Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete First Season Cast: Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Denver Pyle, Catherine Bach
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- DVD Release Date: 06/01/2004
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- Sales Rank: 13,963
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Features
Closed Caption; "The 20th Anniversary Hazzard County Barbecue" documentary including John Schneider and Catherine Bach; "Dukes Driving 101: A High-Octane Salute" featurette, including interviews with professional racecar drivers, featuring Mike Kenseth (2003 NASCAR champion) and Rusty Wallace, among others; "The Dukes of Hazzard: The Return of General Lee" video game preview
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With Jimmy Carter still in the White House, Burt Reynolds at his Smokey and the Bandit box-office peak, and unleaded gas still selling for under a buck, the powers-that-be at CBS decreed that producers must go forth and create a southern-fried show that featured good ole boys and a souped-up car. And so it was done. The vehicle is the General Lee, a kick-ass orange 1969 Dodge Charger that jumps over ponds, roadblocks, and anything else that gets in the way. And what better way to create opportunities for the General to strut his stuff than casting John Schneider and Tom Wopat as cousins Bo and Luke Duke, legendary Robin Hoods of Hazzard County? The fun-loving Dukes were always a few rpm ahead of the evil J. D. "Boss" Hogg (Sorrell Booke) and his bumbling cohorts, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (James Best) and Deputy Enos State (Sonny Shroyer). Further rounding out (and curving up) the Duke clan are the great Denver Pyle as Uncle Jesse and Catherine Bach as cousin Daisy. (Her signature snug denim shorts became known as "Daisy Dukes," a usage that, like the look, shows no sign of going out of popular fashion.) Waylon Jennings sang the opening theme and served as narrator, grounding the tales of high-octane derring-do with genuine rebel grit. Of course, nothing beats the Confederate flag for rebel grit, and General Lee had a big one painted on his roof. The Dukes and the General raced through 13 episodes in Season 1, all collected here. Highlights include the pilot episode, "One-Armed Bandits," in which Bo and Luke hijack Boss Hogg's shipment of illegal slot machines and give the money to an orphanage. "Repo Men" finds the cousins stopping counterfeiters; "Swamp Molly" features veteran character actress Neva Patterson as an old moonshining friend of Uncle Jesse's; and the Dukes prevent Boss Hogg from stealing a million dollars in old bills marked for destruction in "Money to Burn." Seventies TV beauty Jo Ann Pflug shows up in "Route 7-11," wherein the boys outwit the owner of a rigged casino housed in an 18-wheeler. And Season 1 closes with one of our all-time favorites, "Double Sting," an unbelievable episode that finds all the Dukes quarantined in jail with a suspected case of the plague, while a pair of Laurel and Hardy look-alikes (Arte Johnson and Avery Schreiber) rob the bank. It doesn't get any better than this, folks. Barnes & Noble
Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 10 and UP
What to watch out for
- Drugs:
The favorite hang-out is a bar, and overage characters drink beer when they're there (and occasionally when they're not).
- Sex:
The main female character wears skimpy tops and provocatively high-cut jean shorts that leave nothing to the imagination. Adults often engage in playful flirting, and occasionally there's some kissing.
- Violence:
Episodes almost always include a car crash or two, but no one's ever seriously hurt. Law enforcement officials carry handguns and often shoot out windows or tires of cars. Some characters also use bows and flaming arrows to ignite the occas... More
Episodes almost always include a car crash or two, but no one's ever seriously hurt. Law enforcement officials carry handguns and often shoot out windows or tires of cars. Some characters also use bows and flaming arrows to ignite the occasional building. Fistfights are common, and the players sometimes use nearby items (chairs, beer bottles) during the scuffles. But aside from some bumps and bruises, no one suffers lasting injury. Close
- Language:
Not an issue.
- Messages:
Not an issue.
- Consumerism:
Dukes merchandise is available on the toy shelves.
What Parents Need to Know
About Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete First Season
Parents need to know that it's no accident that this longtime favorite has hung around long enough to entertain a whole new generation of fans. The show's lovably indomitable heroes prove time and again that, in Hazzard County, corrupt businessmen and inept cops are no match for them and their orange cohort, the General Lee. While the humor is silly (and sometimes is at the expense of exaggerated Southern stereotypes) and the plots are predictable (with all loose ends neatly tied up by the hour's end), ubiquitous car chase scenes help ensure that the show never gets boring. The only real eyebrow-raisers are some characters' use of guns -- although the shots are laughingly poor and never manage to hit anyone -- and Daisy Duke's skimpy attire, including the famous high-cut shorts that were named after her character. It's all pretty tame, though, which is why we're giving it an "on" rating.
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about respecting law enforcement officials. Why do police officials deserve our respect? Why don't the characters in the show respect Rosco, even though he's the sheriff? What rights do citizens have in the presence of police officers? Parents can also discuss how the media portrays negative stereotypes. Kids, what examples of stereotyping have you noticed in movies or TV shows? What about in the news? How are the characters in this show exaggerated for laughs?
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