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

Creator:

Gy Waldron

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:

Political Corruption | Automobile | Extended Family | Farm | Grudge

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Denver Pyle	...	Uncle Jesse Duke (146 episodes, 1979-1985)
Sorrell Booke	...	Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg / ... (146 episodes, 1979-1985)
Catherine Bach	...	Daisy Duke (145 episodes, 1979-1985)
Ben Jones	...	Cooter Davenport (145 episodes, 1979-1985)
James Best	...	Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (141 episodes, 1979-1985)
Tom Wopat	...	Luke Duke (128 episodes, 1979-1985)
John Schneider	...	Bo Duke (128 episodes, 1979-1985)
Waylon Jennings	...	The Balladeer / ... (122 episodes, 1979-1985)
Sonny Shroyer	...	Deputy Enos Strate (99 episodes, 1979-1985)

Runtime:

60 min (145 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Lou Step Productions

Trivia:

Many of the scripts for season five were written for Bo and Luke, and then just changed to Coy and Vance.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The show's crew was not immune to the common misspelling of Rosco as "Roscoe". In the pilot, for example, a large banner celebrating "Sheriff Roscoe" had to be shot with balloons in front of the incorrect "e". In the third season, the door to Rosco's office can be seen with both spellings, depending on the episode. "Rosco" is correct.

Quotes:

Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane: [Daisy has just left the Sheriff's office, and Enos is gazing longingly after her]
[Roscoe notices]
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane: What's wrong with you, boy? Look at you, staring at Daisy Duke with *lust* in your heart!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Killer Shrews (#5.7)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Good Ol' Boys

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).