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

User Rating:

6.8/10   

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:

Cousin | Sheriff | Hazzard County | Farm | Rural

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)
Tom Wopat	...	Luke Duke (128 episodes, 1979-1985)
John Schneider	...	Bo Duke (128 episodes, 1979-1985)
Waylon Jennings	...	The Balladeer / ... (127 episodes, 1979-1985)
Sonny Shroyer	...	Enos (100 episodes, 1979-1985)

Runtime:

60 min (145 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Lou Step Productions

Trivia:

The General Lee's famous "Dixie" horn wasn't originally planned; when the producers were driving in Atlanta during the first few episodes, they heard a car pass with a "Dixie" horn and chased the driver down and convinced him to sell the horn. They later realized that it was a novelty horn which could be purchased at any auto parts store for a third of what they paid for it. The horn was only used in the first five episodes. Once filming moved to the Warner Brothers lot, the horn was edited in during post-production.

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:

[repeated line]
Cooter Davenport: Breaker One, Breaker One, I might be crazy, but I ain't dumb! Craaazy Cooter comin' at ya! Ya'll out there on the Hazzard net?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Smallville: Nicodemus (#1.15)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Good Ol' Boys

I Liked All Five of Them!!

Tom Wopat and John Schneider were, of course, tremendous, as Bo and Luke on "The Dukes of Hazzard"!! What can you say about Catherine Bach (Daisy)? Every man's dream, we won't say what kind!! Also, Chip Mayer and Byron Cherry were really good as Bo and Luke's cousins!! I liked this show!! The "Dukes of Hazzard" exemplified the term, innocuous, and interjected humorous predicaments with a g-rated sex appeal, and hilariously classic car chase scenes!! The recent release of the '2005 movie only fortified American's interest in the original series!! Many people have a yearning to reminisce about the days of the Duke Boys of Hazzard County, and their naive chicanery!!...All of the ossified, pork barreling buffoons that tried to incarcerate the Duke boys and their cousins, contributed to the comical twist in this series as well!! I liked "Dukes of Hazzard", it was indicative of a bygone era in television which garnered a particularly fond remembrance to it!! Tom Wopat and John Schneider have an immense amount of talent, as their singing voices are spectacular!! It is an undeniable fact that both of them definitely fall into the category of Hollywood superstars!! Chip Mayer is a former super model, and Catherine Bach has been voted the seventh sexiest woman EVER!! on television. Accolades like this make "Dukes of Hazzard" very noteworthy in the wonderful world of hour long adventure comedies on television!! The creativity of this series manufactured a familiarity with the television audience in terms of the rural association we have always cherished for prime time to display every once in awhile!!