The Dukes of Hazzard Season Seven
The Duke Family -- cousins Bo and Luke, assisted by their cousin Daisy and their
uncle, Jesse- fight the system and root out the corrupt practices of Hazzard
County Commissioner Boss Hogg and his bumbling brother-in-law-Sheriff Rosco P.
Coltrane. The down home antics continue in
season seven of this good ol boy TV series!
Season Seven
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21 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The final adventures of Hazzard County, October 17, 2006
By andy8047
This review is from: The Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete season Seven (DVD)
The 1984-85 season,the seventh and final of CBS's The Dukes Of Hazzard is
exactly the same,in the aspect of cast,as when it premiered in January 1979.
Only Sonny Shroyer was not a regular at the time of premiere. The opening theme
is exactly the same and the montage is exactly the same as seasons 4 and 6. The
closing instrumental theme is exactly the same as seasons 4-6. Highlights from
this season include a guest appearance by off-screen narrator,now-deceased
country music artist Waylon Jennings Composer and performer of the DOH theme
plays himself. Deputy Enos Strate(Shroyer) was bodyguarding Jennings' trailer
while Jennings was in Hazzard County for a concert or two.
In HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENERAL LEE,Luke(Tom Wopat) and Bo(John Schneider) flashback
to about a decade earlier when they first obtained the 1969 Dodge Charger that
was named "The General Lee".
Luke and Bo were falsely accused of some felonious crime and were taken to a
penetentiary,much to the delight of Sheriff Roscoe Coltrane(James Best) and his
brother-in-law Hazzard County Commissioner Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg(the late
Sorrell Booke). A sick,hospitalized boy meets his idol,race car driver Cale
Yarbrough,as himself.
In ENOS & DAISY'S WEDDING,the second to last episode,Enos finally marries the
woman he always loved,Daisy Duke(Catherine Bach). The wedding was never seen or
subsequently mentioned. Two criminals are about to ruin the wedding but Luke and
Bo thwart the criminals' plan and bring them to justice. Enos ends up with the
measles toward the end of the episode.
In the series finale,oddly entitled OPENING NIGHT AT THE BOAR'S NEST,which was
written and directed by Schneider(credited as John R. Schneider),Luke,Bo and
Daisy simulate Peter,Paul & Mary via two acoustic guitars played by Luke and Bo
respectively. The trio provide entertainment at the Boar's Nest,the pub and
short order restaurant owned and operated by Boss and where Daisy always worked
at throughout the series. This obviously was a fund-raising event and in
fact,the Dukes were given moral support by service station attendant Cooter
Davenport(Ben Jones). The Dukes' Uncle Jesse(the late Denver Pyle) still had his
farm and Roscoe still had his female basset hound Flash("velvet ears"). Wopat
and Schneider are country music artists themselves,each having recorded several
albums of their own. The other episodes are great. CBS pulled the plug on two
other hit series in 1985,those being Alice and The Jeffersons. Like the latter
sitcom,DOH never had a special farewell episode because cancellation was never
planned after this season. I'm sure Warner Bros.,DOH's production company wanted
to continue for an eighth season but the cancellation decision was not made
until summer 1985. DOH was killed by NBC's The Cosby Show and ABC's Who's The
Boss(1984-85 was the first season for both series). Even ABC's Three's Company's
not-too-successful spinoff Three's A Crowd was given the Nielsen axe after its
only season in 1984-85. Also,NBC evicted Diff'rent Strokes from its prime-time
roster and was moved to ABC. Post-DOH,Wopat and Schneider focused on their
musical careers. Wopat had a recurring role on Cybill Shepherd's short-lived CBS
sitcom,Cybill,as her ex-husband. Bach had one or two short-lived series of her
own. She married and still is to Peter Lopez and they have two children
together. Booke passed away in March 1994 of cancer. Jones became a
politician,moved to Virginia and opened a store/nightclub called Cooter's. Best
moved to Florida and became a college professor. Pyle succumbed to lung cancer
at age 77 on Christmas Day 1997. He lived to appear in the first reunion
movie,DUKES OF HAZZARD REUNION,first aired by CBS in April 1997. Daisy is now
red-haired and drives a motorcycle. Roscoe became Hazzard County Commissioner,
succeeding his brother-in-law(it was written that Boss Hogg passed away,as did
Booke). Enos,Daisy's husband,is sheriff and Boss's cousin Cletus Hogg is
deputy(Rick Hurst,a DOH regular in seasons 3-5 and recurring his role
previously,was needed to fill the deputy's shoes). A second reunion movie
premiered in 2000,which was much like the season 7 episode,THE DUKES IN
HOLLYWOOD. In the second reunion movie,it was written that Uncle Jesse had
passed away as did his portrayer. Jennings passed away in 2002 of complications
from diabetes. He continued his musical career,post-DOH. In 2005,a theatrical
film was released and distributed by WB,starring Johnny Knoxville,Seann William
Scott and Jessica Simpson. Simpson's role of Daisy was a blonde. None of the DOH
series cast appeared in the film,though. Country star Willie Nelson was Uncle
Jesse and performed the DOH theme in the final scene(he and Jennings were
longtime friends). Oscar-winner Burt Reynolds was Boss Hogg,in spite of his
moustache. I dedicate this item to the memories of Pyle,Booke and Jennings.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Final Season of the Dukes..., December 12, 2006
This review is from: The Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete Seventh Season (DVD)
The final season isn't as strong as the other seasons, but it has a good share of episodes. The only episode that was kind of all right was the "strange visitor to Hazzard" (I guess they were trying to get style points for having an alien invade hazzard.). Other than that, I'm happy to finally have all seven seasons of the dukes that I can watch over and over without commercials.
In the final season, toy models of each of the cars/vans were used for the jumps and other stunt sequences. Most of the real "General Lee" jumps were taken from the fourth, fifth & sixth seasons, with the exception of "Dukes in Hollywood", where they used the real Charger for a jump scene, and also "Danger on the Hazzard Express", although it was a small jump. The stunts with the toy models were done well, even though they had the General jumping over bigger objects, like a grain tower. Some jumps you could tell it was a toy model, and others were pretty close to looking like the real Dodge Charger "General Lee".
The episodes weren't as serious as the sixth season, but they had one episode "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Duke", where Luke drinks water that's contaminated altering his behavior, and nearly tearing the duke family apart, not to mention nearly getting 20 years for robbing Boss hogg's bank.
Other than that, it's been a fun ride with the dukes of hazzard.
I'm praying that warner brothers will re-release the two reunion movies on DVD soon.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a ride!!!!, January 24, 2007
This review is from: The Dukes of Hazzard - The Complete Seventh Season (DVD)
From One-Armed Bandits to Opening Night at the Boar's Nest, it's been a heck of a ride. It has been so much fun reliving the series through Warner Bros. DVD collection of the entire run of the Dukes Of Hazzard. Although season 7 had it's share of problems, it's still right up there with some of the best television you can find. There were a few episodes that were extra cheesy, such as "Robot P. Coltrane" and "Strange Visitor To Hazzard" and most of this season was riddled with the ridiculously cheap looking car stunts performed by miniature models of the General Lee and the Sheriff's patrol cars. However, I did find myself getting a little emotional on the final episode, knowing that this was the last time that The Duke boys would drive and jump the General Lee and this would be the last time that Rosco would cut loose with one of his patented coo coo coo's. The final scene of the last episode when a distraught Rosco was tearfully talking to his fat little buddy, after he believed he made him disappear permanently further convinces me that James Best is one of the best an most versatile actors I have ever seen. If you are any kind of Dukes fan, you must cap off your collection with this final season. The only thing that would make this ride sweeter is if they would release the 2 reunion movies on DVD and also if the Dukes got together for one more go-around. Thanks for the fun Dukes and keep it between the ditches.
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