The Strange Story of Coy and Vance Duke from "The Dukes of Hazzard"
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- For the first 19 episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard during season 5, actors Byron Cherry and Christopher Mayer, portraying Coy and Vance Duke pretended like Bo and Luke never existed. This is the story of why that happened.
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I actually met "Boss Hogg", Sorrell Booke, when I was a kid. It was at, I believe, some car show, which not only did it have the General Lee, it also had Boss' white Caddy, AND K.I.T.T.!!! So, obviously Sorrell was there to sign autographs and what not. But, at one point my Mom & Dad either decided it was time to go or, we were going upstairs to see more cars, I honestly don't remember which but, since I'm in a wheelchair we had to take the elevator. And who happens to be going into the elevator at the same time? Mr. Boss Hogg himself!!! I remember he was very kind. Obviously this was before cell phones so, the only proof I have is in my memories. A very happy memory for sure!!!
How cool is that, Jason?!!? Sounds like an awesome car show! Did it have the greatest car of all time? I am, of course, referring to the Batmobile from the 60s TV show.
That's AWESOME !!!
Mr. Sundstrom, as much as I was and still am a fan of the General Lee, I agree 1000%!!!!!!! Js...
What great story he is one of those rare type of people and also one of the celebs that we have lost that I miss very much god bless you for telling us about this in counter
Remember: "Boss Hogg" was a semi regular on the early episodes of "All In the Family", "MASH" and "Soap". Hard-to-believe it's the same actor!
Coy and Vance did just fine. They kept the story going and took care of Daisy and Uncle Jesse as well as the best frickin car ever, the General.
They made the ratings go down! They were just look-alikes with hopes that viewers wouldn’t notice but you can’t take people that have been on the show for four years and then all of a sudden replace them and expect them to get good reviews! Coy n Vance we’re good as actors but not replacements
@@lovebeloved4life838 Unfortunately, Coy and Vance failed the minute the idea was conceived. Replacing Bo and Luke was like replacing Fox Mulder with John Doggett. It just doesn't work.
Loved and be loved 4 life and Jeremy, What really caused the ratings to go down was the refusal to give John and Tom their merchandising royalty rights, people that didn't give it to them is what really hurt the show's ratings, all Byron and Chris did was carry the show and did a great job with their roles, and had some good episodes too, I enjoyed them, in fact I posted some of their episodes on my facebook page, I liked them, and like them as actors.
@@lovebeloved4life838 i was like.. wth are these guys?
The Zombie Duke boys.
I didn't even know they were supposed to be cousins, and just assumed they were supposed to be new duke boys.. I was mortified, so i changed the channel anytime i seen them. I stopped watching them on the regular after that. I was about 7 years old when i first saw the zombie dukes .
@@jeremyzak654 I guess since Threes Company survived without Chrissy CBS felt the Dukes of Hazzard could survive as well.
Television shows aren’t anything like they use to be. I also was a child of the 70’s/80’s and long for great programs like the Dukes of Hazzard, The Walton’s , Mash and the Incredible Hulk just to name a few.
I was born in the early 80's but watched a lot of these great shows through reruns, and I completely agree with you. The Incredible Hulk is still one of my favorites.
I think you forgot the Fall Guy. I lived lee majors not to mention the blonde whose name isn't coming to me at the moment
In my honest opinion, it was a huge mistake for them to make a feature film of "The Dukes of Hazzard". The charm of the original show was just not there.
@@frankmaxfield7025 And the A Team. Loved that show!
Nothing but love for the entire cast from The Dukes of Hazzard forever in my heart ... My absolute favorite show as a child
Rest in paradise Christopher Mayer
My best friend and I got into trouble on the school bus for yelling "yea ha!" when it went over the rail road tracks. Good times.
Great video! My kids and I met John, Tom, and Catherine last year in Nashville at the show's 40th anniversary and they were nice to all the fans. I always felt sorry for Byron and Chris, as they simply had an impossible task living up to the original cousins.
You're right, Michael. It was truly an impossible task.
But Byron and Chris to me Dave, did a good job running things while John and Tom were working out their issues.
No you didn't
@@jerrygreen3818 Didn’t what
I met Cooter 10 years ago at one of those "tv" fan shows ( I mean, one of those meet and greet) shows, in which if you wanted to meet Bill Bixby, you could. I could meet someone else.
They also had one of those for sports. You could meet Nolan Ryan, who I actually got to meet. Warren Moon. Wayne Gretzky.
The Incredible Hulk scared the crap out of me first time I saw it and the Dukes had all us kids huddled on the floor in front of the TV a hootin and a hollerin'😂🤣😃 Two of my favorite shows for sure.
Really, if you think about it, it was a perfect pairing of shows!
41 years ago yesterday, The Dukes of Hazzard premiered! Love them Dukes!
Hey Dave, I love your channel, I GRE up as a kid in the 70s and 80s, and I tell my daughter it was the best time in the world to grow up. We weren't saddled to it phones and all sorts of gaskets, the most important thing is that we played outside, I grew up in North Carolina, the woods were like jungles and our lives revolved around them, trails, forts, etc. I hunted for arrowheads in the tobacco fields, and learned about historical things firsthand, and yes, we had the best TV shows, so thank you for bringing back great memories!
You're welcome, Vic! And...thank you for sharing your memories!
I remember the lineup: The Incredible Hulk, Dukes of Hazzard, and my personal favorite, Dallas. The good ole days.
I loved that line-up! Well, at least the first 2/3 of it. I think I was probably just a bit too young for Dallas. Plus, my parents were always threatening me with bedtime if I stuck around to watch it. :)
@@jdsundstrom I was probably too young for Dallas, too, but that didn't stop me. 😂
You are correct - one of television’s legendary line-up’s!
Remember how you couldn’t wait for next weeks episode and the agony of a season ending?!!!
Yes, the good ole days! Then again, the three show line-up, mentioned, was only legendary, because other days, could be kind of terrible - especially Monday night!
@@d.vaughn8990 I would literally have butterflies of excitement in my stomach.
@@monilaninetynine3811 Sooo, Who SHOT J.R. ? lol
They weren’t bad,they just weren’t Bo and Luke.
They were terrible, like a couple blocks of wood.
Nope they were bad 😆
They were copy and paste of bo and Luke. They should of at least gave distinct personalities and traits . Maybe fans would have taken it better.
@@robertlawrence4719 What made me mad was that they didn't even have original stuff for them. In one of the episodes they literally ripped off the script of Carnival of Thrills where Bo and Luke fought over Diane but just did the same damn thing with Coy and Vance (fighting over a girl). And their acting was abominable!
Man, that Catherine Bach sure is stunning.
@Christopher Harper Digicash She was born there but grew up in South Dakota.
One of my 1st Boyhood Crushes.
Danny Ramirez, yes but she had nothing compared to Lynda Carter! A real Wonder Woman! But yeah Bach was it for awhile!
@@acr500rider - Heather Thomas "Jodi" on fall guy was my other girl
Fun fact about the animated version - if you pre-ordered it when it was released on DVD in 2011, James Best would sign it :) One of my prized possessions to this day.
That is awesome, RP! I'd hang on to that DVD collection!
I love The Dukes! We have all 7 seasons on DVD (and the 2 reunion movies) and watch them weekly.
Weekly sounds about right!
Same love them
I remember when the show suddenly took a turn into upside down world... it was the last time I ever watched the show. But man, those were good days for TV. I wish there was a “Netflix” platform just for tv shows between 1970 - 1990. Who’s with me? :) Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for sharing this video about one of the best shows ever on TV. This was a great time for television. Every Friday night, my husband and I would go to our mall and shop a little , then we'd go to his mother's home and watch the Duke's and Dallas. Those were the good Ole days. I miss those good programs. We had our own television, but he enjoyed sharing his time with his mother while watching the shows. Sadly she passed away last March. She is terribly missed. I would love it if the shows could be repeated. Have a wonderful day. ☺ 😇
Thank you so much for sharing your memories, Donna! Your mother-in-law sounds like she was a wonderful person.
Hey Dave, thanks for another great video about my favorite show.
I been lucky enough to meet the entire cast except for mr. Pyle. I also have been lucky enough to get to know some of them a little more personally through the years and one of them was Byron. He is a true sport. I was privileged to get to work with him at a few shows in Canada called "Hair dare" Byron told me that both he and Chris were told to act just like John and Tom. Byron wanted to not act that way but at that time it was a pay check. Byron even admitted that their performance sucked because they were forced to act that way. He's been takeing the flack all these years very well I think. I used to believe that John and Tom just got greedy and left a few years back John was addressing a show he was at stateing it went down that they were re negotiating, Warner brothers was makeing major bank on their likeness, and the toys. All they wanted was a percentage of that income. Warner brothers got all worked up about it, stateing that they could be replaced. It was a heated argument. They called their bluff and walked. It's very sad that a company thinks their consumers are so stupid that we would'nt notice a difference. John once said in a documentary that the reason why Dukes was so good was the chemistry between the main cast. I believe he was right. It was just a perfect match of people, the car and stunts just made it just that much better.
I still cant believe the amount of hatred die hard fans have against coy and Vance. Yea I admit they sucked, but their still part of dukes history. Byron told me the scene when They were leaving in that mustang, 1st they were on a inside set, 2nd once they went off camera in the car. The scene was cut, immediately they were escorted off stage by security. Then that was it. They were on contract so they couldn't work anywhere else. He said that they might be called back in case John and Tom quit. Once they left the stage he said they have'nt seen the rest of the cast until the dukesfest shows started. Man thats cold.
Then in the early years of Dukefest back when the clubs were on forums instead of facebook. I remember a lot of people were trying to Keep Byron and Chris from comming. I'm glad things have cooled down a bit. In fact Byron made a cameo in Johns movie Christmas cars. It was really good.
Thank you again Dave
Dude, you know your stuff when it comes to The Dukes of Hazzard! If you ever want to talk about the show with me on a podcast, let me know. I'd be honored!
@@jdsundstrom
Hey Dave! Wow I'm flattered, never done a pod cast not sure if I'm equipped to do one, as all I have is, a smart phone! Lol I'd be happy to answer any questions you have, possibly in a phone call? Or email. I started binge watching dukes again, it's been a while. Man it's even better now we with all the experiences I've had with the cast over the years. Hope to talk to you soon someday!
I wish we could find a way to brink back the cast to redo what Warner brothers screwed up in the 2005 movie that was horrible I wished I never seen that it just ain't Dukes without John and Tom And Cathy and gang
Also Christmas Cars is great closest thing to Dukes John did an excellent job with his now wife Alisha not sure on spelling
Great video. As a kid i was disappointed when Bo and Luke were temporarily replaced. But i watched Coy and Vance anyway. The real star was the General Lee anyway. :-)
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, General Chaos!
There were a few episodes where James Best AKA Rosco P Coltrane was absent from the show. They had a substitute sheriff but he wasn't the same. I was glad when Rosco returned!
General Chaos
yall wont get anywhere in our days with that attitude:
Did you just assume that cars gender? ....
And name???
And civil war affiliation !!!!!?????
MERCY!
@General Chaos // The real star was Catherine Bach anyway. Fixed that for you. ^_-
@@melissacooper4482 They had a couple of sub sheriffs including the 2nd Darrin from Bewitched Dick Sargent
Ahhhhhh the 80's, wish we could go back. Miss those days too. I remember the 1st episode, where I was, who was there, funny how time slips by so quickly the older we become. Thank you
Me and my mom lovvved the DOH! We watch it now on dvd!! Great talents in this show!
Thank you as always for taking us along memory lane 😁
I LOVED Dukes! I especially got a kick out of watching my grandpa and uncle sit and bell roll when they watched with me. Thanks for the memories, Dave! 🤓🖖
I remember back in 1998 when my brother and I were teenagers we would come home from school and watch the Dukes of Hazzard on TNN. So we were watching and loving the show then suddenly one day these two different actors just showed up in the opening credits. They were Coy and Vance and my brother and I were so confused. Back then we had no internet access and could not get any info as to why these two men replaced Bo and Luke and we just had to watch the episodes and deal with it. One day when they got to Season 6 I was so happy to Bo and Luke back on the show. Then I understood. Some years later as I watch this show on DVD now Coy and Vance did a great job with the show. They made it their own for one season.
Thanks for sharing your memories!
Coy and Vance: the "New Coke" of Hazzard County.
Ha! That's a great comparison, superdoonz1!
Exactly right. Of course there are alot "New Coke" ideas and decisions everyday.
I was 9 years old and liked Coy and Vance just fine. I also liked New Coke better than the regular stuff (still do, in fact)
@@seanmcgrath3826 fair play to you Sean I always felt New Coke was absolutely gopping though. I'd forgotten about the switch in the leads as I haven't seen the programme since ITV stopped showing it in the 90s and I'd generally stopped watching TV around then also till I got married in the mid 90s anyway.
Savage!
It's a shame that there wasn't an entire episode with Bo & Luke & Coy & Vance sharing an adventure. At least we got to see them all in the same scene.
I remember this happening. I didn't like that they'd changed the actors. My mother told me how horrible the acting was in comparison to Schneider and Wopat, and in the reruns, I had to agree. I kept watching, believing that the originals would return. I always thought of this show when I found out that teenage girls had divided into two camps for the Twilight movies, Camp Edward and Camp Jacob. While it wasn't as popularized, there was definitely a Camp Bo and Camp Luke. And do keep making follow-ups, especially when new developments occur. Loved the video! Thanks.
First Byron and Chris in '83 and then two years later later Sammy Hagar. It sucked to be a replacement in the 80's!
I was always more of a "Van Hagar" fan anyway!
Thanks for keeping history alive 👍🏻 Best show ever
You are very welcome, my friend!
The Dukes of Hazzard episodes with Bo and Luke has been my favourite TV show since childhood. Unfortunately their ''replacements'' were never that to me and I was very thankful when John Schneider and Tom Wopat returned! Dave that's so fantastic that John Schneider saw your video and messaged you.
Thanks for the great comment, Lisa! Yep. I was excited to see the comment from John on my original version of this video.
Even though Dukes wasn't able still to regain their huge audience the rest of the way.
That three-hour block on Friday nights was awesome back in the day. I will admit, I thought it was cool having two sets of Duke boys on the screen at the same time. Falcon Crest would eventually join the fray.
CBS: won't meet salary demands
John & Tom: walk
CBS: replaces old Duke boys with new Duke boys
Everyone: WTF?
Ratings: drop
CBS: meets salary demands
I have seasons 1-5 on DVD and to be honest Coy and Vance grew on me. Just as I was getting used to them Bo & Luke came back.
CBS never met the salary demands and they lost their fight with CBS.
When those guys came on, I stopped watching the show.
@@McMahonHater they were trash
@@VAHOSS That's fan-boy BS, they were fine. If they'd been the originals and were replaced by John and Tom you'd be saying the same thing. It's just cause they were first.
I use to watch Dukes of Hazard when I was a child and loved it!! I have seen the show since then and it is still a classic to me, great video❤️
I couldn't click fast enough!! Thank you so much for bringing back memories of my favorite show as a child, save hong kong phooey and Kung Fu with David Carradine(sp?). hope your 2020 is going beautifully, you deserve nothing less my friend!
I was 6 when the show started and 9 by the time Coy and Vance showed up.
Young me knew Boss Hogg and Roscoe were the “bad guys”, and they were, but 6 year old me couldn’t quite wrap my head around why I liked them anyway. It took another year before I got what was going on. “Oh, it’s supposed to be that way. They’re being funny on purpose!” Weird how a young kid’s mind works.
I always thought of Coy and Vance as the “fake dukes”.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son in that whosover believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life John 3:16
Gary Vallone doesn’t, change the fact that Coy and Vance sucked!
@@smitty3456 Hahhaa! i agree i hated coy and vance
They were unwatchable.
Season 2 duke of dukes
There was a fake eruo duke. 3rd cousin that daisy had a thing for 😔🚬 but luckily he was a fraud.
Genuinely thought I'd imagined the two cousins! Thanks for clearing that one up
This is STILL to this very day one of my all-time favorite shows! I have the entire DVD set and watch them periodically.
Sounds like an awesome way to spend an evening!
Don't forget the outreau scene. Where Roscoe is chasing the General Lee around the wooded area before they make their get away
I graduated high school with Byron’s older brother, John, in 1966.
That's awesome, jockellis! Thanks for sharing.
We went to different schools together
Best show growing up period!!!!
What a fantastic insite.
Thankyou Dave.
Wonderful video, very enjoyable to listen to
👍
favorite Duke episode when Rosco inherit millions of dollars and the one with the outlaw himself Mr waylon Jennings
Both of those episodes were great!
Like the one were Boss Hogg is in Daisy bed
@@robertrodriguez787 can't say i remember that one
Dale Holbert What about happy birthday general lee?
Me to
They should have let coy and vance do the whole episode with Bo and Luke.
Dave, these great episodes you create always bring me back to my favorite childhood memories. They are done with wonderful good-natured narration. Thank you.
My first band (that actually lasted 10 years), after quickly becoming home town heros, eventually found that that success was not being had anywhere else. As a result of this we often introduced ourselves (myself and our singer) as the Coy and Vance of Punk Rock..... we amused ourselves to no end with this because we had zero expectations that anyone would get it just like they weren't getting us....it was after all the early 2000s. On two occasions people did get it ( literally two people) and they became fans for life!
I remember watching it as a kid, and I have a vague memory of Coy and Vance leaving the farm at the beginning of their last episode when Bo and Luke came back. Lugging their suitcases out to their car. You could tell that the actors were really a little bit sad.
And after that scene was filmed, they were escorted off the lot by security and, from what I understand, pretty much ignored by the cast for the next couple of decades.
Yeah, it would've nice to have an episode where Bo, Luke, Coy, and Vance team up to thwart one of Boss Hogg's schemes, and left the show at the end of the episode.
I vaguely remember these two. It's been so long since I've seen the show and most of the reruns only have Bo and Luke Duke in them. At least the ones I'm able to find.
Let me start by thanking you sir for your all your terrific videos that bring back so many childhood memories.
I was born in 70 and television was at it's platinum era when I was coming up.
Friday nights were a BIG DEAL !!!
Me and my mom and my little brother (2 years younger) would head over to my Grandma's and Grandpa's house after stopping by Winn Dixie for the evenings "goodies" which always included popcorn that mom or grandma cooked in a covered skillet on a gas stove.
We all gathered in grandma's tv room (the third bedroom) and watched the Duke boys (everyone called the show that I knew) .
Every. Friday. Night.
From 9:00 to 10:00.
Then me and my brother would race off down the hallway to play.
My brother was blonde so I graciously allowed him to be Bo.
Lol...he deserved it after being stuck as Robin to my Batman all of his life.
While we would emulate Bo and Luke and sometimes Cooter, the elders would stay and intently watch J.R. and the rest of the Ewings on Dallas.
We got away with alot of mischief while Dallas was on. Lol...
Anyways, as an adult I really have to give Vance and Coy credit.
It must have been really hard to try and fill those shoes.
It was a sad day when Bo and Luke went off to race the General on the Nascar circuit.
We HATED Coy and Vance and never truly forgave THEM for Bo and Lukes absence.
Also, in our minds the loss of Enos and eventually Boss Hogg had a TREMENDOUS impact on us and the show. The only good addition we felt to the show was more and more appearances of Lulu Hogg and Flash.
Also, we grew up.
I believe I was 7 or 8 when the show started and 13 or 14 when it ended.
It really was a magical time to be a kid though, in many ways.
Bo and Luke Duke were a HUGE part of that.
I apologise for the long comment, but as I said, your videos really take me back and again sir, thank you
One quick update to my previous comment.
Regarding the Incredible Hulk.
I wasn't allowed to watch that show.
It was banned from our household after I threw my little brother into an antique bookcase with actual glass in its 3, shelf covering doors.
My brother got a nasty cut on his arm (thank god that it wasn't his throat, seriously) from busting out one of those panes. I of course was emulating the Hulk.
Ahhh....the 70s
Great video & that was so cool of him to message you like that.
John Schneider will always have my respect, never caved to the woke crowd over the flag.
@Maryse Bowen you self hating southerners are a stain upon what great men tried to achieve. then again, from your statement, i doubt an iq of over 75, is in your bloodline.
You're correct. He could have cowered and said "it was a different time". But he didn't. It simply didn't and still doesn't represent what the left says it does. John is one of the few left who has a set of balls.
He's a wise man. He should run for office.
And the thing about John is he is from New York , even more impressive. I’m glad I’m not the only New Yorker to rep the flag .
Why would the actor in a tv show that he didn’t create or write have to answer about anything
Man, when I was growing up, I had major crushes on Catherine Bach, Joanna Cameron, Lynda Carter and Jaclyn Smith.
That's quite a list you've put together, Calvin!
Dave Sundstrom Yes, Sir!
It was an amazing show for an amazing time. Gosh I miss late 70’s and early 80’s TV. Lol. Thanks for the cool video Dave.!!!
Thank you for another great video. I love all the memories they bring back.
You're welcome, Doug P!
Thanks again Dave. Love the Dukes of Hazard as much now as I did back in the 80’s. Dave you should watch John Schneider’s CZcams channel. Lots of history about the show
You're welcome, dodgeoldschool1972! And...thank you for the tip! I'll definitely check it out.
A few yrs ago, i finally got 2 meet the cast...I got a pic with Daisy, Cooter, Bo, Luke, Cletus, Enos, seen Rosco but he didnt want any pics taken of him or with him, they were all gr8..:)
Thank you Dave for sharing this great video I really enjoyed it I still remember sitting in front of the TV watching the Dukes and the hulk with a giant bowl of popcorn.
Ahhhhhh memories.
Once again, I enjoyed your video. It brought back great memories for me.
Thanks Blackwood 5225! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
I loved the chemistry between boss Hog and Roscoe
Rosco P. Coltrane was always making me laugh. James Best was great in that role!
I'm a huge fan of James Best. czcams.com/video/h8je2JUsqaI/video.html
He and Sorrell Brook were magic together
One of my favorite TV shows. I have them on dvd and I enjoy the episodes with Coy and Vance wish they had been given a better chance. The show was not the same when Bo and Luke came back.
I still have my Dukes lunchbox from when I was a kid
You are a lucky man, Mr. Frankovich!
I met John Schneider at a Comic Con and talked to him about weight lifting, college sports and a bunch of other stuff. He's Awesome.
They definitely were not Bo and Luke, but they did a good job in a crap situation. The best actors in the world couldn't pull that transition off.
excellent video Dave thank you for the update on the dukes and I might say daisy was exceptionally beautiful
I used to have a full-size poster of Daisy on my wall growing up. I think it came in a magazine from what I remember.
Hey everybody, these were two dudes who got an acting job and nothing more. They were not bad people but they wanted to work. I am a big fan of the original duo but I don't begrudge these fellas a job.
They just didn't have the chemistry of John Schneider and Tom Wopat!
I don’t begrudge them a job, they just sucked.
They were in a no win situation . The were given no favors by being a copy and paste of bo and Luke. If they were at least given distinct personalities and traits . Maybe fans might have taken them better. Hell could have had 2 extra characters for the rest of the series . As it was , the show runners could not get rid of them fast enough when Bo and Luke returned.
Always interesting content; always a great group of commenters!
You’re a great host!
Thanks Carolyn!
Carolyn Nunes Great to see you still texting with us!
Gera Brown You are too, too kind, sir!
Liked and subbed! Great overview and well presented. Thank you very much .
Thanks for subscribing, Fetus!
One of my favorite TV shows. Even though it was before my time, my dad watched it on T.V. when he was a teenager and I watched the reruns of it on TV Land. Since they quit showing it on TV I went and bought all 7 seasons of it on DVD. That show made me want a 1969 Dodge Charger on my own.
Looking forward to another great video.
jeez dave this was a sore spot...as a southern lil boy the dukes were real to me...i mean andy griffith real and when they jumped the shark with coy and vance..we ALL..i mean all hated them everybody i knew hated em..lil girls cried..it was insane...i buried my lunchbox in the back yard i went back and dug it up 30 years later as we didnt live in the house i had to almost beg to dig the holes .the homeowners thought i was a tweeker ..i paid em 20 bucks and they laughed and laughed until i dug up the lunchbox it was trash BUT the thermos and the star wars toys in it were pristine like a time capsule also a buck rogers figure and a few matchbox cars..was good for me i was emotional the folks living in the house stopped laughing when i started tearing up ...the oldest guy was maybe 6 or 7 years younger than me i told em to imagine he buried his gi joes or transformers lunchbox full of toys and couldnt live without em anymore and had to summon the courage to knock on a strangers door to ask if you could dig up their yard...he got it...they invited me in and the beautiful pine paneling was still in the house...the hardwood floors the same...they fed me as is apt to happen down south..gave me my 20 bucks back.we see each other from time to time..gave the toys to my boy,havent seen em since
Damn. That's cool. Too bad you didn't record yourself digging up the lunchbox. There is a video here on YT of a guy who brought his family with him while he dug up a Time Capsule he had buried in his backyard when he was a kid.
I'll give you your $20 back for the Star Wars toys.....
Crazy story. I was thinking about my pride and joy DOH lunchbox, while watching this video.
Jackie, that is an AWESOME story !!!!
Im a good old boy to and that story is one that I will send on down the line bro.
Wow....
Just goes to show the affect that this show and the merch they sold had on another one of it's viewers. Great story buddy.
I watched the Dukes Of Hazzard because Catherine Bach being on the show. Because the Duke boys had a fast car. Thanks for providing the info for the departure and return of the Duke Boys. In the early 80's here in town in Corpus Christi, Tx. Someone had customized a car just like the General Lee. We would see it driving around town. Just that it wasn't the Duke Boys that was that was driving it. I guess they kept driving it a year or two after the show was cancelled. That car had loud glass pack mufflers. Who knows what happened to that car it looked exactly like the General Lee. Perhaps they decided to paint it a different color. 10 or 15 Yrs ago they made a movie about the Dukes Of Hazzard, but the movie didn't compare to the TV Series. Thanks Dave for sharing this wonderful video with us. It's great to have a magical moment down Memory Lane
Hi Dave & everyone!😃
Just wanted to tell you Dave, that I thoroughly enjoy your content! But even more so, your smooth calming voice. Your videos really take me back. Good stuff! Thank you for all your work, & bringing in the memories! Looking forward for more 😎✌🏼😉
Thanks so much for the kind words, Wendilee!
Coy and Vance looked like Bizarro versions of Bo and Luke, they just swapped each others color pattern.
I miss the Dukes of Hazzard. I always watched on Friday nights. Popcorn every Friday night.
I miss it too CMT used to show the shows, but they chopped them up cutting out parts that showed top of General Lee.
I was born in 79' but growing up in rural ontario I had no idea I was watching re-runs!
loved uncle jesse, and cooter!
Fantastic video, thank you
They should have done an Incredible Hulk/Dukes of Hazzard crossover.
Scene 1) Cooter is just got done souping up the General Lee for the Duke boys when he hears some paint cans fall from a shelf in the in the backroom of his shop. Upon inspection he uncovers The Hulk .The Hulk busts through the wall of the backroom and finds the General Lee on Jack stands stands. The Hulk pushes the General Lee off the jack stands and tries to open door but the door so welded so he rips it off. The Hulk peels out and busts through the back of Cooters shop . Cooter informs Daisy who's down at the Bores Nest waitressing . Daisy seductively convinces Enos help catch The Hulk. Roscoe overhears the conversion and tells Daisy to meet him and Enos at the Duke farm. The Dukes boys and Roscoe put aside their differences and decide to work together for this one. The boys jump in Daisies Jeep and head for the creek. Roscoe and Enos head towards Possum Gulch in hopes to stop The Hulk from leaving Hazard county. Luke is the first to see The General Lee. Luke pokes Bow and points to the General Lee as it Jumping over the creek. Luke withdraws his bow and shoots a flaming arrow at The Hulk. The arrow sticks on The Hulks leg. The General Lee lands on the other side of the creek and smashes into a tree where it comes to an abrupt stop. The Hulk gets out of The General Lee and growls angrily at the Dukes. He proceeds to pull the arrow from his leg. The Hulk runs into the woods never quarrel with the Dukes again. Cooter shows up with his wrecker and tows The General Lee back to his shop where he fixes it better than new. Everybody meets up at the bores nest for some good stories and some wholesome laughter.
That would have been awesome!
The Incredible Hulk running through the wall of The Boar’s Nest. Need I say more.
They did an Alice/Dukes of Hazard crossover.
Love this expanded version Dave. I've had the pleasure of taking to John Schneider on CZcams and Facebook and he is the greatest. He was a huge influence on my teenage years and to this day when I'm wearing a button up shirt my sleeves are still rolled up like he always wore them. My driving record reflects his influence too lol. Coy and Vance weren't bad, but they just didn't have the magic of Bo and Luke.
Great comments, Drew! I can tell that John is a heck of a nice guy by the comment that he left on my original version of this video.
Great topic to cover 👍
thanks for the upload..
I'd like to see a competition between Dawn Wells and Catherine Bach. It's all about the shorts.
That's a tough one, HMW!
I'd buy front row tickets for that event! Thank you for the suggestion.
Wonder Woman Lynda Carter.
Heed My Warning WOW!!! Yes, sir!!
Only with a time machine. Dawn is still beautiful. Kathy has well. Aged a bit as we all do.
R.I.P. Christopher Mayer
Ahhh, sweet memories. Can remember the end credits, with Roscoe's trademark laugh, being the signal to brush teeth, say prayers, & go to bed. I miss being a kid.
I had that lunchbox when I was going to grade school. I remember Friday nights on CBS The Incredible Hulk, this show and Dallas. Love your shows on CZcams I get misty sometimes when you bring a TV show or movie back when.
I'm glad you are enjoying my videos, Hank!
@@jdsundstrom very entertaining and fun your show
Makes you wonder just how many siblings Uncle Jesse had.
Things that make you go "hmmm"!!
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ROFL :-)
@@jdsundstrom OMG! To go off-topic for a sec, that was a talk show I hated to see cancelled! But to be fair it was an adventure just getting through one of his monologues with his excruciating habit of pausing mid-joke and interrupting himself! And he may have single-handedly made the fist-pump passe. Still a shame.
My family was from Celina, Tennessee! It wasn't unusual for both maternal and paternal sides of families to have 7 to 15 aunts and uncles! That's a lot of cousins!
Coy, Byron Cherry, was one of my best friends growing up's dad.
That's awesome, Joshua!
I was so much a fan of this show I even had a Dukes of Hazzard coloring book.
My younger brother had one of those Dukes of Hazzard coloring books as well!
A Dukes fan since 81,I was three years old and funny thing I never knew of Coy and Vance until seeing the reruns once again in 96
First crush... Daisy Duke.
Man she was smoking hot, even got her style of shorts named after her and I looooved those shorts on her.
Catherine wore them so well that everyone knows what "Daisy Dukes" are these days.
Daisy Dukes!!! A great gift to mankind.
I had a girlfriend for while that he'd some "Daisy Dukes". They looked as good on her as they did on Daisy. Those were the good ol days...
A friend of mine had an older brother who had a giant Daisy poster on his wall I would go over to his house just so I could stare at it
I liked John Schneider on Smallville too but yes in the 70s and early 80s I never missed them there Duke boys. Loved them. Also pinned up their Tiger Beat posters on my bedroom wall. 😂
Two of my favorite shows growing up were The Dukes of Hazzard and The A-Team.
Great video
Thanks Neisy77!
Ch”i”ps went through the same thing.
Oh my Goodness I loved this show, I had a crush on both Bo and Luke and even Roscoe P. Coltrain. That is how much this Georgia girl loved this show.I used to pretend I was Daisy in the opening. All the kids played this on the play ground in 1st or 2nd grade. Thanks for the video and all the people out there nostalgic for this show.
Schneider runs a small film studio just down the road from where I live now. Great guy and does a lot for the community.
A few years later there was some kind of writers strike on "Dallas." This led to Bobby Ewing being killed and the dream season. I always called it the drama behind the drama.
Miss elley was also subbed for Barbra billinsly for a short time too during a contract dispute.
@@williamhaynes7089 Barbara Billingsley would have made a better replacement over Donna Reed. Barbara Bel Geddes had an emergency quadruple bypass surgery and Donna Reed played Miss Ellie for the 1984-85 season. Donna Reed was a great actress although she was not Miss Ellie.
I love this show because my dad loved this show
That's a great reason to enjoy the show, Christopher w!
This was such a great show! Just some good ole boys, never meaning no harm 😊
Was a great video enjoyed the expanding u did on the frist video.
They should’ve at least had one adventure together. I remember as a kid being confused as to the sudden departure of the main actors.
Totally agree! We needed an adventure with all four Duke boys!
I never did care for how they handled the departure of Coy and Vance. In the episode "Welcome Back Bo and Luke" , Coy and Vance should have departed at the end of the episode instead of the beginning. It would have been cool to see them work together against Boss Hogg and help Cooter out. Then in the last ten minutes have a good sendoff for Coy and Vance. Even though they were not as good as Bo and Luke, they were still good characters.
There was as l can remember