04-15-2005, 10:14 AM
Warner wants to get everybody into the spirit of things with a special "Dukes of Hazzard - Pilot TV Episode Promotion" DVD release. This is the 49-minute episode "One Armed Bandits", which first aired back on January 26, 1979. Introducing the characters and the concept, this story finds confederate cousins Bo and Luke Duke learning about Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane smuggling illegal slot machines into the county. To make him mad, they hijack the slots with the help of Daisy and give the proceeds to the orphanage.
As you can see from the front and back cover art below, this item is meant to help promote the new film starring Seann William Scott (American Pie) as Bo, Johnny Knoxville (Jackass) as Luke, Jessica Simpson (Newlyweds) as Daisy, Burt Reynolds (Smokey and the Bandit) as Boss Hogg, and country music legend Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse (we have no idea if he's also taking over for the late Waylon Jennings as The Balladeer/narrator, as some fans seem to think). As far as promoting the new film goes, look on this "pilot promo" disc for 12:28 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from that upcoming theatrical release. Not a bad way to tease us!
The release date for this item is May 31st, the same day as the Television Favorites disc mentioned above, and also the same as the release of The Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete 3rd Season, too. The Pilot TV Episode Promotion disc shows a price of just $2.88! We're not sure of the specifics about how or where the studio intends to sell this promo, or if you must buy anything else first to get that price, but if we find out anything along those lines then we'll update you. In the meantime, here's a look at that package:
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As you can see from the front and back cover art below, this item is meant to help promote the new film starring Seann William Scott (American Pie) as Bo, Johnny Knoxville (Jackass) as Luke, Jessica Simpson (Newlyweds) as Daisy, Burt Reynolds (Smokey and the Bandit) as Boss Hogg, and country music legend Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse (we have no idea if he's also taking over for the late Waylon Jennings as The Balladeer/narrator, as some fans seem to think). As far as promoting the new film goes, look on this "pilot promo" disc for 12:28 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from that upcoming theatrical release. Not a bad way to tease us!
The release date for this item is May 31st, the same day as the Television Favorites disc mentioned above, and also the same as the release of The Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete 3rd Season, too. The Pilot TV Episode Promotion disc shows a price of just $2.88! We're not sure of the specifics about how or where the studio intends to sell this promo, or if you must buy anything else first to get that price, but if we find out anything along those lines then we'll update you. In the meantime, here's a look at that package: