The Dukes
| The Dukes | |
|---|---|
 Season 1 on-screen title card. | |
| Network | CBS |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises |
| Original release | February 5―October 29, 1983 |
| Starring | Christopher Mayer Byron Cherry Tom Wopat John Schneider Catherine Bach Denver Pyle James Best Sorrell Booke Frank Welker |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Kay Wright Doug Paterson |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Ray Parker John Bradford Benny Ferman Clive Ferman O. Gordy John Graham Orville Hampton Tom Ruegger David R. Toddman |
| Director(s) | Oscar Dufau George Gordon Carl Urbano John Walker Rudy Zamora Gordon Hunt (voices) |
| Animation director(s) | Geoff Collins |
| Second title card | |
 Season 2 on-screen title card. | |
The Dukes is an American animated action/adventure/comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for CBS' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1983, airing 20 episodes that spanned two seasons. It was an animated spin-off of the live-action The Dukes of Hazzard TV series which also aired on CBS primetime from 1979 to 1985.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
Casting
Byron Cherry, Christopher Mayer, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, James Best, and Sorrell Booke all reprised their roles from the aforementioned live-action TV series. For the second season, Cherry and Mayer were replaced with Tom Wopat and John Schneider, who had originally starred in The Dukes of Hazzard, but left due to a salary dispute, only to come back once that had been settled, meaning the cartoon had to adapt to this change, too.
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
| Title | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | February 5, 1983 |
| 1x02 | February 12, 1983 |
| 1x03 | February 19, 1983 |
| 1x04 | February 26, 1983 |
| 1x05 | March 5, 1983 |
| 1x06 | March 12, 1983 |
| 1x07 | March 19, 1983 |
| 1x08 | March 26, 1983 |
| 1x09 | April 2, 1983 |
| 1x10 | April 9, 1983 |
| 1x11 | April 16, 1983 |
| 1x12 | April 23, 1983 |
| 1x13 | April 30, 1983 |
| 2x01 | September 17, 1983 |
| 2x02 | September 24, 1983 |
| 2x03 | October 1, 1983 |
| 2x04 | October 8, 1983 |
| 2x05 | October 15, 1983 |
| 2x06 | October 22, 1983 |
| 2x07 | October 29, 1983 |
Cast
- Christopher Mayer as Vance Duke. He was another character in the first season.
- Byron Cherry as Coy Duke. He was a character in the first season.
- Tom Wopat as Luke Duke. He was a character in the second season.
- John Schneider as Bo Duke. He was another character in the second season.
- Catherine Bach as Daisy Duke
- Denver Pyle as Uncle Jesse Duke
- James Best as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
- Sorrell Booke as Boss Hogg
- Frank Welker as Flash and Smokey
Merchandise
Home media
On December 7, 2010, Warner Archive Collection released the series on DVD in a set called The Dukes: The Complete Series.
