The reason they're there is because Boss Hogg wants to scam Mel out of his diner, but that's not the important thing- the important thing is that this means that The Dukes of Hazzard and Alice happen in the same universe! I don't know why, but I find that way more disturbing than, say, the idiots from Diff'rent Strokes going to visit Hello, Larry. I mean, Alice may not be funny, but technically it was a sitcom, and the Dukes was like an adventure show or something, so if they can meet each other that means that any two shows can cross over. Can you imagine ALF stopping by Twin Peaks or that self-important hippie D.A. from Law & Order busting everyone on According to John Belushi's Brother for sucking so much ass? This one single episode makes it open season for any fucked-up combination you could possibly dream up. For real, it's like rational thought does not apply- up is down, day is night, black is... more like a deep purple, maybe with some little silver flecks in it... Jesus Christ, seriously, I'm freaking out. Remember in Ghostbusters where the one guy is talking about the end of the world and the wrath of God and all that Old Testament shit? Well what's stopping any of that from happening now??? Dammit, I never should've watched this- no wonder the Pope suppressed this episode for so many years. There are some mindfucks the world just isn't ready to deal with.