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The Dukes of Hazzard continued its winning cops-and-robbers formula in Season 2, with the Robin Hood-ish Duke Boys -- Luke (Tom Wopat) and Bo (John Schneider) -- always eluding crooked Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) and Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (James Best) in their souped-up Dodge Charger, the General Lee. But what made the second season more compelling was the behind-the-scenes drama. Sonny Shroyer (Enos) missed two episodes because of appendicitis and was replaced by Rick Hurst as Cletus, who would later become a regular in Season 3. Ben Jones (Cooter) boycotted most of the season because of a dispute with the producers over his refusal to shave off his beard. Then, Best refused to come to the set for the latter half of the season because, he claimed, the dressing rooms were unsafe. He was replaced -- and completely removed from the opening credits -- with various guest stars, including Bewitched star Dick Sargent. Despite the backstage disruptions, The Dukes of Hazzard hit No. 8 in the Nielsen rankings for the 1979-80 season with fare such as "Gold Fever," in which a group of con artists store gold in Boss Hogg's bank and the Dukes are set up when it is stolen. "Road Pirates" finds Boss Hogg buying stolen TV sets and blaming the Dukes when they disappear. The Dukes become suspects in a smuggling investigation when suspicious cars are found at the town derby in "Hazzard Connection." Perhaps the all-time best Dukes episode, "The Ghost of General Lee," finds the sheriff convinced that the Duke boys have drowned when the General Lee is stolen and driven into a pond. Guest stars that pop up this season include Pat Buttram, Mel Tillis, the Oak Ridge Boys, Loretta Lynn, NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough, and Gerald McRaney. Christina Urban

Product Details

• UPC: 012569591677
• Source: WARNER HOME VIDEO
• Region Code: 1
• Presentation: Pan & Scan
• Language: English
• Editions: Digi-Pak
• Time: 18:53:00
• Sales Rank: 3,229

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• The Dukes of Hazzard: Days of Shine and Roses
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Gold Fever
• The Dukes of Hazzard: The Rustlers
• The Dukes of Hazzard: The Meeting
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Road Pirates
• The Dukes of Hazzard: The Ghost of General Lee
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard Connection
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Witness for the Persecution
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Granny Annie
• The Dukes of Hazzard: People's Choice
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Arrest Jesse Duke
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Duke of Duke
• The Dukes of Hazzard: The Runaway
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Follow That Still
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Treasure of Hazzard
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Officer Daisy Duke
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Find Loretta Lynn
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Jude Emery
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the Ridge Raiders
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Mason Dixon's Girls
• The Dukes of Hazzard: R.I.P. Henry Flatt
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Southern Comfurts

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