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!! Jefferson Davis "JD" Hogg

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!! Jefferson Davis "JD" "Boss" Hogg


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* EvilTwin: To Abraham Lincoln Hogg, who is so nice and honest he once just gave away his car, which he actually needed to go out of Hazzard.


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* MeaningfulName: ''UsefulNotes/JeffersonDavis'' Hogg and ''UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln'' Hogg. Both were the names of the rival factions' leaders in the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar; Davis was the "bad" guy (i.e. President of the secessionist, pro-slavery Confederate States of America, a.k.a. the "Confederacy") and Lincoln the "good" guy (i.e. President of the United States of America a.k.a. the anti-slavery "Union").
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* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Uncle, Like Nephew:]] He implies that, in his youth, he was a lot like [[ChivalrousPervert Bo.]]
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-->Played by: John Schnieder (Bo) and Tom Wopat (Luke) in the original series, Seann William Scott (Bo) and Johnny Knoxville (Luke) in the 2005 movie, Jonathan Bennett (Bo) and Randy Wayne in the 2007 movie

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-->Played by: John Schnieder Creator/JohnSchneider (Bo) and Tom Wopat (Luke) in the original series, Seann William Scott (Bo) and Johnny Knoxville Creator/JohnnyKnoxville (Luke) in the 2005 movie, Jonathan Bennett (Bo) and Randy Wayne in the 2007 movie



-->Played by: James Best in the original series, M. C. Gainey in the 2005 movie, and Harland Williams in the 2007 movie

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-->Played by: James Best in the original series, M. C. Gainey Creator/MCGainey in the 2005 movie, and Harland Williams in the 2007 movie



-->Played by Ben Jones in the original series, David Koechner in the 2005 movie, and Joel David Moore in the 2007 movie

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-->Played by Ben Jones in the original series, David Koechner Creator/DavidKoechner in the 2005 movie, and Joel David Moore in the 2007 movie

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* HotBlooded: Gets excitedly easily, says whatever comes to his mind, and tends to have larger than life reactions to things.

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* HotBlooded: Gets excitedly excited easily, says whatever comes to his mind, and tends to have larger than life reactions to things.



* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Possibly the TropeCodifier.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Inspite of his vices, he does have standards, and does not wish to actually harm anyone.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Inspite In spite of his vices, he does have standards, and does not wish to actually harm anyone.



-->Played by Rick Hurst in the original series, Jack Polick the 2005 movie

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-->Played by Rick Hurst in the original series, Jack Polick in the 2005 movie
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-->Played by: John Schnieder (Bo) and Tom Wopat (Luke) in the orginal series, Seann William Scott (Bo) Johnny Knoxville (Luke) in the 2005 movie, Jonathan Bennett (Bo) and Randy Wayne in the 2007 movie

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-->Played by: John Schnieder (Bo) and Tom Wopat (Luke) in the orginal original series, Seann William Scott (Bo) and Johnny Knoxville (Luke) in the 2005 movie, Jonathan Bennett (Bo) and Randy Wayne in the 2007 movie



* ChivalrousPervert: Not exactly a pervert perse, but Bo is an incurable skirt chaser. Despite this, he is always very gentlemanly to the girls he pursues.

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* ChivalrousPervert: Not exactly a pervert perse, per se, but Bo is an incurable skirt chaser. Despite this, he is always very gentlemanly to the girls he pursues.
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* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Daisy is often fired from her job as waitress at the [[LocalHangout Boar's Nest]] on several occasions by its owner, Boss Hogg, for various reasons; though usually she ends up being rehired by the end of the episode.
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Hotlinked Los Angeles.


*** Enos is plagued by a strong sense of duty. He's a deputy, and sworn to uphold the law. Unfortunately for him, Boss Hogg controls the law. At times, one has to wonder if his goofing up isn't at least somewhat intentional as a way of helping the Dukes. Especially considering that he was able to become the head of the Los Angeles SWAT team.

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*** Enos is plagued by a strong sense of duty. He's a deputy, and sworn to uphold the law. Unfortunately for him, Boss Hogg controls the law. At times, one has to wonder if his goofing up isn't at least somewhat intentional as a way of helping the Dukes. Especially considering that he was able to become the head of the Los Angeles UsefulNotes/LosAngeles SWAT team.
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* FriendlyRivalry: After the first season, he becomes too childlike to be seriously hostile to the Dukes and his many attempts at "Hot Pursuit" become more like a game of tag to him and the Duke Boys.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Uncle Jesse essentially evolve into this over the course of the series.

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-->Played by Sorrell Booke in the original series, Creator/BurtReynolds in the 2005 movie, and [=Christopher McDonald=] in the 2007 movie

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-->Played by Sorrell Booke in the original series, Creator/BurtReynolds in the 2005 movie, and [=Christopher McDonald=] Creator/ChristopherMcDonald in the 2007 movie



* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He keeps his mother's ashes and is very protective of them, and lauds his mother for being "a good Baptist woman".
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He never actually physically hurts anyone. In one episode, he refuses to get involved in selling drugs, despite his history as a moonshiner. And he will in fact often sacrifice tremendous profits, and even betray his partners in crime, when he sees that the scheme is endangering someone's life.
** When a rich asshole from Savannah with a stick the size of Texas up his ass tries to wrest custody of his grandson from the child's mother simply because she happened to grow up in backwater Hazzard, Boss is as pissed off as the Dukes.
** One episode spells it out plainly, where the Balladeer intones that while Boss is totally crooked he will NOT tolerate violence and will not get involved in any scheme where someone could get hurt. Boss is greedy for money, but will not have anyone physically hurt to get it.



* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He keeps his mother's ashes and is very protective of them, and lauds his mother for being "a good Baptist woman".

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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He keeps his mother's ashes and is very protective of them, and lauds his mother for being "a good Baptist woman".
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* MeaningfulName: Enos Strate is the only straight cop in Hazzard county.
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!!Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane

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!!Sheriff Rosco P P. Coltrane
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* AntiVillain: Type IV.
* CluelessDeputy: Often.



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* HillbillyMoonshiner: Unless the drug in question is illicitly-distilled homemade hooch.

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* WhoWearsShortShorts: One of the most famous examples.

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* WhoWearsShortShorts: One of the most famous examples.
examples; in fact, she became synonymous with them.



* AndADietCoke:Happens in "Ghost of General Lee":

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* AndADietCoke:Happens AndADietCoke: Happens in "Ghost of General Lee":



* BerserkButton: Rosco may be a bumbling goofball, but woe be to anyone who is out to hurt Flash.

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* BerserkButton: Rosco may be a bumbling goofball, but woe be to anyone who is out to hurt Flash. ''Goes double'' if you impersonate him or another lawman.



* DrivesLikeCrazy



* BigEater: If he's not [[IncrediblyLamePun duking it out with the boys]], he's probably pigging out.



* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He keeps his mother's ashes and is very protective of them, and laudes his mother for being "a good Baptist woman".

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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He keeps his mother's ashes and is very protective of them, and laudes lauds his mother for being "a good Baptist woman".



-->Played by Ben Jones in the original series, David Koechner in the 2005 movie, and Joel David Moore in the 2007 movie

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-->Played by Ben Jones in the original series, David Koechner in the 2005 movie, and Joel David Moore in the 2007 moviemovie

* GreaseMonkey: The Dukes' go-to mechanic.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the early episodes, it was mentioned that Rosco spent the first 20 years of his career as a mostly honest lawman, but after the county voted away his pension Rosco joined Hogg in an effort to fund his retirement in his last couple of years as sheriff. Early episodes also portrayed him as a fairly hard-nosed, somewhat darker policeman character, who even shot a criminal during the first season. As the series progressed and producers recognized how popular it had become with children, James Best altered his portrayal into a more bumbling, comical character. By the end of the first season, his origin had been virtually forgotten (and his job as sheriff appeared to become open ended).

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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the early episodes, it was mentioned that Rosco spent the first 20 30 years of his career as a mostly honest lawman, but after the county voted away his pension Rosco joined Hogg in an effort to fund his retirement in his last couple of years as sheriff. Early episodes also portrayed him as a fairly hard-nosed, somewhat darker policeman character, who even shot a criminal during the first season. As the series progressed and producers recognized how popular it had become with children, James Best altered his portrayal into a more bumbling, comical character. By the end of the first season, his origin had been virtually forgotten (and his job as sheriff appeared to become open ended).
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is tougher than she looks, and will not tolerate unwanted advances from men, or anyone threatening her family.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: She Daisy is a sweet girl but she is tougher than she looks, and looks. Daisy will not tolerate unwanted advances from men, or anyone threatening her family.
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* NiceGuy: Particularly Bo since he is less of a womanizer. Both of them care deeply about their loved ones and can be quite friendly and gentlemanly.

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* NiceGuy: Particularly Bo since he is less of a womanizer. Both of them care deeply about their loved ones and can be quite friendly and gentlemanly.
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* NiceGuy: Particularly Bo since he is less of a womanizer. Both of them care deeply about their loved ones and can be quite friendly and gentlemanly.


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* NiceGuy: Uncle Jesse is a loving, caring, and selfless badass CoolOldGuy.

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* GigglingVillain: In the series, he would become positively giddy thinking about ways to enrich himself or screw with Jesse Duke.



* LargeHam: In the series, complete with a trademark VillainLaugh.

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* LargeHam: In the series, complete with a trademark VillainLaugh.EvilLaugh.
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* LargeHam: In the series, complete with a trademark VillainLaugh.
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* TheMcCoy: Bo is most often swayed by his feelings, and tends to be impulsive and hot headed.



* TheMcCoy: Bo is most often swayed by his feelings, and tends to be impulsive and hot headed.
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* TheMccoy: Bo is most often swayed by his feelings, and tends to be impulsive and hot headed.
* TheSpock: Luke usually plays the Spock to Bo's McCoy, as he is the more mature and intelligent one. Either Daisy or Uncle Jesse will usually take the role of TheKirk to them.

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* TheMccoy: TheMcCoy: Bo is most often swayed by his feelings, and tends to be impulsive and hot headed.
* TheSpock: Luke usually plays the Spock to Bo's McCoy, [=McCoy=], as he is the more mature and intelligent one. Either Daisy or Uncle Jesse will usually take the role of TheKirk to them.
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-->Played by Sorrell Booke in the original series, Creator/BurtReynolds in the 2005 movie, and Christopher McDonald in the 2007 movie

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-->Played by Sorrell Booke in the original series, Creator/BurtReynolds in the 2005 movie, and Christopher McDonald [=Christopher McDonald=] in the 2007 movie
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* InnocentBlueEyes: He has light blue eyes and is a goofy naive ManChild.
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-->Played by: Catherine Bach in the original series, Jessica Simpson in the 2005 movie, and April Scott in the 2007 movie

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-->Played by: Catherine Bach in the original series, Jessica Simpson Music/JessicaSimpson in the 2005 movie, and April Scott in the 2007 movie

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* ChivalrousPervert: Not exactly a pervert perse, but Bo is an incurable skirt chaser. Despite this, he is always very gentlemanly to the girls e pursues.

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* ChivalrousPervert: Not exactly a pervert perse, but Bo is an incurable skirt chaser. Despite this, he is always very gentlemanly to the girls e he pursues.



-->Played by: Denver Pyle in the original series, and Willie Nelson in the 2005 and 2007 movies

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-->Played by: Denver Pyle in the original series, and Willie Nelson Music/WillieNelson in the 2005 and 2007 movies



* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the early episodes, it was mentioned that Rosco spent the first 20 years of his career as a mostly honest lawman, but after the county voted away his pension Rosco joined Hogg in an effort to fund his retirement in his last couple of years as sheriff. Early episodes also portrayed him as a fairly hard-nosed, somewhat darker policeman character, who even shot a criminal during the first season. As the series progressed and producers recognized how popular it had become with children, James Best altered his portrayal into a more bumbling, comical character. By the end of the first season, his origin had been virtually forgotten (and his job as sheriff appeared to become open ended).



-->Played by Sorrell Booke in the original series, Burt Reynolds in the 2005 movie, and Christopher McDonald in the 2007 movie

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-->Played by Sorrell Booke in the original series, Burt Reynolds Creator/BurtReynolds in the 2005 movie, and Christopher McDonald in the 2007 movie
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** '' "Say hello from Rosco!" '' (whenever Boss is on the phone, regardless of who he's talking to)
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!!The Duke Boys
-->Played by: John Schnieder (Bo) and Tom Wopat (Luke) in the orginal series, Seann William Scott (Bo) Johnny Knoxville (Luke) in the 2005 movie, Jonathan Bennett (Bo) and Randy Wayne in the 2007 movie

*TheCasanova: Bo, frequently.
*ChivalrousPervert: Not exactly a pervert perse, but Bo is an incurable skirt chaser. Despite this, he is always very gentlemanly to the girls e pursues.
*HairTriggerTemper: Downplayed with Bo. He can be a hot head at times, but he's not usually an angry person overall.
*TheSmartGuy: Luke. He is usually the one to come up with a plan to get himself and Bo out of trouble.
*TheMccoy: Bo is most often swayed by his feelings, and tends to be impulsive and hot headed.
*TheSpock: Luke usually plays the Spock to Bo's McCoy, as he is the more mature and intelligent one. Either Daisy or Uncle Jesse will usually take the role of TheKirk to them.

!!Daisy Duke
-->Played by: Catherine Bach in the original series, Jessica Simpson in the 2005 movie, and April Scott in the 2007 movie
*BewareTheNiceOnes: She is tougher than she looks, and will not tolerate unwanted advances from men, or anyone threatening her family.
*BuxomIsBetter: Part of what makes her so good at using DistractedByTheSexy.
*DistractedByTheSexy: Frequently exploits this against the male villains.
*FarmersDaughter
*MsFanservice: Both in and out of universe
*NiceGirl: She's very friendly and polite.
*ShesGotLegs: And they're often made prominent by her short shorts.
*WhoWearsShortShorts: One of the most famous examples.

!!Uncle Jesse
-->Played by: Denver Pyle in the original series, and Willie Nelson in the 2005 and 2007 movies
*AsTheGoodBookSays: A devout Christian and has been known to quote from the Bible every now and then.
*BerserkButton: Threatening his family, especially Daisy.
*CatchPhrase: "J.D., I ain't ever asked you for anything before, but..." (oddly he says this many, many times in the series)
*CoolOldGuy: He's very wise, fatherly, caring, and has a good sense of humor.
*DrugsAreBad: Firmly believes this. He chews the boys out when they get caught with marijuana.
*SouthernGentleman: One of the most gentlemanly men on the show.

!!Sheriff Rosco P Coltrane
-->Played by: James Best in the original series, M. C. Gainey in the 2005 movie, and Harland Williams in the 2007 movie
*{{Adorkable}}: A goofy, innocent, loveable ManChild
*AntiVillain: Type IV, often bordering on HeroAntagonist.
*AdaptationalVillainy: In the original series, he is a childlike HarmlessVillain who is completely devoid of any actual evil or malice. In the movies, he is an outright evil man who genuinely hates the Duke Boys.
*AffectionateNickname: "Velvet Ears", for his loyal dog Flash.
*AndADietCoke:Happens in "Ghost of General Lee":
-->'''Enos''': A double order of catfish, hush puppies, pickles and onions, large order of fries, and extra thick chocolate milk and two slices of pecan pie. Is that right?
-->'''Rosco''': Yeah, and [[IllTakeTwoBeersToo get something for yourself, Enos]].
-->'''Enos''': You want that pie a la mode?
-->'''Rosco:''' No, Enos, I don't want it a la mode. I gotta watch my calories!
*BerserkButton: Rosco may be a bumbling goofball, but woe be to anyone who is out to hurt Flash.
*CatchPhrase: Several.
** ''"I'm in hot pursuit!"''
** ''"Good news, good news!"'' (Or, ''"Bad news, bad news!"'')
** ''"Aw, tiddly tuddly!"''
** ''"Oohh, you see, that there's a naughty-naughty!"'' (indicating grounds to charge)
** On the police radio: ''"This is Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane."''
** ''"Freeeeeeeeze!!!"''
** And his giggling ''"Oh Goo-goo-good! I love it! I love it!"''
** '' "Hush!" ''
** '' "What a horrendoes crash!" ''
*TheDitz: He tends to get confused easily.
*DrivesLikeCrazy
*DrunkOnMilk: In the episode "Robot P Coltrane", he temporarily loses his job as Sherriff, so he goes to the Boar's Nest to drown his sorrows...in buttermilk.
*[[GigglingVillain Giggling Anti-Villain]]: With his trademark laugh, "Kew kew kew!"
*HarmlessVillain: The only reason he's even considered a villain is because he works for Boss Hogg. He's really just a goofy, innocent ManChild who wouldn't hurt a fly.
*HotBlooded: Gets excitedly easily, says whatever comes to his mind, and tends to have larger than life reactions to things.
*LargeHam: Often expresses himself in over-the-top ways.
*ManChild: Goofy, innocent, giggly, hyperactive, gullible, believes in fairy tales, simple-minded, and overall an overgrown 7 year old. However, he pulls no punches in regards to enforcing the law.

!!Enos Strate
-->Played by Sonny Shroyer in the original series, Michael Weston in the 2005 movie, and Adam Shulman in the 2007 movie
*AntiVillain: Type IV.
** Enos is never really portrayed as corrupt or evil, and despite his DesignatedVillain role (by default by being on the same side as Boss Hogg) he becomes quite sympathetic and likable over the course of the show.
*** Enos is plagued by a strong sense of duty. He's a deputy, and sworn to uphold the law. Unfortunately for him, Boss Hogg controls the law. At times, one has to wonder if his goofing up isn't at least somewhat intentional as a way of helping the Dukes. Especially considering that he was able to become the head of the Los Angeles SWAT team.
*** What's more, Enos is never viewed by the Dukes themselves as being one of Boss Hogg's cronies. They realize that he's just doing his job and is simply too honest to be a part of anything crooked that Boss has come up with. Even when he's chasing them, they hold no malice towards him. In fact, they consider him to be probably the most honest man in the County and -they say it out loud more than once- the only ''real'' law in Hazzard. Whenever they need actual help from the law, it's Enos that they turn to. The fact that Enos grew up with Bo and Luke and has a huge crush on Daisy also means that he's very reluctant to harm the Dukes, and makes it hard for them to view him as an enemy.
*ApologizesALot: Almost every time he has to arrest the Duke boys, he will say something like "I'm real sorry 'bout this."
*IncorruptiblePurePureness
*TheIngenue: A male version. He's very naive, trusting, innocent, polite, shy, and is known as "Hazzard County's Oldest Virgin".
*NiceGuy: Extremely nice, and very gentlemanly.
*SingleTargetSexuality: Towards Daisy.

!! Jefferson Davis "JD" Hogg
-->Played by Sorrell Booke in the original series, Burt Reynolds in the 2005 movie, and Christopher McDonald in the 2007 movie
*AntiVillain: Type I. He's not evil so much as greedy and dishonest.
*{{Greed}}: His primary vice.
*JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Inspite of his vices, he does have standards, and does not wish to actually harm anyone.
*EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He keeps his mother's ashes and is very protective of them, and laudes his mother for being "a good Baptist woman".

!!Cletus Hogg
-->Played by Rick Hurst in the original series, Jack Polick the 2005 movie

!!Cooter Davenport
-->Played by Ben Jones in the original series, David Koechner in the 2005 movie, and Joel David Moore in the 2007 movie

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