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The Dukes of Hazzard (1979): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know!

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Bo and Luke have escaped tighter spots than this. After a little copyright business, we polished up the edit and brought this one back from the Remember When vault. Thanks for watching again—or discovering it for the first time.

The Dukes of Hazzard (1979): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know

#rememberwhen The Dukes of Hazzard made Friday nights unforgettable with the General Lee flying over rivers, Daisy Duke redefining denim shorts, and Boss Hogg hatching another doomed scheme. From John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach, and Denver Pyle to Waylon Jennings' legendary theme song, we're uncovering 15 weird facts about one of television's biggest pop culture phenomena.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - #15: A Surprising Fortune
03:09 - #14: The Biggest Bluff
04:06 - #13: Hazzard County's Big Change
05:32 - #12: It Almost Never Happened
06:57 - #11: The Hidden Cost
08:14 - #10: The Real Star Of The Show
09:01 - #9: Worth A Small Fortune
10:39 - #8: The Smartest Man In Hazzard
12:30 - #7: Before Hazzard County
13:50 - #6: The Song That Took Over
15:14 - #5: The Cast Said, "Nope!"
16:15 - #4: The Biggest Gamble
17:22 - #3: Saturday Morning Hazzard
19:55 - #2: A One-Of-A-Kind Stunt
21:19 - #1: A Reunion You Probably Missed

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20 Comments

@GrayCroft 2 months ago

I wish they still make tv shows more like the dukes of hazard

@davidpumpkinsjr.5108 3 months ago

Schneider's scheme to get the role is worthy of a Duke boy.

@Twigg4075 3 months ago

Man, I miss the 80's. Dukes, A-Team and Knight Rider...

@PhantomButterfly-b1f 3 months ago

Hoo-wee! Them Duke Boys was my childhood heroes! 🇬🇧

@FitMommyMakeover 3 months ago

It’s funny, I actually don’t mind these copyright reuploads. I think it’s because there are some videos you all did that I totally forgot about and now I get to watch them again 😂. I’m a fan of how you all explain these shows 😂

@CaroleLeamer735 2 months ago

I remember lying down on the floor in front of the tv to watch the very first episode ❤. We never missed an episode ❤. Loved it❤. Thank you for sharing ❤

@stevejones6247 3 months ago

I liked how Peter Griffin and Brian tried to be the Dukes in family guy even dressing up the car

@WmTRiker 3 months ago

My favorite part about the Dukes' opening title is what had to be intentional by the people who compiled it. When Waylon sings the line "straightening their curves, flattening their hills" they show a visual of Cathy Bach in a bikini. Definitely some "curves" and "hills" there.....

Thank you, Cathy!

@maryweas6385 3 months ago

I still give my son a hard time for being born on a Friday evening so I missed The Dukes of Hazzard, Dallas, and Falcon Crest! He's 44. 🤣

@terrytexas8257 3 months ago

Denver Pyle was also Mad Jack on Life and Times of Grizzly Adams...and in fact turned down the wrap up movie because he was on Dukes of Hazzard.

@karenrobuck8018 3 months ago

"Strom Thurmond," not "Storm."

@ProDemocracyinCT 2 months ago

3:15 Oh wow!! I had no idea. I'm from Westchester County NY and have spent a ton of time in Mt. Kisco.

@TheGeminiChic 2 months ago

Look at them girls with the Daisy Dukes on...by Duice. The Daisy Dukes song. A 90s flashback when I saw the album cover. I played this party song after so many years not hearing it 🎊🎉

@radioqueenbee7008 2 months ago

John Schneider & his mom did move to Atlanta when he was a teenager. When I was in 10th grade ('89-'90 school year), I attended North Springs High in Dunwoody (Suburb of Atlanta). I was reading something walking down the hall & when I looked up I saw John walking towards me. I smiled & said "OMG heyyyyy, what are you doing here?" He said he came to visit his old teachers. Cool highlight from my teen years.

@GlennAbate 2 months ago

You showed Willy Nelson from the movie in that one shot.

@jemkey6930 3 months ago

My Gen X dad is a dedicated Dukes of Hazard fan. In another life, Catherine Bach would have been my mom, dedicated 😂. If I need dad to sit still for 5 minutes, I just pop in a disc, doesn't matter which season or episode, and he'll watch until it stops.

He was notably upset that Coy and Vance didn't get any additional screen time in later episodes/seasons. Just imagine 4 Duke boys driving Boss and Roscoe crazy.

Anyway, I found the 2005 remake movie in the dollar bin once. Dad told me he would watch paint dry before watching that movie, wow.