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Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

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Smokey and the Bandit (Movie)

May 19, 1977

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Movie Series

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Smokey and the Bandit (Movie Series)

May 19, 1977 - August 12, 1983

Title	Release Date
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3	1983
Smokey and the Bandit II	1980
Smokey and the Bandit	1977

Music referenced in Smokey and the Bandit

Songs

This movie plays:

Bandit (Song)

performed by Jerry Reed

This movie plays:

East Bound and Down (Song)

performed by Jerry Reed

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The Legend (Song)

performed by Jerry Reed

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Television Episodes

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Archer

Archer Vice: Southbound and Down (Television Episode)

Season: 5
Episode: 5

February 24, 2014

There are multiple references to this film (and film series) including the title of the episode.

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Modern Family

Diamond in the Rough (Television Episode)

Season: 4
Episode: 10

December 12, 2012

Jay uses the microphone/speaker to talk to the unborn baby, saying "Breaker, breaker, this is big Jay.". Gloria tells him he sounds like Smokey and the Bandito.

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Sons of Anarchy

Salvage (Television Episode)

Season: 6
Episode: 6

October 15, 2013

After being pulled over by some cops in Eden, Tig tells the policemen that he's seen 'Smokey and the Bandit' a thousand times.

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Dexter

Smokey and the Bandit (Television Episode)

Season: 6
Episode: 3

October 16, 2011

In addition to being the title of this episode, after Batista mentions that his dream car in high school was a Trans Am, Dexter asks, "Didn't Smokey drive that, or was it The Bandit?"