''The Dukes'' was a 30-minute
Saturday morning animated series based on the live-action television series ''
The Dukes of Hazzard
''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy TV series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. It was consistently among the top-rated television serie ...
'' which aired on
CBS
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from February 5 to October 29, 1983.
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...
produced the series in association with
Warner Bros. Television
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, producer of the original series. 20 episodes were produced.
Plot
The series features the Duke boys and their cousin Daisy in an
automobile
A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods.
The year 1886 is regarde ...
race around the world against
Boss Hogg
Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg, known as Boss Hogg, is a fictional character featured in the American television series ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. He was the commissioner of Hazzard County, and the county's political boss. Boss Hogg almost always wo ...
, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, and Rosco's dog Flash in a duel for the prize money which the Dukes hope to use to keep the family farm from being foreclosed by Boss Hogg. Actually, Boss Hogg wants the money and the land for himself so he, Rosco, and Flash plans various schemes to keep the Dukes from winning. Most of the adventures are read from a post card by Uncle Jesse Duke to his pet raccoon Smokey.
The first season took place during the period of the live-action series' temporary replacement of the original actors with similar characters, Coy and Vance Duke, after Tom Wopat and John Schneider walked out over a dispute about royalties from related merchandise. Thus, the first season of this animated series featured Coy and Vance. Bo and Luke eventually replaced Coy and Vance in Season 2 Episode 1 (14): "''Boss O'Hogg and the Little People''" after Tom and John simultaneously returned to the live series following the end of the dispute near the end of the fifth season. This episode also featured a new introduction and voice over that reflected the change in characters.
The series followed no particular logical geographic path; for instance, consecutive episodes feature appearances in
Venice
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,
Morocco
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, the
Arctic Ocean
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,
London
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,
Greece
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,
India
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,
Uzbekistan
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,
Hong Kong
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and
Scotland
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.
Cast
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Byron Cherry
Byron Cherry (born April 17, 1955 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actor. He portrayed Coy Duke, one of the new Duke Boys, in the 1982–1983 season of ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' for the first 19 episodes of season 5.
''The Dukes of Hazzard' ...
as Coy Duke (first season)
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Christopher Mayer as Vance Duke (first season)
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Tom Wopat
Thomas Steven Wopat (born September 9, 1951) is an American actor and singer. He first achieved fame as Lucas K. "Luke" Duke on the long-running television action/comedy series ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. Since then, Wopat has worked regularly, ...
as
Luke Duke
Lucas K. "Luke" Duke is a fictional character in the American television series ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' which ran from 1979 to 1985. Luke was played by Tom Wopat.
Luke and his younger cousin Bo Duke live in an unincorporated area of the fictio ...
(second season)
*
John Schneider as
Bo Duke
Beauregard "Bo" Duke (born circa 1957) is a fictional character in the American television series ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', which ran from 1979 to 1985. He was played by John Schneider.
Bo and his cousin Lucas K. "Luke" Duke (Tom Wopat) live ...
(second season)
*
Catherine Bach
Catherine Bach (born Catherine Bachman; March 1, 1954) is an American actress. She is known for playing Daisy Duke in the television series ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' and Margo Dutton in ''African Skies''. In 2012, she joined the cast of the CBS ...
as
Daisy Duke
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Denver Pyle as Uncle Jesse Duke
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James Best
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as
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane Rosco Purvis Coltrane is a fictional sheriff character who appeared in the 1975 film '' Moonrunners'', which inspired the creation of the American TV series '' The Dukes of Hazzard'' (and related spin-off films).
In ''Moonrunners'', he was played b ...
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Sorrell Booke
Sorrell Booke (January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor who performed on stage, screen, and television. He acted in more than 100 plays and 150 television shows, and is best known for his role as corrupt politician Jefferson ...
as
Boss Hogg
Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg, known as Boss Hogg, is a fictional character featured in the American television series ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. He was the commissioner of Hazzard County, and the county's political boss. Boss Hogg almost always wo ...
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Frank Welker as Flash, Smokey, The General Lee
Note: Live-action co-stars
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music.
Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...
(narrator/"balladeer"),
Ben Jones (Cooter Davenport),
Sonny Shroyer
Otis Burt "Sonny" Shroyer Jr. (born August 28, 1935) is an American actor and singer who has appeared in various television and movie roles. He is known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate in the television series ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. ...
(Deputy Enos Strate), and
Rick Hurst
Richard Douglas Hurst (born January 1, 1946) is an American actor who portrayed Deputy Cletus Hogg, Boss Hogg's cousin, in the 1980 to 1983 seasons of ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' as well as '' The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!'' in 1997 and '' The Du ...
(Deputy Cletus Hogg) did not appear in this cartoon version.
Additional voices
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Jack Angel
Jack Angel (October 24, 1930 – October 18, 2021) was an American voice actor, comedian, and radio personality. He provided voice-overs for animation and video games. Angel had voiced characters in shows by Hasbro and Hanna-Barbera such as '' S ...
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Chris Anthony (Season 1)
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Jered Barclay (Season 1)
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Michael Bell (Season 1)
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Susan Blu (Season 2)
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Bill Callaway
William Ronald Callaway (born March 11, 1940) is an American retired voice actor. He is also known as Bill Callaway and Bill Calloway. He is known for playing Aquaman in ''Super Friends''.
Filmography Animated roles
* ''Aladdin'' - Zarasto
* '' ...
(Season 1)
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Rick Cimino
Rick may refer to:
People
*Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name
*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
(Season 2)
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Phil Clarke
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Peter Cullen
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(Season 1)
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Keene Curtis
Keene Holbrook Curtis (February 15, 1923 – October 13, 2002) was an American character actor.
Early life
Curtis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Polley Francella (née Holbrook), a teacher, and Ira Charles Curtis, a railway and civil ...
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Jennifer Darling
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(Season 1)
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Dick Erdman
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Pat Fraley (Season 2)
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Linda Gary
Linda Gary (born Linda Gary Dewoskin, November 4, 1944 – October 5, 1995) was an American actress.
Career
Live-action appearances
Gary worked as a voice-over artist in animation and also appeared in two live-action films, 1977's ''Joyride T ...
(Season 1)
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Joan Gerber
Joan Gerber (July 29, 1935 – August 22, 2011) was an American voice actress who provided voices for a variety of cartoons.
Her most challenging voice role was "all the children in a Japanese train wreck" for a ''Godzilla'' television episode ...
(Season 1)
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Gary Goren
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*Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
*Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary
Places
;Iran
* Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province
;Uni ...
(Season 2)
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Joy Gronic (Season 2)
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Ernest Harada (Season 1)
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Phil Hartman
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(Season 2)
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Bob Holt
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Arte Johnson
Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson (January 20, 1929 – July 3, 2019) was an American comic actor who was best known for his work as a regular on television's '' Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''.
Biography
Early life
Johnson was born January 20, 1929, i ...
(Season 2)
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Stanley Jones
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Paul Kirby
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Early life and career
Kirby was the Northern Territory Organiser for ...
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Peter Leeds
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(Season 1)
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Sherry Lynn
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In January 2010, in terms of total film gross, she was the Highest ...
(Season 2)
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Ken Mars (Season 1)
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Edie McClurg
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(Season 1)
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Scott Menville
Scott David Menville (born February 12, 1971) is an American actor who is known for his voice work in animated films, television series and video games.
Life and career
Menville was born on February 12, 1971, to television animator and writer ...
(Season 1)
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Larry Moss (Season 1)
* Laurel Page (Season 1)
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Pat Pinney
Patrick Cullen Pinney (born June 30, 1952) is an American television, film and voice actor.
Early life, family and education
Pinney was born in San Francisco County, California. His mother's maiden name is his middle name.
He attended college a ...
(Season 2)
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Henry Polic II
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He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from Florida State University and later served i ...
(Season 1)
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Tony Pope
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(Season 1)
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Phil Proctor
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Career
Of the four members of Firesign Theatre, Proctor has had t ...
(Season 1)
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Bob Ridgely (Season 1)
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Neil Ross
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(Season 1)
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Mike Rye (Season 1)
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Marilyn Schreffler
Marilyn Sue Schreffler (June 14, 1945 – January 7, 1988) was an American voice actress who provided voice-overs for several animated television series, mostly for Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Biography
Marilyn Schreffler was born in Wichita, Ka ...
(Season 1)
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Hal Smith (Season 1)
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John Stephenson
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Janet Waldo
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(Season 2)
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Alan Young
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(Season 2)
Episodes
Season 1 (1983)
Season 2 (1983)
Starting in the very first episode of this season, Tom Wopat and John Schneider return as
Luke and
Bo in the regular Dukes of Hazzard series, and take over for Coy and Vance in the cartoon.
Home media
On December 7, 2010,
Warner Archive
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released ''The Dukes: The Complete Series'' on DVD in region 1 as part of their
Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection.
See also
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List of animated spin-offs from prime time shows
This is a list of live action prime time network television shows that were turned into animated series.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Animated Spinoffs From Prime Time Shows
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Spinoffs
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*Spin-off (media), a media work derived from an ...
References
External links
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Big Cartoon Databasehttp://www.hazzardnet.com/TheDukes-animated-series
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1980s American animated television series
CBS original programming
The Dukes of Hazzard
Animated television series about auto racing
1983 American television series debuts
1983 American television series endings
Television series by Hanna-Barbera
Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
English-language television shows
American children's animated comedy television series
American children's animated sports television series
American animated television spin-offs