Who is related to who in Hazzard?

[Aren Jay]

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[Blk Mamba]

They are hillbillies, they all could be brother and sister, also.

[Haggis]

Uncle Jesse was not really their Uncle, they just called him that. And don't forget about Cooter now.

[High-C]

Here you go... :burnout:

Jesse Duke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Duke), (Denver Pyle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Pyle)) referred to by just about everyone in Hazzard other than Boss Hogg as "Uncle Jesse", is the patriarch of the Duke clan, and the father-figure to all Dukes who stayed with him on the dilapidated "Duke Farm." Jesse apparently had no children of his own, and happily provided for his nephews and niece in the unexplained absence of all of their parents (The creator of the show states on the DVDs that their parents were killed in a car wreck, but it was never mentioned in the show). Jesse Duke, in his youth, had been a Ridge-Runner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge-Runner) in direct competition with J.D. Hogg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Hogg), thus beginning the "feud" between the Dukes and the Hoggs. However, it should be noted that, while both Boss Hogg and Uncle Jesse would scowl at the mention of the other's name, the two enjoyed a lifelong "friendship" of sorts, with one helping the other when in desperate need. Jesse educated his nephews against Boss, and often provided the cousins with inspirational sage advice. Uncle Jesse drove a white 1973 Ford F-100 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_F-series) pickup truck. In the barn, he also had his old moonshine-running car, called "Sweet Tillie" in its first appearance (in the first season episode 'High Octane'), but referred to as "Black Tillie" in subsequent appearances. There seems to be conflicting viewpoints on Jesse's driving style. Sometimes he likes to take things easy, like in one particular episode where he refuses to let Bo and Luke jump the General Lee while he is riding in the back, while at other times he himself performs a jump or two and does plenty of skidding around the corners, like the old ridgerunner he is. In the second season episode "Follow That Still" and the sixth season episode "The Boars Nest Bears", the marriage to and death of his wife is mentioned. He appeared in every episode and his CB handle was "Shepherd."
Overview:

The TV series The Dukes of Hazzard followed Bo and Luke Duke, two cousins living in an unincorporated area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unincorporated_area) of the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)), racing around in their modified 1969 Dodge Charger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Charger_(B-body)), The General Lee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_General_Lee), evading corrupt county commissioner Boss Hogg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Hogg) and his inept county sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheriff_Rosco_P._Coltrane). Bo and Luke had been sentenced to probation for illegal transportation of moonshine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine) - Jesse made a plea bargain to stop brewing moonshine in return for the boys to forgo jail time and instead be placed on probation. As a result, Bo and Luke were not allowed to carry firearms (they often used compound bows (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_bows)) or leave Hazzard County (although the exact details of their probation terms varied from episode to episode; sometimes it was implied that they would be jailed for merely crossing the county line; on other occasions, it was shown that they may leave Hazzard as long as they were back within a certain time limit).
Corrupt politician Boss Hogg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_Hogg), who either ran or had fingers in just about everything in Hazzard County (and whose exact powers, much like the terms of the Duke boys' probation, often varied in different episodes) was forever angry with the Dukes, in particular Bo and Luke, for eternally foiling his crooked scams and was always looking for ways to get them out of the picture so his plots had a chance of succeeding. Many episodes revolved around Boss trying to engage in an illegal scheme with criminal associates. Some of these were get-rich-quick schemes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get-rich-quick_scheme), though many others affected the financial security of the Duke farm, which Boss had long wanted to acquire for nefarious reasons. Other times, Boss hired known criminals from out of town to do his dirty work for him, and often tried to frame Bo and Luke for various crimes such as bank robbery (thus resulting in imprisonment and allowing Boss easily to acquire the Duke farm). Bo and Luke always seemed to stumble over Boss' latest scheme, sometimes by curiosity, and often by sheer luck, and put it out of business.
Due to their fundamentally good natures, the Dukes often wound up helping out Boss Hogg, albeit begrudgingly. More than once Boss was targeted by former associates who were either seeking revenge or had turned against him after a scheme unraveled in any number of ways: Boss' greedy nature, Rosco's bumbling, the criminals simply outsmarting the two or their consciences came to the surface. Sometimes criminals who were even more crooked and ruthless than Boss came to town. Sheriff Rosco also found himself in trouble more than once. On such occasions, Bo and Luke usually had to rescue their adversaries as an inevitable precursor to defeating the bad guys; these instances became more regular as the series went on.

[High-C]

And don't forget about Cooter now.


Cooter Davenport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooter_Davenport) (Ben Jones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Jones_(US))) is the Hazzard County mechanic, nicknamed "Crazy Cooter". In the very early episodes, he was a wild man, often breaking the law (stealing the Sheriff's patrol car in "One Armed Bandits", reportedly wrecking Luke's car prior to the same episode, running moonshine for Boss Hogg in "Mary Kaye's Baby", and 'borrowing' the President's Limousine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine) for a joy-ride in "Limo One Is Missing"). By the end of the first season, he had settled down and become an easy going good ol' boy. He owned "Cooter's Garage" in Hazzard County Square, directly across from the Sheriff's Department. Cooter was an "Honorary Duke", as he shared the same values and often assisted the Dukes in escaping Rosco's clutches, or helped them to foil Boss Hogg's schemes. During the second season, Ben Jones left the series for a few episodes due to a dispute over whether the character should be unshaven or have a full beard. In his absence, Cooter's place was filled by several of Cooter's supposed cousins who were never mentioned before or since. Jones returned when the dispute was solved—Cooter would be clean shaven. Cooter drove a variety of trucks, including Fords (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford), Chevys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet), & GMCs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_(General_Motors_division)) . His CB handle was "Crazy Cooter" and he Often started his CB transmissions with "Breaker 1, Breaker 1, I might be crazy but I ain't dumb Craaaazy Cooter comin' atcha, any y'all Dukes got yer ears on? Come back!"

[SID210SA]

And dont forget about the other 2 cousins....Vance and....uhh....uhh...I forget his name....but the other two that looked kind of like Bo and Luke and took their place when they had a contract dispute...

[SID210SA]

Uncle Jesse was not really their Uncle, they just called him that. And don't forget about Cooter now.

Well what is he to them....they all have the same last name so they have to be related somehow....

[Go Mifuni]

All I have to say is that if they killed Gilligan, they would have been off that island in an hour. :D

[chader]

I love that show and would have loved to live in GA hills in that era.

[Georges93LX]

They are hillbillies, they all could be brother and sister, also.

We're all family.:D

[justbob]

I've met Ben Jones and his wife. Two of the most awesome people i've ever met.