The Plymouth Satellite is a mid-size automobile introduced in the 1965 model year as the top trim model in Plymouth's "B" platform Belvedere line. Available initially in two-door hardtop and convertible models, the Satellite remained the top-of-the-line model until the 1967 model year. A station wagon version was added and a higher "Sport" trim introduced.
41-492: Daisy Duke is a fictional character, played by Catherine Bach , from the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard . She is the cousin of Bo and Luke , the protagonists of the show, and the three live on a farm on the outskirts of Hazzard County with their Uncle Jesse . Although never mentioned in the series itself, some press material for the show suggests that Daisy's parents, along with Bo and Luke's, were killed in
82-532: A car accident; in the 1997 reunion movie , Daisy says her mother died when she was a baby. The series never explained how they all came to live with Uncle Jesse. Daisy frequently becomes involved in the Dukes' car chases, originally in her Plymouth Road Runner or, from the mid-second season onwards and more famously, in her Jeep . Daisy also works as a waitress at the Boar's Nest , the local tavern owned by Boss Hogg that
123-399: A center console were standard equipment, as well as a V8 engine. For 1965, the standard engine was the 273 cu in (4.5 L) with optional 318 cu in (5.2 L), 361 cu in (5.9 L), as well as 383 cu in (6.3 L) and 426 cu in (7.0 L) "Commando" engines. This 426 had the wedge combustion chamber design and is not the 426 "Hemi" that
164-468: A chase in the second-season episode "The Runaway," sending it over a cliff. Because the episodes were broadcast in a different order to that in which they were filmed, the Plymouth makes several reappearances after its supposed destruction (additionally, after the Plymouth has been destroyed on-screen, several models of the car appear in various episodes with different paint jobs, serving as other vehicles within
205-477: A copy to one of her former schoolteachers employed in the White House . In the 2005 feature film The Dukes of Hazzard , Daisy Duke is portrayed by Jessica Simpson . Film critics commended Simpson on her performance, but claimed that her portrayal had little in common with the character Catherine Bach created, and that she was merely cast because of her celebrity status. Daisy's costume was slightly modified for
246-436: A corresponding lack of intelligence on Boss Hogg's part. Boss does in fact fire her on a few occasions, but by various story twists, always ends up re-hiring her by the end of the episode. As with her cousins, Daisy never finds a long-lasting beau of her own over the course of the series, though Deputy Enos Strate has a long-running crush on her that spans the life of the series. This crush is largely unrequited, although Daisy
287-605: A disguise during the film, and her hair was a darker blonde in the music video for " These Boots Are Made for Walkin' ". In the 2007 film The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning , Daisy starts out as an innocent Bible school girl and does not dress particularly attractively. She wears large flannel shirts, jeans, big glasses, and her hair in a bun. To get a job as a waitress at the Boar's Nest and to attract Hughie Hogg (Boss's nephew), she decides to change her look. She goes through several outfits before finally settling on her signature look. She
328-609: A minor front and rear restyling for 1970, which was the last year for the Belvedere name. A new design was introduced for the 1971 model year. The Satellite adopted new "fuselage" styling - in line with the facelifts on the larger Chrysler C-Body models - on the two-door, four-door, and wagon models. Unlike previous years, 4-door sedans and 2-door coupes did not share sheet metal and each carried unique styling. Sedans were available in base, Custom, and Brougham trim, while two-doors were available in 5 trim levels. All VIN numbers started with
369-580: A ranch in South Dakota , and she visited her grandparents in Faith, South Dakota . In 1970, Bach graduated from Stevens High School in Rapid City, South Dakota . She briefly majored in drama at UCLA , where she supplemented her income by making clothes for friends and theater groups. Bach's professional debut was as one of the children in a production of The Sound of Music . Bach's first screen appearance
410-421: A restaurant scene. When prompted by the producers to visit a restaurant across the street, Bach found the waitresses were wearing "little miniskirts that matched the tablecloths!" This style of cut-off denim shorts is now popularly known as " Daisy Dukes " in reference to Bach's character of that name from the show. She starred on The Dukes of Hazzard opposite Tom Wopat , John Schneider and James Best . At
451-515: A romantic interest in Daisy (he actually feels no genuine respect or affection for her, however; he merely harbors a selfish lust for her beauty), although Daisy loathes the idea, and there is occasionally a vague hint of a possible previous romantic falling-out between the pair. The fourth season opening episode, "Mrs. Daisy Hogg," sees Daisy falling in love and planning to marry another one of Boss's nephews, Jaimie Lee Hogg (the character's only appearance in
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#1732858810150492-520: A standard 318 V8 was introduced in 1968, sitting above the regular Satellites. The Sport Satellite received the same blacked-out grille with horizontal blades as used on the Road Runner whereas the regular Satellite shared its grille with Belvederes. A 4-door sedan and station wagon were offered on the Satellite line for the first time. There were no Sport Satellite sedans in 1968, but a Satellite Sport Wagon
533-629: A unique 'Western Scroll' design which mimicked tooled leather in appearance. This was the 'premium' interior shared with the GTX in 1967. For 1966 and 1967 the Satellite was again offered only in 2-door hardtop and convertible body styles and was powered by V8 engines. The 361 was discontinued for the 1967 models, but a 2-barrel 383 producing 270 hp (200 kW) was optional, as well as 4-barrel version rated at 325 hp (242 kW). Production figures for 1966 were 35,399 hardtops and 2,759 convertibles. A restyled and higher trimmed Sport Satellite model with
574-451: A wheelbase of 117 inches. For the 1973 model year, the two-door models received a more conventional front-end design, with squared-up sheet metal and rear side windows. Safety requirements for the 1974 model year included 5 mph (8.0 km/h) bumpers for the sedans and wagons. The Satellite name was dropped after 1974, after which Plymouth's intermediate offerings on the B-body chassis took
615-415: Is a very outgoing person and can be quite feisty on occasion. She always believes in doing the right thing and helping others in need. In season one Daisy is shown to be a good driver, but by the start of the second season, she isn't as good of a driver as she was originally implied to be, often being run off the road. Daisy frequently finds herself caught up in the ongoing war between Boss Hogg and her family,
656-569: Is also a brunette in this movie. Daisy is played by April Scott . Catherine Bach Catherine Bach (born Catherine Bachman ; March 1, 1954) is an American actress. She is known for playing Daisy Duke in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard and Margo Dutton in African Skies . In 2012, she joined the cast of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Anita Lawson . Bach
697-438: Is aware of it and often displays genuine care and concern for the likeable Enos. In the penultimate episode of the show's run, "Enos and Daisy's Wedding," the pair plan to hastily get married as a way to avoid Daisy having to testify against Enos, though the situation is eventually resolved before the wedding takes place. In his recurring appearances during the show (typically once per season), Boss Hogg's nephew Hughie also displays
738-503: The Duke clan. Her job at Boss's tavern gives her the opportunity to eavesdrop on private conversations between Boss, Sheriff Rosco and various cohorts, often discovering important information that she can pass on to Uncle Jesse and the Duke boys. Her continued employment at the Boar's Nest in spite of her obvious loyalty to her family is a sign of her status and popularity in Hazzard County, and
779-497: The General Lee. Daisy Duke is both the main female protagonist and the sex symbol on Dukes of Hazzard . In two episodes Daisy wears a red bikini to distract Cletus and a truck driver. She appears numerous times wearing short, tight denim shorts, which later became colloquially known as " Daisy Dukes ". The network censors believed that Daisy's famous denim cut-off shorts alone would be too revealing. The shorts were so short that
820-506: The Restless in the recurring role of Anita Lawson . In 2002, Bach launched a line of diamond jewelry at Debenhams . Bach married David Shaw (stepson of Angela Lansbury ) in 1976; the couple divorced in 1981. Bach married entertainment lawyer Peter Lopez in August 1990. They had two daughters. On April 30, 2010, 60-year-old Lopez was found shot dead in an apparent suicide . Bach is Catholic. Plymouth Satellite The Fury name
861-494: The context of the stories) until The Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes It Out . After losing that car, at the end of "The Runaway" she receives her trademark white 1980 Jeep CJ-7 "Golden Eagle," named Dixie . The initial version of the Jeep seen at the end of this episode is noticeably different from what soon becomes the standard version, with a slightly different paint job, doors with "Dixie" painted on, and "Golden Eagle" printed on
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#1732858810150902-464: The emblem on the hood. However, as with other vehicles in the show, there are different versions of the Jeep used for filming of various episodes. Sometimes the Jeep has a slightly different paint scheme, and alternates between automatic and manual transmissions. The design of the roll-bars also varies slightly across the seasons. On a number of occasions Daisy also drives Uncle Jesse's pickup truck, and certain storylines occasionally call for her to drive
943-403: The film to make her more overtly sexual: her Daisy Dukes were shorter than they had been on the series, and her shirts showed much more cleavage than Bach's ever had. She also did not wear pantyhose under her shorts, going bare-legged in the film. Another difference in her appearance was that Simpson's hair remained blonde, whereas Bach's was brunette. Simpson did, however, wear a brunette wig as
984-408: The hood on either side of an eagle emblem. After this and its second appearance, in the episode "Arrest Jesse Duke" (produced after "The Runaway" but actually broadcast before, creating a continuity error), bar a couple of stock footage shots of the Jeep parked outside of the Duke farm where the initial design can be seen, the design changes to a lighter paint job, no doors, and "Dixie" painted alongside
1025-410: The letter R for Satellite followed by the letter for the trim ordered RL(LOW)code was the base model for the Satellite, RM (Medium) Satellite Roadrunner, RH (High) Satellite Sebring, RP (Premium) Satellite Sebring Plus and top-of-the-line RS (Special) Satellite GTX. Two-door models had a loop-type front bumper, 2-door coupes had a wheelbase of 115 inches, while 4-door sedans, as well as station wagons, had
1066-454: The model for the figurehead for the schooner Californian . After the series ended, Bach had roles in a number of low-profile films. From 1992 to 1994, she starred in the Canadian family drama series, African Skies . In 2006, she guest-starred on Monk , and in 2010 had a small cameo in the comedy film You Again . In 2012, Bach joined the cast of CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and
1107-410: The only way the producers could get them on air was for Catherine Bach to wear flesh-colored pantyhose with them to ensure that the shorts revealed no more of her than intended. Bach herself had concerns about the shorts, saying she could not wear them in a restaurant scene in the show. The producers suggested that Bach go and see what the girls were wearing in the restaurant across the street; she found
1148-480: The original series, but is subsequently divorced. After her marriage ended, she was pursuing a graduate degree at Duke University , and upon her return to Hazzard agrees to marry Enos Strate, who reveals he had been writing weekly love letters to Daisy for many years (tying into Enos's own spin-off series ), but backs out at the last minute due to both the sudden reappearance of her ex-husband, and for fear of another debacle like her first marriage. Daisy's first car in
1189-408: The series is a yellow 1974 Plymouth Road Runner with a black stripe along the sides and over the roof. Although the car was intended to be a Plymouth Road Runner, later appearances in the second season used a 1971 Plymouth Satellite with a matching "Road Runner" stripe running along the sides and over the roof. The car meets its demise when the accelerator sticks while Bo and Luke are driving it during
1230-431: The series), although before the wedding she realises he is a villain and the marriage is called off. Similarly, in the second-season episode "Duke of Duke," Daisy becomes attracted to a visiting English Duke claiming to be a distant relation of the Duke clan; she eventually finds out he is a con man and again the romance is over. In the 1997 reunion movie , she is said to have left Hazzard to get married at some point after
1271-408: The suggestion of the show's producers, Bach posed as Daisy Duke for a poster, which sold 5 million copies. The poster once caused a stir when Nancy Reagan took a liking to it after Bach visited the White House with one as a gift for one of her former schoolteachers then working there. While she was starring on The Dukes of Hazzard , her legs were insured for $ 1,000,000. In 1985, she served as
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1312-470: The waitresses there were wearing "little miniskirts that matched the tablecloths!" Bach made many of Daisy's costumes herself, especially the early ones, including the red bikini in the first episode, which is seen during the show's opening credits. At the suggestion of the show's producers, Bach posed as Daisy Duke for a poster, which sold 5 million copies. The poster created unexpected admiration from Nancy Reagan and other staff after Bach visited, then sent
1353-421: Was a carryover from 1966, but there were several trim changes. A new grille featured dual side-by-side headlights, a change in the rear trunk finish panel and taillights included multiple horizontal ribs. New horizontal aluminum trim at the lower body crease with lower silver paint gave all 1967 Satellites essentially a two-tone paint scheme. For 1966 and 1967, the interior vinyl seats and door panels were treated to
1394-515: Was available with a "Street Hemi" engine with two 4-barrel carburetors and 10.25:1 compression. This engine was rated at 425 hp (317 kW) at 5,000 rpm and 490 lb⋅ft (664 N⋅m) of torque at 4,000 rpm. The other V8 engine options for 1966 remained the 180 hp (130 kW) 273, the 318 at 230 hp (170 kW), as well as the 265 hp (198 kW) Commando 361 and Commando 383 at 325 hp (242 kW), down from its 330 hp (250 kW) rating in 1965. The 1967 Satellite
1435-494: Was available. These had Sport Satellite trim and simulated woodgrain body side trim. A Sport Satellite four-door sedan was added to the lineup in 1969, and the wagons became a part of the regular Sport Satellite line. The 1968 model year was also the introduction of the Plymouth Road Runner that shared the same body as the Satellite and Belvedere models. The 1968 body continued through 1970, with new grilles in 1969 and
1476-647: Was born in Warren, Ohio , the daughter of Norma Jean Kucera (née Verdugo), an acupuncturist, and Bernard P. Bachman, a rancher. Her mother was a daughter of Antonio L. Verdugo, of Bisbee, Arizona , a baker born in Mexico, while her father was of German ancestry. She was raised in Warren, Ohio . Her mother, born into the Verdugo family, claimed to be descended from one of oldest Californio families. She spent some of her childhood on
1517-402: Was hired on the spot. One of the earliest costume ideas from the producers was that she wear a tight white turtleneck , go-go boots and a poodle skirt , but Bach asked if she could bring her own outfit, which was a homemade T-shirt , a pair of cut-off denim shorts and high heels . Bach had concerns about the appropriateness of the cut-off shorts at first, saying she could not wear them in
1558-521: Was in the Burt Lancaster murder mystery, The Midnight Man , shot in upstate South Carolina in 1973, in which she played murder victim Natalie Claiburn. Her next role was Melody in the 1974 film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot . Bach heard about the audition for The Dukes of Hazzard through her husband. When she arrived there, she found the producers were looking for a Dolly Parton -lookalike; despite not looking like what they were searching for, she
1599-516: Was moved to Plymouth's mid-size models for 1975, at which time the Satellite name was discontinued. When the new, larger Plymouth Fury was introduced for 1965 on Chrysler's full-size C platform , the Plymouth Belvedere name was moved to Plymouth's "new" mid-size line for 1965. The Belvedere Satellite was the top trim model in the series, above the Belvedere I and II. It was available in two-door hardtop or convertible versions. Bucket seats and
1640-496: Was offered in 1966. The front end featured single headlights on each side, and a grille divided into four thin rectangles laid horizontally. The 1965 Satellite two-door hardtop total production was 23,341 units. It weighed 3,220 lb (1,460 kg) with a base price of $ 2,612 ($ 25,254 in 2023 dollars ). Convertible production was 1,860 units. It weighed 3,325 lb (1,508 kg) and was priced at $ 2,827 in standard trim ($ 27,333 in 2023 dollars ). The 1966 redesigned Satellite
1681-496: Was the main meeting place in Hazzard. She also aspires to be both a singer-songwriter and a journalist. "She drives like Richard Petty , shoots like Annie Oakley , and knows the words to all of Dolly Parton 's songs." Daisy Duke is a well-meaning though rather naive, often scantily dressed rogue Southern belle . As with her cousins Bo and Luke Duke, Daisy has a habit of landing herself/her family in trouble. Despite being naive, Daisy