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* '''Abraham Lincoln Hogg ([[Boss Hogg's identical twin (and good) brother. Played by [[Sorrell Booke]].)
* '''Abraham Lincoln Hogg ([[Boss Hogg]]'s identical twin (and good) brother. Played by [[Sorrell Booke]].)


== Bo and Luke leave the show ==
== Bo and Luke leave the show ==

Revision as of 19:37, 28 September 2005

For the 2005 film, see The Dukes of Hazzard (film)
The Dukes of Hazzard
File:Hazzard Cast.jpg
Cast of "The Dukes of Hazzard", starting from the left going counter-clockwise: Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), John Schneider (Bo Duke), James Best (Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane), Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos Strate), Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse), Christopher Mayer (Vance Duke), Byron Cherry (Coy Duke), and Ben Jones (Cooter Davenport)
Created byGy Waldron
StarringJohn Schneider
as Bo Duke
Tom Wopat
as Luke Duke
Catherine Bach
as Daisy Duke
Denver Pyle
as Uncle Jesse
James Best
as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Sorrell Booke
as Boss Hogg
Waylon Jennings
as The Balladeer
Byron Cherry
as Coy Duke (Season 5)
Christopher Mayer
as Vance Duke (Season 5)
Country of originUSA
No. of episodes136
Production
Running timeapprox. 0:48 (per episode)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJanuary 26, 1979 –
February 8, 1985
File:Dukes general lee 76 charger.JPG
The Dukes of Hazzard "General Lee" A 1976 Dodge Charger

The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985. Among others, it was directed by Jack Starrett following his departure from Starsky and Hutch (1975). Starrett went on to direct Hill Street Blues (1981).

Exposition

The show was loosely based on the movie "Moonrunners" (1975), based on the life and times of Jerry Rushing. In Moonrunners, the "Good Ol' Boys", Grady and Bobby Lee Hagg (pronounced "hogg"), run moonshine for Uncle Jesse Hagg. Uncle Jesse prides himself on his old-school moonshining and refuses to buckle to the 'big business moonshine' tactics of boss Jake, who controls the area for the New York mafia. The last name of the protagonists in the film became the last name of the main antagonist in the TV series. Many characters, including "Uncle Jesse", "Sheriff Cole" (in the series to become "Coltrane"), and "Cooter" are also featured in the film.

Bo and Luke Duke in their famous car, "The General Lee"

The TV series, The Dukes of Hazzard, followed the adventures of two good ol' boys, Bo and Luke Duke, living in an unincorporated area of the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia racing around in their souped-up 1969 Dodge Charger, the General Lee, evading corrupt Boss Hogg and his inept county sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. Bo and Luke had been sentenced to probation for illegal transportation of moonshine.

Many episodes revolved around Boss trying to engage in an illegal scheme with criminal associates. Some of them were "get-rich schemes", though many others affected the financial security of the Duke farm (property which Boss long wanted to acquire for various reasons). Other times, Boss hired known criminals to frame Bo and Luke for crimes such as bank robbery (thus, resulting in probation revocation and allowing Boss to easily acquire the Duke farm). It was up to Bo and Luke to uncover the schemes and foil the criminals.

More than once, however, Boss was targeted by former associates who were either seeking revenge or turned against him after a scheme unraveled due to Boss' greedy nature or Rosco's bumbling. Other times, criminals who were even more crooked and ruthless than Boss came to town. Sheriff Rosco also found himself in trouble more than once. In these common situations, Bo and Luke often had to rescue their local Hazzard adversaries before ultimately defeating the bad guys.

== Supporting Cast of Characters ==

Daisy Duke
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The "Dixie"

Daisy Duke (portrayed by actress Catherine Bach) raced around Hazzard with her cousins, first in a yellow-and-black 1971 Plymouth Road Runner (which seemed to transform into a Plymouth Satellite in some episodes), and then — after her car was lost over the side of a cliff — she received her trademark white 1980 Jeep CJ-7, the "Dixie", with a Golden Eagle emblem on the hood. Daisy worked as a waitress at the Boar's Nest, the local bar owned by Boss Hogg. Daisy also has the distinction of having her trademark provocatively high-cut jean short shorts named after her: "Daisy Dukes".



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Uncle Jesse

Uncle Jesse (portrayed by actor Denver Pyle) was the patriarch of the Duke clan, and the father-figure to all Dukes who stayed with him on the dilapidated "Duke Farm". Jesse apparently had no children of his own, and happily provided for his nephews and niece in the unexplained absence of all of their parents (The creator of the show states on the DVDs that their parents were killed in a car wreck, but it was never mentioned in the show). Jesse Duke, in his youth, had been a Ridge-Runner in direct competition with J.D. Hogg, thus beginning the "feud" between the Dukes and the Hoggs. However, it should be noted that, while both Boss Hogg and Uncle Jesse would scowl at the mention of the other's name, the two enjoyed a lifelong "friendship" of sorts, with one helping the other when in desperate need. Jesse educated his nephews against Hogg, and often provided the cousins with inspirational sage advice. Uncle Jesse drove a mid-1970s Ford F-series pickup truck.

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Cooter Davenport


Cooter Davenport (portrayed by actor Ben Jones) was the Hazzard County mechanic, also known as "Crazy" Cooter. He owned "Cooter's Garage" in Hazzard County Square, directly across from the Police Department and the County Bank. Cooter was also an "Honorary Duke", as he often assisted the Dukes in escaping Rosco's clutches, or helped them to foil Boss Hogg's schemes. Cooter drove a variety of trucks, usually late-1960s to early-1970s Ford or GMC models.

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Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane


Rosco Pervis Coltrane is the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard County and right-hand man of its corrupt county administrator, Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg ("Boss Hogg"). Rosco frequently initiates car chases with Bo and Luke Duke (Hogg's most frequent adversaries), but the Duke boys are often able to easily elude Rosco, who winds up crashing his patrol car in various ways (always escaping uninjured).

Rosco's loyal companion (pictured) is Flash.

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Boss Hogg




J.D. (Jefferson Davis) Hogg, (better known as "Boss" Hogg), is the wealthiest man in Hazzard County, and owns most of its property and businesses — whether directly or by holding the mortgages over the land. He is a greedy, corrupt politician with visions of grandeur, a voracious appetite for fatty foods, and constantly orders his bumbling sheriff, Rosco, to “Git them Duke Boys!!” His vehicle was a white 1970 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, with bull horns attached to the hood.

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Deputy Enos Strate


Deputy Enos Strate was generally a friend of the Dukes, but during the early years, he too was involved in car chases with Bo and Luke (since he was Rosco's underling). Only after he returned from his stint in Los Angeles did he totally refuse to harass the Dukes without just cause.

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Deputy Cletus Hogg



Deputy Cletus Hogg (Boss Hogg's cousin) was also generally friendly and dim-witted, but he would gladly assist Boss and Rosco in their unprovoked pursuit of the Dukes. Each of the Hazzard County Sheriff's Department officers drove a 1977 Dodge Monaco.


Recurring characters who appeared occasionally

  • Lulu Coltrane Hogg (Peggy Rea), Boss Hogg's wife, and Rosco's "fat sister". Lulu constantly challenged her husband for authority and rallied for equality for women in Hazzard.
  • Miz (Emma) Tisdale (Nedra Volz), the elderly postmistress of the Hazzard Post Office; she had a huge crush on Uncle Jesse.
  • Sheriff "Big Ed" Little (Don Pedro Colley), the chief law enforcement officer for neighboring Chickasaw County who had a tendancy to rip doors off of cars. The ill-tempered sheriff hated Bo and Luke immensely, and they where well aware that they were not allowed to enter his county. Sheriff Little was also constantly frustrated by the bumbling performance of Boss and Rosco, although he thought highly of Enos.
  • Emery Potter, an employee of the Hazzard County Bank who was a friend of the Dukes.
  • Doc Appleby (Parley Baer), Hazzard County's most prolific physician.

Characters that appeared once in the series

  • Hazel
  • Little Cousin (an Alien from outer space, portrayed by actor Felix Silla)
  • Mary Kaye

Bo and Luke leave the show

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Coy and Vance Duke, the "faux Dukes."

The Dukes of Hazzard was consistently among the top-rated television series (at one point, ranking second only to Dallas, which immediately followed the show on CBS' Friday night schedule). Then, in the spring of 1982, series stars John Schneider and Tom Wopat walked off the set in a contract dispute over their salaries and merchandising royalties.

Two "replacement Dukes" were subsequently hired (Byron Cherry as Coy, Christopher Mayer as Vance), and the ratings immediately sank. The "faux Dukes" (one of the more polite ways viewers described the "long-lost nephews" of Uncle Jesse) were never popular with viewers, and were immediately written out the show when Schneider and Wopat reached a settlement and returned to the series in early 1983. Some fans consider this period as "The Scabs of Hazzard".

While the return of Bo and Luke was welcomed by hardcore fans, the show never regained its former popularity, and by 1985, The Dukes of Hazzard quietly ended its run.


Tourist attraction

Although Hazzard County, Georgia was a fictional location (the early episodes of the show were filmed in Covington, Georgia), the real-life town of Hazard, Kentucky was a beneficiary of the show's popularity. Members of the cast were frequent visitors to the town's annual Black Gold Festival.

The "Cousin Countin' Game"

Many people have tried to decipher the Duke's family tree in an attempt to understand how it is that so many people could be cousins, all with the last name "Duke". The last unofficial word is that Jesse Duke would have had to have come from a family of seven boys, including himself, as he would have had to have six brothers to have produced offspring named "Duke".

  • Brother 1 - Luke and Jud Kane's father [Jud Kane appeared the episode "Brotherly Love" (Episode 4, Season 6. Original airdate: 14 October 1983). He is the long lost younger brother of Luke Duke, thought killed in a hospital fire as an infant]
  • Brother 2 - Bo's father
  • Brother 3 - Daisy's father
  • Brother 4 - Coy's father
  • Brother 5 - Vance's father
  • Brother 6 - Jeb Stuart's father [Jeb Stuart Duke appeared in the episode "Along Came a Duke" (Episode 17, Season 3. Original airdate: 13 February 1981). He rides into Hazzard on a motocross bike]
  • Brother 7 - Jesse Duke

NOTE: "Gaylord Duke" appeared in the episode "The Duke of Duke" (Episode 13, Season 2. Original airdate: 21 December 1979) claiming to be a cousin by marriage, but turned out to be a con man not related to the Dukes.

Characters on the show

Main characters

Theme song

The theme song "The Good Ol' Boys" was written and performed by the late Waylon Jennings. He was also "The Balladeer" (as credited), and served as narrator of the show.

Movies

There were two made-for-TV reunion movies, The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) and The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard In Hollywood (2000)

A feature film remake of the series, The Dukes of Hazzard premiered on August 5, 2005.

Spin offs

Reruns

Until TNN was purchased by Viacom, it aired reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard. After the creation of "The New TNN", the program was absent from all television. CMT Canada and Showcase Action airs The Dukes in Canada. CMT America began airing the series in late February 2005. In the United Kingdom, satelite channel Bravo began re runs in August, 2005.

DVD Releases

Episode List

SEASON 1

  1. one armed bandits
  2. daisy's song
  3. mary kaye's baby
  4. repo men
  5. high octane
  6. swamp molly
  7. luke's love story
  8. the big heist
  9. limo one is missing
  10. deputy dukes
  11. money to burn
  12. route 7-11
  13. double sting

SEASON 2

  1. days of shine and roses
  2. gold fever
  3. the rustlers
  4. the meeting
  5. road pirates
  6. the ghost of generaL lee
  7. dukes meet cale yarborough
  8. hazzard connection
  9. witness for the persecution
  10. granny annie
  11. people's choice
  12. arrest jesse duke
  13. duke of duke
  14. the runaway
  15. follow that still
  16. treasure of hazzard
  17. officer daisy duke
  18. find loretta lynn
  19. jude emery
  20. return of the ridge riders
  21. mason dixon's girls
  22. r.i.p. henry flatt
  23. southern comfurts

SEASON 3

  1. carnival of thrills part 1
  2. carnival of thrills part 2
  3. enos strate to the top
  4. the hazzardville horror
  5. and in this corner luke duke
  6. the late j.d. hogg
  7. uncle boss
  8. baa baa white sheep
  9. mrs. rosco p. coltrane
  10. the great santa claus chase
  11. good neighbors duke
  12. state of the county
  13. the legacy
  14. duke vs. duke
  15. my son bo hogg
  16. to catch a duke
  17. along came a duke
  18. by line daisy duke
  19. the return of hughie hogg
  20. bye bye boss
  21. the great hazzard hijack
  22. the hack of hazzard
  23. the canterbury crock

SEASON 4

  1. mrs. daisy hogg
  2. double dukes
  3. diamonds in the rough
  4. coltrane vs. duke
  5. the fugitive
  6. the great bank robbery
  7. sadie hogg day
  8. 10 million dollar sheriff part 1
  9. 10 million dollar sheriff part 2
  10. trouble at cooter's
  11. goodbye general lee
  12. cletus falls in love
  13. hughie hogg strikes again
  14. dukescam scam
  15. the sound of music hazzard style
  16. shine on hazzard moon
  17. pin the tail on the dukes
  18. miz tisdale on the lam
  19. nothin but the truth
  20. dear diary
  21. new deputy in town
  22. birds gotta fly
  23. bad day in hazzard
  24. mis tri-counties
  25. share and share alike
  26. the law and jesse duke
  27. dukes in danger

SEASON 5

  1. the new dukes
  2. dukes trike it rich
  3. lawman of the year
  4. coy meets girl
  5. the hazzardgate tape
  6. bid daddy
  7. vance's lady
  8. hazzard hustle
  9. enos in trouble
  10. the great insurance fraud
  11. a little game of pool
  12. the treasure of soggy marsh
  13. the revenge hughie hogg
  14. the return of the mean green machine
  15. ding dong the boss is dead
  16. coy vs. vance
  17. comrade duke
  18. witness jesse duke
  19. welcome back bo n luke
  20. big brothers duke
  21. farewell hazzard
  22. daisy's shotgun wedding

SEASON 6

  1. lulu's gone away
  2. a baby for the dukes
  3. too many rosco's
  4. brotherly love
  5. the boar's nest bears
  6. boss behind bars
  7. a boy's best friend
  8. targets daisy and lulu
  9. twin trouble
  10. eno's last chance
  11. high flyin dukes
  12. cooter's girl
  13. heiress daisy duke
  14. dead and alive
  15. play it again luke
  16. undercover dukes part 1
  17. undercover dukes part 2
  18. how to succeed in hazzard
  19. close call for daisy
  20. the ransom of hazzard county
  21. the fortune tellers
  22. cooter's confession

SEASON 7

  1. happy birthday general lee
  2. welcom waylon jennings
  3. dr. jekyll and mr. duke
  4. robot p coltrane
  5. no more mister nice guy
  6. the dukes in hollywood
  7. cool hand luke and bo
  8. go west young dukes
  9. cale ysrborough come to hazzard
  10. danger on the hazzard express
  11. sittin dukes
  12. sky bandits over hazzard
  13. the haunting of j.d. hogg
  14. when you wish upon a hogg
  15. strange visitor to hazzard
  16. enos and daiy's wedding
  17. opening night at the boar's nest
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