# Dukes of Hazard dropped from TV Land schedule
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [July 1, 2015, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962 "2015-07-01T16:05:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Andiethewestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andiethewestie)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/81 "2015-07-02T15:55:19Z")
For me the show had very little to offer. It seemed like a bunch of lily white cartoon characters driving around real fast being asinine. But I don’t give stupidity a pass.
Culturally the confederacy never died when Sweet Home Alabama was the response to Neil Young’s Southern Man. So despite all the protests that it was just “fun” to wave the Stars and Bars of Southern Pride, the undercurrent of FU to the Union was embolded by that stupid car.
Given that the 70’s was full of impactful programming like All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, etc. Sammy Davis Jr. kissing Archie Bunker on the cheek was legendary.
But “Dukes of Hazard”? throw it on the dung heap of bad television.
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### Author:  [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/82 "2015-07-02T15:55:19Z")
> [@Jophiel](#):
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> _“I think it’s an error because ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ was one of the most beloved shows ever”_
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> :dubious:
C’mon, certainly it’s one of HIS most beloved shows ever.
I mean, he worked with Catherine Bach in short shorts. Closely.
Who wouldn’t love that?
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/83 "2015-07-02T15:59:20Z")
> [@Andiethewestie](#):
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> For me the show had very little to offer. It seemed like a bunch of lily white cartoon characters driving around real fast being asinine. But I don’t give stupidity a pass.
I thought it was cool as a kid. But then I also thought that Knight Rider, Manimal and Blue Thunder were awesome. Kids are dumb.
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### Author:  [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/84 "2015-07-02T16:18:50Z")
> [@DinoR](#):
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> …but, but, but they utilized BLIEDs (Bow Launched Improvised Explosive Devices) in their insurgency against the democratically elected leadership and security forces of the county!!!
Doing just a little bit more than the law would allow.
> [@Spoke](#):
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> Guess _Animal House_ can’t be shown either. Confederate flag on a dorm room wall.
It was a frat house wall. They didn’t show any dorm rooms in _Animal House_.
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### Author:  [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/85 "2015-07-02T16:30:59Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#):
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> It was a frat house wall. They didn’t show any dorm rooms in _Animal House_.
And thus is my entire point invalidated!
😉
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/86 "2015-07-02T16:54:35Z")
TVLand: 6 minutes of program, 9 minutes of commercials.
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### Author:  [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/87 "2015-07-02T17:07:42Z")
> [@bienville](#):
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> The Coy and Vance episodes are the only ones worth watching anyway.
Excuse me, but what about the episodes with Dick Sergeant playing the Sheriff?
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### Author:  [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/88 "2015-07-02T17:08:17Z")
Ludovic: I saw what you did there. (“Postman” reference.)
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### Author:  [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/89 "2015-07-02T17:24:04Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#):
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> Excuse me, but what about the episodes with Dick Sergeant playing the Sheriff?
Excuse me if I read a little snark in your post. Perhaps you truly are a big fan of Sargeant’s guest star spots on _DoH_, but the cynic in me supposes you are referencing Dick Sargeant’s replacing Dick York on _Bewitched_ to draw a parallel with the appearance of Coy and Vance on _DoH_.
I take offense, sir!
Coy and Vance were completely original characters with their own rich backstory and personalities and motivations! They were absent from the first seasons because they were caring for a sick relative!!! Then, continuing this path of selfless dedication to family, they moved in to help Uncle Jesse and Daisy while Bo and Luke were chasing their ridiculous selfish dream of racing NASCAR!
Coy and Vance were their own original character!
#CousinsNotClones
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### Author:  [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/90 "2015-07-02T17:58:58Z")
> [@Jophiel](#):
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> The fact that people were okay with, or ignorant of, casual racism back in the day doesn’t really make it better. As I mentioned, people were okay with all sorts of casually racist shit when I was growing up. And a TV station not showing a program is nothing remotely like a government purge. Go buy the DVDs if you want to see it.
The historical way that “casual racism” in famous works of literature was handled was to still make those works of literature available, to even teach them in school, but to address said casual racism directly. Now, there’s a world of difference between a show like _Dukes_, which was never high quality in its time, and important works of literature. But the point about this retroactive purge of anything “bad” is very much _Soviet_, and itself a far worse thing. There’s good reason to keep all this stuff out front and center. Hiding it makes it worse, in my opinion.
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/91 "2015-07-02T18:14:02Z")
Again, go buy the DVDs if you want. There’s no Soviet style government purge here and people sound ridiculous comparing the two. There’s absolutely no onus to keep a show on a commercial television station.
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### Author:  [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/92 "2015-07-02T18:26:05Z")
> [@Spoke](#):
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> And thus is my entire point invalidated!
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> 😉
Well, yeah.
And your mom dresses you funny too.
😃
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### Author:  [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/93 "2015-07-02T18:27:22Z")
> [@bienville](#):
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> I take offense, sir!
> Coy and Vance were completely original characters with their own rich backstory and personalities and motivations! They were absent from the first seasons because they were caring for a sick relative!!! Then, continuing this path of selfless dedication to family, they moved in to help Uncle Jesse and Daisy while Bo and Luke were chasing their ridiculous selfish dream of racing NASCAR!
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> Coy and Vance were their own original character!
> #CousinsNotClones
Then why didn’t they have their own damn car? Instead they had to mooch of their much better off cousins.
😃
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### Author:  [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/94 "2015-07-02T18:53:09Z")
> [@Jophiel](#):
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> There’s absolutely no onus to keep a show on a commercial television station.
And, if the show was slated for rotation out anyway, you can make a lot of pop hay by saying it was anti-racist solidarity on your part.
(Kind of like the endless parade of LTTEs from people leaving our state, because it just sucks so damn hard with high taxes yadda yadda… from retirees moving to suckhole states to sit in the sun. May as well make some hay with your decision.)
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### Author:  [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/95 "2015-07-02T19:00:07Z")
> [@Robert163](#):
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> I wouldn’t have any problem with them using CGI to block out the flag or to mute “Lee” whenever the General Lee is referred to.
No way that sucks. Either show it as it was meant to be shown, or don’t show it at all.
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### Author:  [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/96 "2015-07-02T19:49:01Z")
> [@madmonk28](#):
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> By what standards isn’t the Confederate flag a terrorist symbol? The rebel army demanded $300,000 from Frederick Maryland or they would burn it to the ground; as they marched through Union territory they rounded up black people and sent them south to be enslaved. Sure sounds like Isis tactics to me.
Planes carrying the USA flag dropped incendiary bombs killing hundreds of thousands of human beings in Japan and Germany. Sounds like terrorist tactics to me. :dubious:
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/97 "2015-07-02T19:49:44Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> No way that sucks. Either show it as it was meant to be shown, or don’t show it at all.
Eh, nothing in syndication is “shown as it was meant to be shown”. They’re all snipped up and have play speeds messed with to cram in more commercials. Removing the flag off the car would probably be the most minor change in a televised episode.
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### Author:  [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/98 "2015-07-02T19:53:45Z")
> [@madsircool](#):
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> Planes carrying the USA flag dropped incendiary bombs killing hundreds of thousands of human beings in Japan and Germany. Sounds like terrorist tactics to me. :dubious:
To wrap an enormous argument into one sentence: Not every form of “lots of heavily armed men duking it out with other heavily armed men” fits into one category. I’m pretty sure even Gandhi and the Dalai Lama would agree.
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### Author:  [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/99 "2015-07-02T19:54:10Z")
> [@Spoke](#):
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> Guess _Animal House_ can’t be shown either. Confederate flag on a dorm room wall.
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> Also, [Tom Petty](http://muzyka.kulichki.net/tom_petty/tom_petty1.jpg) will need to be interrogated and [possibly reeducated](https://youtu.be/OoV-awiHpuM) before his old concerts can be shown.
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> And I can’t sell [my](http://s.ecrater.com/stores/64059/4829e7607a340_64059n.jpg) [old](http://pds1.egloos.com/pds/1/200510/29/24/c0039224_2342093.jpg) [comic](http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110902235804/marvel_dc/images/f/f8/GI_Combat_Vol_1_279.jpg) [books](http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_small/3/31666/2366065-cover.jpg) on eBay?
Well, you can…but you won’t get anything for those.
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### Author:  [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazard-dropped-from-tv-land-schedule/723962/100 "2015-07-02T20:03:23Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#):
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> To wrap an enormous argument into one sentence: Not every form of " fits into one category. I’m pretty sure even Gandhi and the Dalai Lama would agree.
Bombing cities isnt ‘lots of heavily armed men duking it out with other heavily armed men’, 😉
Lots of lazy recreational outrage here…mostly from white liberals. Its so 20th century. Where is the discussion of modern racism? Racism that is one (American) minority against another? This is a much more difficult and uncomfortable discussion.
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