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  1. the Dodge Charger model used in The Dukes of Hazzard series became so sought after by fans of the show, Warner Bros could not keep up with the show's own demand for the car (about 6 cars were wrecked each episode).

    the show therefore pivoted to using scale miniatures for the stunts, which were less spectacular, and so drove down ratings, eventually leading to the demise of the show

    #TheDukesOfHazzard #DodgeCharger

  2. Today I learned:

    1. #BossHogg from #TheDukesOfHazzard’s full name was Jefferson Davis Hogg, after the Confederate President.

    2. In an episode of the show, Hogg has an identical “good” twin brother called Abraham Lincoln Hogg (!) played by the same actor dressed in black.

    3. Boss Hogg was played by Sorrell Booke, a Jewish actor from Buffalo NY, who was married to Miranda Knickerbocker (!), daughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning anti-Nazi foreign correspondent “Red” Knickerbocker.

  3. “Sorrell was a magnificent actor.”
    — co-star James Best (Rosco)

    #SorrellBooke (1930-1994) would have been 93 today.

    Boss Hogg from #TheDukesOfHazzard was an Emmy nominee and familiar face for 40 years.

    #ClassicTV #1970sTV #1980sTV #Nostalgia DukesOfHazzard