7. Daisy Duke’s Famous Shorts Were Almost Outlawed
There’s a reason why we commonly refer to short jean shorts as “Daisy Dukes.” Catherine Bach, who played Daisy on the show, became an overnight sensation after viewers first saw her in her teeny tiny jean shorts on the show. But as famous as Daisy’s shorts became, they almost weren’t a part of the show. As Catherine revealed in an interview on E!’s True Hollywood Story in 1996, network executives freaked out when they saw her wearing the shorts. They told the producers that she wasn’t allowed to wear them on the show. It took some convincing, but the executives eventually agreed to let Catherine sport her short shorts. However, they said that she was only allowed to do so if she wore pantyhose as well so nothing was accidentally shown on camera. As it turns out, the pantyhose placed further emphasis on Catherine’s long legs. That’s not what the executives had been hoping for! There you have it folks! Which one of these facts surprised you the most?
