The Dukes of Hazzard/Trivia


 * Dawson Casting:
 * Enos Strate was introduced as a recent police academy graduate and younger than Bo and Luke (probably around 19-22), and it was mentioned several times that Enos was childhood friends with the Duke cousins, but Sonny Shroyer was in his mid-forties at the time, and about 20 years older than any of the Dukes. Shroyer has always looked much younger than he actually is, though, so the casting worked.
 * John Schneider was 18 when he was hired to play Bo, whose character is said to be in his mid-20s when the series began (indeed, the casting directors were looking for a mid-20s man, and Schneider has recalled in interviews where he lied about his age (and background) to audition for the part).
 * Directed by Cast Member: Multiple instances, with episodes directed by James Best, Sorrell Booke, Denver Pyle, John Schneider and Tom Wopat (Schneider directed the Series Finale, which he also co-wrote - he was the only cast member to write an episode).
 * Fake Nationality: Sort of.
 * Despite all the southern charm (and southern stereotypes) of the show, none of the four main actors were actually from Dixie. (John Schneider was from New York, Tom Wopat was from Wisconsin, Catherine Bach was from Ohio and the '69 Dodge Charger was from Michigan.) Due to the popularity of the series, they have been accepted as honorary Southerners, however.
 * Meanwhile, Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse) was from Colorado and Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg) was from Buffalo, New York.
 * Mean Character, Nice Actor: Sorrell Booke and James Best, in contrast to their Affably Evil characters Boss Hogg and Rosco P. Coltrane. Both were well-respected by their castmates and genuinely loved children ... so much that during the height of their popularity -- from the peak of the original CBS run to the late 1980s, when the show was one of the top syndicated hits -- Best and Booke were available to appear at children's birthday parties, where they would appear in-character as Boss and Rosco (and do several of their comedy bits and pretend that they were going after the Duke boys).
 * Recycled: the Series:
 * The show is a combination of this and Spiritual Licensee to the film Moonrunners, right down to having Waylon Jennings narrating both productions.
 * Jerry Rushing, a real life ex-moonshiner whose reminisces were used as the basis for Moonrunners (and who had a Real Person Cameo in that film), went on to sue Warner Brothers for developing Dukes without giving him credit.
 * The Red Stapler: "Daisy Duke" shorts, tight jeans cut off just below the buttocks, remain in fashion among teenage girls (though the name hasn't been in use since the early 90's), becoming stock jailbait attire.
 * Written by Cast Member: John Schneider co-wrote and directed "Opening Night At The Boar's Nest", the Series Finale.