Mr Schneider, Thank you for all the great 👍 times, on the Dukes of Hazzard, And being a kind and loving person. We as fans see ,and admire you,for that, Jesus Christ is Love 💘 Peace and Grace to you and all "God's blessings 🙏 Christian ✝️ Children. We as 'Americans need each other. Let's just start learning to love and live together.
I have one and every time I see someone in the parking lot looking at it and taking pictures I let them sit in it and I take pictures of them in it. I built it for everyone that loved the show.
@@Calvin-01 yes, my problem back then was with whomever was causing whatever the issue was keeping John and Tom written out. Not Byron and Christopher.
Had they bothered to write Coy & Vance with distinctive personalities (rather than just faux Bo & Luke) it would have been nice to have them around semi-regularly after John & Tom returned.
In my opinion when john and tom went on strike thats why the elite are attacking the confederate flag on the dukes of hazzard today. Yeehaw. Why dont you and tom do zoom concert singing waylon jenning song. You two great singer. Say hi to tom for me.
Hi, John! Longtime Dukes fan here. My parents told me a story once. In the early 80s (I want to say it was around 1981-82), they were driving down the highway near Six Flags Magic Mountain and an auto carrier passed them...the entire thing was loaded with (unwrecked) General Lees for the show.
I just recently subscribed to your channel, I didn't realize you had one, till now. I wish I'd have known that a long time ago. I really enjoy your videos, you raise some great questions. I'm still working on the civil war question. Thank You for sharing your videos Sir!
I remember your show John and I loved it. The car, the bow with exploding arrows , the car chases and how you boys always beat the sheriff and Boss Hogg. Oh and Daisy in her cut offs. Good times and memories. My brother had a metallic blue '68 dodge charger with a 383 [balanced and blueprinted] that practically flew. I remember he drove from our town to Calgary in under 2 hours and it was normally a 4 1/2 hour trip.Just recognized your face on the vid and instantly subbed. Best wishes from the far north and keep posting please.
Lora Duvall Exactly! I don’t even remember the Coy & Vance episodes as much as I do the John & Tom episodes. However it’s interesting they used miniatures because it reminds me of the way they use miniatures for sci fi movies that I watch.
@@MAGIKMARTIAN9526 yep the Dukes was the best thing on tv... my bestie and I use to pretend we would drive the General and do all the stuff the boys did even though we were girls... Daisy was our role model lol
I think it would've been better if they didn't try to make them carbon copies of Bo and Luke. They should've let Coy and Vance develope as their own characters.
Thanks John for sharing your insight on a great show. Love from Canada. Yee Haw !!! I love when you do that it brings me right back to Hazzard county & the Good Ole Boys.
Dick Dastardly should have a sniper standing by to stop them if they come back. After all, what they’re doing is a federal crime and no one will ever get charged.
Very interesting here John thanks for your time, ,,I like " I was there " God bless you my brother coming to from Hammond La. Rite down the from your place
Thank you so much for replying to me Mr.John iv been following your videos for a long time,,I'm a huge fan,,I hope you enjoyed your visit at tocos an bear,,,now I can brag to my family that I spoke with you God bless you brother, ,,
If you do the twitter thing, not trying to promote my site that only has 50 followers, but you can check out @TR_2D2 to help spread what Ive started. Id put it on here but I can't post a picture
No matter where we were at on Friday night, mama and grandma always kept a watch on the time and by 7:00 pm we were on our way home to watch Dukes of Hazzard and DALLAS!!
Hello Bo! I'm a huge fan of The Dukes of Hazard and I'm 46 and I watch episodes on Plex. As a kid me and my brother would play The Dukes of Hazard. My brother would play you and I would play Luke and the General Lee was my Grandpa's old dump truck. Crazy right! Yeeee Haw! Look out for Rosco P. Coltrane! My kids just don't understand! Lol! Blessings John and take care!
What about when Bo and Enos jumped on a trailer full of tires, bounced up, moved the car forward and land in front of the semi. I was like dawggggggggg?!?!! Lmao
There is a general Lee in a police impound lot where I live. Been out there for a long long time. Looks like the law finally caught up with the Duke boys.
@@maddrummer910 No never did. I'll drive by there after work today and see if it's still sitting there. As long as it sat before I wouldn't be surprised
AL Yeah I agree the Coy and Vance era had some of the best stunts. I think the producers had to make up for the loss of its two main stars. Once that happened it lost a lot of viewers, meaning the show lost money.
Thanks for answering that was burning my brain! I always wondered about the miniatures cars 🚗 & why they brought back the 2nd unit, thank god!! Thanks for all your videos, I could listen to your voice all day!!!😘😍👍🖐
you're right, I was young at the time and one of the great things about Dukes was the hypothetical thought that we could do the stuff you guys did with a little practice.. We did with dune buggies etc. then it got too far out there and the older repeats were the best.
Hey Layton ,You handsome and hope we can be friends if you don't mind ,This is my email sandyissah1k@gmail.com you can send me an email or message me on Hangouts and we can continue from there ,We can exchange pictures too
Hi bo lol I was 7‐8 when the show was running the only thing that could get me In from outside and yes we played outside back in them day was the show I loved all the actors we need shows like that now days thanks love you channel
@Richard Scaggs They never used 'Cudas as a General Lee. Only 68-69 Chargers. Chrystler Corp. Never made a 747. Biggest engine they made was 440 and 426 Hemi.
@Richard Scaggs No one made a 747 engine. You're confusing that number with the 727 transmission that would have been in the Cuda. That transmission was used in many Chrystler Corp. vehicles.
I tell all my younger friends how good of a person John is . He has integrity and good common sense and he is not afraid to speak the truth. I have so much respect for John . Good man
Hey John. I am a big fan of the Dukes of Hazzard. During this pandemic I have binge watched the Dukes of Hazzard seasons 2 times. I saw that y'all started using miniatures in season 6 " Cooters confession " till early season 7 than stopped.
Correct. I believe the fortune tellers was the first. It was the second to last ep of season 6. Then they were used through most of season 7 except for the last couple like enos and daisy's wedding and opening night at the boars nest. I'd say they were used on about 3/4 of the season 7 episodes. *edit. I just skimmed through the fortune tellers online and it did not have miniatures, so cooter's confession, the last season 6 ep was the first with them.
@@pdennis93 did you not watch this video?john Schneider himself said in this very video that the miniatures were used during the episodes that featured coy and vance witch I believe is around season 4. then they stopped using them because it was more expensive than having a 2nd unit.
@@kennethsmith8968 yes I watched the video. I have all 7 seasons on DVD and can say with 100% certainty that the miniatures started in the season 6 episode "cooter's confession" which is the last episode of season 6. Nothing against John, but he is mistaken about when the miniatures were used. They were never used in the 5th season which was when coy and Vance were on. You can watch all the miniature jumps in this clip starting at the 32 minute mark. They were all done in 1984, ie, the end of season 6 and most of season 7. Towards the end of season 7 (last 3 or 4 eps), they stopped using miniatures and mostly just used recycled footage for jumps. ruclips.net/video/VBfrJHs56cA/видео.html
@@SandTguy yeah 35 years ago. Don't you think it's possible he is forgetting the exact details? Like I said, I have all the DVD's and have watched them many times and remember the episodes on TV on friday nights as well. The miniatures were in late season 6 and most of season 7, well after coy and Vance in season 5. Here is video of all the jumps in chronological order and the miniatures don't start until 32 minutes in, well after the coy and Vance scenes. ruclips.net/video/VBfrJHs56cA/видео.html
John, Looks Like your having a Great West Coast trip. Thanks again for Sharing all your experiences over the years of show business. We all Appreciate you so much. GODBLESS. Have a very Safe trip back to Louisiana! My Wife Promised we could go to your Birthday next year! So Excited! #Dukes!
@Nobody else but me I forgot about the 1/12 scale General Lee. That model was used with the 1/12 scale live steam train shots. I think there was just that one in that scale built. I have no idea what happened to the 1/8 survivor car. I doubt there was more than one left. Someone may have made more from the original molds after the show ended, but the "combat veteran" car was pretty beat up the last time I saw it.
Would love to find one of those General Lee's!!!.I was diagnoses with terminal liver cancer in Feb ...It sucks when it messes with my hobbies!!..trying to gather all I need recreate a cool diorama of Hazzard County..with all the cars...and Cooter's ..The Boar's Nest ect....keeps my mind off of all the pain ...Lmk if anyone has info on where I could get rhe General Lee..and Roscoe's Cop Car...just starting to map it out..will add Daisy's Jeep and Boss Hogg's Cadillac as well....Thanks John for all the great vids and what yall did for us a kids growing up during the Awesomeness that was the Hazzard Era!
Knight Rider did a lot of the same things around that time. The episodes with the miniatures are hard to watch when compared to the real-life stunt work!
@@scotty197878 the end scene in KITT vs KARR where the 2 trans ams turbo boost into each other were miniatures. If you watch close, you can see KITT has no engine underneath and actually falls to the ground through the smoke after the collision. Speaking of the KITT models, they were modified 1:8 scale 1982 camaro models made by monogram. One actually appears on a car carrier along with a 1982 corvette model in one of the dukes jumps from "sitting dukes". The model looks like this. www.google.com/search?q=1%3A8+1982+camaro&oq=1%3A8+1982+camaro&aqs=chrome..69i57.6650j0j4&client=ms-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#imgdii=U-dmKoCloLUU3M&imgrc=Oy96E-HCkBkx5M He
They used miniatures in lots of episodes, especially the later seasons. I remember Goliath Returns used a lot of them, with mixed results (in their defense, it was quite ambitious for the limited budget they had available.) Sky Knight had a really obvious miniature with a wooden building and truck next to quicksand.
@@MrPAULONEAL yup. There was a miniature truck that kitt jumped over in another season 3 ep where his finger touches the turbo boost while michael wasn't in the car LOL. Also the laughable lava scene in season 4"s knight flight to freedom that looked like a miniature KITT was plowing through raw hamburger LOL
At least they were the correct style car (for the most part. The '71 caprice used in sitting Dukes and cool hands luke and bo looked like a dodge polara in miniature form. ) At least they didn't use ertl 1:64 for the police cars LOL. We'd have 1980 bonneville dukes police cars randomly appearing. The impala I'm referring to is in this clip around 37: 52. Right before arguably the worst miniature jump in the series over a grain elevator at 38 :11 LOL ruclips.net/video/VBfrJHs56cA/видео.html
Imagine what they would have done if they had CGI. They would have had the General doing backflips and Daisy's Jeep doing barrel rolls. The show would have sucked. The one CGI thing I hate most is when a character lands on the ground from a great height (think Marvel movies) and there's no body recoil movement. No bounce. They just stop. Looks so fake.
The mind boggles thinking of all the crazy, unrealistic things the writers would have thought up if they had access to CG when the show was still on the air...
It probably would have been awesome looking but growing up watching it and knowing that the cars were real gave it a sense of real life, you could actually set up a ramp and duplicate some of the stuff is not recommended but you can relate but you're right it would have been some awesome stuff
I'm not sure if I'm the only one who notices, but CGI looks like a cartoon to me. The 2005 DOH movie (which to me was about like calling Space Balls the next chapter of the original Star Wars series) kinda proves that CGI is a big step down from miniatures, which are a step down from real stunts.
we all had the ertyl hot wheels sized ones.wish I still did.my buddy lost his back in 83 or so.he found it at the bottom of his driveway washed up in a ditch.it was caked in with mud but he cleaned it up and it was surprisingly in good shape.still has the 01 and the flag.he found it back in 2012 or so.almost 30 yrs buried.im glad for him.never lose hope on lost collectibles.i lost my Luke Skywalker star Wars 1977 figure back in 84 and mom and dad cut up the old couch in 2009 and boom.there was like buried in the couch!!!!
How many police cars did show go through ? I seen at the end of some season were it say AMC provided cars for the show . Well the police cars were plymouth and dodge cars with the exception of the AMC matadors police cars in some episodes of the 1st season .
We need to figure out when enough is enough.. as far as I'm concerned it was when Clinton colluded with the Chinese Government with their Contortion of NAFTA, and subsidized tens of thousands of factories to manufacture and sell auto parts into the American Auto Parts Industry for Far less than the cost of manufacturing until they bankrupt a massive swath of businesses and Bought them for pennies on the dollar.. Over 50,000 AMERICAN AUTO PARTS COMPANIES and entities were Eviscerated over night along with cities, towns, families, neighbors, jobs, schools. Etc.. As well in Wisconsin alone every Metal foundry and Steel Mill were Shuddered, of the roughly 121 , 118 were closed in the first couple years.. They passed laws and regulations that made it possible for them to take seemingly every classic car that wasn't running and shred them then ship them to China.. The took over and are still going after every business and industry and product and market they can.. I know far to much on this and much more.. I almost wish I didn't and I love to research and write.. America is very much in Trouble.. but we have something they still have not killed and actually.. President Trump has Awakened it in Many... The American Spirit.. That actually means alot..
@@joshualusco2573 AMC provided daisy's Jeep. It was the only new car used on the show. The police cars were all bought at auctions from CHP, Los Angeles county sheriff's dept, LAPD, etc.
I love your response. I grew up in the late 70s early 80s. I was 15 years old during the 1st season of Dukes of Hazzard. I believe in my heart it was a very educational show not racist at all. All this is company’s and cooperations following suit.
Great video John! Man, your stories being back so many great D.O.H. memories! BTW, there's an authentic General Lee located in Homer, NY.. I checked it out and took photos years ago when the owner 1st got it. He'd park it on the side of the ice cream store while it was open, for everyone to see and enjoy. It was on a main drag too, so impossible to miss.. I absolutely love that car, and it was awesome having a piece of history near by. 🙂👍 Sam -
Very well said from an actor. You usually do not get this kind of articulate honest answer. You seem like a great guy and I am happy for your success. God Bless
Wish I knew or could see the scenes done with miniatures. I didn’t even know that was possible. Lol! Guess I was too young and naive to see it. Thanks John❤️
My friend in Wellington Kansas has like 5 various size general Lee's in his attic, and buried in his backyard. File this show under "treasured childhood memories". Please God, don't ever take this show away.
I actually worked on the set used on Dukes of Hazzard at Warner Brothers, but it was Star's Hallow at that time. I worked on Gilmore Girls a couple of times, the second time I played the part of a Vegan. I was cast by Central because I was skinny (starving artist) and had a beard. I liked that little town square and just around the corner was downtown Manhatten. I had forgotten about those times as life is now so different, but watching your videos makes my mind reminisce. I always tried to get on set as soon as possible when I extra'd, I hated sitting in holding and I learned so much watching the crew work.
I remember the best shows ever from back then, the dukes, Dallas, falcon Crest, knots landing, and more. We all played poker on the weekends and watched the show's! Good old times!!! Yeah!!!!
Hey I love hearing the stuff and the stories that you talk about on here and I love hearing you sing you make my day when I have some of my bad days that I have just to hear the stories that you put on here and to here some of the stories that you tell about the show I miss watching that show so much and I have all seven seasons of the dukes of hazard plus I have some of the models of the general lee and I just got a wallet that I had been looking for in just the other day I had the purse already but now I have the wallet to and love them all
Miniatures worked well in Ghostbusters. Now they could just use CG, but back in 1984 it was their best bet. I could never tell it was done on a miniature set of New York, but seeing the picture of the actor wearing the marshmallow man suit is awesome!
Thanks John for being a big part of my child hood I grew up watching y'all I'm 39 years old just got over open heart surgery I had an aneurysm on my main heart valve and during my recovery I watched nothing but Duke's of Hazzard ( special thanks to my cousin for loaning me them) I'm a big fan I hope one day I can buy me a General Lee and let you Tom and Catherine sign it God bless you and keep doing these videos your awesome!
I just came here to say that I'm glad I found you on RUclips and I love your videos so far. These are great and informative videos for long time fans of the show. Thanks John!
If this isn't one of my biggest honors knowing that Mr John Schneider has a RUclips channel, Mr Schneider thank you for my amazing childhood memories of the Dukes of Hazard wow I'm sorry I didn't know this channel existed but wow I'm going to subscribe and catch up and then keep up with you. Have a blessed day to all.
John you and Patrick Swayze are my sister's two biggest celebrity crushes, and she has met both of you accidentally, she met Patrick on a street corner in New Orleans, and she met you on a Celebrity Cruise lines Baltic cruise, she and her husband shared a hot tub with you!! She has a photo of you and her together, thanks for being one of the great ones!!
Thanks for answering, John. I've learned more about the Duke's and TV production in general from your vlogs than any other source. So much fun to watch. See you on the next one!!!
Good afternoon. The concept you mention is what we called in the military: Ground Truth. As in, "Yes, your 'safe at HQ plan' sounds good but let's check with the people there and see what the ground truth is regarding their assets and what they are facing."
Thanks, John. This is probably the first time I've ever heard you speak as yourself. You seem very down-to-earth. I appreciate you taking the time to share with all of your fans. By the way, I never saw "Dukes of Hazard," but the wife and I LOVED you as Mr. Kent!
Mr Schneider, Thank you for all the great 👍 times, on the Dukes of Hazzard,
And being a kind and loving person.
We as fans see ,and admire you,for that, Jesus Christ is Love 💘 Peace and Grace to you and all "God's blessings 🙏 Christian ✝️ Children.
We as 'Americans need each other. Let's just start learning to love and live together.
Thank you for saying that you would rather die free than live chained. I personally couldn't agree more. You truly are the same man on SMALLVILLE. ❤
There is a "General Lee" car here in East Tennessee. I've chased it down and took pictures with my grandkids by it. Real nice guy that drives it.
I have one and every time I see someone in the parking lot looking at it and taking pictures I let them sit in it and I take pictures of them in it. I built it for everyone that loved the show.
B Carpenter VERY NICE OF YOU TO SHARE THE GENERAL LEE. GOD BLESS ALL.
@@alexushighfield9109 thank you and God Bless you and yours
Who is driving it nowadays I wonder ?
Spirit InSkyeStar in East Tennessee or just in general. Bubba Watson owns the original General Lee.
I thought Coy and Vance were just darlin. My problem with them was just one... they weren't Bo and Luke.
They had a few good episodes but seemed a little stale compared to Bo and Luke. But no offense to Byron and Christopher
Totally agree with you.
@@Calvin-01 yes, my problem back then was with whomever was causing whatever the issue was keeping John and Tom written out. Not Byron and Christopher.
Agreed!
Had they bothered to write Coy & Vance with distinctive personalities (rather than just faux Bo & Luke) it would have been nice to have them around semi-regularly after John & Tom returned.
You can't blame the guys that played Coy & Vance for wanting to be on an awesome show like Dukes of Hazzard . But , glad Bo & Luke returned .
In my opinion when john and tom went on strike thats why the elite are attacking the confederate flag on the dukes of hazzard today. Yeehaw. Why dont you and tom do zoom concert singing waylon jenning song. You two great singer. Say hi to tom for me.
Very true. They had to mimic Bo and Luke's moves and lines.
Hey from Socal!🙋👍. You're one of the good guys on and off camera, in front of and behind the scenes. Thanks for being REAL. 😊🌄💖
What a joy is was to find this channel. Cool stories and no pandering to anybody.
Hi, John! Longtime Dukes fan here. My parents told me a story once. In the early 80s (I want to say it was around 1981-82), they were driving down the highway near Six Flags Magic Mountain and an auto carrier passed them...the entire thing was loaded with (unwrecked) General Lees for the show.
Just listening to you, makes me smile. Some gr8 memories.
I just recently subscribed to your channel, I didn't realize you had one, till now. I wish I'd have known that a long time ago. I really enjoy your videos, you raise some great questions. I'm still working on the civil war question. Thank You for sharing your videos Sir!
Me to!!
Just like watching John. He hasn’t lost his mind to Hollywood thank God.
THE GOOD OLD BOYZ ruclips.net/video/8B58nxWsFi8/видео.html
"Don't judge someone until you walk a mile in their shoes....because then you're a mile ahead of them and you have their shoes."
~ Jack Handy
I remember your show John and I loved it. The car, the bow with exploding arrows , the car chases and how you boys always beat the sheriff and Boss Hogg. Oh and Daisy in her cut offs. Good times and memories. My brother had a metallic blue '68 dodge charger with a 383 [balanced and blueprinted] that practically flew. I remember he drove from our town to Calgary in under 2 hours and it was normally a 4 1/2 hour trip.Just recognized your face on the vid and instantly subbed. Best wishes from the far north and keep posting please.
I just didn't like it with Coy and Vance when I was so use to seeing you and Tom..it was just not the same
Lora Duvall Exactly! I don’t even remember the Coy & Vance episodes as much as I do the John & Tom episodes. However it’s interesting they used miniatures because it reminds me of the way they use miniatures for sci fi movies that I watch.
I didn't I like it with coy and Vance either but we would watch because it was all we had of our favorite show
@@mischiefmakerstudios9900 yeah it is .... but it just wasn't the same without Tom and John ...
@@MAGIKMARTIAN9526 yep the Dukes was the best thing on tv... my bestie and I use to pretend we would drive the General and do all the stuff the boys did even though we were girls... Daisy was our role model lol
I think it would've been better if they didn't try to make them carbon copies of Bo and Luke. They should've let Coy and Vance develope as their own characters.
I had no idea I wanted to know all this trivia about the DOH until now. I actually enjoy it.
We Love you John. Forever. Thank You.
Thanks John for sharing your insight on a great show. Love from Canada.
Yee Haw !!! I love when you do that it brings me right back to Hazzard county & the Good Ole Boys.
Tks John .. I glad that I found you and really enjoy all the videos... God Bless You..
I second that.
Would love to hear you talk more about the first 5 episodes. They seemed more realistic and adult oriented.
Thanks Ex - Boss from Rosemont,World of Wheels Show,20 years ago I was his Security, lining up Fans for John Aka Bo Duke!! Real nice guy to work for.
Last night in Graham NC that came for our Statue.Its still standing folks!
Keep it up
@@judysouthers4297 We are on our gaurd!
Dick Dastardly should have a sniper standing by to stop them if they come back. After all, what they’re doing is a federal crime and no one will ever get charged.
If they want to remove statues then they should remove all those ugly satanic statues like Baphomet and Moloch etc.
@@amyholley4331 I agree! We are in a battle for the Soul of America!
Awsome John. I love this channel. Its a learning experience. Larry
“John Schneider says No!” I’m gonna use that at work next time I’m given a crappy job to do! 😆
John Schneider knows No Means No. Lol
Im TRYING to start the meme game....
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Very interesting here John thanks for your time, ,,I like " I was there " God bless you my brother coming to from Hammond La. Rite down the from your place
Headed to Tacos and Beer right now!
Thank you so much for replying to me Mr.John iv been following your videos for a long time,,I'm a huge fan,,I hope you enjoyed your visit at tocos an bear,,,now I can brag to my family that I spoke with you God bless you brother, ,,
"Jon Schneider says No!" needs to be the next big meme run..
(Laughing) Ill get it started!!
Alright man, I got 3 of them out already
@@trsparenberg6438 I'll be sure to watch out for them. Great job!
If you do the twitter thing, not trying to promote my site that only has 50 followers, but you can check out @TR_2D2 to help spread what Ive started. Id put it on here but I can't post a picture
My wife is rolling laughing at what I'm coming up with
No matter where we were at on Friday night, mama and grandma always kept a watch on the time and by 7:00 pm we were on our way home to watch Dukes of Hazzard and DALLAS!!
Being a kid when Coy and Vance Duke came on, I have fond memories of that era. While I prefer Bo and Luke, I actually like Coy and Vance.
I agree
Hello Bo! I'm a huge fan of The Dukes of Hazard and I'm 46 and I watch episodes on Plex. As a kid me and my brother would play The Dukes of Hazard. My brother would play you and I would play Luke and the General Lee was my Grandpa's old dump truck. Crazy right! Yeeee Haw! Look out for Rosco P. Coltrane! My kids just don't understand! Lol! Blessings John and take care!
Ain't it the truth generals don't know what the grunts in the trenches are going through
@Leo Peridot after Storming Norman the Army haven't had a General worth a darn
Patton did, he cared deeply about his men.
General's start out as grunts
I can attest to that being a veteran
What about when Bo and Enos jumped on a trailer full of tires, bounced up, moved the car forward and land in front of the semi. I was like dawggggggggg?!?!! Lmao
There is a general Lee in a police impound lot where I live. Been out there for a long long time. Looks like the law finally caught up with the Duke boys.
Southern California?
@@maddrummer910 No, Kansas actually
Did you get any pics?!
@@maddrummer910 No never did. I'll drive by there after work today and see if it's still sitting there. As long as it sat before I wouldn't be surprised
@@Crockett995 heck ya
I loved your show back in the day. You all had great chemistry. Cheers!
NO minatures in the Coy and Vance era, minatures started season SIX, Cooters Confession
Correct, if anything the "real" stunts and jumps were more outrageous in the Coy and Vance era
AL Yeah I agree the Coy and Vance era had some of the best stunts. I think the producers had to make up for the loss of its two main stars. Once that happened it lost a lot of viewers, meaning the show lost money.
Season 7 was minis also. Stunts looked really fake
yeah. miniatures started later in next to last season and continued through all of last season. they never stopped using them once they started.
Thanks for answering that was burning my brain! I always wondered about the miniatures cars 🚗 & why they brought back the 2nd unit, thank god!! Thanks for all your videos, I could listen to your voice all day!!!😘😍👍🖐
Coy and Vance were just ok. You and Tom were irreplaceable.
Coy & Vance Sucked except for the three episodes with the Mean Green Machine" and "The Little Game Of Pool".
you're right, I was young at the time and one of the great things about Dukes was the hypothetical thought that we could do the stuff you guys did with a little practice.. We did with dune buggies etc. then it got too far out there and the older repeats were the best.
Hey Layton ,You handsome and hope we can be friends if you don't mind ,This is my email sandyissah1k@gmail.com you can send me an email or message me on Hangouts and we can continue from there ,We can exchange pictures too
I love the dukes of Hazzard. This show had everything a young boy needed.
Y'alls show was the best thing on tv really do miss The Show So happy yall were part of My childhood. You guys the cast. Are so cool
At least when the "General Lee" flew over you didn't see the name 'Matchbox or Hot Wheels' underneath.
Yeah that's because it said Ertl...
Hi bo lol I was 7‐8 when the show was running the only thing that could get me In from outside and yes we played outside back in them day was the show I loved all the actors we need shows like that now days thanks love you channel
Well there was one positive thing come out of using the miniatures, a few more Dodge Chargers got saved. Lol
@Richard Scaggs They never used 'Cudas as a General Lee. Only 68-69 Chargers. Chrystler Corp. Never made a 747. Biggest engine they made was 440 and 426 Hemi.
@Richard Scaggs No one made a 747 engine. You're confusing that number with the 727 transmission that would have been in the Cuda. That transmission was used in many Chrystler Corp. vehicles.
@@mikeadams2677 that dude got me rolling a 747 😆😆😆 -
I tell all my younger friends how good of a person John is . He has integrity and good common sense and he is not afraid to speak the truth. I have so much respect for John . Good man
Hey John. I am a big fan of the Dukes of Hazzard. During this pandemic I have binge watched the Dukes of Hazzard seasons 2 times. I saw that y'all started using miniatures in season 6 " Cooters confession " till early season 7 than stopped.
Correct. I believe the fortune tellers was the first. It was the second to last ep of season 6. Then they were used through most of season 7 except for the last couple like enos and daisy's wedding and opening night at the boars nest.
I'd say they were used on about 3/4 of the season 7 episodes.
*edit. I just skimmed through the fortune tellers online and it did not have miniatures, so cooter's confession, the last season 6 ep was the first with them.
@@pdennis93 did you not watch this video?john Schneider himself said in this very video that the miniatures were used during the episodes that featured coy and vance witch I believe is around season 4. then they stopped using them because it was more expensive than having a 2nd unit.
@@kennethsmith8968 yes I watched the video. I have all 7 seasons on DVD and can say with 100% certainty that the miniatures started in the season 6 episode "cooter's confession" which is the last episode of season 6. Nothing against John, but he is mistaken about when the miniatures were used. They were never used in the 5th season which was when coy and Vance were on. You can watch all the miniature jumps in this clip starting at the 32 minute mark. They were all done in 1984, ie, the end of season 6 and most of season 7. Towards the end of season 7 (last 3 or 4 eps), they stopped using miniatures and mostly just used recycled footage for jumps.
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BLK Bandit John was in the shows I am pretty sure he knows what he is talking about.
@@SandTguy yeah 35 years ago. Don't you think it's possible he is forgetting the exact details? Like I said, I have all the DVD's and have watched them many times and remember the episodes on TV on friday nights as well. The miniatures were in late season 6 and most of season 7, well after coy and Vance in season 5.
Here is video of all the jumps in chronological order and the miniatures don't start until 32 minutes in, well after the coy and Vance scenes. ruclips.net/video/VBfrJHs56cA/видео.html
John,
Looks Like your having a Great West Coast trip.
Thanks again for Sharing all your experiences over the years of show business.
We all Appreciate you so much.
GODBLESS.
Have a very Safe trip back to Louisiana!
My Wife Promised we could go to your Birthday next year!
So Excited!
#Dukes!
are any of the "miniature" cars from the show left somewhere? they are awesome. someone had to have saved one.
I'd like to know the same. I'd also like to see one close up to see the scale, details, and materials used.
Some are in the hands of collectors
@@katdaddy469 They were 1/8 scale, a little over 24 inches. Mostly vac-u-formed and cast resin parts
Anywhere we can see them?
@Nobody else but me I forgot about the 1/12 scale General Lee. That model was used with the 1/12 scale live steam train shots. I think there was just that one in that scale built. I have no idea what happened to the 1/8 survivor car. I doubt there was more than one left.
Someone may have made more from the original molds after the show ended, but the "combat veteran" car was pretty beat up the last time I saw it.
John, huge fan!!! My wife won’t let me watch y’all... but I do on Prime!! Great stories and insight into my favorite show growing up.
One question: Mr. Schneider did you ever watch Moon Runners before or after the show started?
I sure did. Both, actually.
@@JohnSchneiderStudios thank you sir. Would like your take on it on a video, that is if you would like to.
Would love to find one of those General Lee's!!!.I was diagnoses with terminal liver cancer in Feb ...It sucks when it messes with my hobbies!!..trying to gather all I need recreate a cool diorama of Hazzard County..with all the cars...and Cooter's ..The Boar's Nest ect....keeps my mind off of all the pain ...Lmk if anyone has info on where I could get rhe General Lee..and Roscoe's Cop Car...just starting to map it out..will add Daisy's Jeep and Boss Hogg's Cadillac as well....Thanks John for all the great vids and what yall did for us a kids growing up during the Awesomeness that was the Hazzard Era!
Thank you, John! Who's idea was Little Cousin the alien?
Probably someone who was an E.T. fan.
E.T. was all the rage in the early-mid 80s.
I am not sure
But Sorrell directed that one.
@@JohnSchneiderStudios thank you for taking time to answer and that's awesome Sorrell directed that! :)
I remember thinking it was a rarity that it rained in Hazzard and I think the General used its headlights?
I grew up on y'alls show.
Keep on doing these. I love them.
Have a great day.
Hey John did Boss ever actually eat all the food he had?
I think he spoke of Sorrell Booke eating in a previous video. Something about liver.
According to the commentary on the dvd, when he had raw liver and black coffee, he did eat the liver. At least he didn't dunk
@@kevinruble6858 Yuck! That's disgusting 😂😂
Poor Roscoe never got a bite, Boss would just slap his hand out of the way and say "Roscoe, get them Duke Boys!"
Sure did! Even the raw liver!!
Lots of love from England 🏴, ♥️
Knight Rider did a lot of the same things around that time. The episodes with the miniatures are hard to watch when compared to the real-life stunt work!
They used a trans am body on a dune buggy frame.
Paul O'Neal yes they did, they used miniatures too in other episodes.. The Fall Guy did too with the pick up
@@scotty197878 the end scene in KITT vs KARR where the 2 trans ams turbo boost into each other were miniatures. If you watch close, you can see KITT has no engine underneath and actually falls to the ground through the smoke after the collision. Speaking of the KITT models, they were modified 1:8 scale 1982 camaro models made by monogram. One actually appears on a car carrier along with a 1982 corvette model in one of the dukes jumps from "sitting dukes".
The model looks like this.
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They used miniatures in lots of episodes, especially the later seasons. I remember Goliath Returns used a lot of them, with mixed results (in their defense, it was quite ambitious for the limited budget they had available.) Sky Knight had a really obvious miniature with a wooden building and truck next to quicksand.
@@MrPAULONEAL yup. There was a miniature truck that kitt jumped over in another season 3 ep where his finger touches the turbo boost while michael wasn't in the car LOL. Also the laughable lava scene in season 4"s knight flight to freedom that looked like a miniature KITT was plowing through raw hamburger LOL
Brilliant Saturday night tv 📺 back in the day Hello from across the pond
Never judge a man until you walk a mile in his shoes. That way you have a 1 mile head start and more importantly his shoes.
Okay Billy Connolly.
John,thank you so much for answering my question.
Very much appreciated!
Why did they "wreck-off" Daisy's yellow Duster? Also, can u give more info. And specs on that car?
It was a Satellite/Sebring done up as a Road Runner.
And one more thing sir, you were amazing as Jonathon Kent you and ms o tool brought so much heart to the show
The only good thing about the minituares is that they saved a few real Dodge Chargers.
You are correct about how the car landed. That was back in our slot car days, really into how cars landed.
The best episodes of the dukes of hazzard was the 1st 6 episodes in season 1 filmed in georgia to me that was the real deal you rule john
You the man,,, Love the Dukes then and still love em now. Enjoy your videos keep them coming. From South Carolina Later Gator!
Not to mention, those miniatures looked like POORLY made toys.
At least they were the correct style car (for the most part. The '71 caprice used in sitting Dukes and cool hands luke and bo looked like a dodge polara in miniature form. )
At least they didn't use ertl 1:64 for the police cars LOL. We'd have 1980 bonneville dukes police cars randomly appearing.
The impala I'm referring to is in this clip around 37: 52. Right before arguably the worst miniature jump in the series over a grain elevator at 38 :11 LOL
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Thanks, John, for continuing to tell it like it is! We
Imagine what they would have done if they had CGI. They would have had the General doing backflips and Daisy's Jeep doing barrel rolls. The show would have sucked. The one CGI thing I hate most is when a character lands on the ground from a great height (think Marvel movies) and there's no body recoil movement. No bounce. They just stop. Looks so fake.
They would have ruined the show, trying to get more & more "exciting" & "dramatic" with the effects.
The mind boggles thinking of all the crazy, unrealistic things the writers would have thought up if they had access to CG when the show was still on the air...
Cgi is worse than Hitler.. Anything with cgi in it is a peace of crap.. Just look at fast and furious..
It probably would have been awesome looking but growing up watching it and knowing that the cars were real gave it a sense of real life, you could actually set up a ramp and duplicate some of the stuff is not recommended but you can relate but you're right it would have been some awesome stuff
I'm not sure if I'm the only one who notices, but CGI looks like a cartoon to me. The 2005 DOH movie (which to me was about like calling Space Balls the next chapter of the original Star Wars series) kinda proves that CGI is a big step down from miniatures, which are a step down from real stunts.
we all had the ertyl hot wheels sized ones.wish I still did.my buddy lost his back in 83 or so.he found it at the bottom of his driveway washed up in a ditch.it was caked in with mud but he cleaned it up and it was surprisingly in good shape.still has the 01 and the flag.he found it back in 2012 or so.almost 30 yrs buried.im glad for him.never lose hope on lost collectibles.i lost my Luke Skywalker star Wars 1977 figure back in 84 and mom and dad cut up the old couch in 2009 and boom.there was like buried in the couch!!!!
People who complained about the general lee where the people who didn't get to have one
Fuck you bitch ass breath
@@redshead2369 WOW, totally uncalled for!!!
@@DoctorElleGrumpy and yet you replied back no one asked you too ass breath go fuck off bitch and ruin another comment thread
Excellent info! Thanks for sharing John. 😁
I really need to watch that show again, that is IF I can find it anywhere.
Maybe someone could start mass producing miniatures of all the statues that have been toppled to spite the Philistine vandals.
I agree with you there
How many police cars did show go through ? I seen at the end of some season were it say AMC provided cars for the show . Well the police cars were plymouth and dodge cars with the exception of the AMC matadors police cars in some episodes of the 1st season .
We need to figure out when enough is enough.. as far as I'm concerned it was when Clinton colluded with the Chinese Government with their Contortion of NAFTA, and subsidized tens of thousands of factories to manufacture and sell auto parts into the American Auto Parts Industry for Far less than the cost of manufacturing until they bankrupt a massive swath of businesses and Bought them for pennies on the dollar.. Over 50,000 AMERICAN AUTO PARTS COMPANIES and entities were Eviscerated over night along with cities, towns, families, neighbors, jobs, schools. Etc.. As well in Wisconsin alone every Metal foundry and Steel Mill were Shuddered, of the roughly 121 , 118 were closed in the first couple years.. They passed laws and regulations that made it possible for them to take seemingly every classic car that wasn't running and shred them then ship them to China.. The took over and are still going after every business and industry and product and market they can..
I know far to much on this and much more.. I almost wish I didn't and I love to research and write..
America is very much in Trouble.. but we have something they still have not killed and actually.. President Trump has Awakened it in Many... The American Spirit.. That actually means alot..
@@joshualusco2573 AMC provided daisy's Jeep. It was the only new car used on the show. The police cars were all bought at auctions from CHP, Los Angeles county sheriff's dept, LAPD, etc.
Very good video always enjoy watching. Can't remember last time I was this early
Who was your favorite Duke cousin?... Luke Duke or Bo Duke?
Like this for Luke.... and like the 'reply ' for Bo.
Bo Duke
Bo, he was also the Best driver of the two as well
Bo Duke
They’re cousins, not brothers.
@@lazycat3562 Is that a challenge? Will there be a Schneider vs Wopat drive off???
I love your response. I grew up in the late 70s early 80s. I was 15 years old during the 1st season of Dukes of Hazzard. I believe in my heart it was a very educational show not racist at all. All this is company’s and cooperations following suit.
Great video John!
Man, your stories being back so many great D.O.H. memories!
BTW, there's an authentic General Lee located in Homer, NY..
I checked it out and took photos years ago when the owner 1st got it.
He'd park it on the side of the ice cream store while it was open,
for everyone to see and enjoy. It was on a main drag too, so impossible to miss..
I absolutely love that car, and it was awesome having a piece of history near by.
🙂👍
Sam -
I Love watching the Dukes now on Roku..its awesome! Takes me back to the 80s! Whoohoo
Very well said from an actor. You usually do not get this kind of articulate honest answer. You seem like a great guy and I am happy for your success. God Bless
I heard you sing once and I was blown away by how great you sounded.
Wish I knew or could see the scenes done with miniatures. I didn’t even know that was possible. Lol! Guess I was too young and naive to see it. Thanks John❤️
Thank you for the background of the miniature scenes!
My friend in Wellington Kansas has like 5 various size general Lee's in his attic, and buried in his backyard.
File this show under "treasured childhood memories".
Please God, don't ever take this show away.
Absolutely loved the show way bk when lol...no1 else like you n Tom n of course Kathryn...hugz
I actually worked on the set used on Dukes of Hazzard at Warner Brothers, but it was Star's Hallow at that time. I worked on Gilmore Girls a couple of times, the second time I played the part of a Vegan. I was cast by Central because I was skinny (starving artist) and had a beard. I liked that little town square and just around the corner was downtown Manhatten. I had forgotten about those times as life is now so different, but watching your videos makes my mind reminisce. I always tried to get on set as soon as possible when I extra'd, I hated sitting in holding and I learned so much watching the crew work.
My son loved this show now my grandson watches it
I remember the best shows ever from back then, the dukes, Dallas, falcon Crest, knots landing, and more. We all played poker on the weekends and watched the show's! Good old times!!! Yeah!!!!
Hey I love hearing the stuff and the stories that you talk about on here and I love hearing you sing you make my day when I have some of my bad days that I have just to hear the stories that you put on here and to here some of the stories that you tell about the show I miss watching that show so much and I have all seven seasons of the dukes of hazard plus I have some of the models of the general lee and I just got a wallet that I had been looking for in just the other day I had the purse already but now I have the wallet to and love them all
Hi John may you and your family have a blessed weekend, Fred
Great video John ya learn something new every day. Well some do 🤔 😁👍👍👍👍👍👍
Miniatures worked well in Ghostbusters. Now they could just use CG, but back in 1984 it was their best bet. I could never tell it was done on a miniature set of New York, but seeing the picture of the actor wearing the marshmallow man suit is awesome!
Thanks John for being a big part of my child hood I grew up watching y'all I'm 39 years old just got over open heart surgery I had an aneurysm on my main heart valve and during my recovery I watched nothing but Duke's of Hazzard ( special thanks to my cousin for loaning me them) I'm a big fan I hope one day I can buy me a General Lee and let you Tom and Catherine sign it God bless you and keep doing these videos your awesome!
I just came here to say that I'm glad I found you on RUclips and I love your videos so far. These are great and informative videos for long time fans of the show. Thanks John!
I miss the original series, it can't be duplicated today but it will always bring a smile...not for any other reason than just a great story.
If this isn't one of my biggest honors knowing that Mr John Schneider has a RUclips channel, Mr Schneider thank you for my amazing childhood memories of the Dukes of Hazard wow I'm sorry I didn't know this channel existed but wow I'm going to subscribe and catch up and then keep up with you. Have a blessed day to all.
Still have my old general lee hot wheels from my youth .. was all of us kids favorite show
John you and Patrick Swayze are my sister's two biggest celebrity crushes, and she has met both of you accidentally, she met Patrick on a street corner in New Orleans, and she met you on a Celebrity Cruise lines Baltic cruise, she and her husband shared a hot tub with you!! She has a photo of you and her together, thanks for being one of the great ones!!
Thanks for answering, John. I've learned more about the Duke's and TV production in general from your vlogs than any other source. So much fun to watch. See you on the next one!!!
Good afternoon. The concept you mention is what we called in the military: Ground Truth. As in, "Yes, your 'safe at HQ plan' sounds good but let's check with the people there and see what the ground truth is regarding their assets and what they are facing."
Thank you for all the information you give..
I love the Dukes I & wife watch it every night before bedtime Laughing help with sleep I like 6#8 show it was great
John, just love all this info really makes me understand the movie business! Stay Safe my friend!
Thanks, John. This is probably the first time I've ever heard you speak as yourself. You seem very down-to-earth. I appreciate you taking the time to share with all of your fans. By the way, I never saw "Dukes of Hazard," but the wife and I LOVED you as Mr. Kent!
My son grew up watching the Dukes of Hazzard, good, clean, fun, tv.