General Questions about The Dukes of Hazzard Series

[Skipper Duke]

The blue car in Return of the Ridge Raiders that Newtie has smoke machine hooked up to, is that the same car that was Sheriff Grady Byrd's momma's car in Jude Emery?

[HossC]

7 hours ago, Skipper Duke said:

The blue car in Return of the Ridge Raiders that Newtie has smoke machine hooked up to, is that the same car that was Sheriff Grady Byrd's momma's car in Jude Emery?

No. They are both Cadillac Series 62s, but Grady's momma drove a 1959 model while Newtie drove a 1961.

[Hobie Hartkins]

In that same car, when Luke is driving and he says something like " This crate really rolls!", have you guys noticed something was sticking up on the dashboard and I never have been able to figure it out.

[Skipper Duke]

On 7/8/2025 at 9:38 PM, Hobie Hartkins said:

In that same car, when Luke is driving and he says something like " This crate really rolls!", have you guys noticed something was sticking up on the dashboard and I never have been able to figure it out.

It was a pretty car. 😀 

[Skipper Duke]

Hey y'all... The Gray Gran Torino that Harry Joe and Tiny had hidden in the bushes and drive in the end of Season 3 Along Came a Duke, is it the same one Daisy rolled over in the end of Season 3 episode State of the County?

[HossC]

The silver/gray Gran Torino in 'Along Came a Duke' dates from the mid-70s (there were very few exterior changes between 1974 and 1976). It has redundant trim across the roof, so I'm guessing that it once had a vinyl roof of some kind. I think that one of the rocker panels comes off when it rolls, revealing red paint underneath. The car that Luke pulls the bad guys from has body colored door jambs, so either the props guys did a really thorough job respraying the car or there were two different cars used. Did anyone notice how Jeb Stuart Duke fell off his bike when he arrived at the crashed car?

The car that Daisy drives in 'State of the County' is a 1975 Mercury Montego - a sister car to the Gran Torino. Although I'm sure that many cars were reused, I doubt that it would have been worth their time reusing a cheap rolled car.

[Skipper Duke]

There's a road in Hazzard called Simonle RD. there's also a place called Simonle Canyon. Is Simonle Canyon on Simonle RD.?

[HossC]

The writers never paid much attention to consistency with place names and locations. However, both Seminole Canyon and Seminole Road are mentioned in 'The New Dukes'. Seeing as the Mean Green Machine is spotted "headed east on Seminole Road" and Vance says "We gotta catch them before they reach the end of the canyon", I think we can assume that Seminole Road leads either to or more likely through Seminole Canyon.

BTW. In 'Follow That Still', Rosco tries to block the APC at the bottom of Seminole Hill. I doubt if this has any connection, and the writers just recycled the name over the next few seasons.

[Skipper Duke]

1 hour ago, HossC said:

The writers never paid much attention to consistency with place names and locations. However, both Seminole Canyon and Seminole Road are mentioned in 'The New Dukes'. Seeing as the Mean Green Machine is spotted "headed east on Seminole Road" and Vance says "We gotta catch them before they reach the end of the canyon", I think we can assume that Seminole Road leads either to or more likely through Seminole Canyon.

BTW. In 'Follow That Still', Rosco tries to block the APC at the bottom of Seminole Hill. I doubt if this has any connection, and the writers just recycled the name over the next few seasons.

HossC thanks.

[Skipper Duke]

In The Dukes of Hazzard episodes involving Chickasaw County, for the town of Chickasaw, was that the Burbank California Hazzard Square with redressed buildings?

[HossC]

Midwest Street (Hazzard Square) played Springville in 'Deputy Dukes'.

Can you give examples of episodes where the town in Chickasaw appeared and I should be able to tell you where they were filmed. I think they generally used French Street for Chickasaw, which is the one behind the the courthouse between Midwest Street and New York Street.

[Skipper Duke]

8 hours ago, HossC said:

Midwest Street (Hazzard Square) played Springville in 'Deputy Dukes'.

Can you give examples of episodes where the town in Chickasaw appeared and I should be able to tell you where they were filmed. I think they generally used French Street for Chickasaw, which is the one behind the the courthouse between Midwest Street and New York Street.

I think I saw Boss Hogg's Bank redressed in Treasure of Soggy Marsh. It shows up just a little after Coy and Vance run Sheriff Little into the fence of Chickasaw Impound Yard. The Impound looks like Murkin's Car Lot from Share and Share Alike.

[HossC]

I only watched the scene around the impound yard, but most of those stores are on French Street. You can see towards Boss' bank when the boys escape jail, but the bank is blocked by a truck. You can also see a redressed Rhuebottoms and paint store in the background when Sheriff Little crashes through the fence. The building with the fence is redressed as different businesses in several episodes.

[Skipper Duke]

5 hours ago, HossC said:

I only watched the scene around the impound yard, but most of those stores are on French Street. You can see towards Boss' bank when the boys escape jail, but the bank is blocked by a truck. You can also see a redressed Rhuebottoms and paint store in the background when Sheriff Little crashes through the fence. The building with the fence is redressed as different businesses in several episodes.

Wow! 😀