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'Crazy Cooter' says profanity, sexual content in new 'Dukes' movie makes a mockery of TV show DOUG GROSS Associated Press Writer ATLANTA — If television's "Crazy Cooter" has his way, fans of the "Dukes of Hazzard" may be speeding away from a new movie version of the cornpone classic faster than the Duke boys running from Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane. Ben Jones, a former Georgia congressman who played the wisecracking mechanic on the popular series from 1979-85, said profanity and sexual content in the film make a mockery of the family friendly show. "Basically, they trashed our show," said Jones,...

Cooter's Place calling it quitsThe end of the road is near for Cooter's Place in Sperryville.The garage-turned-museum for "Dukes of Hazzard" memorabilia near Culpeper has been a destination for fans of the popular television show for five years.But owner Ben Jones--who played Cooter the mechanic on the long-gone but not forgotten CBS show--said the time has come to close the shop's doors for good."We just simply can't give the store the time and energy it deserves," Jones said by cell phone yesterday as he made a pit stop on his way to South Boston. Cooter's Garage Band--which Jones fronts--is scheduled...