"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979) TV series 1979-1985

Creator:

Gy Waldron
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

26 January 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

The adventures of the fast-drivin', rubber-burnin' Duke boys of Hazzard County.

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Hazzard County | Farm | Car | Car Chase

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Denver Pyle	...	Uncle Jesse (146 episodes, 1979-1985)
Sorrell Booke	...	Boss Hogg / ... (146 episodes, 1979-1985)
Catherine Bach	...	Daisy Duke (145 episodes, 1979-1985)
Ben Jones	...	Cooter (142 episodes, 1979-1985)
James Best	...	Sheriff Rosco Coltrane (141 episodes, 1979-1985)
Waylon Jennings	...	The Balladeer / ... (134 episodes, 1979-1985)
Tom Wopat	...	Luke Duke (128 episodes, 1979-1985)
John Schneider	...	Bo Duke (128 episodes, 1979-1985)
Sonny Shroyer	...	Enos (98 episodes, 1979-1985)

Series Directed by
Paul Baxley		(19 episodes, 1979-1984)
Don McDougall		(18 episodes, 1979-1984)
Hollingsworth Morse		(17 episodes, 1979-1983)
Dick Moder		(12 episodes, 1979-1981)
Denver Pyle		(12 episodes, 1980-1983)
Rod Amateau		(7 episodes, 1979-1981)
Jack Whitman		(5 episodes, 1979-1980)
John Florea		(5 episodes, 1981-1982)
Tom Wopat		(5 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ralph Riskin		(5 episodes, 1983-1984)
Bob Sweeney		(4 episodes, 1982-1984)
Sorrell Booke		(4 episodes, 1983-1985)
Michael Caffey		(4 episodes, 1983-1985)
James Best		(3 episodes, 1981-1984)
James Sheldon		(3 episodes, 1982)
Harvey S. Laidman		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jack Starrett		(2 episodes, 1979-1980)
William Asher		(2 episodes, 1979)
Bob Claver		(2 episodes, 1979)
Mark Warren		(2 episodes, 1982)
George Bowers		(2 episodes, 1984)
William Crain		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Gy Waldron		(146 episodes, 1979-1985)
Myles Wilder		(29 episodes, 1979-1985)
Si Rose		(20 episodes, 1979-1985)
Martin Roth		(18 episodes, 1979-1985)
William Raynor		(14 episodes, 1979-1983)
Len Kaufman		(14 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bruce Howard		(12 episodes, 1979-1983)
Leonard B. Kaufman		(3 episodes, 1979-1981)
Paul Savage		(3 episodes, 1979)
Michael Michaelian		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Michael Sevareid		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jim Rogers		(2 episodes, 1980)
Simon Muntner		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Paul R. Picard	....	executive producer / producer (82 episodes, 1979-1985)
Skip Ward	....	associate producer / producer (75 episodes, 1979-1985)
Ralph Riskin	....	producer / co-producer (72 episodes, 1979-1985)
Myles Wilder	....	producer / senior producer (43 episodes, 1980-1985)
Gy Waldron	....	co-producer / producer (37 episodes, 1979-1983)
Rod Amateau	....	supervising producer (30 episodes, 1979-1981)
Albert J. Salzer	....	associate producer (23 episodes, 1979-1980)
Robert Jacks	....	supervising producer (23 episodes, 1983-1984)
Ronald R. Grow	....	associate producer (17 episodes, 1984-1985)
Russell Livingstone	....	associate producer (17 episodes, 1984-1985)
David S. Grant	....	assistant producer (13 episodes, 1979)
Wesley J. McAfee	....	associate producer / executive producer (9 episodes, 1982-1984)
Joseph Gantman	....	supervising producer (5 episodes, 1979)
William Kelley	....	co-producer (5 episodes, 1979)
Philip Mandelker	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 1979)
Lyle Howry	....	co-executive producer (5 episodes, 1985)
Hy Averback	....	supervising producer (3 episodes, 1979)
Gilles de Turenne	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 1981-1983)

Series Original Music by
Earle Hagen		(39 episodes, 1983-1985)
Fred Werner		(29 episodes, 1979-1983)
Deane Hagen		(11 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Cinematography by
Jack Whitman		(26 episodes, 1979-1982)
Arthur R. Botham		(22 episodes, 1983-1984)
Robert F. Sparks		(16 episodes, 1984-1985)
Robert C. Jessup		(5 episodes, 1979)
Dominic Palmieri		(5 episodes, 1979)
William Cronjager		(4 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bradley B. Six		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Howard Epstein		(18 episodes, 1980-1985)
Craig Hibbs		(13 episodes, 1981-1985)
Albert P. Wilson		(10 episodes, 1979)
Russell Livingstone		(9 episodes, 1979)
Jamie Caylor		(8 episodes, 1979-1984)
Robert M. Ross		(6 episodes, 1979-1980)
Ronald LaVine		(6 episodes, 1984-1985)
Martin J. Bram		(5 episodes, 1979-1980)
Asa Boyd Clark		(3 episodes, 1980)

Series Casting by
Melissa Skoff		(112 episodes, 1980-1985)
Vivian McRae		(33 episodes, 1979-1981)

Series Art Direction by
Al Rohm		(39 episodes, 1983-1985)
James Martin Bachman		(18 episodes, 1979-1980)
Kirk Axtell		(8 episodes, 1979)
Charles L. Hughes		(5 episodes, 1979)
Robert I. Jillson		(5 episodes, 1980-1982)
Rafael Caro		(4 episodes, 1979-1980)

Series Set Decoration by
Tom Bugenhagen		(40 episodes, 1980-1985)
Rochelle Moser		(20 episodes, 1979-1981)
Joanne MacDougall		(14 episodes, 1979-1980)
Frank Lombardo		(3 episodes, 1979)
Jackie Martin		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Makeup Department
Judy Crown	....	hair stylist (31 episodes, 1983-1985)
Don Marando	....	makeup artist / makeup designer (29 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ray Brooks	....	makeup artist (27 episodes, 1979-1983)
Virginia Darcy	....	hair stylist (27 episodes, 1979-1982)
Renate Leuschner	....	hair stylist (9 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jeff Angell	....	makeup artist (8 episodes, 1979)
Monique DeSart	....	hair stylist (8 episodes, 1979)
Paul Stanhope Jr.	....	makeup artist (8 episodes, 1983-1984)
John Rizzo	....	makeup artist / makeup department head (7 episodes, 1984-1985)
Irene Aparicio	....	hair stylist (5 episodes, 1979)
Guy Del Russo	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1979)
Dino Ganziano	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1984)
Joan Phillips	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes, 1982-1983)

Series Production Management
Ronald R. Grow	....	unit production manager (31 episodes, 1983-1985)
Albert J. Salzer	....	unit production manager (28 episodes, 1979-1980)
John H. Burrows	....	unit production manager (10 episodes, 1979-1981)
Wesley J. McAfee	....	unit production manager / production manager (10 episodes, 1982-1984)
Gilles de Turenne	....	unit production manager / production manager (3 episodes, 1981-1983)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Baxley	....	second unit director (55 episodes, 1979-1984)
Jon Paré	....	first assistant director / first assistant director: second unit / ... (35 episodes, 1979-1984)
Kelly A. Manners	....	first assistant director / first assistant director: second unit / ... (29 episodes, 1979-1984)
Robert D. Nellans	....	second assistant director (23 episodes, 1982-1984)
Gary Baxley	....	second unit director (20 episodes, 1983-1985)
Nicholas Batchelor	....	second assistant director (19 episodes, 1979-1983)
Kurt Baker	....	first assistant director / first assistant director: second unit (18 episodes, 1979-1983)
Peter Gries	....	first assistant director / first assistant director: second unit (17 episodes, 1979-1985)
Jack W. Cash	....	first assistant director: second unit (15 episodes, 1979-1980)
Venita Ozols	....	first assistant director: second unit / first assistant director / ... (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Kenneth D. Collins	....	first assistant director: second unit (14 episodes, 1983-1984)
Christian Drew Sidaris	....	second director (13 episodes, 1979)
Fred Wardell	....	second assistant director (11 episodes, 1979)
G. Warren Smith	....	first assistant director (9 episodes, 1984-1985)
Tony Mason	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 1984)
Bill Baker	....	first assistant director (7 episodes, 1979)
Craig R. Baxley	....	second unit director (6 episodes, 1983-1984)
Scott U. Adam	....	first assistant director: second unit (5 episodes, 1979)
K.C. Colwell	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Susan Norton	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Wendy Shear	....	second assistant director / first assistant director: second unit (3 episodes, 1979)
Steve Barnett	....	first assistant director: second unit (2 episodes, 1979)

Series Art Department
Beverly Hadley	....	property master / property / ... (48 episodes, 1980-1985)
Daniel Stoltenberg	....	property master (25 episodes, 1979-1980)
Marco A. Campos	....	propmaker / property maker (13 episodes, 1979)
Ernie Sawyers	....	property master (7 episodes, 1979)
Thomas R. Cahill	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Dale Gordon	....	location foreman (unknown episodes)
Richard M. Kristy	....	lead man (unknown episodes)
Kandy Stern	....	set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jerry Jacobson	....	adr editor / sound editor (82 episodes, 1979-1982)
Victor Goode	....	sound (62 episodes, 1979-1985)
Ed Scheid	....	sound editor / supervising sound editor (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Ron Tinsley	....	sound editor (14 episodes, 1979-1985)
Alex Bamattre	....	sound editor (9 episodes, 1980-1985)
Chick Camera	....	sound editor (9 episodes, 1983-1985)
Vincent Connelly	....	sound editor (7 episodes, 1979-1981)
Andrew Gilmore	....	sound (6 episodes, 1979)
Lee Chaney	....	sound editor (6 episodes, 1983-1985)
Don Sanders	....	sound (5 episodes, 1979)
Corinne Sessarego	....	sound editor (5 episodes, 1981-1984)
Gary Vaughan	....	sound editor (4 episodes, 1979-1980)
Harlan Riggs	....	sound (4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Andrew Chulack	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Richard Taylor	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Sid Lubow	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Anthony Ippolito	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Don Rush	....	sound (2 episodes, 1979)
Glenn E. Anderson	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Robert S. Birchard	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Robert R. Rutledge	....	foley artist / supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	utility sound (unknown episodes)
Edward M. Steidele	....	assistant sound editor / foley artist (unknown episodes)
Lee Strosnider	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Michael Wood	....	special effects (33 episodes, 1979-1980)
Steve Purcell	....	special effects (20 episodes, 1981-1985)
Larry L. Fuentes	....	special effects (20 episodes, 1983-1985)
Charles Spurgeon	....	special effects (5 episodes, 1979)
Ted Allen	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Bob Shelley	....	special effects (unknown episodes)
Ken Speed	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Bob Orrison	....	stunt driver (144 episodes, 1979-1985)
Paul Baxley	....	stunt coordinator (127 episodes, 1979-1984)
Jack Gill	....	stunt driver (83 episodes, 1979-1982)
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunts / stunt double: Tom Wopat (23 episodes, 1979-1983)
Desiree Kerns	....	stunts (11 episodes, 1979)
John Borland	....	stunt driver (6 episodes, 1983-1984)
Gary Baxley	....	stunt driver (3 episodes, 1983)
Tim Card	....	stunt double (2 episodes, 1982)
Al Wyatt Jr.	....	stunt double: John Schneider / stunt driver (2 episodes, 1983)
Bob Ivy	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Rob King	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1985)
Lance Turner	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 1980-1985)
Ray Lykins	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 1981-1984)
Steve Kelso	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 1981-1983)
Craig R. Baxley	....	stunt coordinator / stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Robert Jon Carlson	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Doug Coleman	....	stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt coordinator / stunts (unknown episodes)
Debbie Evans	....	motorcycle stunts (unknown episodes)
Terry James	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Monty Jordan	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Henry Kingi	....	stunt driver / stunts (unknown episodes)
Hannah Kozak	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Eddie Paul	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Rich Sephton	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Tony Snegoff	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Jerry Summers	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Renaud Veluzat	....	stunt double: Tank Driver (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Reilly	....	key grip (144 episodes, 1979-1985)
Gerald B. Wolfe	....	still photographer (91 episodes, 1980-1984)
Dick Hutchings	....	director of photography: second unit (21 episodes, 1983-1984)
Arthur R. Botham	....	director of photography: second unit (19 episodes, 1979-1981)
John Elsenbach	....	director of photography: second unit (17 episodes, 1984-1985)
John C. Moulds	....	second assistant camera (12 episodes, 1979)
Bradley B. Six	....	director of photography: second unit (9 episodes, 1979-1980)
George Koblasa	....	director of photography: second unit (6 episodes, 1979)
Allen Facemire	....	director of photography: second unit (5 episodes, 1979)
Al LaVerde	....	key grip (5 episodes, 1979)
Howard Block	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Keith Brown	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Vincent Contarino	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Don E. FauntLeRoy	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Dave Friedman	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Rodney Mitchell	....	assistant camera / first assistant camera: second unit (unknown episodes)
Randall Robinson	....	first assistant camera: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Stratton Leopold	....	casting: Atlanta (5 episodes, 1979)
Vivian McRae	....	casting: Los Angeles (5 episodes, 1979)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bob Christenson	....	costume supervisor: men / wardrobe: men / ... (68 episodes, 1979-1985)
Darleen Engle	....	costume supervisor: women / wardrobe: women / ... (32 episodes, 1979-1981)
Hope Slepak	....	costume supervisor: women (23 episodes, 1983-1984)
Joseph Roveto	....	costume supervisor: men (8 episodes, 1979)
Violet N. Cane	....	costume supervisor: women (8 episodes, 1983-1984)
Paula Lynn Kaatz	....	wardrobe (5 episodes, 1979)
Melissa Franz	....	costume supervisor: women (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Nancy Wait	....	costume supervisor: women (4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Linda Hickman	....	costume supervisor / costume supervisor: women / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1982)
Susanna T. Sandke	....	costume supervisor: women (2 episodes, 1982-1983)

Series Editorial Department
Russell Livingstone	....	supervising editor (65 episodes, 1979-1985)
Virgil E. Hammond III	....	post-production (12 episodes, 1979-1980)
Steven I. Celniker	....	post-production coordinator (4 episodes, 1985)

Series Music Department
Waylon Jennings	....	title song by / composer: theme music (146 episodes, 1979-1985)
Mark Southern	....	music editor (26 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jay Alfred Smith	....	music editor (24 episodes, 1979-1980)
Abby Marable	....	music editor (14 episodes, 1979-1981)
Richie Albright	....	music producer (13 episodes, 1979)
The Waylors	....	music performer (13 episodes, 1979)
Fred Werner	....	composer: additional music (13 episodes, 1979)
Eugene Marks	....	music editor (13 episodes, 1983-1985)
Bruce Babcock	....	composer: additional music (4 episodes, 1984)
Donald Harris	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1979)
John Beal	....	composer: additional music / orchestrator (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Gina August	....	driver (26 episodes, 1981)
Chris Haynes	....	production driver (2 episodes, 1982)
Jack Carpenter	....	driver: camera car (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Alvin Mears	....	owner and trainer: "Flash" / trainer: Flash (87 episodes, 1980-1985)
Rich Sephton	....	car builder (87 episodes, 1981-1985)
Philip Mandelker	....	creative consultant (70 episodes, 1979-1985)
Myles Wilder	....	executive story consultant (58 episodes, 1979-1984)
Gy Waldron	....	creative consultant / executive consultant (42 episodes, 1980-1985)
Martin Roth	....	executive story editor (41 episodes, 1980-1985)
Si Rose	....	executive story supervisor / executive story consultant (40 episodes, 1981-1985)
Len Kaufman	....	executive story editor / story editor (38 episodes, 1980-1985)
Bruce Howard	....	story editor / executive script consultant (36 episodes, 1979-1983)
William Raynor	....	executive story consultant (35 episodes, 1979-1982)
Michael Michaelian	....	script consultant (14 episodes, 1983-1984)
Michael Sevareid	....	script consultant (14 episodes, 1983-1984)
Ervin Melton	....	location manager (6 episodes, 1979-1982)
Fred Weintraub	....	consultant (5 episodes, 1979)
Jerry Whittington	....	key location scout (4 episodes, 1979-1982)
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Tom Sarmento	....	car builder: second unit (2 episodes, 1983)
Nancy E. Barr	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes, 1979)
George Barris	....	car modifications (unknown episodes)
Ken Fritz	....	car builder (unknown episodes)
Ira S. Rosenstein	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
A.J. Thrasher	....	car builder (unknown episodes)
Andre Veluzat	....	car builder: second unit (unknown episodes)
Renaud Veluzat	....	car builder: second unit (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Lou Step Productions
• Piggy Productions
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Television (1979-1985) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1979-1985) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 4)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 5)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (season 6)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (season 7)
• AVRO Television (1981-1984) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) (1981-198?) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Soul media (2011) (Denmark) (DVD)

Other Companies

• AMC Cars  automobiles provided by
• Angel Editorial  sound editing
• Martin Archery  archery equipment and program consideration

Also Known As:

Runtime:

60 min (145 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | USA:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Lou Step Productions

Trivia:

During one of the famous jump sequences the stunt crew actually set a world record.

Goofs:

Continuity: Throughout the series, Hugie Hogg (Jeff Altman) always appeared with a duo of henchman. The henchmen, even though played by the same actors in every appearance, constantly switched names. Actor Roger Torrey's character had the names Wayne and Norris, while actor Pat Studstill's character switched names between Floyd and Barclay.

Quotes:

Deputy Enos Strate:Possum on a gumbush!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Canada's Worst Driver: Episode #2.1" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Good Ol' Boys

The Dukes of Hazzard: Classic Slapstick, Satire, and Stupidity

"The Dukes of Hazzard" is- I reckon- one of TV's classics from the 1980's. This is a show with great stunts and stunt people pre-CGI special effects and some well-drawn out characters.

The problem with this show, is not that it is poorly written. Some of the plots are actually very good, and "The Dukes" is a better show than some of the other idiot sitcoms of TV's post Golden era, namely "Batman", "Gilligan's Island", and of course "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" of today.

Adventure shows like "Charlie's Angels", "Wonder Woman", and "Smallville" of today have camp elements. But The Dukes of Hazzard is not just from time to time intentionally goofy, it is almost always intentionally stupid. The stupidity of the show smothers some tender moments between Uncle Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle), and his family, niece Daisy (Catherine Bach), and nephews Bo and Luke played by John Schneider and Tom Wopat.

Occasionally there is some serious drama like when Uncle Jesse is almost in tears when he's about to lose his farm to the thoroughly underhanded Boss Hogg, or lose his boys to a bounty hunter who wants to put them away for life, or Bo and Luke trying to protect a beautiful young witness from the clenches of a rogue U.S. senator. But if these tender moments give the show any credibility as a real drama, it is abruptly smothered by lots of slapstick, stupidity, redneck humor, the dimwitted Sheriff Roscoe P. Cotraine (James Best) and the antics of the totally corrupt, bloated Boss Hogg.

Long time character actor Sorrell Booke, unknown to most, but carrying credits from "All in the Family" among others plays the conniving, scheming, bloated, and thoroughly corrupt lawman of Hazzard County in the "Dukes of Hazzard". "The Dukes" was this actor's claim to fame, and Booke WAS "The Dukes of Hazzard." After Booke's untimely death in 1994, the cast members got together for three reunion specials on CBS. It was clear the Booke's presence was sorely missed. These reunion shows were lamer than the General Lee at The Battle of Gettysburg and Custer's hope of defeating the Union army. Booke's absence proved that he was the center and most irreplaceable piece to this classic 1980's comedy/adventure.

Some people down South like the "Dukes" for its fast cars chasing and colliding for half of every episode, or the hot chicks like Daisy Duke, or are intrigued by the luscious women that sometimes draw Bo and Luke into a trap. But none of that matters if you don't have an enormous presence like Booke's Boss Hogg in the middle to stir up trouble in ol' Hazzard County.

Bogg Hogg is not a demon, but he is a devil. he is cunning, conniving, shrewd, and very avaricious. He has this wrongful vendetta against Jesse Duke and is always scheming with yankees and no-gooders to rob Jesse of his farm and land. Yet Boss Hogg is not seen as a mean character, but as a buffoon. He has a monopoly over Hazzard County, and still has this obsession with foreclosing on the Duke farm, and getting Jesse Duke's two nephews "thrown permanently in the clink".

Sheriff Roscoe's "little fat buddy" also eats, and he eats, and he eats, and he eats, and he takes a cigar break, then he eats. He must consume about 20,000 calories per day. He takes pizza breaks, pigs knuckles breaks, eats ham hocks, and a family size portion of fried chicken in one sitting. A snack for him is a dozen kielbasa sausages with sauerkraut, or a sixteen scoop ice cream sundae with whipped cream, caramel, chocolate, strawberry, and butterscotch topping.

And the dimwitted Sheriff Roscoe P. Cotraine, Doesn't Boss Hogg ever let this man eat? Maybe Roscoe can't properly carry out his duties as Sheriff because he's famished. For example Boss Hogg says "Roscoe. Don't ever disturb me when I'm trying to use these here chopsticks, to enjoy me this here Chinese lunch ( a complete course with six egg rolls)."

James Best as Sheriff Roscoe is the king of slapstick comedy, and his deputies are the princes. Roscoe is the perfect foil figure to the Duke boys, and could never catch them to help silence them during Boss Hogg's nefarious schemes. He'll trip and fall on his own shadow, or hit himself in the back of the neck with a shovel. The Dukes always overcome the blustering and deviancy of Boss Hogg to save him and Sheriff Cotraine from the clenches of the real dangerous criminals. Yet Hogg continues to play every trick in the book to swindle old Jesse Duke out is farm and send his two boys "to the pokey". When will he ever learn common decency?

"The Dukes of Hazzard" is a show that thrives on intentional stupidity. This show is actually dumber than "The Beverly Hillbillies", a 1960's CBS classic with a lot of the same redneck silliness as the more modern "Dukes". I mean how many times can you go the right way down a one way street and encounter head on traffic? Unlike "The Beverly Hillbillies", "The Dukes" had charisma, character depth, charm and lots of color, and was very cartoonish. I mean how many people in rural Georgia have a sparkling red & orange car with an eight cylinder engine, and four wheel drive that can easily outrun a Sheriff or jump a river? Them Duke boys' car can do it.