The Meeting
Season 2, Episode 4
Original Air Date: 12 October 1979
Directed by: Rod Amateau
Teleplay by: William Raynor and Myles Wilder
Story by: Leonard B. Kaufman
Created by: Gy Waldron
Plot Summary
When Boss gets a visit from Black Jack Bender, for whom he used to run 'shine to Chicago, he can't resist an offer of $10,000 to provide a safe meeting place for him and his associates to discuss the "toy business." After settling on the Hazzard County Jail, Black Jack gives Daisy a $50 bill in exchange for her tip money so he can make a phone call that arouses her suspicions.
Meanwhile, Bo and Luke are testing some new shocks on the General – Luke: "I'm sure the shocks can take it. I just ain't sure my kidneys can." Rosco gives chase, and ends up in what the boys refer to as a river "too shallow for even Rosco to drown", but which looks just like the bottomless pond where Swamp Molly's truck ended up. Still determined to test the shocks before paying Cooter for them, Bo accidentally jumps over Black Jack's stranded limo. Bo offers to give Black Jack a lift into Hazzard while Luke tries to fix the limo. Back in town, more long black limos start to arrive, and Cooter's getting $35.42 (apparently a magic price in Hazzard, see the episode Deputy Dukes) to park and wash each one. During this process he discovers a load of guns in one of them, and he and the Dukes decide to get to the bottom of Boss's suspicious meeting.
The Dukes call the FBI when they discover they're dealing with aging syndicate bosses, and use country smarts to capture all eight of the foot soldiers. As Jesse says, "You boys ain't quite got used to this country living, have you?"
Commentary
Right from the start it's obvious that this episode is going to be played for comedy. With the opening credits still on the screen, the General is held up by some sheep (see title screen above). Bo says "Have you ever seen such hairy pigs?" When the gangsters arrive they turn out to be more like caricatures of the type you'd find in 1940s movies.
This episode marks Cletus's third appearance, and his first as a Hazzard deputy. No reason is given for his promotion, or for Enos's absence.
Trivia
- This episode sees the introduction of Hazzard's telephone operator played by Lindsay Bloom. Her character gets called Maybelle in the script, but she's credited as Myrtle Tillingham at the end. After a few appearances, the writers eventually settled on calling her Mabel!
- Actor Leo Gordon, who played Rocky Marlowe in Deputy Dukes, returns to play one of the gangsters, Devere.
Bloopers
Regular Cast
- Tom Wopat as Luke Duke
- John Schneider as Bo Duke
- Catherine Bach as Daisy Duke
- Denver Pyle as Uncle Jesse
- Sonny Shroyer as Enos (credit only)
- Ben Jones as Cooter
- James Best as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
- Sorrell Booke as Boss Hogg
- Waylon Jennings as The Balladeer (voice)
- Rick Hurst as Cousin Cletus
Guest Cast
- Paul Lambert as Black Jack Bender
- Lewis Charles as Steele
- Leo Gordon as Devere
- Marc Lawrence as Rostosky
- Tony Cacciotti as Tony
- Lindsay Bloom as Myrtle
- Charles Guardino as Jordan
- Don Fox Greene (as Don Fox Green) as Rogers
- Richard Humphreys as Peters
Stunts
- Stunt Coordinator: Paul Baxley (uncredited)
- Stunt Driver: Jack Gill (uncredited)
- Stunt Driver: Bob Orrison (uncredited)
Crew
- Supervising Producer: Rod Amateau
- Co-Produced by: Gy Waldron and Ralph Riskin
- Executive Producer: Paul R. Picard
- Executive Story Consultants: William Raynor and Myles Wilder
- Story Editor: Bruce Howard
- Associate Producers: Skip Ward and Albert J. Salzer
- Director of Photography: Jack Whitman
- Art Director: Rafael Caro
- Title Song Composed and Sung by: Waylon Jennings
- Music by: Fred Werner
- Unit Production Manager: Albert J. Salzer
- First Assistant Director: Kurt Baker
- Second Assistant Director: Jon Paré
- Second Unit Director: Paul Baxley
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Bradley B. Six (as Brad Six)
- Second Unit First Assistant Director: Jack W. Cash (as Jack Cash)
- Film Editor: Russell Livingstone (as Russ Livingstone)
- Music Editor: Jay Alfred Smith
- Sound Editors: Ed Scheid and Ron Tinsley
- Sound: Victor Goode
- Re-recording Mixer: Franklin Jones Jr. (uncredited)
- ADR Editor: Jerry Jacobson (uncredited)
- Lighting Technician: James Kibbe (uncredited)
- Key Grip: Dan Reilly (uncredited)
- Set Decorator: Joanne MacDougall
- Property: Daniel Stoltenberg (as Dan Stoltenberg)
- Special Effects: Michael Wood
- Makeup: Ray Brooks
- Hair Stylist: Virginia Darcy
- Men's Costume Supervisor: Bob Christenson
- Women's Costume Supervisor: Darlene Engle
- Casting: Vivian McRae
- Creative Consultant: Philip Mandelker
- Location Facilities Provided by: The Burbank Studios
- A Lou Step Production in Association with Warner Bros Television
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