Why did Enos leave Dukes of Hazzard?

The scene was set for Enos leaving Hazzard to become a Los Angeles lawman in the third season Dukes of Hazzard episode "Enos Strate To The Top".
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Does Enos come back to Dukes of Hazzard?

The character Enos Strate returned to The Dukes of Hazzard beginning in autumn 1982, at the start of the show's fifth season. It had been written into Shroyer's contract that he be allowed to return to the series if Enos was cancelled.
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Why did Bo and Luke leave The Dukes of Hazzard?

Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) were replaced by their cousins Coy and Vance at the start of the fifth season because of a contract dispute and a dispute over the script-writing. There's more robbing, kidnapping and payroll heisting from Boss Hogg and he continues framing the Dukes.
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Why did Roscoe leave The Dukes of Hazzard?

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Famously, in the spring of 1982, the stars of the series, Tom Wopat and John Schneider, walked away from show due to contract disputes. The top-rated Dukes spawned truckloads of merchandise, and the men who played Bo and Luke wanted a bigger cut of all that cash.
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Who replaced Enos on Dukes of Hazzard?

During season 3, Enos joined the L.A.P.D and was replaced by Boss Hogg's relative, Cletus Hogg.
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Does Daisy marry Enos?

In the penultimate episode of the show's run, "Enos and Daisy's Wedding," the pair plan to hastily get married as a way to avoid Daisy having to testify against Enos, though the situation is eventually resolved before the wedding takes place.
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How many General Lee cars were destroyed in The Dukes of Hazzard?

An estimated 300 cars were destroyed during the production process, and a handful of 18 cars were kept out of stunt scenes so they stayed in good enough condition to appear onscreen.
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What does 01 mean on the General Lee?

When the first General Lee rolled onto the set, it was one of a kind -- a 1969 Dodge Charger painted "hemi orange" with a Confederate flag painted across the roof. The doors were numbered "01," and the only way in or out of the car was to climb through the windows.
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Was flash and Fred the same dog?

There is a Basset Hound in the Smokey and the Bandit movie series. The dog, Fred, was personally picked by lead actor Burt Reynolds because it refused to obey commands. In the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, a Basset Hound called Flash served as a companion to Sheriff Rosco P.
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Who owns the original General Lee?

LEE 1 was sold to professional golfer Bubba Watson at the 2012 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction for US$110,000 (US$121,000 after buyer premium).
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Why were the General Lee doors welded shut?

Their Dodge Charger “The General Lee” was built as a race car, which was a common tactic for actual moonshiners. According to the Wikipedia entry, it is explained in the series that the doors of race cars are welded shut because it's a race race.
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Did Bo and Luke drown?

When no one surfaces Enos goes in to find Bo and Luke's clothes. They conclude the boys had drowned in the pond. This is later proven to be false.
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What was Dukes of Hazzard spinoff called?

Enos is a short-lived American action-comedy television series and a spin-off of The Dukes of Hazzard. It originally aired on CBS from November 12, 1980, to May 20, 1981. The series focused on the adventures of Enos Strate, a former deputy in rural Hazzard County, after he moved to Los Angeles to join the LAPD.
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Is The Dukes of Hazzard based on a true story?

The basic story of the show can be traced back to Jerry Elijah Rushing, an actual moonshiner in North Carolina. At the age of 12, he began making deliveries, eventually using a modified 1958 Chrysler 300D for the job.
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Why do Bassets have long ears?

The Basset Hound's powerful sense of smell is second only to the Bloodhound's, and not just the nose doing the work. Those long ears help to stir smells up toward the nose, and the droopy skin on the face holds the smell close, for maximum olfactory impact.
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Who was the semi driver in Smokey and the Bandit?

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - Ben Jones as Trucker with the redhead - IMDb.
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Was flash a boy or girl Dukes of Hazzard?

Trivia. Initially referred to as a boy, Flash is later regularly a girl (despite an occasional male reference afterwards). Flash was added at the start of the third season, after James Best suggested to the producers that Rosco have a dog.
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Why was the General Lee painted orange?

Caught on film, the accident was worked into the plot and made the final cut. In the last years of the show, producers found they had created a shortage of 1969 Dodge Chargers. They used AMC Ambassadors, painted them orange and used fancy camera angles and editing techniques to try and hide the switch.
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Who jumped the General Lee?

The General Lee was a neon-orange Charger with “01” painted on the doors, a Confederate flag on the roof, and a horn that played the first 12 notes of the song “Dixie.” It belonged to the Dukes of Hazzard themselves, the cousins Bo (played by actor John Schneider) and Luke Duke (actor Tom Wopat), who used it to get out ...
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What color was the General Lee before it was painted orange?

Supposedly, the first General Lee in The Dukes of Hazzard was painted Chrysler color EV2 “Hemi Orange,” but the application was found to be splotchy, mostly because it was painted quickly over the car's original factory paint, T3 “Light Bronze Metallic.” However, even this story is contested widely online, with fans ...
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How many Chargers did they destroy making Dukes of Hazzard?

The Dukes of Hazzard ran 147 episodes over 7 seasons and a large number of 1969 Chargers were destroyed in filming. Some sources place the figure at over 300. Some people mistakenly think the show was based on Dirty Mary Crazy Larry which also featured a 1969 Charger.
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How much is a 69 Dodge Charger worth?

After the 2005 spike, 1969 Charger prices have continued to march upwards. Today, J.D. Power's National Automobile Dealers' Association estimates that a pristine 440 R/T 1969 Charger with a manual transmission can fetch at least $46,500 dollars and an automatic transmission bumps that number to $57,105.
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How many Dodge Chargers were used in Dukes of Hazzard?

Twenty-six Dodge Chargers were used in this film. Several 1968 and 1970 Chargers were converted to look like 1969 Chargers. Only one Hemi Charger was used; the rest were 440s, 383s and a few small-block 318s.
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