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Re: for Darien, the King of Hazzard
Posted By: Brandon, on host 198.74.16.3
Date: Monday, July 26, 1999, at 12:10:41
In Reply To: Re: for Darien, the King of Hazzard posted by Faux Pas on Monday, July 26, 1999, at 06:18:04:

hmmmm.....I can think of a few memorable quotes from that. . .

"Alas. Poor Cooter. I knew him well"

"The Lee, or not The Lee. That is the question. Whither tis nobler to run from yon cop or bribe his Basset with a biscuit."





> > > If Bo and Luke were the Dukes of Hazzard, was Daisy the Dutchess? How did Uncle Jesse fit into all this?
> >
> > Daisy was indeed the Dutchess, and Uncle Jesse was the Viscount. Boss Hogg, for those who may be curious, was the usurper-prince.
> >
> > Dar "I know lots of terms for royalty" ien
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> Actually, Uncle Jesse was going to be Hazzard County's version of King Lear, splitting up his Dukedom between Bo, Luke, and Daisy. Midway through filming the pilot episode, the big-wigs at the Network decided to shift the focus from a prime-time Shakespearean production to a show that featured cars jumping over things.
>
> -Faux "and the 'Ghost of the General Lee' episode was supposed to be a dead-on retelling of _Hamlet_, too!" Pas

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