Season 1 (1979) Season 2 (1979–80) • Starting with this season, a new closing sequence was introduced. This time, it shows the General Lee and Enos' police car going around in circles. This remained in use until the end of the series in 1985. Also at the beginning of this season, the show is now produced by Lou Step Productions.
Season 3 (1980–81) • This season consists of 21 episodes. • Season 3 brought a big change to the show. Sonny Shroyer, who played the part of Deputy Enos Strate, was leaving the show to star in a short-lived
Dukes of Hazzard spin-off series, called
Enos. Rosco's pet dog Flash was introduced in this season. Flash would stay until the end of the series in 1985. • In the first episode, Enos was written out of the show as moving to
California to take a job with the
Los Angeles Police Department. This is the last season to use the Season 2 closing theme. • During the opening credits, Enos is out, and
Cletus Hogg (
Rick Hurst) is in.
Season 4 (1981–82) In this season, starting with "Goodbye, General Lee" Warner Bros. starts producing the "General Lee" chargers where we start seeing the light tan interiors, wide push bar and more consistent appearances.
Season 5 (1982–83) •
Byron Cherry and
Christopher Mayer were promoted to opening titles starting with this season. • Beginning with season 5, over a royalties dispute,
John Schneider (
Bo Duke) and
Tom Wopat (
Luke Duke) were fired from the series. Their characters were replaced by their cousins
Coy Duke and
Vance Duke. The show's ratings nosedived and, after 18 episodes, Wopat and Schneider were hired back. As a result, they both ended up starring again in the remaining 4 episodes of the season. • Vance and Coy last appear in episode 19, and are not even mentioned after their departure from the series. • According to the series bible, Luke and Bo's 18-episode absence was due to their competing (and, ultimately, winning big) in the NASCAR circuit. Their return episode has the distinction of featuring all four Duke boys, as a way to make a natural transition and maintain the continuity of the series. • This season consists of 22 episodes. •
Sonny Shroyer returns as Enos for the rest of the series after the cancellation of the spin-off
Enos.
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