The Dukes of Hazzard
American action-comedy television series (1979–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dukes of Hazzard is an American action comedy TV series created by Gy Waldron, that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985, with a total of seven seasons consisting of 147 episodes. It was consistently among the top-rated television series in the late 1970s and early 1980s (at one point, ranking second only to Dallas, which immediately followed the show on CBS's Friday night schedule).
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| The Dukes of Hazzard | |
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| Genre | Action comedy Adventure Comedy drama |
| Created by | Gy Waldron |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Waylon Jennings |
| Opening theme | "Good Ol' Boys" performed by Waylon Jennings |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 147 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–49 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | January 26, 1979 (1979-01-26) – February 8, 1985 (1985-02-08) |
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The show is a retelling of the English folk tale Robin Hood and features two young male cousins, Bo and Luke Duke, who live in rural Georgia and are on probation for moonshine-running. Probation prevents the "Duke Boys" from owning guns and the duo are armed with bows and arrows and clever plans to outwit a corrupt sheriff and greedy rich "city slickers." Their female cousin Daisy Duke, and other family (such as patriarch Uncle Jesse), live in a secluded country home in the woods where they plan various escapades to expose and evade county commissioner Boss Hogg and law officer Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane. The "Duke Boys" drive a customized 1969 Dodge Charger nicknamed the General Lee, which became a symbol of the show.
The series was also inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, about a bootlegger family, which was written and directed by Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts.
The show was the basis for a film of the same title in 2005.