CreativeWriter Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 A friend just asked me a question which I have never thought about. The question being "Why was the Dodge Charger named "General Lee"? I KNOW that General Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general, which is why the show used a Confederate flag. But why "General Lee?" Why not "General Patton", or "General Bradley"? To this day, I LOVE this show but I never thought about the reason for the generals name. Any ideas out there? RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 When the car is revealed in a flashback in 'Happy Birthday, General Lee', Cooter says "I'll tell you, Uncle Jesse couldn't have come up with a better name. After we put the rebel flag on and stuck that Dixie horn in, there couldn't have been nothing more appropriate than 'General Lee'." So Uncle Jesse came up with the name. Maybe there are more references in other episodes that other members can recall. RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 It could have been a play on the name...Generally ( General Lee) speaking! RogerDuke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Hey Hoss, didn't Bo make a comment about General Lee too?....spirit of the South....or something? Welcome to the HazzardNet CreativeWriter. I love your screen name. I would have never thought of it. (little joke there.....very little). We hope to hear more from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 hour ago, RogerDuke said: Hey Hoss, didn't Bo make a comment about General Lee too?....spirit of the South....or something? This exchange happens on the first test drive of their new car: Luke: We jumped a dang creek. Bo: Yeah. General Lee always was a cavalry man. Luke: We built more into this car than just plugs and pistons, I guess. Bo: Fighting spirit of the South. Come on, we got a race to run. RogerDuke, Hobie Hartkins and Skipper Duke 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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