Rod Amateau
Director
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
Season 1
Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard County (Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane), plus a string of ne'er-do-wells often backed by the scheming Hogg.
Released Jan. 26, 1979
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Production Companies: Lou Step Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
5.4
S1E1 - One-Armed Bandits
Sheriff Coltrane is hissier than a sack of rattlesnakes! He sets up a slot machine operation to fund his election, but a pair of two-armed-bandits - Bo and Luke - find a way to give the proceeds to charity.
Jan. 26, 1979, midnight
10.0
S1E2 - Daisy's Song
What kind of music-publishing outfit would bilk daisy out of $50? Well, here's a hint, Dukesters: where there's corruption, there's Boss Hogg. And this time, the FBI is keeping an eye on the scam!
Feb. 2, 1979, midnight
10.0
S1E3 - Mary Kaye's Baby
Bo and Luke are unaware that 1) the borrowed car they're driving is loaded with moonshine and 2) the pregnant hitchhiker they've picked up is carrying over $100,000 in stolen mob money.
Feb. 9, 1979, midnight
10.0
S1E4 - Repo Men
The car's a wreck. But the engine's a honey, and Bo and Luke have to have it. So they make a deal with a car dealer who's as crooked as a switchback trail and whose scheme could land them behind bars.
Feb. 16, 1979, midnight
S1E5 - High Octane
Will a batch of kick-tail gasoline solve the nation's fuel crisis? Uncle Jesse fires up the moonshine still for a patriotic cause. And a lovely female revenue agent fires up Bo's dancin'-and-romancin' flames.
Feb. 23, 1979, midnight
S1E6 - Swamp Molly
Way back in the '30s, Molly sprang Uncle Jesse out of a heap of trouble with the Feds. Now she wants to make one last moonshine run...and wants Jesse and the other Dukes to help.
March 9, 1979, midnight
S1E7 - Luke's Love Story
Luke's rival in in Hazzard's stock car derby has million-dollar legs and a lead foot... and she's got his heart revved up. Boss Hogg worries about reclaiming the derby trophy because his mama's ashes are inside it.
March 16, 1979, midnight
S1E8 - The Big Heist
Bo and Luke robbers? That accusation is like going to church shirtless. It don't feel right! But if the Duke's didn't pull off the heist, who was in the General Lee when it roared away from the crime scene?
March 30, 1979, midnight
S1E9 - Limo One is Missing
Leave it to Cooter to drive everyone wild. When government agents driving the U.S. President's limo through Hazzard stop at the Boar's Nest, Cooter hot-wires the vehicle and sets out on a joy ride.
April 6, 1979, midnight
S1E10 - Deputy Dukes
There ought to be a law. Instead, there's Bo and Luke. They've been deputized and sent to Springfield to retrieve a prisoner. One detail the boys aren't told: the prisoner is a notorious Public Enemy #1!
April 13, 1979, midnight
S1E11 - Money to Burn
The government was going to burn the cash away, so who'd miss a cool million in ragged bills? Besides, Boss Hogg has masterminded his scheme so that Bo and Luke are the fall guys.
April 20, 1979, midnight
S1E12 - Route 7-11
The rig is rigged. Bo and Luke become drivers of an 18-wheeler, not knowing that the trailer is a rolling gambling casino and that its games aren't on the level.
May 4, 1979, midnight
S1E13 - Double Sting
A fine mess they've gotten into this time! After a health quarantine confines the Duke men and the police to the jailhouse, only Daisy is left to pursue bank robbers who disguise themselves as Laurel and Hardy.
May 11, 1979, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 8820 min.
Released: Jan. 26, 1979
Last Air Date: Feb. 8, 1985, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 10+
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