What age did everyone find The Dukes of Hazzard?

[Skipper Duke]

I found them when I was 9. TNN 1996.

[floyd012010]

Watched the very first episode in January 1979. I was 4 years old. Man that was a long time ago 

[RogerDuke]

I was born the day John Schneider turned one week old so we both will be 66 next month. 

I was in the USMC stationed in North Carolina after getting out of boot camp in South Carolina. A lot of young Marines were talking about it so I watched it in the recreation room. I think it was Repo Men episode but I'm not positive. Been a superfan ever since. I'm glad it came out after boot camp so I can say I actually saw a Georgia episode on the night it debuted. (the ep, not the series).

In boot camp we went 3 months without TV, radio, or a telephone. 

That's so cool that you saw the original episode on the first night....even though you were little. 

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[RogerDuke]

3 minutes ago, RogerDuke said:

 

 

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[Hobie Hartkins]

On 3/20/2026 at 10:08 PM, floyd012010 said:

Watched the very first episode in January 1979. I was 4 years old. Man that was a long time ago 

same here, except I was 14!! 

[Hobie Hartkins]

It's hard to believe  you and John are the same age Roger! That's wild! You're about 6 1/2 yrs. older than me! I turn 61 on Aug. 31 

Edited Thursday at 03:40 PM by Hobie Hartkins

[RogerDuke]

On 3/22/2026 at 10:07 AM, Hobie Hartkins said:

same here, except I was 14!! 

Back when the show was airing it was so popular that that it caused Friday Night Football attendance to drop across America. Nobody had VCRs so you only had one chance to see it and nobody knew DVDs would be invented. My girlfriend knew that we wouldn't be going out on any Friday night dates! 

[Hobie Hartkins]

We were 14 and not old enough to drive, so DOH on a Friday night was the big time!

[Hobie Hartkins]

That's so cool that you saw the original episode on the first night....even though you were little. 

 

I was just thinking.....was Repo men the first episode?  I thought it was " One Armed Bandits"....????......just asking....

[Skipper Duke]

16 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

That's so cool that you saw the original episode on the first night....even though you were little. 

 

I was just thinking.....was Repo men the first episode?  I thought it was " One Armed Bandits"....????......just asking....

It was One Armed Bandits. Repo Men was 3rd and Mary Kaye's Baby 4th. But they aired Repo 4th and Mary Kaye's Baby 3rd. Swamp Molly is actually the 2nd CA filmed episode. Luke's Love Story is the first CA episode. But they aired Swamp Molly first.