(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.)  The craze inspired by this TV hero in the '50s took Walt by surprise; he'd killed him off at the Alamo in episode 3, so he had to film prequels in order to bring him back
[DOC] [TLE] Smokey and the Bandit - Wikipedia [PAR] Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action comedy film starring Burt 
Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams 
and Mike Henry.