A 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 in to direct Hill Street Blues (1981).

Exposition
A indicate was loosely according to a motion-picture show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071854/ "Moonrunners"] (1975), based on a life & days of Jerry Rushing. Within Moonrunners, a "Good Ol' Boys", Grady & Bobby Lee Hagg (pronounced "hogg"), begin moonshine for Uncle Jesse Hagg. Uncle Jesse prides himself in his old-school moonshining & garbage to buckle to the 'large business moonshine' manoeuvre of stamp Jake, world health organization controls a vicinity for the Future York mafia. A surname of a protagonists in the film became the cognomen of the independent antagonist in the TV series. Numerous characters, including "Uncle Jesse", "Sheriff Cole" (in the series to get "Coltrane"), & "Cooter" come besides featured in the film. A TV series, A Dukes of Hazzard, followed a risky venture of deuce good ol' boys, Bo and Luke Duke, dwelling around an unincorporated vicinity of the made-up 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 & Luke got been sentenced to probation for illegal transport of moonshine.

Numerous episodes revolved about Boss trying to locate within an illegal scheme using criminal associates. A few of the babies were "get-rich schemes", though numerous others affected a fiscal security of the Duke domestic (property which Boss hanker wanted to get for various reasons). More days, Boss hired known malefactor to frame Bo & Luke for crimes like bank robbery (so, following inside probation revocation & letting Boss to easy get a Duke domestic). It was as much as Bo & Luke to uncover a schemes & foil a outlaw.

Further than it used to be that, nevertheless, Boss was targeted by previous associates world health organization were either looking for even retaliation or turned against him fallowing the scheme unraveled due to Boss' greedy nature and severity or even Rosco's bumbling. other days, malefactor world health organization were possibly more crooked & remorseless than Boss come to town. Sheriff Rosco too noticed himself within pain additional than another time. Around these commons situations, Bo & Luke typically got to rescue their local Hazzard resister prior to in a end defeating the badness guys.

Characters
Main characters
Bo Duke (John Schneider 1979 to 1981 & 1983 to 1985 Seasons) Luke Duke (Tom Wopat 1979 to 1981 & 1983 to 1985 Seasons) Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach) Uncle Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle) Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg (Sorrell Booke). Lulu Coltrane Hogg (Peggy Rea) Hazzard County Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (James Best). Hazzard County Deputy Enos Strate (Sonny Shroyer 1979 to 1980 & 1982 to 1985 Seasons). Hazzard County Deputy Cletus Hogg (Rick Hurst 1980-1983 Seasons). River cooter Davenport (Ben Jones). A Crooner (Waylon Jennings) The General Lee, a souped-higher 1969 Dodge Charger. It was orange by using a Confederate battle flag painted on the roof, & the words "GENERAL LEE" across both door. A title refers to the American Civil War Confederate general Robert E. Lee. A windows were universally open, when a doors were welded shut; & a car has a total "01" in each sides. (Through the history of the indicate, an guessed 229 General Lees were utilized. Twenty however survive around various states of repair. A upper left corner of the "1" in the "01" differed, work the continuity error.) Coy Duke (Byron Cherry 1982 To 1983 Season) Vance Duke (Christopher Mayer 1982 to 1983 Season) Flash player, a Basset Fox - dog and Rosco's loyal companion.

Supporting Cast of Characters
Daisy Duke (portrayed by actress Catherine Bach) raced around Hazzard by owning her full cousinside, number one in the yellow-&-black 1971 Plymouth Road Runner (which seemed to transform into the Plymouth Satellite in some episodes), and so — when her car was wasted on top the side of a drop — she received her trademark white 1980 Jeep CJ-7, the "Dixie", by having the Golden Eagle emblem on the hood. Daisy worked as a waitress at a Boar's Nest, a local bar owned by Boss Hogg. Daisy besides has a distinction of getting her trademark provokingly high-cut jean short shorts known as when her: "Daisy Dukes". pickup truck. Cooter Davenport (portrayed by actor Ben Jones) was the Hazzard County mechanic, as well referred to as "Crazy" Cooter. He owned "Cooter's Garage" inside Hazzard County Square, directly through from either a Law Department & a County Bank. River cooter was besides an "Honorary Duke", when he typically assisted a Dukes around escaping Rosco's clutches, or even helped the two to foil Boss Hogg's schemes. Pseudemys concinnthe drove a kind of trucks, unremarkably late-1960s to early-1970s Ford or even GMC system. 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 oft initiates car chases by using Bo & Luke Duke (Hogg's virtually all frequent resister), however a Duke boys come typically take a breath to well elude Rosco, world health organization winds higher crashing his police car within various ways (universally escaping uninjured). Rosco's firm companion (pictured) is Flash. 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 occurs as greedy, corrupt politician sustaining visions of grandeur, the voracious appetency for fat nutrients, & constantly orders his bungling sheriff, Rosco, to “Git the babies Duke Boys!!â€? His vehicle was the white 1970 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, using bull horns bound to the hood. Deputy Enos Strate was generally a friend of the Dukes, however when you took the early years, he as well was taking part around car chases by having Bo & Luke (since he was Rosco's subsidiary). Single when he returned from either his stint inside Los Angeles did he entirely refuse to harass a Dukes while forgoing good reason. Deputy Cletus Hogg (Boss Hogg's cousin) was too typically friendly & dim-half-witted, however he would service cutback help Boss & Rosco in their motiveless pursuit of the Dukes. For each one of the Hazzard County Sheriff's Department officers drove the 1977 Dodge Monaco.

Recurring characters who appeared occasionally

Lulu Coltrane Hogg (Peggy Rea), Boss Hogg's wife, & Rosco's "fat sister". Mantrap constantly challenged her hubby for authority & rallied for equality for women around Hazzard. Miz (Emma) Tisdale (Nedra Volz), the older postmistress of the Hazzard Post Professional; she got the brobdingnagian crush in Uncle Jesse. Sheriff "Big Ed" Little (Don Pedro Colley), the main law enforcement officer for neighboring Chickasaw County world health organization got the tendancy to rip doors remove of cars. A ill-crabbed sheriff despised Bo & Luke vastly, & it were swell caring that it were non allowed to enter his county. Sheriff Little was too constantly frustrated per butterfingered performance of Boss & Rosco, although he thought extremely of Enos. Hughie Hogg (Jeff Altman) Boss Hogg's evil nephew. Drove the whiten VW Beetle by using bull horns on the "hood" similar to Boss Hogg's Tea caddy. Emery Potter, an employee of the Hazzard County Bank world health organization was the friend of the Dukes. Doc Appleby (Parley Baer), Hazzard County's most prolific doctor.

Memorable characters that appeared once in the series

Hazel

"Little Cousin", an alien from either outer space, portrayed by actor Felix Silla.

Mary Kaye

Abraham Lincoln Hogg, Boss Hogg's identical twin (and effective) brother. Played by Sorrell Booke in a dual-role.) He bore the blacken lawsuit & drove the melanize Cadillac convertible in contrast of his brother, J.D., world health organization universally bore whiten & drove the whiten Cadillac convertible.

Bo and Luke leave the show
walked off the placed around the contract dispute above their pay & selling royalties.

2 "replacement Dukes" were afterwards leased (Byron Cherry as Coy, Christopher Mayer as Vance), and a ratings immediately sank. A "faux Dukes" (one of a other genteel ways viewers described a "long-lost nephews" of Uncle Jesse) were never popular using viewers, & were immediately written out the indicate after Schneider & Wopat reached a personal injury settlement & returned to the series within early 1983. Occasionally fans assume this time when "The Scabs of Hazzard".

When a go to of Bo & Luke was welcomed by hardcore fans, a indicate never regained its previous popularity, & by 1985, A Dukes of Hazzard quietly ended its rerun.

Tourist attraction
Although Hazzard County, Georgia was a fancied location (the early episodes of the indicate were filmed around Covington, Georgia), the real-life town of Hazard, Kentucky was a beneficiary of the indicate's popularity. Members of the cast were frequent visitant to the town's annual Black Gold Festival.

The "Cousin Countin' Game"
Numerous humans develop tried to decipher a Duke genealogy, attempting to realize how else and so several first cousin stand a cognomen "Duke". It's theorized that Jesse Duke got at least sextet brothers:

Brother One - Luke & Jud Kane's father [Jud Kane appeared the episode "Brotherly Love" (Episode 4, Season 6. Original airdate: 14 October 1983). He is the yearn misused immature brother of Luke Duke, thought flushed inside the hospital fire as an infant] Brother Two - Bo's father Brother Three - Daisy's father Brother Four - Coy's father Brother Five - Vance's father Brother Six - 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 in the motocross bike] Brother 7 - Jesse Duke

NOTE: "Gaylord Duke" appeared in the episode "The Duke of Duke" (Episode 13, Year Two. Original airdate: 21 December 1979) claiming to exist as the full cousin by marriage, however turned bent on become the con artist non related to the Dukes.

Theme song
A theme song "[http://www.content.loudeye.com/scripts/hurl.exe?clipid=068805901160006900&cid=600111 The Good Ol' Boys]" was written & performed per late Waylon Jennings. He was too "The Balladeer" (every bit credited), & served when storyteller of the indicate.

Episode list

Season 1