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12 Good Ol' Facts About The Dukes of Hazzard
Mentalfloss ^ | 26Jan19 | BY Jake Rossen

Posted on 01/28/2019 4:24:29 AM PST by vannrox

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To: Big Red Badger
The Dukes did not have guns because they were not allowed to, per their probation. They were on probation after their arrest for running moonshine.

So, that was the story they told in some episode. So that's why they could still use a bow and arrow tho.

21 posted on 01/28/2019 5:35:59 AM PST by Pappy Smear
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To: Big Red Badger
They didn’t like Guns but had plenty of Dynamite!

They didn't have guns because they were convicted felons (fer runnin' shine). Convicted felons are probably not allowed to have explosives either, but that's a minor detail.

22 posted on 01/28/2019 5:40:47 AM PST by j. earl carter
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To: Big Red Badger

They weren’t allowed to use guns because both were felons...


23 posted on 01/28/2019 5:44:58 AM PST by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: RandallFlagg

He was the baddie in a Perry Mason episode or two.


24 posted on 01/28/2019 5:48:14 AM PST by wally_bert (We're low on dimes in fun city.)
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To: vannrox
James Best, who portrayed crooked sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, refused to film five episodes because he had no private dressing room in which to change his clothes; the production just hosed him down when he got dirty.

Jack Albertson quit the Canadian series Police Surgeon for the identical reason.


25 posted on 01/28/2019 5:49:24 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: vannrox

Tom Wopat - Wisconsin
John Schneider - New York
Catherine Bach - Ohio

Buncha damned Yankees!


26 posted on 01/28/2019 5:51:10 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: vannrox
I can think of a couple of more facts....
Blnk
27 posted on 01/28/2019 5:51:35 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: vannrox

I saw Daisy at Darryl Starbird’s Car Show in Houston. The show had some of his and Barris’ work in it but all I remember is Daisy. Every teen boy loved Daisy.


28 posted on 01/28/2019 5:53:41 AM PST by Clay Moore (He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people)
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To: vannrox

The show was cornpone but everybody understood that and didn’t take it seriously. It was fun. It was such a big hit IMO because it depicted not only people who were not from NYC or LA but who were.....gasp!....Southerners. Furthermore, though it did have fun with the stereotypes, it depicted them as basically sympathetic people.

This is of course, anathema to the. Northeast/Left Coast types as is any kind of sympathetic depiction of Southern culture. Such a thing would never be made or aired today. They have decided sometime in the late 80s/early 90s that the Confederate battle flag is now suddenly a hate symbol and anybody displaying it MUST be filled with a seething hatred of anybody who isn’t a WASP - nevermind that totems of millions of Southerners it doesn’t mean that at all. Notice how this happened at about Leftists in Academia started pushing PC Revisionism.

I for one would not vote for Nikki Haley for county dog catcher. Plenty of others feel the same way. If you get in bed with South hating Leftists to further their agenda, you will forever be persona non grata with me.


29 posted on 01/28/2019 5:54:57 AM PST by FLT-bird
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To: Vaquero

I saw Bach and another actress walking down the sidewalk across the street from “ Gunners “ during a Sturgis bike rally.

She was from Rapid City


30 posted on 01/28/2019 5:57:00 AM PST by South Dakota
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To: minnesota_bound

Bump Bump


31 posted on 01/28/2019 5:57:07 AM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: Big Red Badger

I liked Daisy’s guns.


32 posted on 01/28/2019 6:11:05 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Atrophy of science is visible when the spokesman goes from Einstein to Sagan to Neli Degrasse Tyson.)
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To: A_perfect_lady
My friend had a poster of Bo and Luke in her room, probably from a book order as we were in 3rd or 4th grade. We would kiss our fingers then touch our favorite Duke whenever we left her room. 🙄 We were still single digits in age-only excuse I can think of. Anyway-I was loyal to Bo Duke. He still looks good.
33 posted on 01/28/2019 6:11:24 AM PST by NorthstarMom
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To: vannrox

This was a great show, fun entertainment.


34 posted on 01/28/2019 6:14:09 AM PST by ConsCA
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To: vannrox

I read or heard somewhere that the first five shows were shot on location in Covington and Conyers Georgia. The Covington GA town square and county courthouse could be seen frequently. Also, I heard a good number of chase scenes were shot in Henry County which is neighboring to the south of the county Covington is in.

I currently live in Henry County, and I could very easily be talked into believing that road scenes were shot here if my memory serves me correctly.


35 posted on 01/28/2019 6:14:19 AM PST by EMI_Guy ("You have to slow down to go fast." - Kenny Roberts)
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To: atc23

I remember Denver Pyle from many radio shows.


36 posted on 01/28/2019 6:14:38 AM PST by MisterArtery
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To: vannrox

Item # 6 needs further discussion of the negotiations, including ALL of the photographic evidence that was presented.


37 posted on 01/28/2019 6:17:18 AM PST by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: vannrox
That show nearly destroyed high school football across America.

Friday nights in the days before most people had even seen a VCR much less owned one. 8 pm and time for The Dukes! Except that's when the whole town is supposed to be at the high school's football stadium.

Attendance plummeted even in places like Texas. THAT is how powerful The Dukes of Hazzard was.

38 posted on 01/28/2019 6:55:38 AM PST by Ciaphas Cain (FreeRepublic.com is the most-used app on my iPhone.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Yes, but at least they were willing to pretend.


39 posted on 01/28/2019 7:08:50 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: A_perfect_lady

Yes, Schneider is one handsome guy.


40 posted on 01/28/2019 7:09:56 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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