"The Dukes of Hazzard"
One Armed Bandits (1979)

Director:

Rodney Amateau

Writers:

Gy Waldron (creator)
Gy Waldron (written by)

TV Series:

"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979)

Original Air Date:

26 January 1979 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

In the series' pilot episode, cousins Bo and Luke Duke intercept Hazzard County Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane's illegal shipment of slot machines...

Plot Keywords:

TV Pilot | Slot Machine | Jailbreak | Car Chase | Bow And Arrow

Cast

Tom Wopat	...	Luke Duke
John Schneider	...	Bo Duke
Catherine Bach	...	Daisy Duke
Denver Pyle	...	Uncle Jesse Duke
James Best	...	Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Sorrell Booke	...	Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg
Waylon Jennings	...	The Balladeer (voice)
Ben Jones	...	Cooter Davenport
Sonny Shroyer	...	Deputy Enos Strate
Tisch Raye	...	Jill Rae Dodson
Ernie Lively	...	Dobro Doolan (as Ernie Brown)
Dan Fitzgerald	...	Driver
Gillaaron Houck	...	Shotgun
Lou Walker	...	Workman
Dennis Haskins	...	Moss

Runtime:

USA:49 min

Language:

Italian

Company:

Paul Picard Productions

Trivia:

The General Lee used to jump Rosco in the final chase scene was the first General Lee ever built, named Lee1. Though there is a jump in the opening scene, the jump of Lee1 was done first. The jump was filmed on November 11, 1978 on the campus of Oxford College. After the jump, the car was repainted as a wrecked race car for episode #4 "Repo Men".

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Pay close attention to when Roscoe is chasing Bo and Luke through the town square. Parked in front of one of the strip centers is the extra General Lee.

Quotes:

[first lines of the series]
[the Dukes's car, the General Lee, is in hot pursuit of a police cruiser]
The Balladeer: Welcome to Hazzard County. You probably noticed there's something different here. Well, this is Hazzard County - they do things different here.

Movie Connections:

References "Starsky and Hutch" (1975)