Bill Raynor Movies
Prolific screenwriter William Raynor penned many scripts during the '50s and early '60s, many of which were outdoor adventures. Toward the end of the '50s, Raynor turned more toward comedy writing and eventually switched to writing exclusively for various television series including Get Smart, McHale's Navy, and The Dukes of Hazzard. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide- 1983
Don Gordon guest stars as Scanlon, career criminal and "man of a thousand faces." Escaping from prison, Scanlon heads to Hazzard to get even with Deputy Enos (Sonny Shroyer), the man who sent him up. While the Duke boys try to protect the Deputy, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) blithely messes up their efforts in his hopes of capturing Scanlon himself--and at the same time, the fugitive criminal stealthily skulks around the county in a variety of clever disguises. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
R.G. Armstrong guest stars as Floyd Calloway, an old enemy of Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke). Having vowed to kill the "fat water buffalo", Calloway arranges several suspicious accidents in hopes of bumping Boss off. Feeling a bit sorry for the old reprobate, the Dukes cook up a scheme to convince the world in general and Calloway in particular that Boss is already dead. And the scheme might have gone off without a hitch...had not Calloway demanded to see the body! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1983
A beautiful Russian gymnast named Natasha (Dawn Jeffory) decides to defect, and to this purpose hides out on the Duke farm. A Soviet spy finagle Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) into helping him retrieve Natasha, dangling a possible Nobel Peace Prize in front of Boss--not to mention a load o' cash. Gosh only knows what horrible fate would befall Natasha were it not for the flying lessons being taken by the resourceful Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Forcibly retired from NASCAR, driver Molly Hargrove (Andra Akers) offers Daisy (Catherine Bach) a job on the racetrack circuit. Having long envied her auto-happy cousins Luke (Tom Wopat) and Bo (John Schneider), Daisy is thrilled at the prospect of getting behind the wheel of Molly's souped-up car. But Daisy wouldn't be so thrilled if she knew that Molly has mortgaged her car to Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke)--who in turn has hired a couple of thugs to make sure Daisy won't win an upcoming race! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) cooks up a plan to hand over the General Lee to a pair of crooks in exchange for information on all upcoming payroll shipments. To this end, he challenges Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle) to a winner-take-all game of "Ridge Runner" pool--and thanks to a few, er, "precautions", it's a game that is guaranteed to turn champion pool player Jesse into a pathetic loser. Meanwhile, those aforementioned crooks decide that Boss is taking too much time, so they beat him to the punch by stealing the car right under everyone's noses! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Once again, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) frames the Duke cousins for one of his own crimes. As Sheriff Little (Don Pedro Colley) locks Coy (Byron Cherry) and Duke (Christopher Mayer) in the calaboose, Boss puts the second phase of his master scheme in motion. With the Dukes out of the way, Boss is convinced that he'll encounter no problems in following a map supplied by an ex-con, leading to a half-million dollars in stolen bonds--somewhere at the bottom of Soggy Marsh. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
In order to qualify for the "Miss Tri-Counties" pageant, a girl must be beautiful, a terrific driver, and possessed of fantastic mechanical abilities. Daisy Duke (Catherine Bach) fulfills all of these qualifications, but "Miss Hatchipee" Melanie DuBois (Damone Simpson), the girlfriend of Chickasaw County boss Big Jim Mathers (Joe Higgins), does not. Even so, Boss Mathers is willing to "persuade" Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) to the tune of $10,000 to make sure that Melanie wins and Daisy loses! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Taking over the Boars' Nest, a team of armed robbers take everyone in the establishment hostage, then post a fake evacuation notice to clear the rest of town. The crooks' plan is to heist an armored truck, and they don't plan to leave any witnesses behind. If they want to save their collective hides, captives Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle) and Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) must forget their feud long enough to formulate a plan of escape. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
Season Five of The Dukes of Hazzard begins two Dukes short. Having walked off the series after their demands for a merchandising percentage were turned down, Tom Wopat and John Schneider), respectively cast as cousins Luke and Bo Duke, are nowhere to be found. Their replacements are another pair of Duke cousins, Coy (Byron Cherry) and Vance (Christopher Mayer), who have arrived in Hazzard county to help Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle) around the farm while Bo and Luke are off racing on the NASCAR circuit (what happened to their probation?) The plot proper gets under way as Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) prepares to utilize his new, high-tech "Mean Green Machine" to steal a bunch of hundred-dollar engraving plates. Naturally, Boss thinks that he'll get away with it now that Bo and Luke are out of town--but he hasn't reckoned with Coy and Vance, who (according to the original TV Guide ad) are "tougher than their cousins ever were!" (PS: Sonny Shroyer is back as Deputy Enos, his own spinoff TV series having been cancelled). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
In mid-escape from the authorities, Coy (Byron Cherry) and Vance (Christopher Mayer) take time to investigate some shady-looking characters hanging around a jewelry store. These characters turn out to be crooks hired by Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) to rob the store and frame the Duke boys for the crime. Normally, the plan would include the complicity of Sheriff Roscoe (James Best)--but he is so determined to win the state's "Lawman of the Year" award that he refuses to victimize the Dukes. Unfortunately, in his efforts to be Top Cop, Roscoe hasn't the time to catch the REAL bad guys either! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1982
In an effort to collect a million bucks on Boss Hogg's ($Sorrell Booke) phony insurance policies, con artists Lavinia (Melanie Vincz) and Ward (Brian Libby) stage an equally phony car accident at Bottomless Lake. Unknowingly, the Duke cousins sideswipe the (unoccupied) "death car" just before it sinks into the bog. Now Coy (Byron Cherry) is convinced that he has killed the missing Ward--and as a result, may be too frightened to ever drive a car again! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
In the conclusion of a two-part story (originally intended to air as Dukes of Hazzard's two-hour Season Four opener, but moved to a later airdate), Sheriff Roscoe (James Best) is still basking in the news that he has inherited $10,000,000. Sweetening the pot is the fact that, thanks to a rigged poker game, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) has been reduced to working as Roscoe's deputy. Meanwhile, Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) formulate a plan to get even with Roscoe's hired thug Jason Steele (William Smith), who has caused Uncle Jesse serious injury. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
In the first episode of a two-part story (originally intended to air as Dukes of Hazzard's two-hour Season Four opener, but moved to a later airdate), Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane (James Best) is informed that he has inherited $10,000,000. Wasting no time, Roscoe goes on a lavish spending spree, tells off his brother-in-law Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke), and hires expensive (and evil) bounty hunter Jason Steele (played by veteran movie heavy William Smith) to wreak vengeance against the Dukes. Featured in the cast as Dawson is Carlos Brown, who also acted under the name Alan Autry. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
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
- 1981
The time has come for Hazzard County's annual "Drag 'N' Fly" car-jumping contest, and Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) is determined to win by removing the Dukes from the running. With the help of a shady professor named Crandall (Walker Edmiston in his first series appearance), Boss has Luke Duke (Tom Wopat) hypnotized into getting rid of the "General Lee", convincing our befuddled hero that the souped-up Dodge Charger is just a hunk of junk. Is it really necessary to add that Boss Hogg's scheme ends up backfiring big-time? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
It's time again for the annual illegal Hazzard County Derby, staged (as usual) by the redoubtable Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke). Through a series of unforseen circumstances, the Duke boys are forced to race against each other, with Bo (John Schneider) in the "General Lee" and Luke (Tom Wopat) commanding the car owned by the incapacitated Cooter (Ben Jones). Unfortunatley, the fine print in the race contract decrees that the losers must forfeit their cars to Boss Hogg--and since he is deeply in debt to Chickasaw County bookie Ma Harper (Fran Ryan), Boss has taken plenty of precautions to make sure he can cheat himself to the finish line. This is the episode in which the "General Lee" takes the final lap of the race in reverse! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
Jan Clayton, best known to TV aficionados as the first "mom" on Lassie, is here cast as widow Lucinda Meadows, an old flame of Jesse Duke (Denver Pyle). Returning to Hazzard County to claim a debt owed her late husband by Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke), Lucinda eventually discovers that her legacy consists of nine barrels of "white lightning", deeply hidden in a mine somewhere under the Dukes' property. Jay Ripley appears as Deputy Wilbur Fudge, temporary replacement for Deputy Cletus (actor Rick Hurstwas otherwise occupied during filming). This episode was originally scheduled to air on January 9, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
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
- 1981
In a variation of the "D.B. Cooper" legend, a gang of crooks drops a cache of diamonds from a hijacked plane, hoping to pick up the loot later. The diamonds land on the Dukes' farm, whereupon Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle) declares that the gems will remain on the property until he can find the rightful owner. Shortly thereafter, sexy jewel thief Lisa (Linda Hart) shows up on the farm, posing as a reporter--and at the same time, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) schemes to get his hands on the loot with the help of a phony FBI agent. This episode was directed by series costar James Best (Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Attractive history professor Laura Bardsley (Jeannie Wilson) arrives in Hazzard County in search of an authentic Civil War strongbox, said to contain a huge army payroll. Naturally, Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) is anxious to get his lunch-hooks on the strongbox himself--and so, unfortunately, are a pair of crooks who tend to settle arguments with bullets. The original TV Guide ads for this episode suggest that guest star Clifton James had permanently joined the cast in the role of Sheriff Lester Crabbe, but this might have been a strategy by the series' producers to lure James Best--still boycotting the show because of what he regarded as hazardous working conditions--back into his familiar role as Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Hoping to divest himself of his well-earned nickname, veteran moonshiner Hard Luck Jones (Fred Stuthman) steals a vintage armored personal carrier from Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke), who'd been using the vehicle to transport illegal cigarettes. Jones intends to transform the APC into Hazzard County's first "mobile still", and to that end he hides the valuable relic on the Dukes' property--potentially giving Boss yet another excuse to throw the whole Duke clan into the hoosegow. This episode was originally scheduled to air on December 21, 1979. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Sorrell Booke plays a dual role as the flamboyantly larcenous Boss Hogg and Boss' scrupulously honest and virtuous twin brother Abe. Arriving in Hazzard County after a long absence, Abe Hogg hopes to claim some valuable land willed to him by his aunt--only to find out that Boss has declared Abe legally dead so that he can snatch up the property himself. The Duke clan comes to Abe's rescue, a task made difficult when they find themselves unable to determine which twin is which! John Schneider (Bo Duke), who was filming a TV movie at the time, does not appear in this episode, leaving Abe Hogg's salvation in the hands of Luke (Tom Wopat) and Daisy (Catherine Bach). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
Jeff Altman returns in the role of Boss Hogg's college-educated nephew Hughie, who since last we saw him in "Arrest Jesse Duke" has become every bit the schemer and conniver as his illustrious Uncle--in fact, the boy has even taken to wearing all-white outfits to contrast the larceny in his soul. Hatching a plan to rid Hazzard County of the Duke family for good, Hughie may well be able to pull off the assignment. . .not! This episode, originally slated to air on September 28, 1979, was filmed for The Dukes of Hazzard's second season, explaining the presence of Sonny Shroyer (who'd gone on to star in his own series, Enos) in the supporting cast. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
The latest graft-ridden scheme hatched by Boss Hogg (Sorrell Booke) involves plowing up a veteran's cemetery in order to build a new highway. Unfortunately, this would reveal that the grave supposedly occupied by the late con artist Henry Flatt is empty--mainly because Flatt (played by Hal Smith, formerly town drunk Otis Campbell on The Andy Griffith Show) had faked his death a year before! Worried that his loved ones would suffer if he was proven to be alive, Flatt turns to the Dukes for help. This episode was directed by series regular Denver Pyle (Jesse Duke). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1980
In the conclusion of The Dukes of Hazzard's two-part Season Three opener (originally telecast as a single two-hour "special"), Duke cousins Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) have had a falling out over Diane Benson, the gorgeous owner of the Carnival of Thrills. What's more, Bo intends to defy the wishes of Luke, Daisy (Catherine Bach) and Uncle Jesse (Denver Pyle) and drive the "General Lee" in a treacherous jump over 32 cars. Enter insurance inspector Zimbra (Vernon Weddle) with the disturbing news that four men have tried the same jump in the past three months, with catastrophic results--and it looks as though someone is deliberately sabotaging the stunt, with Bo neatly set up as the next victim! This episode was originally filmed for the series' second season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
