The Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete Fourth Season
The down-home craziness continues with the Duke boys on DVD in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fourth Season! Following the phenomenal success of the TV franchise on DVD, Season Four's release will precede the much-anticipated theatrical release staring Jessica Simpson, Johnny Knoxville and Sean Scott Williams. All roads lead to fun in this 27-episode, 9-disc collector's set, with special features including an inside look at the series with John Schneider, Cathering Bach, Tom Wopat and Creator Gy Waldron! DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Documentary
Featurette
Interviews
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fourth Season finds the redneck comedy down to a fine science almost comforting in its predictability. Cousins Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) still raise hell with the General Lee in rural Hazzard County (and still have no visible means of financial support). Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach) is still the picture of wildflower innocence despite her tomboyish temper and barely legal short-shorts. Uncle Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle) still basks in righteous anger at longtime enemy (and fellow former moonshiner) Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg (Sorrell Booke), the latter an unrepentant schemer for whom every living thing seems an obstacle in his quest for vast (and unethically acquired) wealth. As sure as the sun rises every day, any scene involving Boss Hogg and the idiotic Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (James Best) will be played for maximum slapstick-cartoonish energy, all the better if dimwitted Deputy Cletus (Rick Hurst) becomes entangled in their shtick. Season highlights include "Mrs. Daisy Hogg," with guest star Jonathan Frakes--destined to play Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation (please note that Dukes' executive producer is one Paul R. Picard)--as a counterfeiter who falls for, and thus endangers, poor Daisy. "Double Dukes" finds Boss Hogg hiring two thugs to disguise themselves as Bo and Luke, but the real fun with this episode is a recent commentary track (optionally chosen via special features) with Wopat, Schneider, and Bach kidding around and reminiscing like naughty siblings. "Diamonds in the Rough," directed by James Best, concerns out-of-town gangsters searching for stolen diamonds stuffed in a Bugs Bunny toy that made its way from the Dukes' hands to Boss Hogg's Cadillac to Roscoe's hound. "Ten Million Dollar Sheriff" is a two-parter in which Roscoe inherits a load of money, and--for a time--becomes a kingpin even more dangerous than Boss Hogg. Comedian Jeff Altman makes a comeback as master-of-disguise villain Hughie Hogg, who implements grand plans to eliminate the Dukes and salt-of-the-earth tow truck driver Cooter Davenport (Ben Jones). Sprinkled throughout the season are musical performances by Buck Owens, Mickey Gilley, and other country artists. --Tom Keogh
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The Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete Fourth Season Reviews
There is a poignancy to the stories, even when some sporadic silliness creeps in. Got to admit, though, the deciding factor was the "Miss Tri-Counties" episode I remembered (and which could be seen as a signature show - Catherine Bach was surely the number one attraction - and this episode was a showcase for her). Coltrane, incidentally his Brother-In-Law. You think you have a handle on the plot, then all of a sudden.a bump in the road.
(Plus, the uncomfortable "Confederate" references). (Story goes that they shared a moonshining partnership which permanently bonds them.when the chips are down, they stand up for each other). "Smokey And The Bandit" must be cited as a big part of the inspiration for the show, not to take a single frame away from the series. Uncle Jesse, Daisy, Luke, and Bo live on little money.and alot of "country smarts".
Criminal-minded people with clean hearts and alot of generosity. The show had "everything": action (including the best stunts ever performed on TV and probably in most movies); romance, comedy (funny, dialogue with outrageous sight gags that the Keystone Cops wouldn't dream of), light drama; situations which built and built until the final unraveling, usually in the last minute or so of the show. One Amazon reviewer wrote that Season Four was the best of the Seven, and so, my first DVD set was well-chosen. And, interestingly enough, Uncle Jesse's best friend.
A character doing some *uncharacteristic*. . Their "past" machinations often come in handy while they have to decoy and distract the incredibly corrupt Boss Hogg and his fumbling right hand hand man, Sheriff Roscoe P.
This Dukes Of Hazzards 4th Season DVD also has an interesting bonus feature with John Schneider(Bo), Thomas Wopat(Luke), Catherine Bach(Daisy), and producer(Gy Waldron) explaining to us how they all got hired to do this show and also shows all 5 of the '69 Dodge Chargers that they used for the General Lee to do the stunts on THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, since the cars would sometimes even break in half doing a stunt when they landed kind of like the KITT Trans Ams did on KNIGHT RIDER sometimes when they'd do a stunt, which was why Glen Larson would have them use 4 Trans-Ams for the Knight 2000 on that show, which was also the same strategy and technique that Glen Larson had them use for Colt Seavers(Lee Majors) GMC Sierra Grande pick up on THE FALL GUY, since the axle on the trucks would even break sometimes during a major stunt. -Country Western singer(Mickey Gilley) in "The Sound Of Music Hazzard Style" episode. THE DUKES OF HAZZARD in the process, since the Knight 2000 had obviously outclassed the General Lee big time, since KITT was more astonishing and a lot flashier than the General Lee ever was, especially since the Knight 2000 on KNIGHT RIDER was the car everybody wanted back then, unlike the General Lee, especially since KNIGHT RIDER nearly tarnished THE DUKES OF HAZZARD during KNIGHT RIDER's First Season on NBC all the way from the Fall of 1982 thru the Summer of 1983, which was of course before KNIGHT RIDER was moved to Sundays. This 1981-82 Season of The Dukes Of Hazzard was probably the last strongest season throughout the Dukes whole 7-year run on CBS for various reasons.
Huer days on BUCK ROGERS, etc. -Laurette Spang in "The Fugitive" episode after her co-starring days on BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Because for starters; The Dukes Of Hazzard's 4th Season was the last season with Bo and Luke Duke before they of course got replaced by their cousins Coy and Vance Duke(Byron Cherry, Chris Mayer)along with the fact that this was the last real season with Deputy Cletus Hogg(Rick Hurst) and the only real full season without Deputy Enos Strate(Sonny Shroyer), since Cletus ended up departing in the 5th Season of The Dukes Of Hazzard when Enos returned to the show and to Hazzard County to get his old job back as Sheriff Rosco's fellow deputy, especially since most people wanted Enos back on The Dukes Of Hazzard, but didn't really care for Cletus along with the fact that the 4th Season was the only season when Enos didn't come out at all, but most people obviously preferred Enos to Cletus, especially since Cletus was obviously a bigger doofus than Enos ever was. Another reason why I like the Dukes 4th Season so much is because it had some interesting episodes like "Double Dukes", "The 10-Million Dollar Sheriff", "Goodbye General Lee", etc., plus the Dukes Of Hazzard's 1981-82 Season had some pretty interesting guest stars in it too like. -Steve Williams in the "Dukes In Danger" episode before his Capt. So I recommend this Dukes Of Hazzard DVD to anyone who was a major Dukes fan and to whoever watched the Dukes Of Hazzard religiously every Friday night on CBS's Friday back in the early 1980's. In addition, the Dukes Fourth Season also takes me back to memory lane when CBS's motto was "Reach For The Stars on CBS", which was CBS's motto from the Fall of 1981 thru the Summer of 1982.
-Tim O'Connor in the "Bad Day In Hazzard" episode after his Dr. Fuller days on 21 JUMPSTREET. -William Smith in "The Ten Million Dollar Sheriff" episode. For another; this was the last season when the General Lee was still the hottest car on Friday nights, since the Dukes Fourth Season had been the year before KNIGHT RIDER came out and became the hottest car on Friday nights, since KNIGHT RIDER joined the Friday night line-up on NBC in the Fall of 1982 when THE DUKES OF HAZZARD started it's Fifth Season with the new Dukes on CBS's Friday night line-up that same year, which nearly caused KNIGHT RIDER to K.O. Additionally, this 1981-82 Season of the Dukes takes me all the way back to memory lane to the recession we had back in 1981-1982 when Ronald Reagan was our president and when CBS had moved THE DUKES OF HAZZARD from 9PM to 8PM when CBS had cancelled THE INCREDIBLE HULK all of the sudden back in November of 1981, which therefore contributed to CBS moving THE DUKES OF HAZZARD an hour earlier replacing THE INCREDIBLE HULK's 8PM time slot on CBS's Friday night line-up.
He has loved it as well as his 11 year old sister. I bought the Dukes of Hazzard- 4th season for my 8 year old son for Christmas. Worth the money. So next month we will be buying the next season for his B-Day. He spent 4 days and watched every episode.
When the dukes are testing out their engine a plane comes by and pop comes out a doll but after that the Dukes are chased around by some bad guys they never knew that the doll has hot diamonds in it. In the fourth season The Dukes are In trouble when Daisy goes head over heels for a hogg and Boss ain't happy.
Like all the other seasons of "The Dukes of Hazzard" this one is just pure entertainment at its best.These lovable characters with their exiting adventures,that awesome car and the humour make this TV show to something very special.It's a must see. A tip for all people who loves the show as much as I do:If you really are a fan of the original TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" than go and watch John 'Bo Duke` Schneider`s new movie "Collier & Co - Hot Pursuit" which is currently running in a couple of cinemas for only a short time.It's not called "The Dukes" but it has humour,an awesome '69 Dodge Charger,really hot car stuff,brain and heart and it's entertainment at its best.You'll love it. I only hope that the two reunion movies will also be released on DVD very soon,because I just can't get enough of "The Dukes of Hazzard".
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