Hazzard Nation: Take a Look!

We know that Hollywood foams at the mouth at everything and anything Southern. So it’s nice to notice this new DVD, “Hazzard Nation,” a documentary made by Ben "Cooter" Jones for the 40th anniversary of “The Dukes of Hazzard.”


A Los Angeles TV critic predicted when the new series first came on the screen that the audience would not last past the first commercial. That shows you how much Yankee “intellectuals” know about Americans. The show ran for 150 episodes and for years had a weekly audience of 45 million viewers. Its theme song reached the top 10.


It was still popular when it was taken off the screen by the Hollywood moguls. “Hazzard Nation,” with selections from the comedy and interviews with the stars and other personnel shows why it was so popular and still is. Because it characters resembled decent, independent, well-meaning Americans in a clean comedy presentation along with the admirable stunts of the “General Lee.”


Having killed the series, the moguls tried to make some money with a movie sequel, following their natural inclinations by bringing in dope and obscenity. They still had no idea why the show had been popular with Americans.


Remember this was about the time when “The Beverly Hillbillies” and “Hee-Haw” were popular with national audiences. The South’s colorful and honest people had great appeal to most Americans before the pseudo-intellectuals and crooks who own the media began to distort reality even more than their normal practice.

​The "Hazzard Nation" documentary is available for purchase at Cooter's Place, which also offers an abundance of Dukes of Hazzard memorabilia and other Confederate and Southern-themed merchandise.