Nedra Volz Movies

Beau Bridges plays an uptight insurance clerk. Ron Leibman plays Bridges' laid-back pal, who talks Beau into skipping work in order to drive Leibman to the airport. This little trip across town turns into an idyllic trek up the California coast. While Leibman wheels and deals in his efforts to con the Establishment, Bridges loosens up with several nubile females, totally forgetting his proper fiancee Janet Margolin. While it has all the earmarks of a typical "youth trip" film of the 1970s, Your Three Minutes Are Up scores with its believable characterizations and its perceptive view of California's mixed-up social values. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In the conclusion of WKRP in Cincinnati's two-part series opener, WKRP's new program director Andy Travis (Gary Sandy) manages to avoid being fired when his strategy of switching over to a top-40 rock format results in a ratings upsurge. Unfortunately, the station's older sponsors pull out, and station manager Carlson (Gordon Jump) refuses any further financing of WKRP's new format. At the same time, dozens of elderly "easy-listening" fans picket the station, demanding the return of Lawrence Welk and Paul Anka)--a potential disaster that Andy characteristically "flips" to his advantage by transforming the demonstration into a big-time publicity stunt! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Another of Edith's castoff relations, Aunt Iola (Nedra Volz) has been passed from relative to relative, with no willing to keep her on a permanent basis. Inevitably, Iola ends up at the Bunker household, and despite Edith's feeling of obligation, Archie likewise wants to rid himself of the troublesome old woman. Albert E. Lewin wrote the script from a story by Michael Loman. "Aunt Iola's Visit" was first telecast on January 22, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A professional boxer (Herb Jefferson Jr.) refuses to accept the official verdict that he delivered a fatal blow to his opponent, who collapses and dies several days after the fight.. At the same time, a chef (Pete Schrum) who works for Quincy's friend Danny (Val Bisoglio) unexpectedly dies after undergoing routine surgery in an doctor's office. Investigating, Quincy (Jack Klugman) determines that the two deaths were connected--and the culprit may be a cut-rate physician whose "skills" are as inadequate as his cheap surgical equipment. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach) is kidnapped after snapping a photo of a bank robbery in progress, Deputy Enos Strate (Sonny Shroyer) defies orders from Sheriff Roscoe (James Best) and Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke), joining Bo and Luke Duke (John Schneider, Tom Wopat) in their efforts to rescue their cousin. As a result, Enos finally gets his chance at a throughly honest job in a big-city police department. Making their first series appearances are Nedra Volz as Hazzard County's cycle-ridin' postmistress Miz Tisdale and Flash the Dog as "himself", while Rick Hurst becomes a full-fledged regular in the role of Deputy Cletus. This episode was designed as the pilot for the Dukes of Hazzard spinoff series Enos, which (of course) starred Sonny Shroyer and originally ran on CBS from November 5, 1980 through September 19, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Boss Hogg's equally larcenous nephew Hughie (Jeff Altman) is back in town, hoping to return to his Uncle's good graces after his last crooked scheme nearly landed Hogg (Sorrell Booke) in the pen. This time around, Hughie has hatched a scheme to legally gain control of Cooter's garage to tear the place down and clear the area for a whole heap o' "Hoggominiums." The episode's "celebrity speed trap" victim is Buck Owens, who sings "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Five years ago, a million dollar robbery was pulled off, and the money disappeared from view. Now, a flood has washed ashore some of that money, and the Dukes are on the trail for the rest of the loot. Assisting Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) is Luke's Marine buddy Phil Ackley (Richard Hill), who may or may not be pursuing his own agenda. This week's "celebrity speed trap" victim is Roy Orbison, who performs his hit song "Pretty Woman". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

While Hazzard's cycle-ridin' postmistress Miz Tisdale (Nedra Volz) is out of town visiting her money, the Dukes volunteer to take over her responsibilities. As Daisy (Catherine Bach) and Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle) handle traffic at the post office, Luke (Tom Wopat) and Bo (John Schneider) man the wheel of Miz Tisdale's taxicab service. The "fun" begins when the boys pick up a couple of crooks (one of them played by former Big Valley costar Peter Breek) who stash a hot gold certificate in the cab! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The Dukes of Hazzard spends most of its fourth season entertainingly covering ground already traveled during the series' previous three seasons. Cousins Luke and Bo Duke (Tom Wopat, John Schneider) continue burning up the byways of Hazzard County in "The General Lee," their souped-up Dodge Charger; Luke and Bo's attractive cousin Daisy (Catherine Bach) continues to provide eye candy in her form-fitting short shorts--and to pursue her own car-racing career; their Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle) persists in returning to the moonshining game, just to keep his hand in; and crooked country commissioner Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) never tires of cooking up new get-rich-quick schemes or devising ways to toss the Dukes into the pokey with the aid of non-villainous lawmen Roscoe Coltrane (James Best) and Deputy Cletus (Rick Hurst). Carryovers from season three include a brace of new semi-regulars, postmistress Miz Emma Tisdale (Nedra Voltz) and Chickasaw County Sheriff Little (Don Pedro Colley). Added to the cast lineup during season four are Lila Kent as Laverne and Charlie Dell as Emery Potter. Of the many guest stars appearing in the the 27 Dukes of Hazzard fourth-season episodes, special mention should be made of country & western impresario Mickey Gilley, adroitly cast as "himself" in the episode "The Sound of Music - Hazzard Style." ~ All Movie Guide

There are many Dukes of Hazzard fans who would just as soon pretend that the series' fifth season never existed. Although perennial co-stars Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, Sorrell Booke, and James Best are back, and Sonny Shroyer has returned in his familiar role as Deputy Enos Strate (after a brief sabbatical on his own TV series), conspicuous by their absences are leading men Tom Wopat and John Schneider) as hot-rodding cousins Luke and Bo Duke. The two actors had walked off the series over a monetary dispute, obliging the producers to replace them with two more branches from the Duke family tree: cousins Coy Duke (Byron Cherry) and Vance Duke (Christopher Mayer), who according to the scriptwriters had come back to Hazzard country after a six-year absence to help Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle run his farm while Luke and Bo were tooling around the NASCAR circuit. To put it as nicely as possible, diehard Dukes fans did not warm up to Coy and Vance. Fortunately, Tom Wopat and John Schneider patched up their difference with the producers and returned to the series in the middle of season five. The "other" two Dukes hung on until season's end, then disappeared so totally that they might as well have never been born. ~ All Movie Guide

Boss Hogg's supercharged tank "The Mean Green Machine" (introduced in the season opener) is stolen by Baxter (Joel Bailey), the man who originally designed it. Baxter intends to use the well-armed vehicle to steal all the gold in the Hazzard County Emporium. Normally, the Dukes would put a stop to this perfidy, but they are kept at bay by the fact that Baxter has kidnapped their pal Cooter (Ben Jones) as "insurance"--and, incidentally, as the vehicle's chief mechanic. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide