Dukes of Hazzard General Lee actual color... EXPOSED!

[@aaronsanborn4291]

I'll take the word of a man who was there over so called experts

[@chadjustice8560]

What about the guy who was building them? Who has stated it was Corvette flame red.

[@susananthony3274]

Aaron Sanborn The experts are absolutely right to put our health first.

[@martinkuliza]

ok... and now i'll take this TO A VERY VERY VER SPECIFIC LEVEL, ok because i think it deserves it let's talk facts FACT - He was there, i don't think anyone can or should question that FACT - He's a car guy, ok, fair enough, let's give that a degree of respect as well FACT - There is no such thing as a MUT OF ORANGE, but i'll explain that later FACT - YEAH SURE... if they threw a few colours they had in the workshop together and then THAT, was the original colour of the general lee, then... so be it But.. this needs to be understood as well... when you research Colours and Colour Gamut's and colour codes and how the frequency of colour works, you start to understand that .... When you mix any two different colours or any amount of different colours, YOU WILL END UP WITH A DIFFERENT COLOUR from the one you started with THIS IS NOT A MUT it's just another colour now... the name of the colour is irrelevant , what is important is HOW THAT COLOUR WAS MADE UP and the way you can tell is BY USING A SPECTROPHOTOMETER (in simple terms, an analyzer that analyzes the make up of what colour or colours has gone into a mix IN WHAT RATIO'S To make up the existing colour you are analzying SO.. why doesn't someone just get an original General Lee and take a Spectrophotometer to it and instead of fucking around with what the name was WHY DON'T YOU ALL JUST FUCKING FIGURE OUT THE RATIO'S OF ALL THE ORANGE'S THAT WERE PUT TOGETHER AND THEN CALL THAT COLOUR.... GENERAL LEE ORANGE how fucking hard is that The ratio's of one colour to another are important, not the name. because let's take blue for example you can go to ford (for example) and they have a colour that is called BLUE and it's made up of this and that in whatever ratio of one to another then you can go to holden and they have BLUE but holden's blue is not the same ratio mix of one blue to another or white or whatever so... the name doesn't really matter , the name just assigns a name to an existing mix or ratio combination of colours SINCE WE DON'T KNOW THE RATIO, the name is irrelevant like i said GET A SPECTROPHOTOMETER on an original general lee (which would be the hard part, i would imagine) and then.. to be really fucking accurate, you have to account for wear and fade of the paint over 40 years but... let's just say that someone from the crew in the pain shop had a can left over with a bit of ORIGINAL GENERAL LEE PAINT left in the can from 40 years ago i reckon you could take a reading from that and establish the exact colour of what was used on the general lee then from that.. RECORD THE COLOURS AND THE RATIO'S AND GIVE IT A NAME call it GENERAL LEE 01 for all we care, it doesn't matter so.. that's what needs to be done i'm not questioning john in any way, i'm just saying a colour is not a mut, if you made a new colour then you need to know the ratio's HOWEVER.. IF THEY DON'T KNOW, THEN...... Given we've had crashes and 40 years of fading i suppose... the ABSOLUTE EXACT COLOUR is then lost forever and all you can do is do your best to get an exact match, as close as you can that's all you can do

[@seekgodfirst1605]

@@martinkuliza With all of the "F" bombs you could be mistaken for a liberal, be careful! Your right however, but the thre device you are talking about is not 100%accurate. Ive used them and still had to make connections. But that's the nature of ther beast.

[@Faq-ubeach]

So apparently someone had the original trunk lid, that had been stored indoors. And they had the color scanned with the spectrometer or whatever. The name of the color that came back to be an exact match was "TnT express.". Which is a color used by a foreign auto manufacturer for vans. Not saying they ordered tnt express and painted that color...I'm saying that they scanned the new color they created, and found an existing exact match. So someone wanting their car painted that now, could look up tnt express and find the ratios of everything. Still might not be "exact", as they scanned 40 year old paint....but that's as close as we're gonna get

[@five_point_whoa6983]

I’m a Ford guy through and through, but there’s one car that has always had my heart and that’s the General Lee! That car in the show has always been special to me, are used to sit and my grandfather’s chair with him every Friday night and we watched the Dukes of Hazzard until he passed away in January 1982, of course I continued watching the series until it ended, but the Dukes of Hazzard always have a special place in my heart because of the time I spent with my grandfather! One day I hope to have a replica General Lee, wish they weren’t so expensive, but that’s definitely my dream car!

[@maxineclark4865]

YOU MAKE ME. FEEL SO SAD YES. I LIKE THE GENERAL LEE CAR IS WILL IT IS SO COOL.

[@kimlizotte694]

You sound like me! I can't tell you how old I was when I discovered the Dukes, must have been '79 I'm thinking... But I as girl I got hooked FAST! Toss up between the car & Bo! Every Friday night w/out fail I was at my Grandma's - we'd make pizza and dessert & from 8p - 9p was the Dukes for me & 9p - 10p was freakin' Dallas for Memeir (G ma) we did this until she passed away in '83. That line up brought something special to Friday nights! I WOULDN'T even go out w/my boyfriend on Fridays!

[@LT1HILLINGHOE]

There's 2 or 3 replicas around here. Buy you a 69 charger, paint and add the graphics. Get some replica wheels put on and ur in business.

[@rowanblithe71]

this proves how our society has become so fragile and petty. "hemi orange", CORRECTING the guy who WAS THERE, DROVE THE CAR, STARRED THE SHOW!

[@s.b.8258]

Maybe because they've said "Orange man bad" way too much 🤣🤣😂

[@andaros2106]

@@s.b.8258 Maybe, but I think it's just that they want to put a specific color to it, rather than just accepting that it was orange, and any shade of orange close enough will do.

[@1812-p1f]

@@andaros2106 How about Hazzard Orange?

[@user-lw8jk6nv7l]

Come to find out it was actually tnt express

[@imbetterthanyouis]

@@user-lw8jk6nv7l thompson national transport express same orange they used on their trucks , the reason tnt had their own paint is because back in the day they owned their fleet outright and would re build trucks instead of trading in or buying new ones , over a trucks life time they get banged up and scratched and repairs happened in house , i heard stories of diff or gearbox replacements taking a couple of hours because they had full replacements on hand and dings would be popped out with a mallet and given a lick of paint and off you went , things are different now days but

[@JimButler1234567890]

The General Lee. A car for Americans that aren't afraid of snowflakes and what they think.

[@cosimfre2651]

Someone that calls people snowflakes= Trash

[@andaros2106]

@@cosimfre2651 Rather hypocritical of you.

[@savanahmclary4465]

The snow flakes are offended by General Lees' beautiful ORANGE Color.

[@patconusa66jordan44]

I agree a lot

[@diegocanale1124]

....a car for those who love freedom

[@tracy121171]

I am so glad to have met you in person. I was just six years old and my family was passing through right before you began shooting the first show. My dad wanted to get a couple photos. He sat me in your lap, John Schneider, and I remember I was in an aggravated mood from being on the road so long. You bounced me a couple times on your knee and said something that made my day. You told me that the studio had candy and I would get a great treat if I could calm down for the photos. Thank you! Now I have great memories of the chocolate bar that I got afterward, but my greatest memory of all is the one of me looking slightly distraught as I sat on the knee of the one who is now one of my favorite classic TV show stars. John Schneider, you will always be the greatest for me!

[@SamanthaNickole02]

"...talking with you is like having a great bowel movement!"😆🤪🤣😜😂 Being in the medical field, that comment was SO appreciated and I laughed my butt off!!😁 You are loved, John!! I have a pet goldfish named Bo, and on top of his tank sits a tiny (about 3/4” long) toy car I hand-painted to look like the General Lee, complete with the 01 on the sides and Conferderate flag on top!😁

[@brendagainey9590]

Lmao! Love The Dukes and The General Lee 🧡🧡

[@atarihotel]

ya'll know, when I painted my model kit of the General Lee when I was a teen, I just bought the can of paint the hobby shop had that I thought was closest, and it came out great. and all these years later I find out picking out the paint that way was in the true spirit of Duke's and the General. I still have it btw, it's boxed up and safe.

[@jamesmarconi7502]

I have six general Lee model one done very well in a showcase 2 never opened 1 all hopped up with a blower coming through the hood one painted Gray and another in a showcase with two deputy cars

[@jamesmarconi7502]

I got a 68 Ford mustang model painting greys blue with an American flag on top double zero on the doors and it's called general Grant

[@marilynsnider8183]

I've always loved the Dukes of Hazzard, and have loved you. Plus the whole cast. And the General Lee. I knew it was orange.

[@kimlizotte694]

I couldn't make up my mind when I was a kid - was it orange? Red-Orange? Some orange-y kind of red? Definitely a unique color - only the General Lee has it!

[@AzzKicker-bz1cb]

@Marilyn Snider I have, at least, the first season of The Dukes Of Hazzard on DVD! I watched the episode, and I believe it was the first episode, where they “painted” the General Lee in Cooter’s garage and in that episode they mixed the paint for the General Lee in that very manner, every color they had on hand to come up with an orange color cause they needed two full gallons of automotive paint to cover the General Lee and Cooter didn’t have two full gallons in his garage!!! Now, I’m sure that was done specifically for that episode and that to real General Lee had already been painted before it was unveiled on TV in that episode, cause I know that you can’t paint a car overnight and have it ready to roll out of the paint booth in under 24hrs! In most cases it takes a solid week for the paint to fully cure before it can be wet sanded and buffed out!

[@old-school1969]

Refreshing to see a man stand his ground and not bow to the loud few who think they know better than the few who were there doing the deed.

[@tundra314]

Was really glad I got to meet you in person. Awesome event.

[@aslanmonn86]

What was it like when it happened?

[@jonnyitguy]

I’m so glad it’s orange and not gray. My adolescent brain fell in love with that car instantly. Not sure gray would have had that effect.

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot4523]

I really love how much passion John has for the history the show. It's awesome. He's as much of a fan of the show as the loyal viewers. Keep these videos coming and keep talking about the nuances of the show. These are awesome!

[@oshkoshb-josh5389]

John, I am 46 years old and I can tell you that you were my hero as a kid and having found you on here you are my hero again now! Me and my wife sat and watched a few of your videos yesterday and it was great 👍 THANK YOU

[@robertblack3452]

Well said John, I love it when people (and they are everywhere) are experts about things they have no clue what they are talking about.

[@darrensmusicstudio]

I absolutely loved The Dukes of Hazzard, growing up it was one of my favorite shows.

[@vernnnnnnn]

..... like a bowel movement. That may be the most perfect description of social media interaction I’ve ever heard. Thanks John , for your wisdom- I love this.

[@OneMiketoLive]

Wow, John! I figured that the General's orange was a mix of several different red's and oranges, but I never knew for sure. And I most certainly had no idea that the General Lee was originally scripted to be Confederate Gray. So now do I paint my orange General Lee gray? Or do I "search the world over" (righteous Hee-Haw reference) for another 1/25 scale model kit to be done in Confederate Gray? I can live with only the red striped Batmobile. The white striped one is kind of dull after all. But two Generals? Who knew?!!! Still, gotta have both!

[@shanecockrell5378]

The first general was green tho

[@jdove6883]

Why not do them all? That way you have the true theatrical versions and the "could have been" versions.

[@JeffCKeane]

Too true !! Now you'll be seeing "Confederate Grey" "General Lees". You'll start hating that color! I'll spare you the full size version, but I must see it in 1/25 or 1/24 scale. If I can get your fan mail address, I'll send you one.

[@OneMiketoLive]

@@JeffCKeane - No fan physical address just yet.. Work has been taking up most of my time. Check me out on Instagram at the_neniwa When I've finished both models (I've obtained a 2nd General Lee kit) I'll be sharing them there, one Orange, and one Gray.

[@kalel21675]

Having met this man, gotta say, never met a more genuine guy. Yee haaw John. Love ya brother.

[@johnhamilton6591]

General Lee and Duke's fan since as long as I can remember. Earliest late 70s. Good to see you keeping the legend alive( not that the General needs help) and with inside info. Love what your doing, keep it up.

[@kimlizotte694]

Been chilling out and I truly enjoy the comments HERE! Most everyone is enthusiastic, reminiscing about one of the greatest times of our childhood, the respect and the humor, much more found here! So refreshing to see so many people sharing so much positivity and appreciation! Thank you John for creating such a positive channel! We all love the Dukes and this is almost like a reunion of sorts!

[@rockhopper01]

My dad had a 69 Charger that was nothing more than primer gray. We called it the Old Gray Ghost. To think it was close to the original idea of the General Lee! Just bought my own 2019 Dodge Challenger... in Destroyer Gray!

[@andrewnajarian5994]

Ironic, that was the name of Boss’ old runner in the show! 😂

[@theveteran765]

I lost it when you said bowel movement! GREAT VIDEO! KEEP TELLING IT LIKE IT IS!!!! 🇺🇸

[@seniorsurvivor7381]

Great video! Thanks John for setting the record straight. Mine was painted Hemi Orange with a bit of metallic in it. It was a one off copy of the TV prop (less the push bar that I built but never got around to mounting). Did the color of mine look like the one on TV? Heck ya! (depending on how good your color TV was...and looked even better than the one of TV if you only had a Black and White TV...LOL). Hey, that's the way the studios are .....use what ya have and keep the costs down. Not such an uncommon concept. Thanks again for clearing the air and for your time. OH, and interesting fact about the original car being scripted as "Confederate Grey". Very cool. Cheers!!

[@eriksmith7829]

Can’t tell you what that show means to me. All time favorite and always will be. Every time I go to Gatlinburg o always stop at the store. Just so fascinated by the show. Dream will always be to own a General Lee. Thanks for all the memories!!!

[@MDJ-wb1pn]

The likes are huge!!! How could you not like the dukes of hazzard and John Schneider and the rest of the cast. What great memories.

[@Impactjunky]

I never believed it was Corvette red, the truth is very fitting though. Just like how Petty Blue was made. I'm a second generation fan, my dad had a ton of episodes on VHS and we watched them together all the time. When I got old enough to drive we looked far and wide for a 68-70 Charger in our price range to fix up but never found one. Instead I ended up with a 68 Satellite and its been my main set of wheels for ten years now. Even had it off the ground a couple times but never more than a few inches because it won't fix itself between scenes like the General LoL Thanks for everything!

[@chadjustice8560]

Corvette flame red is not res. It's orange lol just find a Corvette painted that color. It looks just the general.

[@bernardsmith7168]

John, I would've loved the General even if he'd been green.

[@KeithGrommes]

I first I’d like to say THANK YOU for this channel and it’s so great to see you doing well and enjoying your life. You have shared so much of yourself with all of us and continue to do so seemingly effortlessly. It is wonderful to get a “behind the scenes” look at my favorite show growing up. You seem like such a down to earth, awesome guy. So I have a couple of questions: first, have you seen Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s General Lee with the airbrushed flag? If so, do you like it? Second question, and you might have already addressed this somewhere else and I’m just not aware, but RE: your General Lee- is it one of the many from the show? It’s so awesome. Love you man and wish you continued success! You deserve it!!!!!!

[@Wipsplash]

The actors made the show awesome, not just the car. Respect to you Mr Schneider. Love your other movies and shows also!

[@WyattHD]

John, to me that makes it more special than any color they could have chosen from. It's insanely unique! Very cool story. Thank you so much for such wonderful childhood memories!!

[@tahltan1910]

General Lee was the coolest, the show was cool and entertaining 👍🏼

[@rafaelsaez5596]

The original car and the first one that was painted with the flag and the 01 was painted with a mix of various tones of orange, as John said here. Later on, that car was painted green with a 71 on the side, to look like a wrecked racecar and cut some costs. But after the first jump, when the car was still orange, the trunk lid was removed and was taken to a body shop, where it stayed indoors and protected from the outside elements (Therefore maintaining the original shade of orange). Then, in the early 00' a couple of guys found that trunk lid and digitally scanned it to reveal the original color. That color is called TnT Express orange, and the color code is #f66600. That is the exact shade of orange the first General Lee ever was painted with. Now, the color is called TnT Express because it happens to be the characteristic color of a shipping company (Like UPS or FedEx) called TnT Express. And ALL of their trucks are painted in that exact shade of orange. And that's all i remember and know.

[@darthsimmons6957]

I always thought it was "Competition Orange". I don't know where I heard that, but that's what I've believed for decades. On an episode, "Cooter" refers to it as "red-orange".

[@danielroncaioli6882]

John, you don’t seem like the kind of guy who lies about things.....so, the General Lee’s color will now be called “Heinz 57 orange”

[@andaros2106]

LMAO!

[@claraalebrook5335]

Or mutt orange.. 😁

[@robertschmid2560]

This video reminded me of the episode that was talking about when the boys got the General. As I recall the reason that was given in that episode was because it was some paint on a self at Cooters. I am not a car guy, but I do know that no matter what "color" one person tells you something is... someone else will argue because they think it is something else.

[@robertcox7220]

God bless you brother. Love the Dukes of Hazzard. I was 8 years old in 1978. I remember the first time it aired l was hooked. I am a country boy from western NC .l always was Bo Duke jumping my bicycle and anything else with wheels. The Dukes of Hazzard was a big part of my life. Thanks for standing up to these liberals over the General Lee. God bless you. Big fan. ps l just subscribed.

[@christianbolt5761]

TRUTH! Mic drop. Don’t question Bo.

[@nadrojfan]

Supposedly, the 1st car's trunk lid was intact and still wore the original paint color, along with the red white and blue, and was matched. There is now a name for the orange, even if there was not originally. There is some information over on VINWiki about car 1 and the trunk lid.

[@suzannecampbell2260]

I just found your channel. You speaking about the Dukes brought up,some wonderful memories. Yes we had 3 channels. Wow. My Dad and I watched your show as well as the others. My Mom Liked Dallas. She wasn’t much of a TV show person. Yet my Daddy and me were glued. When I have a child I bought him a Dukes of Hazzard car. He carried that car everywhere. Thanks for being real.

[@yuvanbaldwinew9282]

It was every color they had. Its a symbol of the show it's a reputation for all Americans. Thanks John. You guys rock.

[@davidroberts283]

"Mutt Orange" ! I love it ! So funny to see Marc Wormman error.

[@ErikRosenquist-c3n]

John, I can't ever thank you enough for your honesty. We need real men like you!!!!!!!!!! God bless you, John.

[@Doomsday971]

I just watched a video by the guy that bought Lee 1. The original trunk lid was saved and hung in a shop and was protected from the elements. They got it from the shop and did a color match by DuPont and found they had somehow matched the color known as TNT Express. There is a shipping company in the UK that uses the same color on their vehicles. So by the way of digital color matching, its TNT Express Orange.

[@randykirchhevel7311]

Some of the other car shows that were fun to watch was Hard Castle McCormick, Night Rider, Starsky and Hutch,

[@chevyman85year]

Glad you cleared that up. I was told for years the early cars were hemi orange and the later ones were flame red..I think I'll take Bo Duke's word.

[@chadjustice8560]

The man who built them and Warner brothers has stated it was Corvette flame red. Some theory that Lee 1 was painted hemi orange but they painted over it's original color and it didn't cover well enough.

[@ZachTaylor2631]

@@chadjustice8560 I still take John's word of a so called "Builder"

[@danielwayne8065]

Man, I grew up with you on TV, and I love your KZbin channel! Keep being awesome!

[@D8TNCracka]

I can't believe I'm just discovering you as a real human being, I never realized how cool and down to earth you are. Thanks for posting these videos, it gives me a little more hope for society.

[@billbrolin1246]

God bless you Schneider! Yes, the rest of us DO know the kind out in Cali that you're talking about! Just keep on being true to yourself and the good ol' America lovin patriot that we've known, loved and admired all these years.

[@pistolwhipped7714]

Hello John, just finding your channel, and I really wanted to personally thank you for putting yourself out there and being a Stand up guy, God Bless you "Get em Flash"

[@codyxofficial]

I just came across this channel early this morning. I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! I wish more actors were as down to earth as you are. You have always seemed like a great person with a caring spirit for everyone. I introduced my son to The Dukes of Hazzard when a long tine ago and we have the DVD Set. It's funny you mention CBD, my mom has severe rheumatoid arthritis and that, along with God, is the only real help she has seen. In fact we are retailers of a couple of different brands. I didn't know you had a brand also.

[@robertguy2392]

I grew up on Dukes of Hazzard I'm 48 years old even though I grew up in the hospital but they tumor I watch new Coke hazards on TV all hours of the night I love it thank you

[@cameronabrams3285]

Funny watching this after VinWikis newest video with Travis Bell, and even funnier reading the comments arguing about the shade of colour that it is. Despite the GL being a mix of orange paints, it does come up with an actual code when scanned, and that is the colour that TNT Express (a Dutch shipping company) uses on their fleet vehicles. I do not doubt any of what Schneider says, but we now can match up the OG paint with a paint that is still currently produced.

[@parkmccann7878]

John I believe this 110%. Nobody thought the show was going to amount to anything so it just makes sense that using the paint you had on the shelf was what happened. And this was 3 years ago but I just watched last week on youtube a guy saying that it was a certain color. Just like he was there. He had a video of him purchasing the NO. 1 general Lee from a scrap yard on a mans property. Forget what color he said it was but I believe the color he was referring to is the color that was made once the show took off and they realized "Heh we are gonna need to have some more cars. thus, the paint code was born! but I know you are dead on on the original color. Thanks for clearing it up. Always enjoy listening to you.

[@michellesunoskie4290]

I really am glad you were able to clarify the color of the General Lee! Depending on the age and type of television you had back then, you were lucky if you could tell if it red or orange, lol! Honestly, I have always loved Dukes and I always will no matter what! ❤

[@georgehobbs6867]

Thankyou sir for the story,real cool (great family show) it made being country cool again cause I was country when country wasn't cool. Sarge out \*/

[@kharim80]

Mr. Schneider I am so happy to see you an this great channel! I am italian and I was born in 1977, I was 1 when you and all the great cast started in Georgia to write this wonderful story still in our hearts after 42 years of love and fun. Even if I was just 1 when Dukes of Hazzard started, (sorry for my English, not perfect) I can say I was "there" when the serial came in Italy for the first time. During the late 70's in Italy we had national channels only, with very few serial and movies from other countries (the truth, my parents say that was quite boring haha). In the beginning of 80's we saw the birth of the first private channels and the serials from US came all together... for this reason, as italian boy I can say that DoH story for us started (I think, more or less...) in 1981-82. I was 4-5 y.o. and my beloved grandma who passed away 3 years ago always said the first word I learned to read was "Hazzard" on the TV magazines when I was looking for channel and time. The italian title was just "Hazzard", without "Dukes of", and we had an italian song as opening theme, some years ... not all seasons, sometimes we had "Good ole boys" and sometimes the Italian song "La ballata di Bo e Luke" (Bo e Luke's Ballade). So many memories of these afternoon with grandma watching DoH together jn my grandma's living room. I miss her. DoH is still here, like the very first day. Still watching every morning on TV while I have breakfast before work (even if I have all the DVD series, I love to watch on tv when possible... today was "Sadie Hogg" episode, my coffee was ready while you and Tom were coming from the corner with GL to pick up Uncle Jesse and Daisy running away from Mrs. Tizdale, and you parked GL sliding - bump! - with right wheel on the sidewalk, and then run away with Cathy on your legs and Denver with only his legs into the passenger window... was drinking my coffee and I said oohoh oh Denver be careful!! I wish I can post a picture here, because while you were talking about the first commercial pictures on this video, the GL with open doors and without O1, was watching a picture I have on my wall at left of computer, because is exactly one of those pictures, with Cathy on the roof and the right door open! Take care Mr. Schneider, a big hug from a big italian fan!! Hope one day you will travel to Italy and I will meet you! Paolo

[@VanHellsing12]

Looooooooool'd at "talking with you is like having a great bowel movement"!

[@ueoalf]

I still love the show im 50yrs old and still love they don't make tv like they used to

[@shawnderrick1952]

I just watched a "VIN-Wiki" video where Travis Bell said they found the trunk lid off the first General Lee hanging in Henry Holman's Georgia body shop and they took it to get it scanned with the 3M paint matching gizmo and it matched it to a color called "TnT Orange" after a European or Australian trucking company called TnT (it also could be "T and T")that uses an orange paint on their corporate trucks.My buddy Trevor (Trevor in the 80's KZbin channel) had his second General painted '76 Corvette Flame Red and it looked very close.In fact,when you and Travis Bell turned right to merge onto the town square in Covington for the Lee-1 reveal many years ago,you stopped at the rear of Trevor's car where I was standing and yelled "Nice car!" Trevor was walking up and caught it on video.That was a great day!

[@walterbrown9651]

Still one of my favorite shows ever! The Dukes Of Hazzard was one of a kind. Confederate gray would've been awesome!

[@nitroburn72]

Know this a year old video, but just wanted to say it's always great watching you and hearing what you have to say, John! Just recently bought your book (and Cooter's, too) and got into collecting General's and Duke Merchandise...will have to check on that revised edition, because, I think, we all would love that. Gotta keep the facts straight! Love ya, man! And nobody...I repeat, NOBODY...Yee-Haw's better than you (as you already know, lol)!

[@trustno_one]

John big hug from Italy! thanks for being who you are. so many memories and happy days. thanks. Grazie mille!

[@rachelcollins9468]

I adored Bo Duke so much as a child my imaginary friend was Bo Duke... We spent a lot of time under my bed drinking orange juice and playing with my Dukes of Hazzard toys... When he left he moved to Florida to make orange juice... And I proceeded to name all my baby dolls Bo Duke for at least a month until my sister renamed them... Then I had a real baby while watching the Dukes in the delivery room and my mom said you may as well name him the same as you did your dolls so now I have Bo Lee Duke for a son and I have his social security card and birth certificate to prove it... And ironically he is in Forsyth, Georgia right now at work as a lineman... When I go down to visit him we're going to Hazzard and the Whistle Stop Cafe and Shiloh... I still love this show and I really do think you are an amazing guy. Keep on keeping on... God bless and good fortune.

[@DanielGarff]

I watched every episode as s kid. It's been my favorite TV seriees ever since. Time flies.

[@shawnsmith2006]

That sounds perfect because that's what guys in a North Georgia garage in the country would have done, either mixed their left over paint together to make an orange or left it primer grey.

[@cerhart7172]

I've been laughing a LOT through this! People can just be amazing sometimes, and your point-blank honesty here was wonderful!

[@rongrant2941]

Thanks john keep on keeping on and never let anyone try to bring you down we need you to keep being you

[@TheOneStraightPath]

I watch the dukes on a regular basis, I have every single conceivable episode, I watch it, it relaxes me, I never ever get tired of it, and I am not a television guy, I don't like television or cinema, but I love the Dukes of Hazzard. Sometimes I say I wish it's real and that there is such a place called Hazzard but sadly it's not. Good stuff.

[@woodscrafter1971]

Thanks John! I almost bought into to the Corvette Red theory after seeing a couple, but they just weren't quite right. Of course their theory was the TV color spectrum wasn't the same back then! Hahaha! Why would people lie about something so iconic?? They sound like they know what they're talking about and dang near convinced me, but I reckon I'll believe you. :)

[@truepatriotlove5724]

What great show! What great memories! Growing up this was the COOLEST car ever to grace television...well, maybe it’s a tie between the General Lee and the 1966 Batmobile.

[@rodgerpresley2926]

I love watching the pictures of the Duke of Hazzard with you John and Tom

[@bobrider181]

Mark from Graveyard Cars “Expert” said it was more of a red so it would look orange on tv. Probably just more of his babble. I tend to believe the guy that was actually there.

[@AMERICANPATRIOT-dy1ec]

Thank you for that wonderful explanation about the color of the real general Lee 😁. I have to say I love the dukes of Hazzard that show what's so incredible with all the jumps and crashes Yahoo's and eventually blowing stuff up with dynamite arrows. So my question is did you ever really shoot one of these live TNT arrows on the on the set or take any training on how to shoot a compound bow ? Thank you again for all the amazing entertainment you've brought me,and my family throughout the years 👍🤘. When you made your appearance on Smallville you play the perfect version of Jonathan Kent. I feel no one else could have played that part to perfection the way you did and especially on how you got your inspiration from Denver Pyle to playing that character. God bless you ,God bless your family and all of your friends. Keep up the great work down there in Louisiana. I am definitely going to try to help donate to your studio down there. I also have to agree that 2005 of TDOH was definitely jackass 2 point whatever. Because it was never considered a dukes of Hazzard program to me. moonshine was one of them things that you guys talked about on the show. I don't remember seeing Uncle Jesse ever smoking a big fat blunt lol

[@joesimon544]

In the episode " Happy Birthday General Lee" it was black before the Dukes bought it

[@JimButler1234567890]

Your description of discussing the controverseys with the californiaesque people being akin to having a really great bowel movement - THAT IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION FOR THIS WHICH I HAVE HEARD.

[@chrisspearline2942]

John's still obsessed with this show 35 years later

[@79goldmaster1]

Thank you for your visit to our town on 12-3 -2020. You are well loved in these areas , come back for another visit !! Please.

[@TheDeerInn]

It was the PERFECT color for making it the focal point of the show, extremely easy to be spotted in every frame of the show. Any other color would not have shown up so great in the scenes as a contrast to natures colors. Absolutely beautiful car!! Awesome ending to this video John!!!

[@ekko919]

"I was there... I know..." 😂 I always called it General Lee orange.

[@TheMrplunk]

I just love it at work when someone explains how or why something was done without understanding I did it that way because it was quick and easy.

[@jimbolson9006]

I grew up with my grandfather ,father and now watch reruns with my son's absolutely love all things dukes still to this day keep it up

[@VintageMoparnut]

If i had the money since i live in the branson area i always wanted to own a general lee since i was 5 ! Now im 43 and still want one. I would buy a large piece of property just outside of branson city limits and have it developed and run an extra general lee and squad cars on dirt track roads with some small jumps and i and or another person that have experence doing some basic stunt driving have people sign a waver and pay to take a dukes of hazzard drive through the dirt track though out the property ! That would be bad ass! I could live out my dukes dream and give fellow fans a chance to see what its like to ride around in the General and be a Duke !

[@davidbraverman4699]

I've always been a fan. I'm also glad to see your still making music, you are a great singer song writer. My sons and I will be attending Bo's extravaganza 2021 hopefully in my hot rod. I have an 89 Mustang GT. I know, it's not a 69 Charger, but when I was young I didn't have a place to store all the Dodge Chargers that were offered to me for free . I've been glued to your videos pal. Keep it up.

[@doug9066]

I never gave it a second thought of the color, all I knew the Dodge Charger was orange. I learn things from you after all these years after watching the show.

[@knightrcer]

I always wondered why it wasn't Confederate Gray for the General Lee instead of orange. Wonder if the general or the show would have been as popular. Thank you Jonathan for answering yet another question. I'm going back and watching the series all over again for a second time.

[@otherpeoplesantiques]

Lol... Thank you for clarifying that. Just found your channel. Very cool! I really enjoy your demeanor and info.

[@mkshffr4936]

I am a Ford guy but I make an exception for the General. Keep up the good work John.

[@TranceJedi]

Hey John .... You're the REAL Expert when it comes to the Brilliant Dukes of Hazzard .... You and the cast are cherished in the memories of so many people all around the world..... As for the so called experts on the General Lee ... Well doctors can't fix stupid .... Big thumbs are flying high from a galaxy far far away called Ireland ☘️🇮🇪 😎AK☘️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@7550375503]

My last stroke was due to the stress I created trying to figure out what color The General Lee's skin really is or was.

[@appollosharris4350]

It's Reddish Orange. Go back and look at the episode Happy Birthday General Lee.

[@jediknightjairinaiki560]

I love your attitude toward the "experts". 👍

[@charger69RT]

Thnx John for clearing that up!! 😊😁👍👌👌💪💪 So, from.now on everyone can paint his General in any color, as long as it is orange, and it will be correct 😀💪

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

In the episode "Happy Birthday General Lee" (if I recall correctly) the General Lee was originally a flat black Charger that Bo and Luke bought to change out the stock engine with their own custom racing engine and the Dukes had white and red paint but not enough to cover the car with just one of them so they combined the colors and got the bright reddish orange that we know to be it's signature color today. According to John, that account was accurate even in the production of the show car itself! THAT IS SO COOL! General Lee LITERALLY has it's own shade of orange! FANTASTIC!

[@samueljshirley1550]

It is still the most beautiful colour. Been watching from NZ since 1979

[@pinsy1]

The company I used to work for made the Dukes of Hazard cars. I put together and packaged hundreds of thousands of them. My first job off the farm and I got to help make toy cars of a great show for kids and adults alike.

[@SilverscreenTrivia]

The strangest thing I’ve ever seen John Schneider do is open a car door and get inside. Show Bo Love.

[@marksmith5156]

I was brought up with the dukes of hazzard loved watching when it started I was about 9 years old 👍

[@briank7870]

John I have been a long time fan of you and the General Lee , love the car and enjoyed the entire series of the "Dukes of Hazzard" and really enjoy your commentary on how your perspective does make a difference in some people you have made a positive impact on me and I thank you John

[@michaelgraeter9251]

Never missed a episode back in the day

[@matthewspaid1575]

I do not care what colors they threw together it came out beautiful for the General Lee and the Horn was awesome love you John

[@GiveIt_Time]

Just recently came across your channel. Been trying to catch as many as I can when given the time. YOU ARE STUPID FUNNY 😂😂😂 !!! AND I AM LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT !! I’m in Louisiana, he knows Louisiana, so he knows I’m NOT saying he is stupid ! So please, no one get their drawers in a wad.