What did the Dukes of Hazzard do that made them fugitives of justice. Granted, they weren’t pursued too aggressively unless they were recklessly driving. Still, Boss Hogg, et al, seemed to be always on their case.
What did they do to be in trouble with the law since they day they were born?
If I remember correctly, they were busted for running moonshine (that’s why they couldn’t have guns, so they carried bows with dynamite arrows instead :rolleyes: ). Uncle Jesse made a deal with the Feds, agreeing to stop making moonshine to keep the boys out of prison.
Yes, I was in love with Daisy so watched way too much of that show!
Bo & Luke weren’t fugitives per se, they were on probation - most likely for moonshine like Badge mentioned. Of course, they did have a habit of routinely breaking their probation by leaving the county and by season 4 the probation thing was right out the window.
As I heard it, they’d run into some trouble for performing unnatural acts with sheep.
They were only makin’ their way the only way they know how. Unfortunately, that’s just a little bit more than the law will allow.
It happens sometimes:rolleyes:
Odd that there was such a demand for moonshine in a wet county (as evidenced by Daisy serving beers at the Boar’s Nest). I think Uncle Jesse had a crystal meth lab in the barn next to Maudine’s stall- that would also explain how four people were able to live and constantly repair their car when only one of them worked (and that as a part-time waitress in a roadside dive).
Maybe she was also a part-time 'ho? 
{I can’t believe I’m de-lurking for this…}
They were on probation for the 'shine running. But that’s not why Boss Hogg was always after them. For some reason which I don’t think I ever understood, Boss Hogg wanted the Duke Farm. Uncle Jesse had to mortgage the farm with Boss Hogg (he owned the bank) to get the money to get the boys out of jail. That’s why Daisy works at the Boar’s Nest (to help pay the mortgage). If the boys break their probation (by leaving the county or getting arrested) or the Duke’s cannot make the mortgage payment the farm defaults to Boss Hogg.
{back to full lurk mode}
And, if i recall correctly, Boss Hogg and Jesse Duke were at one time partners in the moonshinin’ bidness, and were best friends.
Man, I loved this show. I wish TNN would bring back reruns of it.
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Just poping in to say that I never watched that show!
I have so little to be proud of in my life, but thats one thing!
Fagjunk Theology: Not just for sodomite propagandists anymore.
Worst episode of DUKES (the “so bad I can’t believe they even thought about filming it”) was the space-man episode. That didn’t jump the shark- it dove into the shark tank.
OTOH, I liked Enos and Cletus better than I ever liked Barney Fife. And there’s something really cool in watching it knowing that Sorrell “Boss Hogg” Booke was a former CIA agent and had once had rabbinic training.
(Long after the show, James “Roscoe” Best was one of the well-to-do has-beens that Bonnie Lee Bakley stalked; she met him at a fundraiser, somehow got his number, and wouldn’t leave him alone until his [much-younger] threatened to bring suit against her. I don’t think he ever shagged her [“coonk coonk coonk”] but was just nice enough to not tell her to “go screw yourself”, and to somebody obsessed with marrying anybody famous that was essentially a come-on.)
His [much-younger] what threatened to bring suit against her?
I’m pretty sure that Boss Hogg wanted the farm at least partly in order to get the secret recipe for Uncle Jesse’s moonshine, which was supposed to be really great stuff.
can’t believe I’m admitting to knowing that
I was not a DOH fan as a child-however, I knew the show enough that when my cousins and I would get together, we’d try to climb in the car through the windows. And then we’d get in trouble.
What WAS the deal with the General Lee’s doors not opening?
They were welded shut, but I have no idea why.
They were welded shut so they could get into them more quickly than opening them, ostensibly. Oh, and so they could look coooooool. You know, like when one of them sliiiiiiides across the hood.
But Coy and Vance? Ew.
Ain’t no way for you fellers to be talkin’ bout no cousins of mine.
I can’t believe a Yankee like me is answering this, but in certain Southern car-related pastimes (NASCAR? Demolition derby?), the doors are welded shut for safety. (I think they might fly open due to collisions, otherwise.)
The Dukes were farmers (hence, the name of their place–the Duke “farm”). Of course, they’re not going to have lots of story lines about the Dukes doing mundane farming chores, like plowing the fields or loading turnips on Uncle Jesse’s truck. They did blow up an outhouse one time.
Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell was a bank robber in one episode and a sheriff’s deputy in another.
In real life, the guy who played the role of Boss Hogg earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale.
The Hazzard County speed trap nabbed Johnny Paycheck and the Oak Ridge Boys, among others.
In a way, the Dukes were a forerunner of MacGyver–give 'em a pen knife and a bottle of moonshine and they’ll break out of any confined space.
I think it was Boss’ goal to own EVERYTHING in Hazzard. Didn’t he sometimes try to foreclose on other folks’ farms, too?
Welding the doors shut also helps to strengthen the car. The fenders and door essentially become one solid piece along the side, instead of three unconnected pieces.
I think Dodge was moving into “uni-body” construction at the time the 1969 Charger was built, so door-welding would be even more important, since there wouldn’t be as much frame underneath as in an older car.
If it had ever rained in Hazzard (no wonder the farm did poorly!), what would they have done with the windows after they got out?
