--- title: 'Dukes of Hazzard' Toy Car Axed Amid Confederate Flag Controversy description: This isn’t the first time the Dukes’ mode of transportation has been at the heart of a controversy canonical: https://time.com/3933901/dukes-hazzard-toy-car/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-24T15:35:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:41:17.749Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'Dukes of Hazzard' Toy Car Axed Amid Confederate Flag Controversy og:description: This isn’t the first time the Dukes’ mode of transportation has been at the heart of a controversy og:url: https://time.com/3933901/dukes-hazzard-toy-car/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d5c35ee2ea09a45/6988581f3c16391e2545888d/79088416-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: A 1969 Dodge Charger, dubbed "The General Lee" from the TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard" in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Jan. 16, 2008. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Dukes of Hazzard' Toy Car Axed Amid Confederate Flag Controversy twitter:description: This isn’t the first time the Dukes’ mode of transportation has been at the heart of a controversy twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d5c35ee2ea09a45/6988581f3c16391e2545888d/79088416-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Dukes of Hazzard_ Toy Car Axed Amid Confederate Flag Controversy > Sponsored content. 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Many people call the Confederate flag offensive, but there are other flags with ties to the Confederacy that aren't being examined as closely._ by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Jun 24, 2015 3:35 PM UTC  A 1969 Dodge Charger, dubbed "The General Lee" from the TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard" in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Jan. 16, 2008. A 1969 Dodge Charger, dubbed "The General Lee" from the TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard" in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Jan. 16, 2008.Gabriel Bouys—AFP/Getty Images by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Jun 24, 2015 3:35 PM UTC The national debate over the continued use of the Confederate flag in the wake of the deadly church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, has reached _The Dukes of Hazzard_ and the show’s famed car. Warner Bros.’ consumer division says it will stop licensing toy cars and models featuring the General Lee with the controversial flag on its roof. “Warner Bros. Consumer Products has one licensee producing die-cast replicas and vehicle model kits featuring the General Lee with the confederate flag on its roof — as it was seen in the TV series,” a spokesperson said in a statement to EW. “We have elected to cease the licensing of these product categories.” The move comes after a number of other retailers, including Walmart, Amazon and eBay, said they’d stop selling Confederate flag merchandise. Political leaders in South Carolina also announced a push in recent days [to have the flag removed](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-carolina-senators-governor-call-for-removal-of-confederate-flag/) from the grounds of the state capitol. This isn’t the first time the Dukes’ mode of transportation has been at the heart of a controversy. Back in 2012, after it was rumored that the Confederate flag would be removed from the General Lee, Warner Bros. Consumer Products released a statement saying the reports were false. “We were not and are not planning to change design of the General Lee on merchandise,” [said Warner Bros. 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