In which the season comes to a close, and the bank robbers dress like Laurel and Hardy…
Bo and Luke are driving around at what is supposed to be night time, but it’s obviously daytime with the brightness dropped down. Some asshole drives up beside them and rams the crap out of the General Lee, eventually running it off the road. Bo and Luke wonder what the fuck is going on as he drives off.
They get to the Boar’s Nest, where Luke has seen the car parked outside. The driver starts giving Daisy shit, and Bo punches the guy in his face.
A fight ensues, and the guy is arrested, along with Bo and Luke. The camera then pans over to these creepy guys who have been sitting and watching the whole thing. They are obviously going to be important later, BUT HOW?!
At the jail, Uncle Jesse pays the $200 to get Bo and Luke out of jail, and then proceeds to tear the boys a new one, as that money was supposed to go toward the mortgage payment. There was originally going to be a piece here where I figured out if that was a fair price for a farm payment in the location and era, but after an hour of digging, I came to the conclusion that I don’t have enough data. It was a fun exercise though, until it wasn’t.
As they’re making to leave, Doc Petticord, the local physician, bursts in and tells everyone they are now under quarantine, as the guy Bo punched appears to have some sort of plague. He then fondly recalls the “Hog Cholera Epidemic of ‘43, but that was mostly pigs!” Jesse is all “Well, great, if we don’t get the mortgage payment in by midnight, we lose the farm!” Outside, the doctor cheerily hangs the Quarantine sign up, observed by the creepers from the bar.
Boss bitches about there being nowhere to sleep that’s not down with the prisoners, and makes Rosco clean out a disused cell for him to sleep in. Boss Hogg accidentally gets locked in the cell, and the key breaks, trapping him in there for the rest of the episode. Luke calls Daisy and tells her about the situation, so she heads off to the bank to make the payment.
Outside the bank, one of the creepers sexually harasses Daisy, and she tells him to fuck off as she heads inside. The creepers proceed to put on scary-ass Laurel and Hardy masks and rob the bank. Daisy is able to slip outside in the confusion, and climbs on top of their RV to follow them.
As they drive by Hazzard Garage, Cooter sees Daisy on top of the RV and follows them. They see him, and shoot out his tire. I sure am glad Cooter followed them, he helped so much. At the jail, Rosco gets a phone call from the bank, and for once acts like a real cop, getting the details down while completely ignoring Boss Hogg’s constant cries of “How much money did they take?” Cooter calls and tells Rosco that he saw Daisy on top of the RV, and everyone fears the worst.
At the robbers’ hideout, the big guy watches a filmstrip of Laurel and Hardy and wistfully says “…funniest people in the world…” This is supremely unsettling; all that’s missing is a scary music track underneath it all.
Outside, Daisy breaks into the RV and tries to use the CB to call for help, when she’s grabbed by the skinny robber. The scene ends with her on the ground, the two guys standing over her, and the whole thing feels rather sexual assualt-y.
At the jail, Jesse tells the boys that he’s pretty sure the guy who was arrested, Colt, is faking the plague, and was probably in on the robbery to keep the cops occupied. Then he talks to a seemingly unconscious Colt about breaking out, inviting him to break out with them. They break out, and drive away in the General. Rosco radios for help, and is answered by the hardass Sheriff of Choctaw County, Emmett “Hammerhand” Ragsdale. He agrees to be on the lookout for the boys and Colt. Being pursued by Hammerhand, they make this iconic jump over a huge river, a shot of which appears in the logo of this blog.
Stopping to rest, the boys convince Colt to take them to his boss under the pretext of joining up with the gang. He then tells them that he faked the plague by being allergic to poison ivy and covering the rash with duct tape until he was in jail, at which point he revealed the rash. He then faked all the other symptoms. So, is the Hazzard doctor just the worst, or what? Can’t even tell a poison ivy rash…
So Colt steal the General Lee and goes to the hideout, and everyone bickers while Daisy stands around looking pretty. When they all go inside, Cooter pops up from the General Lee’s trunk.
Inside, the robbers plan to throw Daisy in the RV and sink it, thus eliminating all evidence and witnesses. Cooter contacts the boys via CB and tells them where he is and what’s going on. Everyone else overhears and heads that way, too. Cooter lets the air out of the RV’s tires and is caught by Colt, who takes him inside. The big guy tells the little guy and Colt to sink them both in the RV, then they’ll escape in the General. Then all hell breaks loose.
Everyone else gets there and Luke starts shooting dynamite arrows all over the damn place, and Bo pushes the building into the lake with Cooter’s truck! That is fucking astonishing that a ‘69 Chevy C-10 could move an entire building, but hey, it’s the season finale, and my ability to be shocked by this show is waning every week. Rosco prepares to arrest the crooks, but is shot down by Hammerhand! He makes the arrest, and flirts with Daisy. And with that, Season 1 is over.
I want to sincerely thank everyone who’s been reading along and occasionally commenting, I hope I hjaven’t bored anyone to tears yet. A very special thanks to Billy Superstar over at Full House Reviewed for linking to me, I really appreciate it.
There’s still six seasons to go, and it only gets more ridiculous from here on out, so stick around!There will be a little something special next week, and after that, Season 2! Thanks again!
Bo and Luke are driving around at what is supposed to be night time, but it’s obviously daytime with the brightness dropped down. Some asshole drives up beside them and rams the crap out of the General Lee, eventually running it off the road. Bo and Luke wonder what the fuck is going on as he drives off.
They get to the Boar’s Nest, where Luke has seen the car parked outside. The driver starts giving Daisy shit, and Bo punches the guy in his face.
A fight ensues, and the guy is arrested, along with Bo and Luke. The camera then pans over to these creepy guys who have been sitting and watching the whole thing. They are obviously going to be important later, BUT HOW?!
At the jail, Uncle Jesse pays the $200 to get Bo and Luke out of jail, and then proceeds to tear the boys a new one, as that money was supposed to go toward the mortgage payment. There was originally going to be a piece here where I figured out if that was a fair price for a farm payment in the location and era, but after an hour of digging, I came to the conclusion that I don’t have enough data. It was a fun exercise though, until it wasn’t.
As they’re making to leave, Doc Petticord, the local physician, bursts in and tells everyone they are now under quarantine, as the guy Bo punched appears to have some sort of plague. He then fondly recalls the “Hog Cholera Epidemic of ‘43, but that was mostly pigs!” Jesse is all “Well, great, if we don’t get the mortgage payment in by midnight, we lose the farm!” Outside, the doctor cheerily hangs the Quarantine sign up, observed by the creepers from the bar.
Boss bitches about there being nowhere to sleep that’s not down with the prisoners, and makes Rosco clean out a disused cell for him to sleep in. Boss Hogg accidentally gets locked in the cell, and the key breaks, trapping him in there for the rest of the episode. Luke calls Daisy and tells her about the situation, so she heads off to the bank to make the payment.
Outside the bank, one of the creepers sexually harasses Daisy, and she tells him to fuck off as she heads inside. The creepers proceed to put on scary-ass Laurel and Hardy masks and rob the bank. Daisy is able to slip outside in the confusion, and climbs on top of their RV to follow them.
As they drive by Hazzard Garage, Cooter sees Daisy on top of the RV and follows them. They see him, and shoot out his tire. I sure am glad Cooter followed them, he helped so much. At the jail, Rosco gets a phone call from the bank, and for once acts like a real cop, getting the details down while completely ignoring Boss Hogg’s constant cries of “How much money did they take?” Cooter calls and tells Rosco that he saw Daisy on top of the RV, and everyone fears the worst.
At the robbers’ hideout, the big guy watches a filmstrip of Laurel and Hardy and wistfully says “…funniest people in the world…” This is supremely unsettling; all that’s missing is a scary music track underneath it all.
Outside, Daisy breaks into the RV and tries to use the CB to call for help, when she’s grabbed by the skinny robber. The scene ends with her on the ground, the two guys standing over her, and the whole thing feels rather sexual assualt-y.
At the jail, Jesse tells the boys that he’s pretty sure the guy who was arrested, Colt, is faking the plague, and was probably in on the robbery to keep the cops occupied. Then he talks to a seemingly unconscious Colt about breaking out, inviting him to break out with them. They break out, and drive away in the General. Rosco radios for help, and is answered by the hardass Sheriff of Choctaw County, Emmett “Hammerhand” Ragsdale. He agrees to be on the lookout for the boys and Colt. Being pursued by Hammerhand, they make this iconic jump over a huge river, a shot of which appears in the logo of this blog.
Stopping to rest, the boys convince Colt to take them to his boss under the pretext of joining up with the gang. He then tells them that he faked the plague by being allergic to poison ivy and covering the rash with duct tape until he was in jail, at which point he revealed the rash. He then faked all the other symptoms. So, is the Hazzard doctor just the worst, or what? Can’t even tell a poison ivy rash…
So Colt steal the General Lee and goes to the hideout, and everyone bickers while Daisy stands around looking pretty. When they all go inside, Cooter pops up from the General Lee’s trunk.
Inside, the robbers plan to throw Daisy in the RV and sink it, thus eliminating all evidence and witnesses. Cooter contacts the boys via CB and tells them where he is and what’s going on. Everyone else overhears and heads that way, too. Cooter lets the air out of the RV’s tires and is caught by Colt, who takes him inside. The big guy tells the little guy and Colt to sink them both in the RV, then they’ll escape in the General. Then all hell breaks loose.
Everyone else gets there and Luke starts shooting dynamite arrows all over the damn place, and Bo pushes the building into the lake with Cooter’s truck! That is fucking astonishing that a ‘69 Chevy C-10 could move an entire building, but hey, it’s the season finale, and my ability to be shocked by this show is waning every week. Rosco prepares to arrest the crooks, but is shot down by Hammerhand! He makes the arrest, and flirts with Daisy. And with that, Season 1 is over.
I want to sincerely thank everyone who’s been reading along and occasionally commenting, I hope I hjaven’t bored anyone to tears yet. A very special thanks to Billy Superstar over at Full House Reviewed for linking to me, I really appreciate it.
There’s still six seasons to go, and it only gets more ridiculous from here on out, so stick around!There will be a little something special next week, and after that, Season 2! Thanks again!
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