Season 1 of the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard had 13 episodes. It premiered on January 26, 1979, and finished on May 11, 1979
Cast[]
Main Characters[]
- Tom Wopat as Luke Duke (13/13)
- John Schneider as Bo Duke (13/13)
- Catherine Bach as Daisy Duke (13/13)
- Denver Pyle as Uncle Jesse Duke (13/13)
- James Best as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (13/13)
- Sorrell Booke as Boss Hogg (13/13)
- Ben Jones as Cooter Davenport (12/13)
- Sonny Shroyer as Enos Strate (13/13)
- Waylon Jennings as The Balladeer (13/13)
Reoccurring Characters[]
- Peggy Rea as Lulu Hogg (1/13)
- Rick Hurst as Cletus Hogg (1/13)
Episodes[]
For a detailed description of an individual episode see the corresponding episode article by clicking 'episode-title' below.
To see how episodes play into the Dukes of Hazzard timeline, see the Chronology of the Dukes of Hazzard.
01 | “One Armed Bandits” | |
Release Date: January 26, 1979 | |
Directed By: Rod Amateau | |
Written By: Gy Waldron | |
Production Code: 166861 | |
Synopsis: | |
Sheriff Coltrane sets up a slot machine operation to fund his re-election, but a pair of two-armed bandits – Bo and Luke Duke – find a way to give the proceeds to charity and save the local orphanage. |
02 | “Daisy's Song” | |
Release Date: February 2, 1979 | |
Directed By: Bob Kelljan | |
Written By: Gy Waldron | |
Production Code: 166862 | |
Synopsis: | |
An Atlanta music-publishing outfit bilks Daisy of $50, a corruption of Boss Hogg's. And the FBI has an eye on the whole scam. Bo and Luke head to town to straighten things out for Daisy and end up messing up a police raid on the place. They hatch a scheme to catch the record pirates red-handed by having Daisy pretend to be a potential client to trick the music outfit's ringleader, Lester Starr into believing she can fake a number of real-life artists. Meanwhile, after being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Bo and Luke are targeted by the FBI and the local law. And Boss has his sights set on getting a tie-in with the syndicate, with a new singer that Starr has to audition for them and Boss, who just happens to be....Daisy Big mistake |
03 | “Mary Kaye's Baby” | |
Release Date: February 9, 1979 | |
Directed By: Rod Amateau | |
Written By: William Putnam | |
Production Code: 166864 | |
Synopsis: | |
While running from Enos in Cooter's car, Bo and Luke run into a couple of problems: 1) the car they're driving is loaded with moonshine that Cooter was to deliver for Boss, and therefore have to avoid getting caught with it, and 2) they pick up the very pregnant Mary Kaye Porter, who has with her over $100,000 meant for an Atlanta gangster named McQuade, who is hot on its trail, as well as hers. And shortly before McQuade and his accomplice Leo find her with the boys, Mary Kaye goes into labor, complicating things even more. |
04 | “Repo Men” | |
Release Date: February 16, 1979 | |
Directed By: Ron Satloff | |
Written By: Bob Clark | |
Production Code: 166863 | |
Synopsis: | |
This car's a wreck, but the engine's a honey and Bo and Luke MUST have it. So they make a deal with used car dealer Ace Parker, who's more crooked as a switchback trail, who has a scheme that could land the boys behind bars. |
05 | “High Octane” | |
Release Date: February 23, 1979 | |
Directed By: Don McDougall | |
Written By: William Keys | |
Production Code: 166865 | |
Synopsis: | |
Uncle Jesse fires up the moonshine still for a patriotic cause, while Bo's dancin' and romancin' flames are fired by a lovely female revenue agent who's bird-dogging them |
06 | “Swamp Molly” | |
Release Date: March 9, 1979 | |
Directed By: Don McDougall | |
Written By: Kathryn Michaelian Powers | |
Production Code: 166872 | |
Synopsis: | |
In the early 1930s, Molly sprang Uncle Jesse out of a heap of trouble with the Feds. Now she wants to make one last run... and she wants the Dukes to help. Problem is, Molly's no longer dealing with moonshine but in contraband firearms, getting Bo and Luke into worse trouble than usual.
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07 | “Luke's Love Story” | |
Release Date: March 16, 1979 | |
Directed By: Hy Averback | |
Written By: Kris Kincade Nance McCornick | |
Production Code: 166871 | |
Synopsis: | |
In the annual Hazzard Obstacle Derby, a dirty illegal notorious race, Amy Creevy is the first woman to enter. Luke is smitten with her and they build a relationship, but he has a hard time accepting that he can't chase other women if he stays with her. Meanwhile, Boss Hogg needs to win because his mama's ashes are in the winning trophy, but Enos is driving for him. So he threatens to sell Cooter's truck unless he becomes a crasher in the race to make sure that Enos wins. |
08 | “The Big Heist” | |
Release Date: March 30, 1979 | |
Directed By: Bob Claver | |
Written By: Bruce Howard | |
Production Code: 166873 | |
Synopsis: | |
A masked bandit with a score to settle with Boss Hogg robs him of his illegal liquor money and then jumps into General Lee with Luke driving, causing Boss to believe Bo robbed him and he has the boys arrested for the theft. Meanwhile, the bandit (now unmasked) ends up at the Duke farm after Daisy makes acquaintance with him at the Boar's Nest, causing further problems.
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09 | “Limo One Is Missing” | |
Release Date: April 6, 1979 | |
Directed By: Don McDougall | |
Written By: Paul Savage | |
Production Code: 166874 | |
Synopsis: | |
When government agents park the vehicle in Hazzard in front of the Boar's Nest, Cooter hotwires the US President's limo and takes off for a joy ride. After hiding the limo from the local law, it is carjacked by some of Boss Hogg's chop shop thugs, meaning the Dukes and Cooter now have to try to retrieve it. |
10 | “Deputy Dukes” | |
Release Date: April 20, 1979 | |
Directed By: William Asher | |
Written By: Paul Savage | |
Production Code: 166875 | |
Synopsis: | |
Bo and Luke are deputized and sent to Springville to retrieve a prisoner, not told he's the notorious Public Enemy #1, Rocky Marlowe, and have to dodge Marlowe's thugs, who are trying to break him free. Meanwhile, the alleged lady deputy helping them escort Marlowe is actually a woman who has a score to settle with Marlowe for not helping her father in his time of need. |
11 | “Money to Burn” | |
Release Date: April 27, 1979 | |
Directed By: Rod Amateau | |
Written By: Myles Wilder, William Raynor | |
Production Code: 166877 | |
Synopsis: | |
Boss Hogg, not wanting to let go of $1,000,000 in old bills meant for destruction, hatches a scheme where he'll keep the old bills to himself and still get them replaced besides....but surprise, surprise, Bo and Luke get mixed up in it and are framed by Boss for allegedly hijacking the armored truck that had a mysterious "accident".
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12 | “Route 7-11” | |
Release Date: May 4, 1979 | |
Directed By: Bob Claver | |
Written By: Fred Freiberger | |
Production Code: 166876 | |
Synopsis: | |
Bo and Luke become drivers of an 18-wheeler, which they eventually discover is actually a casino on wheels. |
13 | “Double Sting” | |
Release Date: May 11, 1979 | |
Directed By: Gy Waldron | |
Written By: Gy Waldron | |
Production Code: 166878 | |
Synopsis: | |
After an alleged plague brought on by a barroom brawler confines him, the Duke boys, Uncle Jesse, Boss Hogg and Rosco to the jailhouse, only Daisy is left to pursue bank robbers disguised as Laurel and Hardy. |
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Ep # | Episode Name | Air Date | Production Code |
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01 | One Armed Bandits | January 26, 1979 | 166861 |
02 | Daisy's Song | February 2, 1979 | 166862 |
03 | Mary Kaye's Baby | February 9, 1979 | 166864 |
04 | Repo Men | February 16, 1979 | 166863 |
05 | High Octane | February 23, 1979 | 166865 |
06 | Swamp Molly | March 9, 1979 | 166872 |
07 | Luke's Love Story | March 16, 1979 | 166871 |
08 | The Big Heist | March 30, 1979 | 166873 |
09 | Limo One Is Missing | April 6, 1979 | 166874 |
10 | Deputy Dukes | April 20, 1979 | 166875 |
11 | Money to Burn | April 27, 1979 | 166877 |
12 | Route 7-11 | May 4, 1979 | 166876 |
13 | Double Sting | May 11, 1979 | 166878 |
Bonus Features[]
- One Armed Bandit's Commentary
- Catherine Bach and John Schneider talk about the first episode and their experiences filming the show
- The 20th Anniversary Hazzard County BBQ
- Guests of the BBQ included John Schneider and his daughter Karis 'Biscuit' Schneider, Catherine Bach, Sonny Shroyer, Ben Jones, James Best, Rick Hurst, Peggy Rae, and Paul Baxley
- According to Ben Jones, there were 309 'General Lee's' used in filming the Dukes of Hazzard
- Ben Jones says the majority of the cast first met on Nov 7th 1978 in Conyers Georgia at the Holiday Inn. Peggy, Sorrell, and Denver came in one week later.
- The cast talk about the actors and what the show meant to them as well as reliving a few memories from the years
- James and Catherine talk about James putting a picture of him in only a hat, his gun belt, and cowboy boots in her hat for the makeup artist
- Rick Hurst talked about watching Sorrell Booke and a guest star rehearsing an entire scene in Japanese
- Ben talked about the record jump and John talks about how they got the horn
- Catherine says John was a little brother to her that she always had to get out of trouble
- Paul Baxley says one of his best memories was when he got called while in Mexico to tell him they got season 2.
- Dukes Driving 101: A High-Octane Salute
- NASCAR drivers like Rusty Wallace, Larry Foyt, Robby Gordon, Jason Leffler, Matt Kenseth, and Greg Biffle talk about the stunts in the series and growing up watching the Dukes of Hazzard. They also vote Daisy as their favorite character and talk about how they would like to have Cooter in their pit crews.
- The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee preview
Trivia[]
- Season One is the shortest season, at 13 episodes
- Season One is the only season where a character gets shot. Rosco shoots a character in the foot in Mary Kaye's Baby
- The first 5 episodes of the series were filmed in Georgia. Episode 6 and all the episodes after were filmed at the studio in California
- Book The Roads Back to Early Hazzard covers many of the locations from the first five episodes that were filmed in Covington and Conyers (Ben Jones hometown) Georgia.
- Many characters and episodes from season one were inspired from events in Gy Waldron's life [1]
- ↑ The Dukes of Hazzard: The Unofficial Companion chapter 15