Hazzard (The Dukes) - The 1983 animated series

Hazzard (The Dukes) is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1983, based on the live-action television series The Dukes of Hazzard which aired on CBS from February 5 to October 29, 1983. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, producer of the original series, for a total of 20 episodes.

History

The series features the Duke brothers and their cousin Daisy in a round-the-world car race against Boss Hogg, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane, and Rosco's dog, Flash, in a duel for prize money that the dukes hope to use. to keep the family farm away. be foreclosed by Boss Hogg. In reality, Boss Hogg wants the money and the land for himself, so he, Rosco and the Flash plan various plans to stop the Dukes from winning. Most of the adventures are read from a postcard from Uncle Jesse Duke to his pet raccoon Smokey.

The first season took place during the period of the temporary replacement of the original actors of the live-action series with similar characters, Coy and Vance Duke, after Tom Wopat and John Schneider withdrew over a dispute over the copyright of the related merchandise. . Thus, the first season of this animated series featured Coy and Vance. Bo and Luke eventually replaced Coy and Vance in Season 1 Episode 14 (XNUMX): "Boss O'Hogg and the Little People" after Tom and John simultaneously returned to the live series following the end of the dispute towards the end of the fifth season. This episode also featured a new intro and a voiceover that reflected the changing characters.

The series did not follow a particular logical geographic path; for example, consecutive episodes feature appearances in Venice, Morocco, the Arctic Ocean, London, Greece, India, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong and Scotland.

Episodes

1 "Put up your dukes!" 5 February 1983
Coy, Vance and Daisy Duke are in The General Lee and race against Boss Hogg and Rosco around the world. They go to Australia to see their cousin, who owns a boxing kangaroo.

2 "Jungle Jitters" 12 February 1983
The Dukes and Bosses race through South America, where Boss steals their spare gasoline. But Coy, Vance and Daisy meet some native volcano worshipers trying to sacrifice General Lee.

3 "The Dukes in Venice"February 19, 1983
Bank robbers steal General Lee as an escape car in front of the Roman Colosseum. Coy, Vance and Daisy bring him back, but Boss and Rosco tell the local police that the dukes committed the crime.
4 "Morocco Bound" 26 February 1983
During a baggage exchange at a hotel, Rosco takes possession of Aladdin's lamp, which was originally stolen by the person who owned it. Boss and Rosco hide it in the hotel shop, where Daisy buys it as a souvenir. The original thief plots to take him back from the Boss and the Dukes.
5 "The secret satellite" 5 March 1983
Coy, Vance, Daisy, Boss Hogg and Rosco chase an American satellite that has crashed in the Arctic Circle. The Dukes do it for their country and Boss does it for the $ 10.000 reward.

6 "The Dukes of London" 12 March 1983
Rosco's dachshund, Flash, is accidentally mistaken for Her Majesty's dachshund, Regina. The dukes end up with Regina and are arrested for kidnapping. This episode inspired The Dukes of Hazzard regular series episode, “A Boy's Best Friend,” in which Flash is traded for a famous show dog.

7 "The fleece of Greece" 19 March 1983
Boss Hogg uses a man named Big Nick to frame Coy, Vance and Daisy in prison. She then learns that the person who marries Nick's daughter gets a large amount of money. The boss plans to marry her in secret and then run away with the money.

8 "The dukes in India" 26 March 1983
Boss Hogg has Grand Vazir set traps to slow down Coy, Vance and Daisy so that he can win the race.

9 "The dukes in Urbekistan" 2 April 1983
Coy, Vance and Daisy help an English archaeologist find his father, who was looking for an Uzbek diamond mine.

10 "A pig in Hong Kong" 9 April 1983
The pirates capture Coy, Vance, Daisy, Boss Hogg and Rosco. It's up to the Dukes to make sure they don't all turn into sushi.

11 "The dukes in Scotland" 16 April 1983
Coy, Vance, Daisy, Boss and Rosco meet Billy Bob and June Stewart from Hazzard County in Scotland. They just inherited a haunted castle. They discover that it is actually the counterfeiters who try to keep their hiding place. This episode is based on The Dukes of Hazzard regular series episode, “The Hazzardville Horror”, only the criminals were silver thieves, not counterfeiters.

12 "The Dukes in Paris" 23 April 1983
Boss Hogg plans to buy a stamp called Blue Wazoo. The man gives it to Daisy, who he thinks is working for Boss. Now, the law of Hazzard and the French law are after the dukes, or as the French say, the "Dukies".

13 "The Dukes in Switzerland" 30 April 1983
Coy, Vance and Daisy meet a father and daughter on the run from the Slavonian secret police. The two have developed a formula that turns seawater into gasoline. Boss Hogg and Rosco steal the formula and the Dukes intend to recover it.

Technical data and credits

Original title The Dukes
Original language English
Country United States
Music Hoyt Curtin The Dukes was composed by the American musician Hoyt Curtin.
Studio Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros. Television
Network CBS
1st TV February 5 - October 29 1983
Episodes 20 (complete)
Episode duration 30 minutes
Italian network Italia 1
1st Italian TV 1985-1986
Italian episodes 20 (complete)

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