--- title: 'Dukes of Hazzard' Star Rips TV Land for Dropping Show description: "Are people who grew up watching the show now suddenly racists?" 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Activists say a woman climbed the flagpole on South Carolina's statehouse grounds to remove the Confederate flag they see as a symbol of hate._ by [Paul Bond / The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Paul Bond / The Hollywood Reporter Jul 2, 2015 9:15 AM UTC  From left to right: John Schneider, Tom Wopat and Ben Jones as Bo Duke, Luke Duke and Cooter, respectively, in the TV series 'The Dukes of Hazzard', circa 1983. From left to right: John Schneider, Tom Wopat and Ben Jones as Bo Duke, Luke Duke and Cooter, respectively, in the TV series 'The Dukes of Hazzard', circa 1983.Fotos International/Hulton Archive/Getty Images by [Paul Bond / The Hollywood Reporter](https://time.com/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Paul Bond / The Hollywood Reporter Jul 2, 2015 9:15 AM UTC John Schneider is blasting TV Land for its [decision](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv-land-pulls-dukes-hazzard-806265) to erase from its schedule — due its depiction of the Confederate flag — reruns of _The Dukes of Hazzard_, the wholesome show that made the actor a teen idol in the 1980s. “_The Dukes of Hazzard_ was and is no more a show seated in racism than _Breaking Bad_ was a show seated in reality,” Schneider told _The Hollywood Reporter_ on Wednesday. TV Land confirmed Wednesday that it pulled the show in the aftermath of the June 17 shooting in Charleston, S.C., perpetrated by Dylann Roof, who was a fan of the Confederacy, known in the 19th century for its defense of slavery. Schneider says his residuals from the show “have never been much to write home about,” but he would like the show to persist because of the old-fashioned values it promotes, such as honesty, courage, chivalry, rebelliousness and the like. Those who seek to malign the show because the famous car it featured had a Confederate flag painted on the roof are missing the point, he says. “I am saddened that one angry and misguided individual can cause one of the most beloved television shows in the history of the medium to suddenly be seen in this light,” Schneider said Wednesday. “Are people who grew up watching the show now suddenly racists? Will they have to go through a detox and a 12-step program to kick their _Dukes_ habit? ‘Hi… My name is John. I’m a Dukesoholic.’” Earlier Wednesday, Schneider [tweeted](https://twitter.com/John%5FSchneider/status/616333316883656704) a photo of Roof burning a U.S. flag while wearing a Gold’s Gym shirt. “I am grossly offended by flag burning. But … is the Gold’s Gym logo to be considered a symbol of racism as well now?” he wrote. “I’m kidding, of course, but has it really come to this?” he said in an interview with _THR_. “Come on, TV Land, can’t we all just watch TV?” A week ago, Warner Bros. said it would no longer license models of the _Dukes of Hazzard_ car, known as the General Lee, unless the licensees stripped the Confederate flag from the car’s roof, and Schneider [similarly weighed in](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-schneider-confederate-flag-dukes-804933) on that decision. “Throwing this particular baby out with the bathwater seems reactionary and overly PC to me,” Schneider told _THR_ last week. “If the flag was a symbol of racism, then Bo and Luke and Daisy and Uncle Jesse were a pack of wild racists, and that could not be further from the truth.” Schneider starred in _Dukes of Hazzard_ from 1979 to 1985\. He recently founded [John Schneider Studios](http://www.johnschneiderstudios.com/) in Louisiana where he is shooting _Like Son_, a feature film he wrote and executive produced and in which he plays a small role. See the trailer [here](https://vimeo.com/130561242). 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