The good old boys decided to protect Katherine Bach and her Daisy Duke.
“Dukes of Hazard” starring John Schneider, Tom Wopat and Bach, and was recently reunited to celebrate General Lee, the show’s iconic vehicle. Hollywood Museum. The series recorded “The Adventures of Hazard County, Rubberburnin “The Duke Boys”” from 1979 to 1985.
“We’ve never been friends for the rest of our lives,” Schneider, who played Beau Duke, told Fox News Digital.
From left: “Dukes of Hazard” was reunited with John Schneider, Katherine Bach and Tom Wopat for the new Hollywood Museum exhibition “Iconic Vehicles.” (Sheri Decian)
“I’ve met other people from other shows, especially other bands. There are a lot of bands that I can’t stand with each other,” the actor and musician said. “If Tom Wopat wasn’t one of my best friends and Katherine Bach wasn’t one of my best friends, it might not have existed.”
When the sitcom first premiered, then-CBS programming chief B. Donald Grant noticed that the room of television critics who hated it was full. Hollywood Reporter Share. Still, the show attracted millions of fans and attracted up to 20 million viewers per episode. According to the outlet, by the third season it was the second-largest show on television.
“Duke Hazzard” has made the stars of John Schneider, Catherine Bach and Tom Wopat. He also made a sex symbol for Bach and her Daisy Dukes. (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
The “Duke Hazard” attacked the trio on Stardom, especially Bach. The shorts made her a sex symbol. Schneider said he and Wopat saw her back while the cast got incredibly close and fans looked at her million-dollar legs.
Watch: “Dukes of Hazard” star protected sex symbol Pal Catherine Bach
“Tom and I were very protective of Catherine,” the 65-year-old said. “Hollywood back then, Hollywood is always a bit weird, but especially for a young woman in her 20s, her legs were insured for $1 million.
“So whenever Katherine has a visitor on the set, she might be dating, we’ll come to them as you imagine Bo and Luke. [Duke] It will come out. ‘Hi, how are you? what are you doing? We’re working early tomorrow so you had to get her by 9am tonight. ”
John Schneider (right) said he and Tom Wopat were fiercely protecting Katherine Bach. (CBS via Getty Images)
“We were terrible for these people,” laughed Schneider. “But Kathy will do the same. Kathyne has done it to me for the rest of her life. I’m still doing it with her. But it’s people who love each other and respect each other – you protect each other.”
Katherine Bach’s feet were insured for $1 million. (Daily Mirror/MirrorPix/Getty Images)
Bach previously told Fox News Digital She was never romantically involved With her co-stars.
“Let me say this. As much as they were the most attractive, sexiest friends and men on the planet, they just worshiped them – they were really like my brothers,” she said. “As much as I appreciate them, I won’t end up with them, as you say. I look at your brother or someone close to you and say, ‘Can I do this?’ That’s no. ”
Katherine Bach previously claimed Fox News Digital, where she had never been romantically involved with her castmates. (Fotos International/Getty Images)
Schneider said he became quick friends with Wopat and Bach.
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“The Hollywood Museum at the stunning Max Factor Building, a historic Max Factor building, has compiled a beautiful tribute to the “Duke of Hazard.” “They have some wardrobes, they play some videos, they have a general, and it’s really, really great.” (Sheri Decian)
“My relationship with Tom and Catherine was fantastic,” he said. “One of the things people have mentioned over the past 40 and a half years is how realistic the friendship between Beau, Luke and Daisy is, how incredible it is for us all to love, respect and protect each other.”
“Well, it started from the beginning,” he shared. “I don’t know why, but especially Tom and I… Tom and I both had guitars on hand. Great songs from our time. I think the music was there together. ”
General Lee can be seen at the Hollywood Museum. (Sheri Decian)
“But it’s really bad that you don’t get along with people you spend so much time with, working, five days a week, 12 hours a day, 10 months a year,” he added.
John Schneider was 18 years old and was cast as Beau Duke in “The Duke of Hazard.” (CBS via Getty Images)
Schneider was 18 years old and graduated from high school when he joined the Duke of Hazard. Two years after Burt Reynolds and Sally Field starred at the box office, “Smokey and the bandit.”
“It was a pretty trick to steal fame at age 18,” admitted Schneider. “…I think if I wasn’t for Denver Pyle, the incredible actor who played my uncle Jesse, I would probably crashed early and burned. He’d done multiple television shows.
Tom Wopat (left) and John Schneider became fast friends on set and formed a bond over music. (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
“I had an incredible youth,” he revealed. “I haven’t said that [didn’t have] Great time, but I didn’t get off the rails. And I believe in Denver Pile for that reason… Denver Pile is definitely the number one reason why I’m still here. ”
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Denver Pyle, who played Uncle Jesse, passed away in 1997. He was 77 years old. (Getty Images)
According to the Hollywood Reporter, annual fan practices are known to attract more than 100,000 spectators. But despite the show’s enduring popularity, it did not remain scandal-free.
In 2015, TV Land, the only network that aired the series at the time, aired it amid a controversy over portrayal of the Confederate flag.
Reuters Fans also joined social media to express their dissatisfaction with the network’s decision. The change.org petition to reclaim the show had over 1,800 supporters.
General Lee was scrutinized in 2020 amid the Black Life Matter movement. (CBS via Getty Images)
In 2020, Black Lives Matter’s move brought new enthusiasm for the use of flags. The fictional Duke family lives in Georgia.
The series took place in the fictional Hazard County in Georgia. (CBS via Getty Images)
“I think in 2020 there was a group of people who attacked everything,” Schneider said. “… They just had something wrong. I think now everything is safe from cancel culture. I think we’re entering an age of common sense.
John Schneider believes that “The Duke of Hazard” is safe from cancellation culture. (CBS via Getty Images)
“Some of the people who probably didn’t study what happened, took this pointless complaint at face value,” he continued. “I think they saw the show now, and they said, ‘Wait a minute, this is great. This is fun. This is community. This is family. I think it’s evidenced now by the Hollywood Museum by their beautiful exhibits.
Schneider said there is good reason for the “Duke Hazard” to have a loyal following for years.
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John Schneider will be seen at the Hollywood Museum along with his wife Dee Dee, left, Donnell Dadigan, founder and president of the Hollywood Museum. (Sheri Decian)
“I think the legacy of the Dukes is that the most important thing we have is the community,” he shared. “It’s a lesson that Uncle Jesse teaches. I’ve had so many parents and grandparents come to me and say this is a show that helped raise their kids, and I think it’s important.
“Some shows are fun, some shows are exciting. Some shows are like “Prairie’s Little House” that teaches great lessons. But…it was hardly anything. “Dukes of Hazard” was all that plus fast cars and leaps over streams. ”
