Road Pirate

Come on GENERAL Lee pretend it's me and Boss you're chasing!

I grew up watching the Duke boys and my son absolutely loved it. He wore the cowboy boots and white sleeveless t-shirts. We got to meet him in I think 98, in Virginia. What a great man. 

I grew up watching The Duke boys, and my son absolutely loved it to. We went and met him when he was in Virginia. He was so nice. Loved him on the show and he didn't disappoint in person. Great man.

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. 

Ben's wife Alma has announced that Ben passed away of a heart attack today. There was no greater advocate for the show than Ben. He kept the spirit alive all these years with fan events and Cooter's Place. This is devastating. Feel free to share any experiences meeting Ben, kind words, favorite Cooter moments on the show, etc.

It has been 21 years since the 2005 movie was released. Like many here, I followed the production avidly in 2004-2005. At the time I was a freshman in college. Today I'm 40 years old. LOL I've always had mixed feelings about the movie. While it might have some entertainment value as a movie by itself, it isn't the movie that the Dukes fanbase had hoped for.

HossC... Thanks! 😀 I checked it out back to back. I like Luke's version better.

Here's the original and Tom's version to compare and contrast.
 
 

Yes, that's them!

The Band as in the same people that sing The Weight? I never realized that

The Band as in the same people that sing The Weight? I never realized that

The Band as in the same people that sing The Weight? I never realized that

It's originally by The Band. But I have to admit I don't know and never heard their version.

This is so cool to see someone discovering Tom's version of CC for the first time. I remember when it first come out. I couldn't get it out of my head. Not that I'm complaining! I still love it so much. Looks like it's stuck in my head again!

Been a bit busy but hope y'all are doing well! Been listening to the dukes of hazzard album on spotify! A lot of trivia in that album. Never realized Tom Wopat sang, what is now my favorite version, of Up on Cripple Creek! Also made the General Lee in GTA! Sadly no rebel flag but I put the "Norwegian" flag on my roof in the game cause it looked the most similar when going a 100 miles down the digital highway lol

Thank you!

Been a bit busy but hope y'all are doing well! Been listening to the dukes of hazzard album on spotify! A lot of trivia in that album. Never realized Tom Wopat sang, what is now my favorite version, of Up on Cripple Creek! Also made the General Lee in GTA! Sadly no rebel flag but I put the "Norwegian" flag on my roof in the game cause it looked the most similar when going a 100 miles down the digital highway lol

Been a bit busy but hope y'all are doing well! Been listening to the dukes of hazzard album on spotify! A lot of trivia in that album. Never realized Tom Wopat sang, what is now my favorite version, of Up on Cripple Creek! Also made the General Lee in GTA! Sadly no rebel flag but I put the "Norwegian" flag on my roof in the game cause it looked the most similar when going a 100 miles down the digital highway lol

You are a great addition to the HazzardNet Road Pirate. 

It was really good! Definitely difficult near the end but the whole game is awesome. I really like how it actually feels like a modern arcade game

Well I beat the Starsky and Hutch game last night!

The 2004 movie is actually what got me into it! I saw it on a DVD at my sister's and asked to borrow it. She gave it to me because she didn't even know where it came from. Then I used to go over on the weekends and watch episodes of the TV show on a website called Fancast that eventually got purchased by Hulu. Thankfully it's on Tubi as I only own the first season. Like All in the Family it was definitely ahead of its time in dealing with social issues but I'd say even more so. Even in dealing with these things some episodes are very uplifting and happy while others can literally be gruelling to watch. Such a fantastic show. I understand why Cooter liked the car so much lol

I got it on PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. 😀 It's what introduced me to the franchise. 😲 

Hello.
I've been after a DVD set of the show, but I'd like to know if any of y'all have made picture quality comparisons between all the ones available?
Far as I know, there's the "Original Set" with the Confederate Flag, and then two repackaged releases (Standard DVD cases and a newer with two fat cases containing all discs), released in the U.S. Now, in the U.K., there were the individual DVD seasons and a complete boxset (repackage of the individual seasons).
There might be more in the world, although the best ones are likely the U.S. due to being in NTSC format and running at the correct framerate.
P.S. Yes, Amazon does have the series beautifully remastered in HD, but there's a problem: The show has been cropped to 16:9 aspect ratio and the intended aspect ratio is 4:3 AR.
Thanks.

When I was a kid we used to watch this cartoon on Disney channel and there was a "magical baby" then the next episode they were making statements like "Who did it then Ron the baby?" Im like we just saw the kids magic. Another victim of the machete order. There's actually an episode where they jump the road runner and keep mentioning daisy wanting to hurt them if they mess it up. FORESHADOWING what was gonna happen in what was intended to be the next episode but the executives denied it lol. This is also why we see Rosco and his replacements come and go. Like lester, than Rosco's, than the other guy, then back to Rosco again.