Road Pirates - S2-E5
Factual error: When Roscoe tries the same jump the Dukes did, his car goes nose first into the wall of the ravine. Upon a close up, Roscoe is fine, but not wearing a seatbelt. According to physics, he should go through the windshield or get cut up.
Road Pirates - S2-E5
Continuity mistake: When the boys and Cletus are being chased by Roscoe, they use the nitro. When the car is jumping the creek, as it is seen from the back before it lands, you can see one person wearing the Deputy hat. This shot was re-used from the beginning of the episode.
The Ghost of General Lee - S2-E6
Continuity mistake: When the bad guys from Sweetwater county try to steal Boss' safe, you see them pushing it up a ramp into the pickup truck. But in the next shot, when Daisy calls the operator, the safe is in the corner. And when Bo and Luke go to untie Daisy, the safe is gone.
The Ghost of General Lee - S2-E6
Revealing mistake: When you see Bo and Luke running around "naked", when they go to that girl's house to ask for clothes, while they are leaving you can see a little bit of the blue jeans that Bo was wearing to bring the naked effect to life.
Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough - S2-E7
Visible crew/equipment: When the General Lee makes a great jump (in fact the jump is used in the opening credits of the show starting in season 2), you can see a camera hooked to the bottom of the car on the passenger's side.
Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough - S2-E7
Continuity mistake: While being chased by Roscoe in the beginning, the close ups of Bo and Luke don't show anyone behind them. Yet the long shots show Roscoe right behind them.
Continuity mistake: When Luke is slamming into the smugglers with "the Slammer" car they show a close up side shot of Luke turning into them. In this close up he is driving the general lee, then it cuts back to the slammer.
Continuity mistake: When in town, the boys see Enos coming out of the courthouse. They go to get out to get Granny Annie, you see Bo in the driver's side. After they see Roscoe and take off, they do the "skiing" (driving on two wheels) thing. When the General Lee sets back down on all fours, you see a blue shirt in the driver's window, suggesting that Luke is driving.
Audio problem: In the Boar's Nest, when the Oak Ridge Boys are singing, you hear a familiar "Yeee-haw!" This is from Bo, and you hear it now and again, even when you see Bo in a close up, and his mouth doesn't move.
Continuity mistake: When the Dukes meet up with BB, they come from a side road onto the main road. When the shot goes in to a close up on BB, you don't see a side road. And half the time, you don't see any dust kicked up by the opposing vehicles.
Continuity mistake: When Roscoe comes out of the courthouse he runs into the potted tree, he grabs it, and starts to fall over to his right. In the wide shot, he falls over to the left and down the steps with the tree.
Continuity mistake: When the boys have Emory Potter in the car from his wedding in Lake Chickamahoney, they go off the paved road cross-country. As they go, you see they are on a dirt road. The hit a hump of dirt (almost a convenient ramp) and they go flying. As they do, the area suddenly goes from wide open country to a paved road with a wooden fence, and power poles lining it.
Visible crew/equipment: When Bo gets out of the cab of the tow truck, you can see the lighting equipment of the camera car reflected on the housing of the top-mounted brake lights.
Continuity mistake: When Lester hits the tree in the Sheriff's car, the grille comes off in the crash. A few moments later, he goes to back up to get back in the chase, and you see the grille is back in place, and minor damage to the hood. (00:38:25)
Continuity mistake: After Daisy stops at the tree after Lester and Boss crash, she's facing away from the road. The bad guys and the General go by the spot and are well past Daisy on the right side of the Jeep. After they are past, the camera does a close up on Daisy, and her looking and yelling to the camera "Go get them Bo!" She's not looking in the right direction.
Visible crew/equipment: After the Cooter/Enos crash, the camera goes to Daisy. As she drives, the camera is behind and above the front seats. The shadow of the camera rig is very visible in the shot.
Continuity mistake: When Cooter turns around to go after the bad guys, Enos comes from the side road, sliding a one-eighty. The back end of his car stops against the tow truck, but when the camera goes to a close up on Enos, there is no truck behind him, only trees.
Continuity mistake: As Cooter hears the call for help, he's on a winding country road. When he goes to turn around, he's on a two lane blacktop in the hills.
Continuity mistake: After the tires are shot out on the General, Jessie reaches in to get the CB microphone, and draws back after getting it. In the close up, he draws his arms back again.
Visible crew/equipment: As the General Lee goes past the camera position to pass a sign marked "Colonial City", you see the shadow of the camera and crew along with the shadow of the tree behind the camera.
Answer: Various reasons, but mainly to drive the Dukes out of Hazzard County because the family have been foiling his schemes since his and Uncle Jesse's bootlegging days.
Captain Defenestrator