# Dukes of Hazzard: The Short Version.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 3, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212 "2012-01-03T01:46:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212/61 "2012-01-05T01:16:43Z")

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**The Fugitive: The Short Version**

“Dr. Kimball, you stand accused of killing your wife. How do you plead?”

“Not guilty, Your Honor. The murderer was a one-armed man I saw running from the scene.”

“Oh. Well, in that case, Bailiff, release Dr. Kimball.”

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212/62 "2012-01-05T02:36:21Z")

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A bored, broke college student murders and robs a storekeeper. Police follow a trail of bloody footprints through the snow and have him in jail within hours.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212/63 "2012-01-05T03:35:31Z")

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**Casablanca**

A cynical club owner sinks into depression and alcoholism after encountering the one-time love of his life, now married to a hero.

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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212/64 "2012-01-05T03:49:58Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> **Casablanca**
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> A cynical club owner sinks into depression and alcoholism after encountering the one-time love of his life, now married to a hero.

Enemy of the state and his wife are captured and executed for stealing official government documents.

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212/65 "2012-01-05T03:59:05Z")

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\*\*WKRP in Cincinnati: The Short Version  
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“Johnny, here are some rock records. We’re changing formats.”

“Great! Hey, Cincinnati–_booger!_”

“Sorry, Johnny. The word ‘booger’ isn’t allowed on-air. You’re fired.”

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212/66 "2012-01-05T05:23:43Z")

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“So, let’s see, we can go back to Alpha Quadrant, or we can let the Kazon massacre the Okampa.”  
“Yes, Captain.”  
“Well, the Prime Directive says we can’t interfere, so let’s go home.”

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**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212/67 "2012-01-05T07:39:42Z")

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**Iron Man**

Obadiah: So, we have this very convoluted plot of using a terrorist group to kill Tony Stark.

Anonymous Henchman: Boss, why don’t we just kill him directly, say, using a bomb or something at his speech?

Obadiah: …Ok.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Dennis\_Arthur\_PERRETT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dennis_Arthur_PERRETT)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212/68 "2012-01-06T01:26:45Z")

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> [@Knorf](#):
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> **Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Abridged Version**
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> A young, blonde ingenue is called by mythic forces to combat vampires and demons. But, seeing as vampires and demons aren’t real, it was all in her head. She’s now a permanent resident of a psychiatric ward in Los Angeles.

Yes, with all the rest of the vampires. Well, not all off them unfortunately…

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dukes-of-hazzard-the-short-version/608212/69 "2012-01-08T07:58:20Z")

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Short version of **Serenity** :

Mal: You know, I think we can make a better living with an Alliance shipping contract.

Everyone else: Great idea!

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