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3	!!The Duke Boys
4	-->Played by: Creator/JohnSchneider (Bo) and Creator/TomWopat (Luke) in the original series, Creator/SeannWilliamScott (Bo) and Creator/JohnnyKnoxville (Luke) in the 2005 movie, Creator/JonathanBennett (Bo) and Creator/RandyWayne in the 2007 movie
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6	* BadassDriver: Both of them. In fact, they briefly left Hazzard County to become NASCAR drivers.
7	* TheCasanova: Bo, frequently.
8	* ChivalrousPervert: Not exactly a pervert per se, but Bo is an incurable skirt chaser. Despite this, he is always very gentlemanly to the girls he pursues.
9	* HairTriggerTemper: Downplayed with Bo. He can be a hot head at times, but he's not usually an angry person overall.
10	* LimitedWardrobe: Bo was nearly always seen wearing the same style of clothes, with a yellow shirt (with a blue T-shirt underneath for the first two seasons and some of third; this T-shirt is brown in the pilot episode), and light blue jeans. The exact hue of the shirt varied across the seasons - early on it was a deeper yellow; mid-run it was more of a cream color, and late examples saw it being more of a grey tone. The second episode produced and broadcast, "Daisy's Song", is notable for Bo instead wearing a red shirt for much of the story. A sequence in the fifth episode, "High Octane", sees Bo dressed in a light blue shirt, and many early publicity shots see the character dressed in a darker blue denim shirt.
11	* TheMcCoy: Bo is most often swayed by his feelings, and tends to be impulsive and hot headed.
12	* NiceGuy: Both of them care deeply about their loved ones and can be quite friendly and gentlemanly.
13	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Their real names are Beauregarde and Lucas.
14	* TheSmartGuy: Luke. He is usually the one to come up with a plan to get himself and Bo out of trouble.
15	* 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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17	!!Daisy Duke
18	-->Played by: Catherine Bach in the original series, Music/JessicaSimpson in the 2005 movie, and April Scott in the 2007 movie
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20	* ActionGirl: She can more than hold her own when the chips are down, and displays on a number of occasions that she can turn her skills to any problem at hand. For instance, during one adventure with a stolen armored personnel carrier (the second season's "Follow That Still"), Daisy is able to accurately fire its main gun while the vehicle is in motion with barely any instruction from her Vietnam War veteran cousin, and Uncle Jesse cheerfully decorates her as "Sharpshooter of the Week" for the feat. She also displays horse riding, archery, and numerous other skills in various episodes
21	* AdaptationalDyeJob: Brunette in the series, blonde in the movie.
22	* AlliterativeName: '''D'''aisy '''D'''uke.
23	* BadassDriver: She occasionally drives the General Lee during various adventures, and on some occasions it is suggested that Daisy may even be a better driver than her talented cousins (such as the first-season episode "The Big Heist," in which Sheriff Rosco, believing that Bo and Luke are driving the General, comments that they are "driving particularly well today").
24	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Daisy is a sweet girl but she is tougher than she looks. Daisy will not tolerate unwanted advances from men, or anyone threatening her family.
25	* DistractedByTheSexy: Frequently exploits this against the male villains.
26	%%* FarmersDaughter
27	* 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.
28	* ModestyShorts: A variation, during the TV series she usually wore flesh-coloured tights under those short-shorts to avoid the risk of WardrobeMalfunction.
29	* MsFanservice: Both in and out of universe
30	* NiceGirl: She's very friendly and polite.
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32	!!Uncle Jesse
33	-->Played by: Creator/DenverPyle in the original series, and Music/WillieNelson in the 2005 and 2007 movies
34	* AsTheGoodBookSays: A devout Christian and has been known to quote from the Bible every now and then.
35	* CatchPhrase: "J.D., I ain't ever asked you for anything before, but..." (oddly he says this many, many times in the series)
36	* CoolOldGuy: He's very wise, fatherly, caring, and has a good sense of humor.
37	* DrugsAreBad: Firmly believes this. He chews the boys out when they get caught with marijuana.
38	* HillbillyMoonshiner: Unless the drug in question is illicitly-distilled homemade hooch.
39	* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Uncle, Like Nephew:]] He implies that, in his youth, he was a lot like [[ChivalrousPervert Bo.]]
40	* NiceGuy: Uncle Jesse is a loving, caring, and selfless badass CoolOldGuy.
41	* SouthernGentleman: One of the most gentlemanly men on the show.
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43	!!Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
44	-->Played by: James Best in the original series, Creator/MCGainey in the 2005 movie, and Harland Williams in the 2007 movie.
45	* AntiVillain: Type IV, often bordering on HeroAntagonist.
46	* 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.
47	* AffectionateNickname: "Velvet Ears", for his loyal dog Flash.
48	* AndADietCoke: Happens in "Ghost of General Lee":
49	-->'''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?
50	-->'''Rosco''': Yeah, and [[IllTakeTwoBeersToo get something for yourself, Enos]].
51	-->'''Enos''': You want that pie a la mode?
52	-->'''Rosco:''' No, Enos, I don't want it a la mode. I gotta watch my calories!
53	* {{Catchphrase}}: Several.
54	** ''"I'm in hot pursuit!"''
55	** ''"Good news, good news!"'' (Or, ''"Bad news, bad news!"'')
56	** ''"Aw, tiddly tuddly!"''
57	** ''"Oohh, you see, that there's a naughty-naughty!"'' (indicating grounds to charge)
58	** On the police radio: ''"This is Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane."''
59	** ''"Freeeeeeeeze!!!"''
60	** And his giggling ''"Oh Goo-goo-good! I love it! I love it!"''
61	** '' "Hush!" ''
62	** '' "What a horrendous crash!" '' (Also: '' "That would have killed ten ordinary men!" '')
63	** '' "Say hello from Rosco!" '' (whenever Boss is on the phone, regardless of who he's talking to)
64	** ''"Shame, shame, everybody knows your name!"''
65	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the early episodes, it was mentioned that Rosco spent the first 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).
66	* TheDitz: He tends to get confused easily.
67	* 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.
68	* EmbarrassingMiddleName: The P stands for "Purvis."
69	* 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.
70	* [[GigglingVillain Giggling Anti-Villain]]: With his trademark laugh, "Kew kew kew!"
71	* 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.
72	* HotBlooded: Gets excited easily, says whatever comes to his mind, and tends to have larger than life reactions to things.
73	* InnocentBlueEyes: He has light blue eyes and is a goofy naive ManChild.
74	* LargeHam: Often expresses himself in over-the-top ways.
75	* {{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.
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77	!!Enos Strate
78	-->Played by Sonny Shroyer in the original series, Michael Weston in the 2005 movie, and Adam Shulman in the 2007 movie
79	* AntiVillain: Type IV.
80	** Enos is never really portrayed as corrupt or evil, and, despite being on the same side as Boss Hogg, he becomes quite sympathetic and likable over the course of the show.
81	*** 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 UsefulNotes/LosAngeles SWAT team.
82	*** 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.
83	* ApologizesALot: Almost every time he has to arrest the Duke boys, he will say something like "I'm real sorry 'bout this."
84	* IncorruptiblePurePureness
85	* TheIngenue: A male version. He's very naive, trusting, innocent, polite, shy, and is known as "Hazzard County's Oldest Virgin".
86	* MeaningfulName: Enos Strate is the only straight cop in Hazzard county.
87	* NiceGuy: Extremely nice, and very gentlemanly.
88	* SingleTargetSexuality: Towards Daisy.
89	* TokenGoodCop: Seems to be the lone honest cop in the whole county, despite working for the corrupt [[SmallTownTyrant Boss Hogg]] and the equally corrupt, bumbling Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane. More than once, he's referred to as the only ''real'' law in Hazzard, and when the Dukes need help from the authorities for a change, it's Enos they go to.
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91	!! Jefferson Davis Hogg (A.K.A "JD," or "Boss")
92	-->Played by Creator/SorrellBooke in the original series, Creator/BurtReynolds in the 2005 movie, and Creator/ChristopherMcDonald in the 2007 movie
93	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He was a short, fat, balding man in the series. In the film he's...Creator/BurtReynolds.
94	* AntiVillain: Type I. He's not evil so much as greedy and dishonest.
95	* BigEater: If he's not [[IncrediblyLamePun duking it out with the boys]], he's probably pigging out.
96	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was initially created as a corrupt, gruff nemesis for the Duke family to battle, but as the series evolved over its first and subsequent seasons, Hogg developed more into a comical money-grabbing villain, more intent on various get-rich-quick schemes and shady plots than ever knowingly causing anyone serious harm.
97	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He keeps his mother's ashes and is very protective of them, and lauds his mother for being "a good Baptist woman".
98	* 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.
99	** 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.
100	** 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.
101	** Even calling him ''evil'' is a huge stretch. He's crooked, not evil at all.
102	--->'''Boss Hogg''': Now, I've got nothin' against moonshining, income tax evasion, swindling land...that's just good clean fun. But when it comes to selling drugs to poison the minds of young children, there I simply ''MUST'' draw the line!
103	* 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.
104	* FamilialFoe: Boss is constantly trying to con members of the Duke clan (his old rival Jesse Duke, five nephews and a niece-only three of whom appear in most of the episodes- and some distant cousins who appear in one episode) or frame them for his crimes. Even when Boss isn't directly out to get the Dukes, they still interfere with his money-making schemes out of a sense of justice or because ItAmusedMe. Boss Hogg and the Dukes have regular FriendlyEnemies or EnemyMine interactions, but always go back to fighting each other before long.
105	%%* FatBastard
106	* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Possibly the TropeCodifier.
107	* GigglingVillain: In the series, he would become positively giddy thinking about ways to enrich himself or screw with Jesse Duke.
108	* {{Greed}}: His primary vice.
109	* IGaveMyWord: Jerk and schemer though he may be, if Boss Hogg "spits and shakes" (that is, spits into his palm and shakes hands with the person he's talking to) that he'll do something, you can be sure that he will keep his promise.
110	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of his vices, he does have standards, and does not wish to actually harm anyone.
111	* LargeHam: In the series, complete with a trademark EvilLaugh.
112	* 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").
113	* SmallTownTyrant: A lighter, softer HarmlessVillain version.
114	%%* VillainInAWhiteSuit
115	* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Uncle Jesse essentially evolve into this over the course of the series. Going by his and Jessie's talk of their shared past, they were once fellow moonshine runners and TrueCompanions.
116	** He and Rosco start out as this, although as the series goes on, the vitriolic part disappears.
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118	!!Cletus Hogg
119	-->Played by Rick Hurst in the original series, Jack Polick in the 2005 movie
120	* AntiVillain: Type IV.
121	* AscendedExtra: He joins the regular cast in Season 3 after making a few guest appearances in the first two seasons.
122	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He disappears without explanation a few episodes into Season 5 (Rick Hurst having taken a role in the short-lived sitcom ''Amanda's''), although he returns for the reunion movies.
123	* CluelessDeputy: Often.
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125	!!Cooter Davenport
126	-->Played by Ben Jones in the original series, Creator/DavidKoechner in the 2005 movie, and Joel David Moore in the 2007 movie

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