Dukes of Hazzard Fun Fact

[Skipper Duke]

Dukes of Hazzard Fun Fact: Did you know In the flashback episode Season 7 Episode 1 Happy Birthday, General Lee the 1st jump was an accident. Then they discovered they liked it and in later stories started doing it on purpose. The 1st jump was when running away from the gold dust robbers the Charger had originally belonged to when it was black before the Dukes bought it and painted it orange put the flag name and number on it and built the race car with it. They had the Gold dust stashed behind the dashboard and wanted it back.

[RogerDuke]

I loved that Waylon line "That must have been some honeymoon!"

[Skipper Duke]

2 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

I loved that Waylon line "That must have been some honeymoon!"

This is my favorite. The crooks stop the Charger and hide the gold behind the dashboard. Waylon Jennings:"Well, I reckon that's better than under the mattress. A lot less lumpier too!"

[Skipper Duke]

Dukes of Hazzard Fun Fact: The jump in the beginning of the Season 3 episode And in This Corner, Luke Duke is the same jump from the Season 2 episode Duke of Duke from a different angle.

[Skipper Duke]

Fun Fact: Tom Wopat(Luke Duke) once dated actress Randi Brooks(Lisa Sue L. S. Pritchard) of Dallas in the episode Farewell Hazzard.

[Hobie Hartkins]

He dated her in real life or on the show??

[RogerDuke]

2 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

He dated her in real life or on the show??

They didn't really go out on a date on the show but as I recall looked pretty comfy in the back of that limo. Does that qualify as a date?

[Skipper Duke]

5 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

He dated her in real life or on the show??

Hobie for real at the time of the episode.

[Skipper Duke]

2 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

They didn't really go out on a date on the show but as I recall looked pretty comfy in the back of that limo. Does that qualify as a date?

Roger yep. You could call it date.

[HossC]

Randi Brooks touches on Dukes and her relationship with Tom in this interview (starting at about 5:40):
 

 

[Hobie Hartkins]

22 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

They didn't really go out on a date on the show but as I recall looked pretty comfy in the back of that limo. Does that qualify as a date?

Not reallly!! Ha! Ha!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Hobie Hartkins]

I don't remember her when she was on the show, having that gap in her teeth.....terrible!

[Skipper Duke]

3 hours ago, HossC said:

Randi Brooks touches on Dukes and her relationship with Tom in this interview (starting at about 5:40):
 

 

HossC Wow! Thanks!

[Skipper Duke]

The Dukes of Hazzard Fun Fact: Gy Waldron wanted at least 2 of the names to be biblical. Luke & Jesse.

[RogerDuke]

1 hour ago, Skipper Duke said:

The Dukes of Hazzard Fun Fact: Gy Waldron wanted at least 2 of the names to be biblical. Luke & Jesse.

I think Enos is in it too.....some versions call it Enosh. 

[Skipper Duke]

Fun Fact: Season 6 How to Succeed in Hazzard was originally to be a Hughie Hogg episode. But Jeff Altman was not available for it. So they brought in Robert Morse (Dewey Hogg) who in the storyline was Hughie's brother. Trivia: The episode's title How to Succeed in Hazzard is a play on words of Morse's successful stage play How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

[HossC]

10 hours ago, Skipper Duke said:

Fun Fact: Season 6 How to Succeed in Hazzard was originally to be a Hughie Hogg episode. But Jeff Altman was not available for it. So they brought in Robert Morse (Dewey Hogg) who in the storyline was Hughie's brother. Trivia: The episode's title How to Succeed in Hazzard is a play on words of Morse's successful stage play How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Robert Morse also made a movie version of 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' in 1967. I mentioned how the title of his Dukes episode parodied the title of the movie when I posted a screengrab of Robert from his 1965 movie 'The Loved One' - you can see it here.

[Skipper Duke]

Dukes of Hazzard Fun Fact: Did you know? The General Lee's iconic Confederate flag decal was sometimes made using a surprising material... white cloth medical tape! That's right, the white rectangle and 13 stars and white outline around the blue border where the stars went were crafted with tape, not paint or vinyl. Mind. Blown. Share your favorite Dukes of Hazzard trivia with us! #DukesOfHazzard #GeneralLee #Trivia

[Skipper Duke]

The Dukes of Hazzard Trivia Time! 🤔 Did you know the 2-wheel stunt called 'skiing' is normally done with the driver's side up? It's because stunt driver Buzz Bundy, who perfected the move, could only balance the General Lee with the passenger side down and driver's side up! 🤯 That's why you rarely see it the other way around! 🚗🎥 #TheDukesOfHazzard #GeneralLee #StuntTrivia

[Skipper Duke]

Did you know that Byron Cherry (Coy Duke) and Christopher Mayer (Vance Duke) were huge fans of The Dukes of Hazzard before joining the show? 🤯 They'd tune in every Friday night to watch the adventures of Bo, Luke, and Daisy! 😄 Season 5, here they come! 🚗💨 #TheDukesOfHazzard #CoyDuke #VanceDuke

[Skipper Duke]

Hey friends! 🤩 Did you know that Byron Cherry (Coy Duke) and Christopher Mayer (Vance Duke) were high school football stars before becoming Dukes? 🏈👍 It's awesome to see their athletic side! 💪 #TheDukesOfHazzard #CoyDuke #VanceDuke #Football

[Skipper Duke]

Did you know? Byron Cherry, the talented actor who played Coy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard, had an interesting background before joining the show. Not only was he a bartender, but he also worked as a male flight attendant!

 

What's even more fascinating is that Byron initially auditioned for the role of Bo Duke in 1978, but due to his busy schedule, he couldn't pursue it further. The part eventually went to John Schneider, who would become iconic as Bo Duke.

 

However, fate had other plans. When Tom Wopat (Luke) and John Schneider (Bo) temporarily left the show, John Schneider himself recommended Byron Cherry for the role of Coy Duke to Warner Brothers! Talk about a full circle moment!

 

Let's appreciate Byron Cherry's multifaceted career and his contribution to the Duke family legacy! #DukesOfHazzard #ByronCherry #CoyDuke

[Skipper Duke]

Hey friends! 🚗💥 Did you know that the stuntmen from The Dukes of Hazzard actually owned a piece of the California filming location? 🤯 Henry Kingi, one of the talented stuntmen, famously destroyed a bridge during filming, and as part of the settlement, some of the money went towards repairing the bridge... which ultimately became known as the "Kingi Bridge"! 🌉👏 Talk about leaving your mark on Hollywood history! 🎬 What's your favorite Dukes of Hazzard stunt or memory? Share with us! 💬 #DukesOfHazzard #Stunts #HenryKingi #KingiBridge