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Showing posts with label The Dukes of Hazzard. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Theme Song of the Week: The Dukes of Hazzard (1979 - 1985)
award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
Lunch Box of the Week: The Dukes of Hazzard
award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
Collectible of the Week: The Dukes of Hazzard Collection (Mego)
From
1979 – 1985, The Dukes of Hazzard reigned on CBS.
The
series aired in prime time on Friday nights and featured the amusing,
demolition-derby-styled adventures of Bo (John Schneider) and Luke Duke (Tom Wopat) --
and sometimes Coy and Vance Duke -- in rural Georgia, where the good ole boys
tangled with the corrupt local Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) and his incompetent
police officers.
The lovely Catherine
Bach played Daisy Duke, but perhaps the real star of the show was the 1969
Dodge Charger named The General Lee.
Only
a short time before the company folded, Mego produced two lines of Dukes
of Hazzard action figures. The
large scale, eight-inch line included four figures: Bo, Luke, Daisy, and Boss
Hogg. Bafflingly, no General Lee for
these figures was ever produced.
The
small, 3 ¾ inch line was far more complete.
Figures were produced of Bo, Luke, Boss Hogg, Daisy, Sheriff Roscoe
(James Best), Cooter (the mechanic) and Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle).
But
better than the increased figure selection, Mego also produced a General Lee car
for these figures, as well as Daisy’s jeep.
There was even a Cooter’s Garage play-set available for a time.
The Dukes of Hazzard toy line was, like the highly-rated series, quite the success for Mego, but apparently not
enough to save the company, alas.
award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
Model Kit of the Week: The Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Dodge Charger (MPC)
award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
Board Game of the Week: The Dukes of Hazzard (Ideal)
award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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