> > If Bo and Luke were the Dukes of Hazzard, was Daisy the Dutchess? How did Uncle Jesse fit into all this?
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> Daisy was indeed the Dutchess, and Uncle Jesse was the Viscount. Boss Hogg, for those who may be curious, was the usurper-prince.
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> Dar "I know lots of terms for royalty" ien

Actually, Uncle Jesse was going to be Hazzard County's version of King Lear, splitting up his Dukedom between Bo, Luke, and Daisy. Midway through filming the pilot episode, the big-wigs at the Network decided to shift the focus from a prime-time Shakespearean production to a show that featured cars jumping over things.

-Faux "and the 'Ghost of the General Lee' episode was supposed to be a dead-on retelling of _Hamlet_, too!" Pas