Dukes of Hazzard
Dukes of Hazzard Season 5 Episode Summaries:


Episode 1 - "The New Dukes";
Written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder; Directed by Paul Baxley; 9/24/82
Howdy, Cousins Coy and Vance! two new Dukes in town mean double trouble for Boss Hogg.

Episode 2 - "Dukes Strike It Rich";
Written by Jim Rogers; Directed by Don McDougall; 10/1/82
Maybe folks can raise 'gators! When Boss Hogg sells swampland as farmland, it's Dukes to the rescue.

Episode 3 - "Lawman of the Year";
Written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder; Directed by Denver Pyle; 10/8/82
He isn't brave, smart or honest, but somehow Rosco thinks he's going to be named Lawman of the Year.

Episode 4 - "Coy Meets Girl";
Written by Martin Roth; Director: James Sheldon; 10/16/82
Over the rainbow. A Dorothy Gale lookalike and her little dog help the Dukes dodge a hijacking rap.

Episode 5 - "The Hazzardgate Tape";
Written by Bruce Howard; Directed by Bob Sweeney; 10/22/82
Rival bosses reckon to plan Boss Hogg six feet under when he won't cut them in on his ill-gotten gains.

Episode 6 - "Big Daddy";
Written by Bruce Howard; Directed by Hollingsworth Morse; 10/29/82
Everybody loves J.D. Hogg. Boss wants his upstanding daddy to think he's the town's most beloved citizen.

Episode 7 - "Vance's Lady";
Teleplay by Simon Muntner & Martin Roth; Story by Simon Montner; Director by James Sheldon; 11/13/82
Warm memories and hot lead. Vance's onetime sweetheart is in town...with killers on her trail.

Episode 8 - "Hazzard Hustle";
Written by Si Rose; Directed by Don McDougall; 11/12/82
Five wil get you 10 the Duke boys can shut down Boss Hogg's illegal bookie joint.

Episode 9 - "Enos in Trouble";
Written by Si Rose; Directed by Paul Baxley; 11/18/82
Enos's footlocker arrives from California with a fortune in stolen emeralds hidden inside.

Episode 10 - "The Great Insurance Fraud";
Written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder; Directed by Denver Pyle; 11/26/82
Boss Hogg is conned by con men even crookeder than him.

Episode 11 - "A Little Game of Pool";
Written by William Raynor & Miles Wilder; Directed by Mark Warren; 12/3/82
The Hazzard hustlers-Uncle Jesse and Boss Hogg-cue up for a pool game. First prize: the General Lee.

Episode 12 - "The Treasure of Soggy Marsh";
Written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder; Directed by James Sheldon; 12/10/82
Frogs, tall weeds...or hidden loot? Something has Boss and Rosco mighty interested in Soggy Marsh.

Episode 13 - "The Revenge of Hughie Hogg";
Written by Martin Roth; Directed by Don McDougall; 12/17/82
Boss' connivin' nephew Hughie is back, aiming for Sheriff Rosco's job.

Episode 14 - "The Return of the Mean Green Machine";
Written by Martin Roth; Directed by Paul Baxley; 1/7/83
Jailbirds steal Boss' secret vehicle, sort of a cross between a tank and a giant armadillo.

Episode 15 - "Ding. Dong. the Boss is Dead";
Written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder; Directed by Hollingsworth Morse; 1/21/83
R.I.P., J.D.! The Dukes plan a phony funeral for Boss, hoping to save him from a moonshiner's revenge.

Episode 16 - "Coy vs. Vance";
Written by Si Rose; Directed by Sorrell Booke; 2/4/83
In a feud mood: Coy's new girl seems as sweet as pecan pie but Vance thinks she may be pure poison.

Episode 17 - "Comrade Duke";
Written by William Raynor & Myles Wilder; Directed by Don McDougall; 2/11/83
The Dukes say da to helping a pretty Soviet gymnast defect to the good ol' USA.

Episode 18 - "Witness: Jesse Duke";
Written by Bruce Howard; Directed by Hollingsworth Morse; 2/18/83
Not all fun 'n' games in Hazzard. The town rallies when Uncle Jesse is blinded in a tussle with a thief.

Episode 19 - "Welcome Back, Bo 'n' Luke";
Written by Len Kaufman and Myles Wilder; Directed by Hollingsworth Morse; 2/25/83
Back from the stock-car race circuit, bo and Luke rev up the General Lee for road-rippin' action.

Episode 20 - "Big Brothers. Duke";
Written by Martin Roth; Directed by Denver Pyle; 3/4/83
Bo and Luke become Big Brothers to a big problem-a teenage troublemaker who steals the General Lee.

Episode 21 - "Farewell. Hazzard";
Written by Si Rose; Directed by Don McDougall; 3/11/83
Boss Hogg (who else?) forecloses on the Duke farm. It's all part of (what else?) a moneymaking plot.

Episode 22 - "Daisy's Shotgun Wedding";
Written by Si Rose; Directed by Paul Baxley; 3/25/83
When a moonshiner takes a shine to Daisy, he carts her off to be his bride.