Just good ol' boys,(Theme song lyrics sung by Waylon Jennings)
Wouldn't change if they could,
Fightin' the system like a true modern day Robin Hood.
Recently, I've been watching Disney's Robin Hood (1973) because of my kids, and I was struck by the parallels with the TV show, The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985). Both of these feature a minstrel / balladeer and a bumbling Southern-accented sheriff, with two brotherly countryfolk fightin' the system (Robin Hood and Little John / Bo and Luke Duke). The correspondences continue: Maid Marion morphs into Daisy Duke, King John into Boss Hogg, and Friar Tuck into Uncle Jesse. Of course, there are differences. Peter Ustinov's portrayal of an effete King John (a lion) is miles from Sorrell Booke's gluttonous Hogg. Nevertheless, the similarities impress me more than the differences.
Homage, rip-off, or coincidence?
4 comments:
I remember a family friend whose father was a policeman wouldn't let his kids watch Dukes of Hazzard because it made the police look stupid. Come on, I thought; it's just a TV show!
I have noticed they same thing, to
Me it’s to much of a coincidence and want to know how they got to be so similar. It’s also strange to me that the Disney Robin Hood came first!
I have noticed they same thing, to
Me it’s to much of a coincidence and want to know how they got to be so similar. It’s also strange to me that the Disney Robin Hood came first!
I have noticed they same thing, to
Me it’s to much of a coincidence and want to know how they got to be so similar. It’s also strange to me that the Disney Robin Hood came first!
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