FWIW, the Dukes were inspired by Smokey & the Bandit because they were similar to each other in one way or another (especially being largely set in Georgia). As popular as the Trans Am was becoming in those years, the General Lee sparked a renewed interest in the generation of Chargers from which it came. I believe that the Charger, by then a personal luxury coupe and a far cry from the muscle car it was originally, had been (or was on the verge of being) discontinued when the series debuted. Boss Hogg was definitely modeled after Buford T. Justice in the movie, but without the "sumbitch" comments the latter always made so as to keep the show family-friendly, and Rosco was Junior. I've always wondered if Burt Reynolds was a fan of the Dukes, seeing how they took Smokey's premise and turned it into a series.