Series set in the rural community of Hazzard. The Dukes are a family who were once moonshiners but when cousins Bo and Luke were caught; they were given probation on the condition that they give up moon shining, which they did. Now every now and then they learn that J.D. Hogg who is called Boss Hogg is up to something so they do what they can to stop him especially when someone close to them is being threatened by Hogg. So along with their Uncle Jesse, their lovely cousin Daisy, and their good friend and mechanic, Cooter they stop every one of Boss' schemes. They are also fortunate that Hogg's right hand man, Roscoe Coltrane who is also the Sheriff is not very competent, and that his Deputy though loyal to Hogg and Roscoe is not corrupt and has a thing for Daisy, is a tad clumsy. During the 5th season, Tom Wopat and John Schneider who play Luke and Bo had a contract dispute with the show, so they were written off with them at the NASCAR circuit, so cousins, Coy and Vance came to stay with Uncle Jesse and help him and Daisy with their encounters with Hogg. Bo and Luke Duke were handsome and honest hotshots and cousins living with their Uncle Jesse and sexy short-shorts-wearin' cousin Daisy on a farm in Hazzard County located somewhere in the Southern United States. While mostly interested in minding their own business (and driving at very high speeds in their souped-up Dodge Charger [nicknamed the General Lee]), the Duke boys sometimes fell prey to the greedy schemes of corrupt town leader Boss Hogg and his dimwitted flunky Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane. Sometimes serving as "Robin Hood" types (replete with bows and flaming arrows), the Dukes attempted to help out their friends and neighbors in distress and avoid being jailed by the unscrupulous Hogg. A big favorite of mine as a kid, and I still watch it today on TNN. The adventures of The Duke family and their battle with the Hazzard police and their nemesis, Boss J.D. Hogg, is still great fun. The General Lee (a '69 Dodge Charger) was the real show-stopper, a car we'd all want to drive. I can remember many of the episodes, but there was one true classic episode: "Daisy's Shotgun Weapon", featuring Richard Moll. Yes, the storylines were somewhat questionable, as was the logic. Also, Wopat and Schneider's temporary exit due to money hurt the show, oh if we could have seen Bo and Luke in those episodes instead of those frauds. Still, the show is the bomb. Of course, the sexiest woman in the history of T.V. by a huge margin, Catherine Bach, who plays Daisy Duke, is the woman many men still want for a wife. To the "spike network" if you are the so called 1st network for guys, give guys what they want and that is Daisy Duke in those shorts. This show made every young kid wanting to move to Georgia when grew up, but after one visit in college the billboard for Baptist Bible Church and peanut stands on the corner scared me off. The Dukes was one of the last shows you could put your kids in front of the TV and know nothing too terrible was going to happen. I think this is one of the few shows I could agree with my parents on. Sure the plots were numb and all you hope for was a chuckle or two and some car chases. I am off to pick up season one on DVD and when the Coy and Vance years come out I hope it's only available on Beta.
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