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[[Category:Season 7|717 - Opening Night at the Boar's Nest]]
[[Image:S7E17Title.jpg|thumb|Title screen]]
'''Season 7, Episode 17'''<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' 8 February 1985<br>
'''Directed by:''' John Schneider (as John R. Schneider)<br>
'''Written by:''' John Schneider (as John R. Schneider) and Si Rose<br>
'''Created by:''' Gy Waldron<br>
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== Plot Summary ==
[[Image:GreatColtrano0717.jpg|thumb|The Great Coltrano]]
Boss Hogg is reluctant to participate in Rosco's magic act in a talent show at the Boar's Nest. Taking advantage of the Great Coltrano's disappearing trick, Boss escapes to a scheduled appointment. It all goes awry, however, when he runs into Floyd and Bubba Malone, who want revenge against Boss. Unable to find his little fat buddy, Rosco believes he's made Boss disappear for real. The Dukes know different and go searching for Boss. 
== Commentary ==

== Trivia ==
* John Schneider wrote and directed this episode, the last of the series.
* Kevin Peter Hall (Floyd Malone) was over 7 foot tall, which led to roles such as The Predator in ''Predator'' and ''Predator 2'', and Harry in the TV Series ''Harry and the Hendersons''.

== Bloopers ==

== Regular Cast ==
[[Image:DukeFamilySingers0717.jpg|thumb|The Duke Family Singers]]
* [[Tom Wopat]] as [[Luke Duke]]
* [[John Schneider]] as [[Bo Duke]]
* [[Catherine Bach]] as [[Daisy Duke]]
* [[Denver Pyle]] as [[Uncle Jesse Duke|Uncle Jesse]]
* [[Sonny Shroyer]] as [[Enos Strate|Enos]]
* [[Ben Jones]] as [[Cooter Davenport|Cooter]]
* [[James Best]] as [[Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane|Sheriff Rosco Coltrane]]
* [[Sorrell Booke]] as [[Boss Hogg]]
* [[Waylon Jennings]] as [[The Balladeer]] (voice)

== Guest Cast ==
* [[Peggy Rea]] as [[Lulu Hogg|Lulu]]
* Kevin Peter Hall as Floyd Malone
* Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Bubba Malone

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Lulu0717.jpg|Peggy Rea as Lulu
Floyd0717.jpg|Kevin Peter Hall as Floyd Malone
Bubba0717.jpg|Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Bubba Malone
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== Crew ==
* Senior Producer: Myles Wilder
* Produced by: Ralph Riskin
* Executive Producer: Paul R. Picard
* Executive Story Supervisor: Si Rose
* Executive Story Editors: Martin Roth
* Creative Consultant: Gy Waldron
* Associate Producers: Ronald R. Grow (as Ron Grow) and Russell Livingstone
* Director of Photography: Robert F. Sparks (as Robert Sparks)
* Art Director: Al Rohm
* Title Song Composed and Sung by: Waylon Jennings
* Music by: Earle Hagen and Deane Hagen
* Unit Production Manager: Ronald R. Grow (as Ron Grow)
* First Assistant Director: Venita Ozols-Graham (as Venita Ozols)
* Second Assistant Director: K. C. Colwell
* Second Unit Director: Gary Baxley
* Second Unit Director of Photography: John Elsenbach
* Second Unit First Assistant Director: Peter Gries (as Peter S. Gries)
* Supervising Editor: Russell Livingstone (as Russ Livingstone)
* Editor: Ronald LaVine
* Music Editors: Mark Southern and Martin J. Bram (as Martin Jay Bram)
* Sound Editor: Chick Camera
* Sound: Harlan Riggs
* Set Decorator: Jackie Martin
* Property: Beverly Hadley
* Special Effects: Larry L. Fuentes (as Larry Fuentes)
* Makeup: John Rizzo
* Hair Stylist: Judy Crown
* Men's Costume Supervisor: Bob Christenson
* Women's Costume Supervisor: Nancy Wait
* "Flash" Owned and Trained by: Alvin Mears
* Casting: Melissa Skoff
* Creative Consultant: Philip Mandelker
* Post Production Coordinator: Steven I. Celniker
* Some Automobiles Supplied by: AMC
* A Lou Step Production in Association with Warner Bros Television

== Own Opening Night at the Boar's Nest ==

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