The BEST episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard season 1

Every episode of The Dukes of Hazzard season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard season 1!

Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard County (Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane), plus a string of ne'er-do-wells often backed by the scheming Hogg.

Last Updated: 12/15/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Luke's Love Story
star
7.95
76 votes

#1 - Luke's Love Story

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/16/1979

Luke's rival in Hazzard's stock car derby has million-dollar legs and a lead foot... and she's got his heart revved up. Boss Hogg worries about reclaiming the derby trophy because his moma's ashes are inside it.

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Money to Burn
star
7.95
57 votes

#2 - Money to Burn

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/20/1979

The government was going to burn the cash anyway, so who'd miss a cool million in ragged bills? Besides, Boss Hogg has masterminded his scheme so that Bo and Luke are the fall guys.

Directors: Rod Amateau
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One Armed Bandits
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7.90
420 votes

#3 - One Armed Bandits

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/26/1979

Sherrif Coltrane is hissier than a sack of rattlesnakes! He sets up a slot machine operation to fund his election, but a pair of two-armed bandits - Bo and Luke - find a way to give the proceeds to charity.

Directors: Rod Amateau
Writer: Gy Waldron
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Swamp Molly
star
7.84
114 votes

#4 - Swamp Molly

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/1979

Way back in the '30s, Molly sprang Uncle Jesse out of a heap of trouble with the Feds. Now she wants to make one last moonshine run... and she wants Jesse and the other Dukes to help.

Directors: Don McDougall
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Mary Kaye's Baby
star
7.84
216 votes

#5 - Mary Kaye's Baby

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/9/1979

Bo and Luke are unaware that 1) the borrowed car they're driving is loaded with moonshine and 2) the pregnant hitchhiker they've picked up is carrying over $100,000 in stolen mob loot.

Directors: Rod Amateau
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Deputy Dukes
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7.83
72 votes

#6 - Deputy Dukes

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/13/1979

There ought to be a law. Instead, there's Bo and Luke. They've been deputized and sent to Springfield to retrieve a prisoner. One detail the boys aren't told: the prisoner is notorious Public Enemy #1!

Directors: William Asher
Writer: Marty Roth
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Limo One is Missing
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7.81
64 votes

#7 - Limo One is Missing

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/1979

Leave it to Cooter to drive everyone wild. When government agents driving the U.S. President's limo through Hazzard stop at the Boar's Nest, Cooter hot-wires the vehicle and sets out on a joy ride.

Directors: Don McDougall
Writer: Paul Savage
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High Octane
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7.80
112 votes

#8 - High Octane

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/1979

Will a batch of kick-tail gasoline solve the nation's fuel crisis? Uncle Jesse fires up the moonshine still for a patriotic cause. And a lovely female revenue agent fires up Bo's dancin'-and-romancin' flames.

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Repo Men
star
7.80
115 votes

#9 - Repo Men

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/1979

The car's a wreck. But the engine's a honey, and Bo and Luke have to have it. So they make a deal with a car dealer who's as crooked as a switchback trail and whose scheme could land them behind bars.

Directors: Ron Satlof
Writer: Bob Clark
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Route 7-11
star
7.75
61 votes

#10 - Route 7-11

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/4/1979

The rig is rigged! Bo and Luke become drivers of an 18-wheeler, not knowing that the trailer is a rolling gambling casino and that its games aren't on the level.

Directors: Bob Claver
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Daisy's Song
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7.73
237 votes

#11 - Daisy's Song

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/1979

What kind of music-publishing outfit would bilk Daisy out of $50? Well, here's a hint, Dukesters: where there's corruption, there's Boss Hogg. And this time, the FBI is keeping an eye on the scam!

Directors: Bob Kelljan
Writer: Gy Waldron
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The Big Heist
star
7.65
78 votes

#12 - The Big Heist

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/30/1979

Bo and Luke robbers? That accusation is like going to church shirtless. It don't feel right! But if the Dukes didn't pull off the heist, who was in the General Lee when it roared away from the crime scene?

Directors: Bob Claver
Writer: Bruce Howard
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Double Sting
star
7.44
82 votes

#13 - Double Sting

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/11/1979

A fine mess they've gotten into this time! After a health quarantine confines the Duke men and the police to the jailhouse, only Daisy is left to pursue bank robbers who disguise themselves as Laurel and Hardy.

Directors: Gy Waldron
Writer: Gy Waldron
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