Description: 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
Amazon.com: 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
The General Lee Rules! 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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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 -Country Western singer(Mickey Gilley) in "The Sound Of Music Hazzard Style" episode -Steve Williams in the "Dukes In Danger" episode before his Capt. Fuller days on 21 JUMPSTREET -William Smith in "The Ten Million Dollar Sheriff" episode -Tim O'Connor in the "Bad Day In Hazzard" episode after his Dr. Huer days on BUCK ROGERS, etc. -Laurette Spang in "The Fugitive" episode after her co-starring days on BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
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.
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.
The Dukes Of Hazzard-Fourth Season I bought the Dukes of Hazzard- 4th season for my 8 year old son for Christmas. He has loved it as well as his 11 year old sister. He spent 4 days and watched every episode. So next month we will be buying the next season for his B-Day. Worth the money.
THe Dukes of Hazzard In the fourth season The Dukes are In trouble when Daisy goes head over heels for a hogg and Boss ain't happy. 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.
Entertainment at its best 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. 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". 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!!!
The pinnacle of Hazzard! What goes up must come down. Regardless of Bo and Luke's departure following this season, season 5 would've been somewhat of a downward spiral. Anyhow, this was the absolute peak in terms of slapstick, characters perfecting their roles, etc. The episode of "Million Dollar Sheriff Coltrane" is my favorite episode of all time. I was in elementary school 25 years ago watching the 81'-82' season on friday nights and I still stand firm on this season being the best of all 7.Even the "villains" were the most convincing of all the seasons even though you knew the boys would prevail at the end. Some of the 4 seasons have episodes you watch for friday night nostalgia once more on dvd and then bypass, however, I can't think of one "filler/subpar" episode in season 4. Season 2 had several clunkers w/o Rosco and season 3 had a couple "below standard" shows as well. For new fans out there...buy season 1 first for character evolution and familiarity...then, jump to season 4 for the BEST overall episodes. Then go to season 3 and then 2.
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