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To: The National Network (TNN)
To all die-hard Dukes of Hazzard fans:

In case you haven’t heard, TNN (now called The National Network) has suddenly and arbitrarily removed the “Dukes of Hazzard” from their programming schedule. The Dukes is one of the remaining family-friendly shows on television, is a huge hit even in 2002, and is as much a part of popular culture as it was twenty years ago. The actors who portrayed the infamous Bo & Luke Duke, along with Daisy Duke, Enos, Cooter and Roscoe continue to participate in Dukes-related events all over the country. In the past 4 years, John Schneider (Bo Duke) and Tom Wopat (Luke Duke) participated in mini-Dukes fests in numerous cities throughout the United States, signing autographs and memorabilia for as much as 12 hours in each city!

This decision is a huge disappointment to the millions of folks who never miss the show, particularly the young people, for whom it is so important. The new wave of “Dukes of Hazzard” fans are as strong as the original fan base.

We need your help. Please sign our petition and spread the word. Once you sign this, you’ll receive an email from petitiononline.com (your name isn’t added to any mailing lists; it’s simply confirmation on your signature to the petition) containing instructions on how to spread the word about this petition to other Dukes fans you may know.

Or, you can call Barbara Zaneri, head of scheduling at TNN, at 212-258-7973 to register your strong complaint. Please ask other Dukes fans to do the same. If they hear from enough of us, they might figure out that there is a heartland called America that loves this show.

Thanks for your support!
Sheri Rettew
Tom Wopat Inc.
http://www.wopat.com/

Link to sign:
http://www.petitiononline.com/dukestnn/petition.html

Check out this video I found on youtube (what isn’t on that site??) of the video for “Swingin’” from the new Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning.

Post your comments on the video below.

It was pretty good! Lots of Dukes of Hazzard references in the movie! I won’t give it away but John Schneider races for pinks and is in hazard of loosing his marriage. His daughter is sort of a tom-boy and looks up to “JR”. His wife on the movie is his wife in real life and he also mentioned at the beginning that his mother or mother-in-law is in the movie too. I can’t remember which he said. Overall I recommend it. It’s rated PG and is about 100 minutes long.

The best part: The General Lee outside of the movie theater! Stay tuned for pictures I took of the General Lee.

At the Eastgate Danbarry Cinemas. It looks good and has got good reviews. Here is the official website: http://www.collierandcomovie.com/

If you haven’t already, go check out my myspace profile! Here’s the url: http://myspace.com/justindukes.

Look for pictures at my Dukes of Hazzard photo gallery!

CITIZENS OF HAZZARD NATION UNITE!!

NOTE: This is a somewhat lengthy personal appeal from Ben Jones. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read it.

Dear Friends,

The purpose of this letter is to let you know about the ongoing “Dukes’ controversy” in Cincinnati and to ask you to take a little action on behalf of America’s all-time favorite family show. “The Dukes of Hazzard” is being threatened by self-righteous elitists who have accused our show of being “racist”; an accusation that is false, disgusting, and an insult to everyone who has ever watched the show or shared it with their children. We cannot let this go down without standing up for what is true and right.

The facts as I know them: Tom Wopat and John Schneider are both world-class singers. They have sung often with symphonies, with “Pops” orchestras, and sung leads in Broadway musicals. (Not to mention their highly successful country and pop recording careers!) Having performed on several occasions with the renowned Cincinnati Pops, they were asked to do a show on July 14th which was to be “Dukes” themed. They agreed, were sent contracts, signed them and sent them back, and put the show on their schedules. Then they were informed about two weeks ago that the date had been cancelled because of accusations from the NAACP that the “Dukes of Hazzard” had “racist overtones.”
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