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Might be a dumb question ...

posted 10 years ago by Stirchley
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and no doubt someone will tell me if it is.

Why was the show called Eastbound and Down?

[–] kwaK1983 10 years ago

See trivia, named after the song by Jared Reed.

[–] kwaK1983 10 years ago

Jerry Reed sorry (couldn't edit in app)

[–] MonsterJoe 10 years ago

That same song is the theme to Smokey and the Bandit which co-starred Jerry Reed.

[–] Ehrgeiz 10 years ago

I still wonder why the title was supposed to fit to the show. Not even the song is played once.

[–] 06986 10 years ago

They said in the commentary they did not have a name for the show when first writing it, only had lame names HBO and others thought were bad so they temporarily called it "East Bound and Down" after Smokey and The Bandit while still working on it and they ended up sticking with the name. I am kind of surprised they never made a Bandit reference in the show or played the Jerry Reed song at any time.

[–] shellebelle2 10 years ago

They should have called it Extreme Hubris or Mullets and Pride!!

[–] gohomezoo 9 years ago

Those were probably a couple of the lame names HBO didn't like

[–] shellebelle2 9 years ago

Thanks *beep*

[–] shellebelle2 9 years ago

I guess you can't say Dip s h it ?

[–] Pregnat_asian_woman 9 years ago

He ended his career in Seattle and ended up in the Carolinas. So he literally went eastbound and down.