Peggy Rea had a fat suit?

[Roth Potter]

Today for some reason my mind turn to JD Hogg and thinking about the fat suit Sorrell wore. But how about Peggy Rea? Did she wear a fat suit too? I can't seem to get the answer to that question. I would think she wore one looking at DVDs barbecue.

[HossC]

I've never heard of Peggy Rea wearing a fat suit. Here's a picture from nearly 10 years after Dukes when she was in 'Grace Under Fire' (I downloaded this so long ago that I've forgotten the source).

[Roth Potter]

Thank you for that picture Hoss. I guess she must have lost a lot a weight between that picture and the time of the Dukes BBQ.

[RogerDuke]

My guess is that she didn't have a fat suit but that's only a guess.

Either way she was still a beautiful lady and is very missed.

[MonacoMan]

By all means neither Peggy Rea, nor Sorrell Booke, were thin or skinny people.  But, I’ve seen both on many other things, before & after “Dukes”.

We all know Sorrell wore a fat suit, as he wasn’t as obese as his character of Boss Hogg. Looking at Peggy in some other things, yes she was heavy…but she was no where near what her character of Lulu was on “Dukes”. 

I’m thinking she wore a fat suit as well…to exaggerate her weight, just like Boss. Part of the show’s & Hazzard’s charm was everyone & everything was overly exaggerated.  It was fun, entertaining, and created a place you truly wished existed. 

[RogerDuke]

On 2/8/2024 at 12:14 AM, MonacoMan said:

  It was fun, entertaining, and created a place you truly wished existed. 

The way I see it: Everything that exists in your mind exists....otherwise you wouldn't have used the word "exists" to begin with. Conclusion: Hazzard is real. 

[Hobie Hartkins]

5 minutes ago, RogerDuke said:

The way I see it: Everything that exists in your mind exists....otherwise you wouldn't have used the word "exists" to begin with. Conclusion: Hazzard is real. 

Definitely! 

Hazzard County......MAKE it real!!         ( There's nothing better than being " In Hazzard". You're in line at the grocery store, bored in class, waiting in traffic or waiting on someone etc.....GO TO HAZZARD!!)

[RogerDuke]

7 minutes ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

Definitely! 

Hazzard County......MAKE it real!!         ( There's nothing better than being " In Hazzard". You're in line at the grocery store, bored in class, waiting in traffic or waiting on someone etc.....GO TO HAZZARD!!)

Definitely a great form of therapy in times of emotional need. You are a wise man. That last batch of shine is working well. 

[MonacoMan]

1 hour ago, RogerDuke said:

The way I see it: Everything that exists in your mind exists....otherwise you wouldn't have used the word "exists" to begin with. Conclusion: Hazzard is real. 

To an extent, yes. The “idea” of Hazzard exists in a way, or our “desire” for a Hazzard-like place to exist. But, just because we want it to exist, doesn’t mean it does. 

That’s why shows like DOH were & are so popular…because the real world is a lot of cruelty, selfishness, perversion, corruption, evil, etc… In the escape of fantasy entertainment, in places like Hazzard, those things don’t exist on a regular basis…and when they try to infiltrate, they are dealt with swiftly & squelched. 

We all (or most of us) want that…but like it or not, that’s not reality (as a whole). However, we can take the examples set forth in say DOH, and try to put them to use in our real lives as well, as much as we can.

But, like Oz, Mayberry, Hilldale, and the Brady household…Hazzard is a fantasy place that we all wished existed. That’s why entertainment is so popular…it provides one of the “earthly” enjoyable escapes from the harshness of reality.