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The show was way better than the ridiculous movie recently released.cant miss.The third season seemed to be the most popular, in my opinion, among fellow Duke's fans. The show really was in full gear at this point. To me, the season 3 highlight is "Carnival of Thrills". It seems to me that this episode was filmed at the end of season 2, and them held over until the fall. The same thing with the episode "Uncle Boss". In that episode, Daisy still drove her Road Runner.
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So you been to the movie??? find out where it all started
to Me the movie is nothing, a imposter come see the originals and the best in Hazzard County
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The Third season of DOH finally establishes the proven formula that carries the series until it's final season.Although the "Let's Frame The Dukes" plots are standard issue in every episode,it's the variations of it (like Three's Company misunderstanding cliche) and how Bo and Luke solve the dilemma that keeps it from getting boring.
Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos Strate) departed the show to star in his own self titled series(which only lasted one season), to be replaced by recurring cast member Rick Hurst as Cletus Hogg.Rosco also aquires Flash,a lethargic Basset Hound with no love for Boss Hogg.
Classic episodes include Carnival of Thrills,And in This Corner, Luke Duke, The Late J.D. Hogg, Baa, Baa, White Sheep(featuring Hogg's good twin brother Abraham Lincoln Hogg),Mrs. Rosco P. Coltrane, Duke vs. Duke, The Return of Hughie Hogg, and The Canterbury Crock.
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As I mentioned in my review of Season Two, this was one of my favorite shows of all time. As a kid, it seemed that everything I owned had the Dukes of Hazzard on it. I think I even have a lunchbox with Vance and Coy on it. Yikes.
That being said, I thoroughly have enjoyed the first two season sets, getting a chance to relive my childhood, and this set was no different. I am the first to admit that the stories, when viewed with 20 years of history between the time they were aired and the time I am watching them, are more than a little weak, but it is still good, clean, country fun.
Season three saw the departure of Enos (Sonny Shroyer) He appeared in the first two episodes and then left Hazzard County and his beloved Daisy to head off to spin-off land, specifically, L.A. He returned to the show in the fifth season after his spin-off took off more like the sheriff's car then the General Lee. The departure of Enos left the deputy spot open and Cletus (Rick Hurst) slid neatly into Enos' holster and continued to wreak havoc with his crony counterparts.
Of course the stars of the Dukes of Hazzard were Bo and Luke Duke (John Schneider and Tom Wopat). The cousins were constantly under the scrutiny of crooked county commissioner Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) and his brother in law sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (James Best). The lawmen were always involved in some crooked scheme and were always trying to pin it on the Duke boys and it was up to Bo and Luke to try and clear the family name and at the same time, catch the bad guys.
In this season, Bo and Luke feuded over a couple of things, going head to head in a car race and feuding over a Carnival of Thrills job in the season's opener, which was a double length episode. Despite their differences, Luke the more responsible, older one, and Bo the gung-ho younger one, always seemed to work everything out in the end, which always led to a clean ending.
Bo and Luke's cousin Daisy (Catherine Bach) was the dream of all sorts of teenage boys back in the early 80s. Her short shorts spawned a whole new appreciation for that clothing option. She wasn't your typical girly-girl though. She was constantly involved in all of the family goings-on, driving a mean Jeep and holding her own in every fight.
Family Patriarch Uncle Jesse raised the cousins and it was his responsibility to look after them and he always did, but he was always the first to defend the Duke name when Boss Hogg and Rosco tried to frame the family. Denver Pyle did a phenomenal job as Uncle Jesse, really giving the show its moral center. And when need be, he always came up with the bail money when the sheriff succeeded in throwing his boys in jail.
Boss Hogg and Rosco were a great pair. James Best's sheriff portrayal was so incredible, that it is actually hard to ever see him as anybody else, even though he is a fine actor outside of the Dukes. Their constant schemes are at times so stupid, yet they always seem to believe that they will work, which of course, thanks to the Dukes, they never do.
Cooter Davenport (Ben Jones) and Hurst as Cletus round out the cast and the legendary Waylon Jennings provides the great voice overs and music for the show.
After watching the first three seasons, I am convinced of three things. First, Hazzard County must be the crime capital of the world, per capita. With all the bank robberies, kidnappings and such, the only other place in the world that could possibly have so much crime was the hometown of Murder She Wrote's Jessica Fletcher, Cabot Cove, Maine. Second, Additionally, Hazzard must also be the construction capital of the world, because around every corner the Dukes find a bridge that is out or people working with strategically placed piles of dirt that allow the General Lee to jump. Third, every girl, with the obvious exception of Daisy, in Hazzard, seems to have two first names. Just a strange fact.
The extras on this set aren't bad. There is an explanation of the Dukes Family Tree from creator Gy Waldron as well as a great commentary track from the show's three main stars, Schneider, Wopat and Bach. Viewers can listen to the commentary over the show, or they can actually watch the actors watching the episode, with a split screen. I found this to be quite interesting. The episode they did this on was "In this corner, Luke Duke" where Luke boxes a professional in Hazzard Square.
All told, this was a fun trip down memory lane and I am happy to see that Season Four is already out and Five, featuring Vance and Coy, is coming as well. Keep cranking them out and I will keep buying them just for the memories.
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One of the best seasons which achieved the highest ratings of the entire series when originally aired, season 3 episodes are:
(#1 and #2) "Carnival of Thrills"
Bo and Luke come to blows when Bo decides to oblige a beautiful carnival owner by jumping the General Lee over 32 cars, and Luke determines to stop him.
(#3) "Enos - Strate to the Top"
When Daisy is kidnapped after taking a snapshot of two bank robbers, Enos unwittingly develops into a hero, and is catapulted into headlines and the big-city police job he has wanted for years.
(#4) "And in this Corner, Luke Duke"
Luke is goaded into a boxing match by crooked promoters who don't realize that the reluctant contender is an ex-Marine boxing champ.
(#5) "The Late J.D. Hogg"
News that he's about to meet his Maker galvanizes Boss Hogg into atoning for a lifetime of meanness by cramming his last weeks with good works.
(#6) "Uncle Boss"
Boss Hogg's college-educated nephew upholds family tradition with a series of outrageous schemes to get Luke and Bo Duke out of his uncle's hair.
(#7) "Baa Baa White Sheep"
Boss Hogg isn't exactly thrilled to see his long-lost twin, Abraham Lincoln Hogg. And no wonder: he's rich, and as nice as his brother is mean, but Boss had him declared dead years before and is about to acquire Abe's share of an inheritance.
(#8) "Mrs. Rosco P. Coltrane"
Everyone in Hazzard is invited to Sheriff Rosco's wedding - except the Dukes, which makes them the suspects in the bank robbery that Boss Hogg has arranged to take place during the nuptials.
(#9) "The Hazzardville Horror"
Gathered at a haunted house: pretty Mary Lou Pringle, who's preparing to sell it; two thieves who stole Boss Hogg's silver; Bo and Luke, who are searching for the loot; Daisy, who's worried about Mary Lou; and, of course, the horror that lurks within.
(#10) "The Great Santa Clause Chase"
Boss Hogg reaps more than he bargained for when he hijacks the Dukes' truckload of Christmas trees - including a bumper crop of Santa Clauses.
(#11) "Good Neighbors, Duke"
The Dukes' new neighbors are actually incognito Government witnesses in a kidnap case, hiding from bounty hunters who think they know the location of the missing $2 million ransom. In a cameo, Hoyt Axton sings "Speed Trap."
(#12) "State of the County"
A smitten Daisy is unaware that the handsome stranger she gave a lift to is actually the henchman of a neighboring boss who's trying to muscle in on Boss Hogg's territory.
(#13) "The Legacy"
A spunky old flame of Uncle Jesse's rides into Hazzard intent on collecting an old debt from Boss Hogg and finding the legacy left by her late husband, a moonshiner.
(#14) "Duke Vs. Duke"
Every car in Hogg's annual race could end up in his garage thanks to the small print on the entry form; the Dukes find themselves racing each other - Bo in the General Lee, Luke in Cooter's car; and Rosco has the rigged winner.
(#15) "My Son, Bo Hogg"
A chase ends in an accident that leaves Bo with amnesia and Boss Hogg with the perfect patsy to transport his corn liquor to the next county.
(#16) "To Catch a Duke"
Sheriff Rosco loses his badge for abetting the Dukes in a jewel robbery after Boss finds the loot in Rosco's car, courtesy of his trusty canine deputy, Flash.
(#17) "Along Came a Duke"
Boss uses the Stonewall Jackson Day exhibit at his bank as an opportunity to steal the general's historic sword and frame the Dukes for it.
(#18) "By-Line Daisy Duke"
Daisy moonlights as a reporter for the local newspaper while Bo and Luke try to solve a series of tractor thefts.
(#19) "The Return of Hughie Hogg"
Boss Hogg invites nephew Hughie (Jeff Altman) to take another lowdown crack at the Dukes, but it is Boss himself who suffers from his protege's well-schooled talent for mischief.
(#20) "Bye Bye Boss"
Bo and Luke try to rescue Boss Hogg from escaped convicts who are holding him for ransom, while Sheriff Rosco is hot on the trail of the Dukes for a robbery committed by the kidnappers. Freddie Fender sings "Jambalaya."
(#21) "The Great Hazzard Hijack"
Bo and Luke find 50 dollar bills floating down the river, money which turns out to be part of an armored car robbery that happened 5 years earlier. Roy Orbison sings "Pretty Woman".
(#22) "The Hack of Hazzard"
As temporary drivers of Hazzard's only taxi, Bo and Luke unwittingly pick up two fugitives who stash their loot under the back seat.
(#23) "The Canterbury Crock"
The Dukes pay $10 at a garage sale for a piece of crockery that passes from hand to hand before anyone realizes it's worth a fortune - anyone, that is, except an eager collector and Boss Hogg.
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