Days of Shine and Roses - S2-E1
Other mistake: When the General does a jump during their shortcut, it goes through a tree, and lands mostly on the left side of the car, but the next shot, it's still going.
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
1 other mistake in Days of Shine and Roses - chronological order
Starring: John Schneider, Ben Jones, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, Sorrell Booke
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.
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane: Ya dun scuffed my ve-hicle.
Trivia: When Bo and the girl are having a picnic type thing, they are only about ten feet from the dressing rooms. Also, the hat that Bo puts on is Guy Del Russo's hat, their makeup guy (with commentary).
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