The Dukes of Hazzard 

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

Creator:

Gy Waldron

Stars:

Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Catherine Bach	...	Daisy Duke / ... 146 episodes, 1979-1985
Denver Pyle	...	Uncle Jesse / ... 146 episodes, 1979-1985
Sorrell Booke	...	Boss Hogg / ... 146 episodes, 1979-1985
Waylon Jennings	...	The Balladeer / ... 144 episodes, 1979-1985
Ben Jones	...	Cooter / ... 142 episodes, 1979-1985
James Best	...	Sheriff Rosco Coltrane / ... 141 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
Rick Hurst	...	Cletus / ... 55 episodes, 1979-1982

Storyline

Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard County (Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane), plus a string of ne'er-do-wells often backed by the scheming Hogg.

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Plot Keywords:

confederate flag | suntan pantyhose | hazzard county | georgia usa | 1969 dodge charger | 

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Taglines:

You're in Hazzard County where the lawmen are crooks, the good guys are outlaws and ever'body's in-laws!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

There were many life-not-imitating-art aspects to Sorrell Booke's casting as J.D. Hogg, an ineffectual bad guy. Although he played a corrupt Southern politician, Booke was actually a Jewish actor from Buffalo, New York. He was an Ivy League graduate, with degrees from Columbia and Yale, who had done military intelligence work during the Korean War and spoke several languages fluently. (Cast member Rick Hurst recalled hearing Booke and another actor rehearsing a scene in fluent Japanese.) The character of Boss Hogg was humorous and cartoon-like, while Booke was well-established as a serious actor before accepting the role. Hogg appeared grotesquely overweight, and Booke in real life had to wear a huge fat suit to achieve the comedic dimensions sought. And while Hogg was a rightfully hated fictional character, Booke was well-liked by the cast and crew; in fact, the 1997 reunion movie came about after the main cast members went to Booke's funeral in 1994 and ended up talking to each other afterwards.

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Goofs

Despite beings set in what appears to be a mostly White county in Northern Georgia, racial prejudice is rarely shown and epithets are never heard. Considering the setting of the program is within a decade of the end of the civil rights movement in America, this just isn't possible.

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Quotes

The Balladeer: [opening song] Just the good ole' boys / Never meanin' no harm / Beats all you never saw, been in trouble with the law since the day they was born / Straightenin' the curves / Flattenin' the hills / Someday the mountain might get 'em, but the law never will / Makin' their way the only way they know how / That's just a little bit more than the law will allow / Just the good ole' boys / Wouldn't change if they could / Fightin' the system like a true-modern day Robin Hood.
Bo & Luke: [shout] Yee-haw!

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Crazy Credits

From season two on, an audio stinger of Roscoe's "Coo Coo" was played over the Warner Brothers Television closing logo. In some episodes the audio was of Boss Hogg exclaiming "Them Dukes, them Dukes!"

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Connections

Referenced in Trois 3: The Escort (2004)

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Soundtracks

Good Ol' Boys
Written by Waylon Jennings
Sung by Waylon Jennings
Produced by Richie Albright
Released on "Music Man" LP
Recorded 1980

User Reviews

Based on 1974 movie

I just realised that this series was based on the 1974 movie "Moon Runners," which didn't have the Duke family, but it did have characters named Uncle Jesse, Cooter, and Waylon Jennings as the Balladeer. The main characters, Bobby Lee Hag and Grady even had a stock car which they raced. The car wasn't named "General Lee," but was named after Robert E. Lee's horse, Traveler. They significantly cleaned up the story to make it family-friendly for television. In the movie, the main characters were involved in the illegal alcohol business. Uncle Jesse was a moonshiner who was in trouble with other local moonshiners because of his insistence on quality. Bobby Lee was a rum runner, who used his big old Chevy to outrun the local sheriff and the revenuers (tax authorities).

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Theme Song

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Dukes of Hazzard

Filming Locations:

Lake Sherwood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lou Step Productions, Piggy Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (145 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1