The Dukes of Hazzard
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The Dukes of Hazzard is an American action comedy television series created by Gy Waldron that aired on CBS from 1979 to 1985, with a total of seven seasons consisting of 147 episodes. It was consistently among the top-viewed television series in the late 1970s and early 1980s (at one point, ranking second only to Dallas, which immediately followed the show on CBS's Friday night schedule). The show's ensemble cast is about two young male cousins, Bo Duke and Luke Duke, who live in rural Georgia and are on probation for moonshine-running. Probation prevents the "Duke Boys" from owning guns, and they are armed with bows and arrows (which are sometimes tipped with dynamite) and clever plans to outwit a corrupt sheriff and greedy rich "city slickers." They and their family (cousin Daisy Duke and patriarch Uncle Jesse Duke) live on a small farm on the outskirts of town, where they plan various escapades to expose and evade county commissioner Boss Hogg and law officer Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. The "Duke Boys" drive a customized 1969 Dodge Charger nicknamed the General Lee, which became a symbol of the show. The series was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, about a bootlegger family, which Waldron wrote and directed and had many identical or similar character names and concepts. The show was followed by four films, The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997), The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (2000), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), and The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007).
Infobox
Genre
Action comedyAdventureComedy drama
Created by
Gy Waldron
Starring
mw- Tom Wopat John Schneider Catherine Bach Denver Pyle Rick Hurst Sonny Shroyer Ben Jones James Best Sorrell Booke Waylon Jennings Byron Cherry Christopher Mayer
Narrated by
Waylon Jennings
Opening theme
"Good Ol' Boys" performed by Waylon Jennings
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
147 (list of episodes)
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
45–49 minutes
Production companies
Paul R. Picard Productions (season 1) Piggy Productions, Inc. (season 1) Lou Step Productions (seasons 2–7) Warner Bros. Television
Network
CBS
Release
January 26, 1979 (1979-01-26) –February 8, 1985 (1985-02-08)
Tables
First released
First released
Season
First released
Episodes
Last released
1
1
Season
1
Episodes
13
Episodes
January 26, 1979
Originally released
May 11, 1979
2
2
Season
2
Episodes
25
Episodes
September 21, 1979
Originally released
April 20, 1980
3
3
Season
3
Episodes
21
Episodes
November 5, 1980
Originally released
April 10, 1981
4
4
Season
4
Episodes
27
Episodes
October 9, 1981
Originally released
April 2, 1982
5
5
Season
5
Episodes
22
Episodes
September 24, 1982
Originally released
March 25, 1983
6
6
Season
6
Episodes
22
Episodes
September 23, 1983
Originally released
March 30, 1984
7
7
Season
7
Episodes
17
Episodes
September 21, 1984
Originally released
February 8, 1985
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 13 | January 26, 1979 | May 11, 1979 | |
| 2 | 25 | September 21, 1979 | April 20, 1980 | |
| 3 | 21 | November 5, 1980 | April 10, 1981 | |
| 4 | 27 | October 9, 1981 | April 2, 1982 | |
| 5 | 22 | September 24, 1982 | March 25, 1983 | |
| 6 | 22 | September 23, 1983 | March 30, 1984 | |
| 7 | 17 | September 21, 1984 | February 8, 1985 | |
· Cast and characters
1
1
Character
1
Portrayed by
2
Season
3
Season
4
Season
5
Season
6
Season
7
Luke Duke
Luke Duke
Character
Luke Duke
Portrayed by
Tom Wopat
Season
Main
Season
Recurring
Season
Main
Bo Duke
Bo Duke
Character
Bo Duke
Portrayed by
John Schneider
Season
Main
Season
Recurring
Season
Main
Daisy Duke
Daisy Duke
Character
Daisy Duke
Portrayed by
Catherine Bach
Season
Main
Jesse Duke
Jesse Duke
Character
Jesse Duke
Portrayed by
Denver Pyle
Season
Main
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Character
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
Portrayed by
James Best
Season
Main
Boss Hogg
Boss Hogg
Character
Boss Hogg
Portrayed by
Sorrell Booke
Season
Main
Cooter Davenport
Cooter Davenport
Character
Cooter Davenport
Portrayed by
Ben Jones
Season
Main
Deputy Enos Strate
Deputy Enos Strate
Character
Deputy Enos Strate
Portrayed by
Sonny Shroyer
Season
Main
Season
Recurring
Season
Main
The Balladeer
The Balladeer
Character
The Balladeer
Portrayed by
Waylon Jennings
Season
Main
Deputy Cletus Hogg
Deputy Cletus Hogg
Character
Deputy Cletus Hogg
Portrayed by
Rick Hurst
Season
Recurring
Season
Main
Season
Guest
Season
Main
Coy Duke
Coy Duke
Character
Coy Duke
Portrayed by
Byron Cherry
Season
Main
Vance Duke
Vance Duke
Character
Vance Duke
Portrayed by
Christopher Mayer
Season
Main
| Character | Portrayed by | Season | Reunion! | Hazzard in Hollywood | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| Luke Duke | Tom Wopat | Main | Recurring | Main | ||||||||||
| Bo Duke | John Schneider | Main | Recurring | Main | ||||||||||
| Daisy Duke | Catherine Bach | Main | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Duke | Denver Pyle | Main | ||||||||||||
| Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane | James Best | Main | ||||||||||||
| Boss Hogg | Sorrell Booke | Main | ||||||||||||
| Cooter Davenport | Ben Jones | Main | ||||||||||||
| Deputy Enos Strate | Sonny Shroyer | Main | Recurring | Main | ||||||||||
| The Balladeer | Waylon Jennings | Main | ||||||||||||
| Deputy Cletus Hogg | Rick Hurst | Recurring | Main | Guest | Main | |||||||||
| Coy Duke | Byron Cherry | Main | ||||||||||||
| Vance Duke | Christopher Mayer | Main | ||||||||||||
· Cast and characters › Recurring characters
Info
Info
Character
Info
Lulu Coltrane Hogg
Lulu Coltrane Hogg
Character
Lulu Coltrane Hogg
Actor
Peggy Rea
Boss Hogg's wife, Hughie Hogg's aunt, and Rosco's sister. Lulu constantly challenged her husband for authority and rallied for the equality of women in Hazzard, and was one of the few people in Hazzard who actually intimidated Boss, though he genuinely loved and cared for her. Although much mentioned, Lulu only appeared once during the first season (in the episode "Repo Men") and once during the second season ("The Rustlers"), before her appearances gradually increased over the third season. By the fourth season, she was a frequently seen recurring character. Initially in her single first- and second-season appearances, she was portrayed to be rather spoiled and selfish; as her appearances increased, the character evolved into being more caring and kind—often in contrast to Boss, and which on occasion proved to be his downfall or his Achilles' heel. Although Boss is a nemesis to the Dukes, Lulu is best friends with Daisy.
Boss Hogg's wife, Hughie Hogg's aunt, and Rosco's sister. Lulu constantly challenged her husband for authority and rallied for the equality of women in Hazzard, and was one of the few people in Hazzard who actually intimidated Boss, though he genuinely loved and cared for her. Although much mentioned, Lulu only appeared once during the first season (in the episode "Repo Men") and once during the second season ("The Rustlers"), before her appearances gradually increased over the third season. By the fourth season, she was a frequently seen recurring character. Initially in her single first- and second-season appearances, she was portrayed to be rather spoiled and selfish; as her appearances increased, the character evolved into being more caring and kind—often in contrast to Boss, and which on occasion proved to be his downfall or his Achilles' heel. Although Boss is a nemesis to the Dukes, Lulu is best friends with Daisy.
Character
Boss Hogg's wife, Hughie Hogg's aunt, and Rosco's sister. Lulu constantly challenged her husband for authority and rallied for the equality of women in Hazzard, and was one of the few people in Hazzard who actually intimidated Boss, though he genuinely loved and cared for her. Although much mentioned, Lulu only appeared once during the first season (in the episode "Repo Men") and once during the second season ("The Rustlers"), before her appearances gradually increased over the third season. By the fourth season, she was a frequently seen recurring character. Initially in her single first- and second-season appearances, she was portrayed to be rather spoiled and selfish; as her appearances increased, the character evolved into being more caring and kind—often in contrast to Boss, and which on occasion proved to be his downfall or his Achilles' heel. Although Boss is a nemesis to the Dukes, Lulu is best friends with Daisy.
Myrtle / Mabel Tillingham
Myrtle / Mabel Tillingham
Character
Myrtle / Mabel Tillingham
Actor
Lindsay Bloom
Mabel is Hogg's cousin who runs the Hazzard Phone Company, who often sneak-listens to calls and lets Hogg know what is going on. Her name mysteriously changed from Myrtle to Mabel midway through the second season.
Mabel is Hogg's cousin who runs the Hazzard Phone Company, who often sneak-listens to calls and lets Hogg know what is going on. Her name mysteriously changed from Myrtle to Mabel midway through the second season.
Character
Mabel is Hogg's cousin who runs the Hazzard Phone Company, who often sneak-listens to calls and lets Hogg know what is going on. Her name mysteriously changed from Myrtle to Mabel midway through the second season.
Longstreet B. Davenport
Longstreet B. Davenport
Character
Longstreet B. Davenport
Actor
Ernie Lively (credited as Ernie W. Brown)
L.B. was Cooter's cousin who filled for Cooter when he was away from the garage in several second-season episodes (in reality, this was to cover for Ben Jones's absence, after a disagreement with producers as to whether Cooter should have a beard or not). L.B. appeared in the episodes "Follow that Still", "Duke of Duke", and "The Runaway", before Jones returned to the series; the episode "Grannie Annie" also features another temporary Cooter replacement, Mickey Jones as B.B. Davenport. Ernie Lively also played a different character named "Dobro Doolan", a friend of Bo and Luke, in the first episode of the series, "One Armed Bandits" (where he was credited as Ernie Brown), and as a guard called Clyde in the later sixth-season episode "The Ransom of Hazzard County". With Cooter's temporary absence, it was never fully explained why one of his relations was suddenly running the garage in his place; and in a similar vein to Coy and Vance in the fifth season, both of these cousins of Cooter were very much clones of the original character, and were never mentioned before or after their temporary spells replacing the original character.
L.B. was Cooter's cousin who filled for Cooter when he was away from the garage in several second-season episodes (in reality, this was to cover for Ben Jones's absence, after a disagreement with producers as to whether Cooter should have a beard or not). L.B. appeared in the episodes "Follow that Still", "Duke of Duke", and "The Runaway", before Jones returned to the series; the episode "Grannie Annie" also features another temporary Cooter replacement, Mickey Jones as B.B. Davenport. Ernie Lively also played a different character named "Dobro Doolan", a friend of Bo and Luke, in the first episode of the series, "One Armed Bandits" (where he was credited as Ernie Brown), and as a guard called Clyde in the later sixth-season episode "The Ransom of Hazzard County". With Cooter's temporary absence, it was never fully explained why one of his relations was suddenly running the garage in his place; and in a similar vein to Coy and Vance in the fifth season, both of these cousins of Cooter were very much clones of the original character, and were never mentioned before or after their temporary spells replacing the original character.
Character
L.B. was Cooter's cousin who filled for Cooter when he was away from the garage in several second-season episodes (in reality, this was to cover for Ben Jones's absence, after a disagreement with producers as to whether Cooter should have a beard or not). L.B. appeared in the episodes "Follow that Still", "Duke of Duke", and "The Runaway", before Jones returned to the series; the episode "Grannie Annie" also features another temporary Cooter replacement, Mickey Jones as B.B. Davenport. Ernie Lively also played a different character named "Dobro Doolan", a friend of Bo and Luke, in the first episode of the series, "One Armed Bandits" (where he was credited as Ernie Brown), and as a guard called Clyde in the later sixth-season episode "The Ransom of Hazzard County". With Cooter's temporary absence, it was never fully explained why one of his relations was suddenly running the garage in his place; and in a similar vein to Coy and Vance in the fifth season, both of these cousins of Cooter were very much clones of the original character, and were never mentioned before or after their temporary spells replacing the original character.
Hughie Hogg
Hughie Hogg
Character
Hughie Hogg
Actor
Jeff Altman
A play-on-words of the popular military helicopter. Boss Hogg's young nephew, said to be as crooked as—maybe even more crooked than—Hogg. Dressed in an all-white suit just like his Uncle Boss, Hughie drove or was chauffeured around in a white VW Beetle with bull horns on the hood, similar to Boss Hogg's Cadillac. Typically, Boss Hogg would call in Hughie once per season to come up with a particularly dastardly scheme to get rid of the Dukes. Hughie's seemingly flawless plots always ended in disaster, and Boss Hogg would throw him out of Hazzard at the end of the episode. Despite this, Hogg always gave Hughie "one last chance" on his next appearance. In later appearances, Hughie wormed his way back into Hazzard by coming up with a scheme and then persuading Hogg to go along with it, often by bribery. The character of Hughie was first introduced in the episode "Uncle Boss", produced as the second episode of the second season but not broadcast until the third season (for unknown reasons, and just several episodes prior to "The Return of Hughie Hogg"). By that time, Hughie had already been seen as Temporary Sheriff in the second-season episode "Arrest Jesse Duke", in which he appeared in a secondary role, written in at the last minute to cover Sheriff Rosco's absence during James Best's temporary boycott of the show. He acted somewhat out of character of his usual conniving self in the episode, due to being given most of Rosco's lines. Like the two Hazzard County deputies, Hughie has eyes for Daisy Duke, but his feelings are merely of a selfish, lustful nature; Daisy despises Hughie, and thus the only reason that she will ever appear to return Hughie's interest is merely to charm him into relaxing his guard or lure him away from a certain area until the other townspeople can prepare to act against him, thus preventing him from subjecting Hazzard County to additional corruption.
A play-on-words of the popular military helicopter. Boss Hogg's young nephew, said to be as crooked as—maybe even more crooked than—Hogg. Dressed in an all-white suit just like his Uncle Boss, Hughie drove or was chauffeured around in a white VW Beetle with bull horns on the hood, similar to Boss Hogg's Cadillac. Typically, Boss Hogg would call in Hughie once per season to come up with a particularly dastardly scheme to get rid of the Dukes. Hughie's seemingly flawless plots always ended in disaster, and Boss Hogg would throw him out of Hazzard at the end of the episode. Despite this, Hogg always gave Hughie "one last chance" on his next appearance. In later appearances, Hughie wormed his way back into Hazzard by coming up with a scheme and then persuading Hogg to go along with it, often by bribery. The character of Hughie was first introduced in the episode "Uncle Boss", produced as the second episode of the second season but not broadcast until the third season (for unknown reasons, and just several episodes prior to "The Return of Hughie Hogg"). By that time, Hughie had already been seen as Temporary Sheriff in the second-season episode "Arrest Jesse Duke", in which he appeared in a secondary role, written in at the last minute to cover Sheriff Rosco's absence during James Best's temporary boycott of the show. He acted somewhat out of character of his usual conniving self in the episode, due to being given most of Rosco's lines. Like the two Hazzard County deputies, Hughie has eyes for Daisy Duke, but his feelings are merely of a selfish, lustful nature; Daisy despises Hughie, and thus the only reason that she will ever appear to return Hughie's interest is merely to charm him into relaxing his guard or lure him away from a certain area until the other townspeople can prepare to act against him, thus preventing him from subjecting Hazzard County to additional corruption.
Character
A play-on-words of the popular military helicopter. Boss Hogg's young nephew, said to be as crooked as—maybe even more crooked than—Hogg. Dressed in an all-white suit just like his Uncle Boss, Hughie drove or was chauffeured around in a white VW Beetle with bull horns on the hood, similar to Boss Hogg's Cadillac. Typically, Boss Hogg would call in Hughie once per season to come up with a particularly dastardly scheme to get rid of the Dukes. Hughie's seemingly flawless plots always ended in disaster, and Boss Hogg would throw him out of Hazzard at the end of the episode. Despite this, Hogg always gave Hughie "one last chance" on his next appearance. In later appearances, Hughie wormed his way back into Hazzard by coming up with a scheme and then persuading Hogg to go along with it, often by bribery. The character of Hughie was first introduced in the episode "Uncle Boss", produced as the second episode of the second season but not broadcast until the third season (for unknown reasons, and just several episodes prior to "The Return of Hughie Hogg"). By that time, Hughie had already been seen as Temporary Sheriff in the second-season episode "Arrest Jesse Duke", in which he appeared in a secondary role, written in at the last minute to cover Sheriff Rosco's absence during James Best's temporary boycott of the show. He acted somewhat out of character of his usual conniving self in the episode, due to being given most of Rosco's lines. Like the two Hazzard County deputies, Hughie has eyes for Daisy Duke, but his feelings are merely of a selfish, lustful nature; Daisy despises Hughie, and thus the only reason that she will ever appear to return Hughie's interest is merely to charm him into relaxing his guard or lure him away from a certain area until the other townspeople can prepare to act against him, thus preventing him from subjecting Hazzard County to additional corruption.
Wayne / Norris
Wayne / Norris
Character
Wayne / Norris
Actor
Roger Torrey
One of Hughie's loyal duo of henchmen. Played by the same actor, but with different names on different occasions.
One of Hughie's loyal duo of henchmen. Played by the same actor, but with different names on different occasions.
Character
One of Hughie's loyal duo of henchmen. Played by the same actor, but with different names on different occasions.
Floyd / Barclay
Floyd / Barclay
Character
Floyd / Barclay
Actor
Pat Studstill
The other of Hughie's duo of henchmen. He and Norris were both bigger than Bo and Luke, but nonetheless struggled in fights against them. Again played by the same actor, but with different names on different occasions.
The other of Hughie's duo of henchmen. He and Norris were both bigger than Bo and Luke, but nonetheless struggled in fights against them. Again played by the same actor, but with different names on different occasions.
Character
The other of Hughie's duo of henchmen. He and Norris were both bigger than Bo and Luke, but nonetheless struggled in fights against them. Again played by the same actor, but with different names on different occasions.
Emery Potter
Emery Potter
Character
Emery Potter
Actor
Charlie Dell
Emery Potter is the part-time Hazzard County registrar and chief teller of the Hazzard Bank. Emery is a meek, soft-spoken man with a low tolerance for anything exciting. He is a friend of the Dukes, and sometimes falls under Hogg's crooked schemes simply because he is too timid to stand up for himself. First seen in the second-season episode "People's Choice", the character made several return appearances across the seasons. He has also served as Temporary Deputy on occasion.
Emery Potter is the part-time Hazzard County registrar and chief teller of the Hazzard Bank. Emery is a meek, soft-spoken man with a low tolerance for anything exciting. He is a friend of the Dukes, and sometimes falls under Hogg's crooked schemes simply because he is too timid to stand up for himself. First seen in the second-season episode "People's Choice", the character made several return appearances across the seasons. He has also served as Temporary Deputy on occasion.
Character
Emery Potter is the part-time Hazzard County registrar and chief teller of the Hazzard Bank. Emery is a meek, soft-spoken man with a low tolerance for anything exciting. He is a friend of the Dukes, and sometimes falls under Hogg's crooked schemes simply because he is too timid to stand up for himself. First seen in the second-season episode "People's Choice", the character made several return appearances across the seasons. He has also served as Temporary Deputy on occasion.
Dr. Henry "Doc" Petticord
Dr. Henry "Doc" Petticord
Character
Dr. Henry "Doc" Petticord
Actor
Patrick Cranshaw
Hazzard County's ancient, long-serving physician.
Hazzard County's ancient, long-serving physician.
Character
Hazzard County's ancient, long-serving physician.
Miz (Emma) Tisdale
Miz (Emma) Tisdale
Character
Miz (Emma) Tisdale
Actor
Nedra Volz
The postmistress of the Hazzard Post Office, Miz Tisdale ("Emma" to Jesse Duke) was an elderly woman who drove a motorcycle and had a huge crush on Uncle Jesse because they knew each other long ago. She was also a reporter for the Hazzard Gazette.
The postmistress of the Hazzard Post Office, Miz Tisdale ("Emma" to Jesse Duke) was an elderly woman who drove a motorcycle and had a huge crush on Uncle Jesse because they knew each other long ago. She was also a reporter for the Hazzard Gazette.
Character
The postmistress of the Hazzard Post Office, Miz Tisdale ("Emma" to Jesse Duke) was an elderly woman who drove a motorcycle and had a huge crush on Uncle Jesse because they knew each other long ago. She was also a reporter for the Hazzard Gazette.
Sheriff Edward Thomas "Big Ed" Little
Sheriff Edward Thomas "Big Ed" Little
Character
Sheriff Edward Thomas "Big Ed" Little
Actor
Don Pedro Colley
The hulking sheriff of neighboring Chickasaw County, who drove a 1975 Plymouth Fury patrol car, and the only recurring character in the series played by a black actor. Sheriff Little had an angry tendency to punch and kick fenders and doors off cars that he wrecked. He was also not afraid to pull out his trusty 12-gauge shotgun and open fire. He is a left-handed police officer. The ill-tempered sheriff hated Bo, Luke, Daisy, Coy, Vance, Uncle Jesse, Jeb Stewart, and Cooter immensely and they were well aware that Bo and Luke were not allowed to enter his county. Sheriff Little was constantly irritated by the bumbling performance of Sheriff Coltrane and the crookedness of Hogg, although he thought highly of deputy Enos; Little was strict, by-the-book, and a competent law officer, everything that Sheriff Rosco was not (although he too had little luck in capturing Bo and Luke). He had a wife named Rachel and a daughter. Before Sheriff Little was introduced, in the third-season episode "My Son, Bo Hogg", several first- and second-season episodes saw several similar tough-as-nails Sheriffs from adjoining counties.
The hulking sheriff of neighboring Chickasaw County, who drove a 1975 Plymouth Fury patrol car, and the only recurring character in the series played by a black actor. Sheriff Little had an angry tendency to punch and kick fenders and doors off cars that he wrecked. He was also not afraid to pull out his trusty 12-gauge shotgun and open fire. He is a left-handed police officer. The ill-tempered sheriff hated Bo, Luke, Daisy, Coy, Vance, Uncle Jesse, Jeb Stewart, and Cooter immensely and they were well aware that Bo and Luke were not allowed to enter his county. Sheriff Little was constantly irritated by the bumbling performance of Sheriff Coltrane and the crookedness of Hogg, although he thought highly of deputy Enos; Little was strict, by-the-book, and a competent law officer, everything that Sheriff Rosco was not (although he too had little luck in capturing Bo and Luke). He had a wife named Rachel and a daughter. Before Sheriff Little was introduced, in the third-season episode "My Son, Bo Hogg", several first- and second-season episodes saw several similar tough-as-nails Sheriffs from adjoining counties.
Character
The hulking sheriff of neighboring Chickasaw County, who drove a 1975 Plymouth Fury patrol car, and the only recurring character in the series played by a black actor. Sheriff Little had an angry tendency to punch and kick fenders and doors off cars that he wrecked. He was also not afraid to pull out his trusty 12-gauge shotgun and open fire. He is a left-handed police officer. The ill-tempered sheriff hated Bo, Luke, Daisy, Coy, Vance, Uncle Jesse, Jeb Stewart, and Cooter immensely and they were well aware that Bo and Luke were not allowed to enter his county. Sheriff Little was constantly irritated by the bumbling performance of Sheriff Coltrane and the crookedness of Hogg, although he thought highly of deputy Enos; Little was strict, by-the-book, and a competent law officer, everything that Sheriff Rosco was not (although he too had little luck in capturing Bo and Luke). He had a wife named Rachel and a daughter. Before Sheriff Little was introduced, in the third-season episode "My Son, Bo Hogg", several first- and second-season episodes saw several similar tough-as-nails Sheriffs from adjoining counties.
Mr. Rhuebottom
Mr. Rhuebottom
Character
Mr. Rhuebottom
Actor
John Wheeler
A local store owner, seen occasionally from the fourth-season episode "Pin the Tail on the Dukes" onwards (the Rhuebottom General Store shopfront is seen as early as the first-season episode "Luke's Love Story").
A local store owner, seen occasionally from the fourth-season episode "Pin the Tail on the Dukes" onwards (the Rhuebottom General Store shopfront is seen as early as the first-season episode "Luke's Love Story").
Character
A local store owner, seen occasionally from the fourth-season episode "Pin the Tail on the Dukes" onwards (the Rhuebottom General Store shopfront is seen as early as the first-season episode "Luke's Love Story").
Dr. "Doc" Appleby
Dr. "Doc" Appleby
Character
Dr. "Doc" Appleby
Actor
Elmore Vincent, later Parley Baer
Elderly successor to Doc Petticord. He is played by Elmore Vincent on the character's first appearance, in the fourth-season episode "Dear Diary", before Parley Baer took over the role in subsequent appearances.
Elderly successor to Doc Petticord. He is played by Elmore Vincent on the character's first appearance, in the fourth-season episode "Dear Diary", before Parley Baer took over the role in subsequent appearances.
Character
Elderly successor to Doc Petticord. He is played by Elmore Vincent on the character's first appearance, in the fourth-season episode "Dear Diary", before Parley Baer took over the role in subsequent appearances.
Elton Loggins
Elton Loggins
Character
Elton Loggins
Actor
Ritchie Montgomery
A disc jockey on the local WHOGG radio station, seen in the sixth-season episode "Enos's Last Chance" and the late seventh-season episode "Strange Visitor To Hazzard", and referred to, along with the radio station, in several other episodes. Other than actor M. C. Gainey (who played Sheriff Rosco in the 2005 movie version and had previously played a villain in the fourth-season episode "Bad Day in Hazzard"), Ritchie Montgomery is the only actor to appear in both episode(s) of the TV series and the 2005 movie (where he plays the small role of a State Trooper). Montgomery mentions this in a feature on the DVD versions of the movie.
A disc jockey on the local WHOGG radio station, seen in the sixth-season episode "Enos's Last Chance" and the late seventh-season episode "Strange Visitor To Hazzard", and referred to, along with the radio station, in several other episodes. Other than actor M. C. Gainey (who played Sheriff Rosco in the 2005 movie version and had previously played a villain in the fourth-season episode "Bad Day in Hazzard"), Ritchie Montgomery is the only actor to appear in both episode(s) of the TV series and the 2005 movie (where he plays the small role of a State Trooper). Montgomery mentions this in a feature on the DVD versions of the movie.
Character
A disc jockey on the local WHOGG radio station, seen in the sixth-season episode "Enos's Last Chance" and the late seventh-season episode "Strange Visitor To Hazzard", and referred to, along with the radio station, in several other episodes. Other than actor M. C. Gainey (who played Sheriff Rosco in the 2005 movie version and had previously played a villain in the fourth-season episode "Bad Day in Hazzard"), Ritchie Montgomery is the only actor to appear in both episode(s) of the TV series and the 2005 movie (where he plays the small role of a State Trooper). Montgomery mentions this in a feature on the DVD versions of the movie.
| Character | Actor |
| Info | |
| Lulu Coltrane Hogg | Peggy Rea |
| Boss Hogg's wife, Hughie Hogg's aunt, and Rosco's sister. Lulu constantly challenged her husband for authority and rallied for the equality of women in Hazzard, and was one of the few people in Hazzard who actually intimidated Boss, though he genuinely loved and cared for her. Although much mentioned, Lulu only appeared once during the first season (in the episode "Repo Men") and once during the second season ("The Rustlers"), before her appearances gradually increased over the third season. By the fourth season, she was a frequently seen recurring character. Initially in her single first- and second-season appearances, she was portrayed to be rather spoiled and selfish; as her appearances increased, the character evolved into being more caring and kind—often in contrast to Boss, and which on occasion proved to be his downfall or his Achilles' heel. Although Boss is a nemesis to the Dukes, Lulu is best friends with Daisy. | |
| Myrtle / Mabel Tillingham | Lindsay Bloom |
| Mabel is Hogg's cousin who runs the Hazzard Phone Company, who often sneak-listens to calls and lets Hogg know what is going on. Her name mysteriously changed from Myrtle to Mabel midway through the second season. | |
| Longstreet B. Davenport | Ernie Lively (credited as Ernie W. Brown) |
| was Cooter's cousin who filled for Cooter when he was away from the garage in several second-season episodes (in reality, this was to cover for Ben Jones's absence, after a disagreement with producers as to whether Cooter should have a beard or not). L.B. appeared in the episodes "Follow that Still", "Duke of Duke", and "The Runaway", before Jones returned to the series; the episode "Grannie Annie" also features another temporary Cooter replacement, Mickey Jones as B.B. Davenport. Ernie Lively also played a different character named "Dobro Doolan", a friend of Bo and Luke, in the first episode of the series, "One Armed Bandits" (where he was credited as Ernie Brown), and as a guard called Clyde in the later sixth-season episode "The Ransom of Hazzard County". With Cooter's temporary absence, it was never fully explained why one of his relations was suddenly running the garage in his place; and in a similar vein to Coy and Vance in the fifth season, both of these cousins of Cooter were very much clones of the original character, and were never mentioned before or after their temporary spells replacing the original character. | |
| Hughie Hogg | Jeff Altman |
| A play-on-words of the popular military helicopter. Boss Hogg's young nephew, said to be as crooked as—maybe even more crooked than—Hogg. Dressed in an all-white suit just like his Uncle Boss, Hughie drove or was chauffeured around in a white VW Beetle with bull horns on the hood, similar to Boss Hogg's Cadillac. Typically, Boss Hogg would call in Hughie once per season to come up with a particularly dastardly scheme to get rid of the Dukes. Hughie's seemingly flawless plots always ended in disaster, and Boss Hogg would throw him out of Hazzard at the end of the episode. Despite this, Hogg always gave Hughie "one last chance" on his next appearance. In later appearances, Hughie wormed his way back into Hazzard by coming up with a scheme and then persuading Hogg to go along with it, often by bribery. The character of Hughie was first introduced in the episode "Uncle Boss", produced as the second episode of the second season but not broadcast until the third season (for unknown reasons, and just several episodes prior to "The Return of Hughie Hogg"). By that time, Hughie had already been seen as Temporary Sheriff in the second-season episode "Arrest Jesse Duke", in which he appeared in a secondary role, written in at the last minute to cover Sheriff Rosco's absence during James Best's temporary boycott of the show. He acted somewhat out of character of his usual conniving self in the episode, due to being given most of Rosco's lines. Like the two Hazzard County deputies, Hughie has eyes for Daisy Duke, but his feelings are merely of a selfish, lustful nature; Daisy despises Hughie, and thus the only reason that she will ever appear to return Hughie's interest is merely to charm him into relaxing his guard or lure him away from a certain area until the other townspeople can prepare to act against him, thus preventing him from subjecting Hazzard County to additional corruption. | |
| Wayne / Norris | Roger Torrey |
| One of Hughie's loyal duo of henchmen. Played by the same actor, but with different names on different occasions. | |
| Floyd / Barclay | Pat Studstill |
| The other of Hughie's duo of henchmen. He and Norris were both bigger than Bo and Luke, but nonetheless struggled in fights against them. Again played by the same actor, but with different names on different occasions. | |
| Emery Potter | Charlie Dell |
| Emery Potter is the part-time Hazzard County registrar and chief teller of the Hazzard Bank. Emery is a meek, soft-spoken man with a low tolerance for anything exciting. He is a friend of the Dukes, and sometimes falls under Hogg's crooked schemes simply because he is too timid to stand up for himself. First seen in the second-season episode "People's Choice", the character made several return appearances across the seasons. He has also served as Temporary Deputy on occasion. | |
| Dr. Henry "Doc" Petticord | Patrick Cranshaw |
| Hazzard County's ancient, long-serving physician. | |
| Miz (Emma) Tisdale | Nedra Volz |
| The postmistress of the Hazzard Post Office, Miz Tisdale ("Emma" to Jesse Duke) was an elderly woman who drove a motorcycle and had a huge crush on Uncle Jesse because they knew each other long ago. She was also a reporter for the Hazzard Gazette. | |
| Sheriff Edward Thomas "Big Ed" Little | Don Pedro Colley |
| The hulking sheriff of neighboring Chickasaw County, who drove a 1975 Plymouth Fury patrol car, and the only recurring character in the series played by a black actor. Sheriff Little had an angry tendency to punch and kick fenders and doors off cars that he wrecked. He was also not afraid to pull out his trusty 12-gauge shotgun and open fire. He is a left-handed police officer. The ill-tempered sheriff hated Bo, Luke, Daisy, Coy, Vance, Uncle Jesse, Jeb Stewart, and Cooter immensely and they were well aware that Bo and Luke were not allowed to enter his county. Sheriff Little was constantly irritated by the bumbling performance of Sheriff Coltrane and the crookedness of Hogg, although he thought highly of deputy Enos; Little was strict, by-the-book, and a competent law officer, everything that Sheriff Rosco was not (although he too had little luck in capturing Bo and Luke). He had a wife named Rachel and a daughter. Before Sheriff Little was introduced, in the third-season episode "My Son, Bo Hogg", several first- and second-season episodes saw several similar tough-as-nails Sheriffs from adjoining counties. | |
| Mr. Rhuebottom | John Wheeler |
| A local store owner, seen occasionally from the fourth-season episode "Pin the Tail on the Dukes" onwards (the Rhuebottom General Store shopfront is seen as early as the first-season episode "Luke's Love Story"). | |
| Dr. "Doc" Appleby | Elmore Vincent, later Parley Baer |
| Elderly successor to Doc Petticord. He is played by Elmore Vincent on the character's first appearance, in the fourth-season episode "Dear Diary", before Parley Baer took over the role in subsequent appearances. | |
| Elton Loggins | Ritchie Montgomery |
| A disc jockey on the local WHOGG radio station, seen in the sixth-season episode "Enos's Last Chance" and the late seventh-season episode "Strange Visitor To Hazzard", and referred to, along with the radio station, in several other episodes. Other than actor M. C. Gainey (who played Sheriff Rosco in the 2005 movie version and had previously played a villain in the fourth-season episode "Bad Day in Hazzard"), Ritchie Montgomery is the only actor to appear in both episode(s) of the TV series and the 2005 movie (where he plays the small role of a State Trooper). Montgomery mentions this in a feature on the DVD versions of the movie. | |
· Broadcast history › United States › Nielsen ratings
1978–1979
1978–1979
Year
1978–1979
Viewers (millions)
21.0
Rating
#20
1979–1980
1979–1980
Year
1979–1980
Viewers (millions)
18.38
Rating
#9
1980–1981
1980–1981
Year
1980–1981
Viewers (millions)
21.81
Rating
#2
1981–1982
1981–1982
Year
1981–1982
Viewers (millions)
18.41
Rating
#6
1982–1983
1982–1983
Year
1982–1983
Viewers (millions)
17.2
Rating
#34
1983–1984
1983–1984
Year
1983–1984
Viewers (millions)
16.4
Rating
#36
1984–1985
1984–1985
Year
1984–1985
Viewers (millions)
13.8
Rating
#41
| Year | Viewers (millions) | Rating |
| 1978–1979 | 21.0 | |
| 1979–1980 | 18.38 | |
| 1980–1981 | 21.81 | |
| 1981–1982 | 18.41 | |
| 1982–1983 | 17.2 | |
| 1983–1984 | 16.4 | |
| 1984–1985 | 13.8 | |
· Home media › DVD
Region 1
Region 1
DVD Name
Region 1
Ep #
Region 2
Release dates
Region 4
The Complete First Season
The Complete First Season
DVD Name
The Complete First Season
Ep #
13
Release dates
June 1, 2004
Release dates
August 15, 2005
Release dates
August 17, 2005
DVD special features
The 20th Anniversary Hazzard County Barbecue
Dukes Driving 101: A High Octane Salute
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Return of General Lee game preview
Audio commentary
The Complete Second Season
The Complete Second Season
DVD Name
The Complete Second Season
Ep #
23
Release dates
January 25, 2005
Release dates
September 26, 2005
Release dates
August 17, 2005
DVD special features
The Extreme Hazzard
John Schneider and Tom Wopat screen test
The Complete Third Season
The Complete Third Season
DVD Name
The Complete Third Season
Ep #
23
Release dates
May 31, 2005
Release dates
November 21, 2005
Release dates
March 1, 2006
DVD special features
Bo, Luke and Daisy – Just Good Ol' Friends: The Stars Reminisce
A Special Welcome
Dukes Family Tree
Audio commentary/Dukes Vision (“And In This Corner, Luke Duke”)
The Complete Fourth Season
The Complete Fourth Season
DVD Name
The Complete Fourth Season
Ep #
27
Release dates
August 2, 2005
Release dates
February 13, 2006
Release dates
March 1, 2006
DVD special features
The Dukes Story: Building the Legend
Audio commentary (“Double Dukes”)
Television Favorites
Television Favorites
DVD Name
Television Favorites
Ep #
3
Release dates
September 27, 2005
Release dates
N/A
Release dates
N/A
Pilot TV Episode
Pilot TV Episode
DVD Name
Pilot TV Episode
Ep #
1
Release dates
November 7, 2005
Release dates
N/A
Release dates
N/A
The Complete Fifth Season
The Complete Fifth Season
DVD Name
The Complete Fifth Season
Ep #
22
Release dates
December 13, 2005
Release dates
April 10, 2006
Release dates
August 9, 2006
DVD special features
Hazzard County Stunt Team: Reunited and In Your Face!
Cooter's Place: Keeping the Dream Alive
The Complete Sixth Season
The Complete Sixth Season
DVD Name
The Complete Sixth Season
Ep #
22
Release dates
May 30, 2006
Release dates
July 24, 2006
Release dates
August 9, 2006
DVD special features
Back Where We Started: The Real Hazzard County
General Lee: The Legendary Charger
The Complete Seventh Season
The Complete Seventh Season
DVD Name
The Complete Seventh Season
Ep #
17
Release dates
December 5, 2006
Release dates
September 22, 2008
Release dates
N/A
DVD special features
Remembering the Outlaw: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings
"Good Ol' Boys" music video with Tom Wopat, John Schneider and Catherine Bach
Making of the music video
Two-Movie Collection
Two-Movie Collection
DVD Name
Two-Movie Collection
Ep #
2
Release dates
June 10, 2008
Release dates
N/A
Release dates
June 4, 2014
DVD special features
None
The Complete Series and Two Unrated Feature Films Box Set
The Complete Series and Two Unrated Feature Films Box Set
DVD Name
The Complete Series and Two Unrated Feature Films Box Set
Ep #
147
Release dates
November 14, 2017
Release dates
N/A
Release dates
N/A
DVD special features
Special features from individual sets
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release dates | DVD special features | ||
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| The Complete First Season | 13 | June 1, 2004 | August 15, 2005 | August 17, 2005 | The 20th Anniversary Hazzard County Barbecue Dukes Driving 101: A High Octane Salute The Dukes of Hazzard: The Return of General Lee game preview Audio commentary |
| The Complete Second Season | 23 | January 25, 2005 | September 26, 2005 | August 17, 2005 | The Extreme Hazzard John Schneider and Tom Wopat screen test |
| The Complete Third Season | 23 | May 31, 2005 | November 21, 2005 | March 1, 2006 | Bo, Luke and Daisy – Just Good Ol' Friends: The Stars Reminisce A Special Welcome Dukes Family Tree Audio commentary/Dukes Vision (“And In This Corner, Luke Duke”) |
| The Complete Fourth Season | 27 | August 2, 2005 | February 13, 2006 | March 1, 2006 | The Dukes Story: Building the Legend Audio commentary (“Double Dukes”) |
| Television Favorites | 3 | September 27, 2005 | N/A | N/A | |
| Pilot TV Episode | 1 | November 7, 2005 | N/A | N/A | |
| The Complete Fifth Season | 22 | December 13, 2005 | April 10, 2006 | August 9, 2006 | Hazzard County Stunt Team: Reunited and In Your Face! Cooter's Place: Keeping the Dream Alive |
| The Complete Sixth Season | 22 | May 30, 2006 | July 24, 2006 | August 9, 2006 | Back Where We Started: The Real Hazzard County General Lee: The Legendary Charger |
| The Complete Seventh Season | 17 | December 5, 2006 | September 22, 2008 | N/A | Remembering the Outlaw: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings "Good Ol' Boys" music video with Tom Wopat, John Schneider and Catherine Bach Making of the music video |
| Two-Movie Collection | 2 | June 10, 2008 | N/A | June 4, 2014 | None |
| The Complete Series and Two Unrated Feature Films Box Set | 147 | November 14, 2017 | N/A | N/A | Special features from individual sets |
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