script?? :wacko:

    Then, when testing out the General, Bo & Luke supposedly first make the famous river jump (seen in the opening credits from Season 2 on)…however, they actually first made that jump in Season 2, which was sometime in late 1979 or early 1980, not 1976—the past. 

    Next, since most of this episode takes place in 1976, Uncle Jesse’s truck would have only been a couple/few years old…but it looks to be just as beat up & dirty as if it was 20 years old.

    Finally, again this is supposed to be 1976 (8 years before), but Boss Hogg’s Hogg Hellcat race car was anywhere from a 1979-1982 or 83 Chevy Malibu.

    I know these are not detrimental mistakes, and do not hurt the plot. :wink:  But, for someone who loves cars, I notice things like these. :spin: However, the wrong 1968 reference to the General does irk me when I watch this one, lol! :cornfused:

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