50 Fun Facts About Dukes of Hazzard

On which network did The Dukes of Hazzard air from 1979 to 1985?

It ran seven seasons and at one point trailed only Dallas in the ratings.

Which show followed The Dukes of Hazzard on CBS's Friday-night line-up?

The darker soap made a surprisingly good double bill with Hazzard County.

Bo and Luke Duke are on probation for what offence?

The terms mean they cannot carry guns, so they fight with bows and dynamite-tipped arrows.

Because they cannot own firearms, what weapons do the Duke boys use?

The arrows are sometimes tipped with dynamite.

The General Lee is a customised example of which car?

Creator Gy Waldron first considered a Firebird, but the stunt coordinator knew what Chargers could do.

What number is painted on the doors of the General Lee?

The car is orange with the name over each door.

The General Lee's horn plays the opening notes of which song?

It plays the first twelve notes.

Why do the Dukes climb in and out of the General Lee through the windows?

It is one of the car's signatures along with the long jumps.

The General Lee was inspired by a real bootlegger's car named after whose horse?

Jerry Rushing's car was called Traveller, and so was the car in the 1975 film that inspired the show.

Roughly how many Chargers played the General Lee, according to Ben Jones and the builders?

Others put it around 255; every car used in a big jump was retired with structural damage.

Which 1974 film convinced stunt coordinator Al Wyatt Sr. that a Charger could handle the stunts?

He had used three Chargers on it.

Which 1975 film did Gy Waldron write and direct that became the basis for the series?

Its Hagg brothers ran moonshine for their Uncle Jesse in a car called Traveller.

The 1975 film that inspired the show, and much of Bo Duke, was based on which real ex-moonshiner?

He and his brother ran liquor for their uncle in North Carolina in the 1950s.

The first five episodes were filmed in and around which Georgia town?

Production then moved to the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank to keep up with the car workshop.

Who played Bo Duke?

He won the role at 18 after auditioning in a borrowed pickup with a put-on country accent.

Which Duke usually drives the General Lee?

The ex-stock car driver takes the wheel while his cousin rides shotgun.

What is Bo Duke's full first name?

He is the blond, shoot-first cousin known for his rebel yell during jumps.

Which Duke performed the famous hood slide seen in the opening credits?

The shot came from the second episode, Daisy's Song.

What CB call sign do Bo and Luke share?

Luke once called himself Sittin' Duck on his own.

What is the name of Daisy Duke's white Jeep?

The 1980 CJ-7 Golden Eagle replaced her Plymouth Road Runner in season 2.

Where does Daisy Duke work?

The bar is owned by Boss Hogg, and her job there gives the Dukes inside information.

When producers wanted Daisy in a poodle skirt and go-go boots, what did Catherine Bach bring instead?

The look became so famous that cut-offs are now simply called Daisy Dukes.

Which deputy carries a long, unrequited crush on Daisy?

In the penultimate episode they even plan a wedding to keep Daisy from testifying against him.

What is Deputy Enos's catchphrase?

Rosco's insult of choice for him softened from 'jackass' to 'dipstick' as the show drew younger fans.

Who replaced Enos as deputy in seasons 3 and 4 while Sonny Shroyer starred in his own spin-off?

Cletus is Boss Hogg's cousin and slightly wilier than Enos.

Who played Uncle Jesse Duke?

He had played Frank Hamer in Bonnie and Clyde and Briscoe Darling on The Andy Griffith Show.

Which two characters appear in every episode of the series?

Daisy misses just one, season 3's To Catch a Duke.

What do the initials J.D. in Boss Hogg's name stand for?

He is named after the president of the Confederacy.

What colour does Boss Hogg wear, drive and decorate his house in?

Even the Cadillac he is chauffeured in matches his suit.

Who played Boss Hogg?

The Yale-trained actor had been an Army counterintelligence officer in the Korean War.

What is Boss Hogg's family relationship to Sheriff Rosco?

Rosco's sister Lulu is Hogg's wife.

What does the P in Rosco P. Coltrane stand for?

The character first appeared in the 1975 film that inspired the show.

What kind of dog is Rosco's beloved Flash?

Rosco calls her Velvet Ears; she likes the Dukes but barks at Boss Hogg.

Why did the once-honest Rosco turn corrupt, according to the first episode?

After 20 years as a fairly honest lawman he joined Hogg to fund his retirement.

Who played Sheriff Rosco?

Off screen he was an acting coach whose students included Quentin Tarantino and Lindsay Wagner.

Which cast member later served in the US Congress?

He also owns Cooter's Place stores devoted to the show.

What is the CB handle of the Hazzard County mechanic?

A cooter is a large freshwater turtle common in the Southeast.

Who sang the theme song Good Ol' Boys and narrated the show as the Balladeer?

He finally appeared on screen in season 7 in an episode called Welcome, Waylon Jennings.

The show's Balladeer famously gave up his seat on the 1959 flight that killed which musician?

Holly had hired him to play bass; Jennings later joined the Highwaymen supergroup.

Why were Bo and Luke replaced by Coy and Vance for most of season 5?

The new cousins were unpopular and ratings sank until Schneider and Wopat returned.

In the storyline, where had Bo and Luke gone when Coy and Vance arrived?

Coy, played by Byron Cherry, was the blond wilder one, mirroring Bo.

Which channel pulled Dukes reruns in 2015 amid controversy over the Confederate flag on the General Lee?

It had begun airing them just three weeks earlier.

Which golfer announced in 2015 that he would remove the Confederate flag from the General Lee he owned?

He said he would repaint the roof with the US flag.

Who played Daisy in the 2005 film version?

It was her feature-film debut, alongside Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott.

Who played Boss Hogg in the 2005 film?

Roger Ebert wondered what he had done to deserve it and named the film the year's second-worst.

The 2005 film received seven nominations at which awards, winning none?

It did top the box office on its opening weekend, and was mostly shot in Louisiana.

The actor who played Bo Duke later played whose adoptive father on Smallville?

He also had four number-one country singles in the 1980s.

Who was the first country music guest star on the show, with a whole 1979 episode devoted to finding her?

Later stars were caught in Boss Hogg's 'celebrity speed trap' and made to sing at the Boar's Nest to get their tickets torn up.

Boss Hogg's white 1970 Cadillac de Ville convertible carried what as a hood ornament?

In early seasons a mostly nameless chauffeur drove it; from season four Hogg took the wheel himself, boasting of his ridge-runner days.

Ben 'Cooter' Jones oversees a museum of show artifacts, Cooter's Place, in which Virginia town?

Further Cooter's outlets sit in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and the Georgia towns where the first five episodes were shot draw fans too.