This film-related article describes an aspect of the film in a primarily in-universe style. When John Schneider auditioned for the role of Bo Duke, he came to the audition in a dilapidated pickup truck, sporting a week-long beard growth, wearing overalls and a white T-shirt with a pack of cigarettes rolled up in a sleeve collar, and carrying a can of beer, trying to look the part. After performing a concert in Hazzard, Gilley was nabbed while leaving and forced to do a second show to nullify his citation. Played by the same actor but with different names on different occasions. In his absence, Cooter's place was filled by several of Cooter's supposed cousins who were never mentioned before or since. Relevant discussion may be found on the. Again played by the same actor, but with different names on different occasions.
Let them rest in peace! This was slowly phased out during the third season. 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. Instead Cooter drags Luke to shore and while underwater, Bo discovers an abandoned 1969 and believes it would be the perfect car. Later when ratings began to dip partly caused by the change to Coy and Vance, and partly to do with competition from , with new hit shows such as , it moved back to Mondays, making the odd return for short runs on Saturdays. Bo is also more likely to have his eye, or heart, distracted by a pretty girl. His normal character, Rosco, is presumed drowned while a criminal that looks like Rosco has a headache. In 1980, the song reached 1 on the American Country chart and peaked at 21 on the.
Rosco also has a soft spot for his Flash, introduced at the start of the third season. On such occasions, Bo and Luke usually have to rescue their adversaries as an inevitable precursor to defeating the bad guys; in other instances, the Dukes join forces with Hogg and Coltrane to tackle bigger threats to Hazzard or one of their respective parties. Production was pushed back by a few weeks as fairly similar looking replacements were subsequently, hastily hired: as Coy Duke and as Vance Duke. Although not as widely run as it was back in the 1980s and the years since, reruns of the program do continue to air in various parts of the United States. She takes them to the high-school shop class, where they meet Cooter Davenport , who gives them a fast engine.
Jesse believes his only recourse is his moonshine operation, but he cannot deliver enough in two weeks. Sometimes it is implied that they would be jailed for merely crossing the county line; on other occasions, it is shown that they may leave Hazzard, as long as they are back within a certain time limit. She undergoes a makeover to impress him, cutting her jeans into very , wearing a shirt tied to show her midriff and letting her hair down. In the early episodes, he is a wild man, often breaking the law. How do you feel comfortable dressing? The pilot episode was to include a barber modeled after on as a regular character, but was eliminated when the final draft of the pilot's script was written and before the show was cast. In the early episodes, Enos is shown to be a rather good driver and respected as such by Bo and Luke , but by the end of the first season, he is shown to be as incompetent a driver as Rosco. Cletus has a crush though not as bad as Enos' crush on Daisy and is even convinced she wants to marry him.
More than once Hogg is targeted by former associates who are either seeking revenge or have him after a scheme has unraveled in one way or another. 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. The producers immediately rushed after him asking where he had bought the horn. Hughie, the Boar's Nest bartender, says she's not the type of girl who should work there, and refuses her but she is smitten. Catherine Bach also considered walking out due to similar concerns, but Wopat and Schneider convinced her to stay, insisting that if she left then there might not be a show to come back to, and that settling the issue was up to them. She began her acting career in 1953 on the I Love Lucy show. In the film it was said to have been the only car to have ever given the general a run for i … ts money and the 00 did.
Government to refrain from distilling moonshine in exchange for Bo and Luke's freedom. Peggy Rea played Lulu Hogg, Boss Hogg's wife in the. In the original five Georgia-filmed episodes, a Confederate flag along with a checkered racing flag in a criss-cross pattern could be seen behind the rear window; this was removed when it was felt that this extra detail did not show up enough on-screen to warrant the already very tight time constraints of preparing and repairing each example of the car. His vehicle is a white 1970 convertible, with bull horns mounted on the hood. When he returns from his stint in Los Angeles, he seems to be able to stand up to Boss and Rosco slightly more, and sometimes refuses to participate in their schemes. Soon a massive hit, it moved from Monday evenings to prime time Saturday evening times varied, but typically around 5:25 pm , where it stayed for a number of years. The Duke boys added a custom air horn to the General Lee that played the first 12 notes of the song.
No 1970 Chargers were used, as backdating them proved to be too time consuming. The miniature car effects were intended as a budget saving measure to save the cost of repairing or replacing damaged vehicles and to help compete visually with from the series. Some scripts for Coy and Vance were originally written for Bo and Luke but with their names quite literally crossed out and Coy and Vance penned in. Emery Potter Charlie Dell Emery Potter is the part-time Hazzard County registrar and chief teller of the Hazzard Bank. Production began in October 1978 with the original intention of only nine episodes being produced as mid-season filler. He is also a left-handed police officer. In the episode, Jennings drives a 1968 Dodge Charger—the same body style as the General Lee.
Popular with all ages and as some of the more adult elements of very early episodes faded out of the series , it quickly moved from its post- position to a more family-friendly Monday evening slot at 7:20 pm. Lulu constantly challenges her husband for authority and rallies for the equality of women in Hazzard. Bo and Luke had previously been sentenced to probation for illegal transportation of ; their Uncle Jesse made a with the U. If Jessie can't come up with his mortgage in a few days, the county will foreclose on his loan, taking his farm. Sonny Schroyer who played Enos on Dukes play an L A police officer. Hughie's seemingly flawless plots would always end up in disaster, and Boss Hogg would end up throwing him out of Hazzard at the end of the episode. Please don't waste your time! It was largely filmed in in , with scenes also shot at nearby and also at in nearby.
He has also served as Temporary Deputy on occasion. They clean, repair and repaint the car, and after adding their new engine, is reborn. This has nothing to do with the 'beginnings' of the Dukes. The Duke boys inadvertently allow Hogg's prize pig to escape, and it falls off the roof and is injured. Time was of the essence, and the men that worked at this shop worked hard hours to get the cars prepared for the show.