Boss JD Hogg

I knew this anniversary was coming up, but had a busy weekend and forgot. I could've sworn I'd posted the listing below already on HNet, but couldn't find it. It's from British TV guide the Radio Times, and shows details of the debut of 'One Armed Bandits' (NB. I've rearranged the original layout to make it more screen-friendly).
 
I've just noticed that they misspelled Gy's names as Guy near the bottom.

Hi folks,
My first time on the forum in a LONG time (in fact, I've just spent two hours trying to remember which email I used so I could access my old account).
One of my goals is to post MUCH more regularly this year, but for now... It's a key date for U.K. fans such as myself... as Sat 3rd March 1979 marked the first time 'The Dukes of Hazzard' was ever broadcast in the United Kingdom!

My all-time favourite TV series, that shaped myself, my interests and my character in so many ways. Literally my first memories in life are sitting on my father's knee watching the series (he watched it religiously every week, on the excuse that "he (meaning me) likes it")!
BBC1 showed the first four episodes in a Saturday 9 p.m. slot, before a brief break and resuming a month or so later with episode 5, "High Octane" on Mondays at 7:20 p.m. (a year or two later it would move again to it's early Saturday evening slot where the series would enjoy it's highest U.K. viewing figures). Although I'm pretty certain I would have been tucked up in bed for those first four episode (I would have been 1 year old at the time), I'm pretty certain that by some of those earliest Monday broadcasts I would have been sat on my Dad's knee watching it all.

Last year I pieced together the original U.K. broadcast history and order for the series (I might share it on the forum at some point actually), just to see what was shown in what order... and to try and piece together my very earliest memories; it was actually quite therapeutic.

For those of us that were there originally (even us who can barely remember it), we were very lucky. Will never see the likes of such a TV series again.

March 3rd. There's a thread about the 40th anniversary here.

I liked Eddie Murphy's BUHWEET! LOL! remember that one?

My wife and I watched One Armed Bandits this evening.  It's my favorite episode.

45 years ago today The Dukes Of Hazzard premiered on CBS.  Happy anniversary to the best show!

Dang it...I didn't even think of watching it. That would have been a great idea. Glad you were able to enjoy, Boss. 

My wife and I watched One Armed Bandits this evening.  It's my favorite episode.

My wife and I watched One Armed Bandits this evening.  It's my favorite episode.

45 years ago today The Dukes Of Hazzard premiered on CBS.  Happy anniversary to the best show!

45 years ago today The Dukes Of Hazzard premiered on CBS.  Happy anniversary to the best show!

Mary Kaye PORTER (Sorry I couldn't resist)

Thank you, Roger, for your time and service for our country. You are amazing. Uncle Jesse would be very proud of you.

Awesome. Thanks for the reminder Boss. I'm not sure which episode I saw first but I missed the opener. Everybody was talking about how good it was. I was stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina going to USMC truck driving school and watched it in the rec room. Loved it right away. Had no idea 45 years later it would be such a big part of my life. No other TV show ever had this impact on me. In fact, nothing has except God, family friends and that sort of thing. 

45 years ago today The Dukes Of Hazzard premiered on CBS.  Happy anniversary to the best show!

45 years of greatness.

Boss Hogg's main INTEREST is making money.

The General Lee's ENGINE is a V8.

FOX on the Run(Song The Duke Family Singers Bo, Luke, Daisy & Jesse sing in Season 7 Opening Night at the Boars Nest.)

the dukes always showed respect for GOD.

The General Lee's ENGINE is a V8.

Loretta Lynn sung Y'ALL Come at the Boar's Nest in Find Loretta Lynn.

Moonshine

The Duke Boys jumped OVER a lot of stuff in the General Lee.

making or running Moonshine, is 
ILLEGAL*
* It didn't stop my uncle though. He used to make it AND run it!