Fred the Real Star of Smokey and the Bandit
By brendamarie
@whiteream (8567)
United States
January 17, 2020 3:37am CST
Smokey and the Bandit was an American movie form 70’s and 80’s. The movies starred Burt Reynolds (Bandit), Sally Field, Jerry Reed and Jackie Gleason (Smokey). It was a very popular movie series. They still play these movies on television today. But, the real star of the movies was not a human. The real star of these movies was the basset hound Fred. After the release of Smokey and the Bandit there was a very high demand for basset hounds in the United States. Many dog owners to this day still name their hound dogs after the sweet and lovable Fred the basset hound. That includes myself.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
17 Jan 20
Me too, he is so cute with those big floppy ears. It's the redneck in us, we love hounds.
@wolfgirl569 (95723)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Jan 20
The animals always win the star role
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@wolfgirl569 (95723)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Jan 20
@whiteream Thats what I watch a lot of shows for.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
18 Jan 20
@wolfgirl569 Another animal lover who understands, wonderful
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
17 Jan 20
@whiteream Maybe it is in one channel in our cable.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
17 Jan 20
@rakski Maybe they just played it on Oncore here last night.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
17 Jan 20
It was very popular in the US in the 60's
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Jan 20
I have seen those movies but don't remember the dog.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
17 Jan 20
He was a basset hound. He rode in the truck with Jerry Reed
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
17 Jan 20
I agree. Animals always outshine their human costars. I loved Smokey and the Bandit. 
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
18 Jan 20
Isn't it that most of the movies are based on books or true-to-life stories?
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
18 Jan 20
Yes, you could say that. That would make people want to read books and watch movies.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
18 Jan 20
@whiteream You're right. I am used to that when I want to watch some movies.
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@dgobucks226 (34417)
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17 Jan 20
That was a really funny entertaining movie full of movie stars. I agree, Fred stole the show from those celeberties. A natural born actor
