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The Dukes Of Hazzard – Episode Review:
“Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough” S02E07
Welcome back to Hazzard County! This week, Bernie, Corndog, and I revisit Season 2, Episode 7 of The Dukes of Hazzard, “Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough.” NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough plays himself, drives a white Dodge Charger, and brings a secret racing device into a county where Boss Hogg will steal just about anything if someone offers him enough money. By the end, there are three General Lees on the road at once. What more could we want?
Cale’s appearance arrived in an interesting year for NASCAR. Earlier in 1979, the Daytona 500 had been televised live from start to finish, and Cale’s confrontation with Donnie and Bobby Allison after the race became one of the sport’s most memorable images. We talk about that moment at the start of the show and wonder whether putting a NASCAR star on one of television’s biggest car shows was a deliberate way to introduce him to an even wider audience. That last part is our speculation, but the timing is fascinating.
The story begins when Bo and Luke, trying to get away from Rosco, cross the state line and wind up at a racetrack. There they find Cale testing a turbocharger that is supposed to give him an advantage in an upcoming race. He is working with Chet Garvey, played by Harrison Page. Unfortunately, the Jethro brothers want Cale’s technology for their own car. Simon Jethro is played by William Watson, and Rowby Jethro is played by Tom McFadden.
The brothers soon make their way to Boss Hogg. They offer him a share of the rewards if he helps them get the device, which is all the invitation Boss needs. Bo and Luke’s accidental trip across the state line also gives him something to hold over their heads. Before long, the Dukes are caught between helping Cale and dealing with Boss and Rosco.
The racing technology requires a generous helping of Hazzard County make-believe. Rob points out that Cale could not simply turn up at a NASCAR race with a turbocharger and expect to use it. Corndog also notes that Cale’s test car, a nearly stock-looking Dodge Charger, bears little resemblance to the NASCAR car he would have been racing in 1979. Even the dialogue cannot always decide whether the prized device is a turbocharger or a supercharger.
Then we get a close look at the part itself. As a kid, I accepted that Cale was holding some amazing piece of racing technology. Looking at it now, Corndog identifies it as something much closer to an electronic ignition module than a turbocharger. It is a perfect example of the show trusting that a mysterious metal component and a little dialogue would be enough to carry the story.
Cooter becomes essential when the device needs work. He makes an adjustment to its pop-off valve, and the Duke boys get involved in testing and protecting Cale’s Charger. When the Jethro brothers and Boss keep closing in, Bo and Luke try one route out of town after another. Their plans to get Cale away by bus, train, and even crop duster are repeatedly disrupted. Eventually, a far more entertaining solution takes shape: confuse the bad guys with multiple Chargers.
Cale’s white car is a treat for anyone who studies General Lees. It has the familiar Dodge Charger shape, Vector wheels, and a roll bar, but without the orange paint and push bar. Corndog explains that two different white Chargers appear in the episode. A 1969 car was used primarily for closer shots, while a 1968 car handled much of the harder driving. Their interiors and side-marker details provide clues about which car appears in a given scene. One even shows signs of having its side markers painted over rather than removed.
The racetrack footage offers another bit of television history. The location was Saugus Speedway in California, a track used by several car-heavy television productions. Corndog and I look at behind-the-scenes photos of Cale with Tom Wopat and John Schneider, and we discuss how much of the episode’s appeal comes from seeing an actual NASCAR star sharing the screen with the Duke boys. Cale’s period racing suit and helmet make the whole visit feel unmistakably 1979.
The episode’s signature moment comes when three General Lees run together. I remember how exciting that looked as a kid. One is supposed to be the Duke boys’ real car, while the others are decoys, but visually they are close enough that picking out the “real” General Lee is difficult. As Corndog points out, depending on the episode in which a particular production car appears, any one of them could be considered a real General Lee.
There is also plenty for car spotters to find beyond that three-car sequence. Early in the episode, we get a clear view of the General Lee’s Cobra 78X CB radio. Later in the series, the car used a different radio. A shot under the hood of Cale’s Charger appears to show a different car standing in for it. Cale’s white Charger wears a North Carolina plate, ZAB 749, on both the front and back. And if you watch around the Boar’s Nest, you can spot Charger parts sitting near the building.
The car chases through Hazzard Square are worth another look, too. The streets appear spacious on television, but after visiting the Warner Bros. backlot, I was struck by how tight that area really is. It makes the work of the stunt drivers even more impressive. We also catch a reused jump and a few production details that go by quickly when you are simply watching the story unfold. Corndog has notes on the cars right down to an unusual “01” on a General Lee used in promotional photos before its final jump.
[Insert EP379 PIC06: The General Lee jumping over a patrol car]
As the episode reaches its finish, Cale’s device finds its way onto the General Lee, and the boys make their escape with another big jump. It is mechanically ridiculous, wonderfully convenient, and exactly the kind of solution this show could sell to a kid sitting in front of the television. Watch the front wheels in the close-up as the car hits the ramp, then enjoy the airborne shot and the wreck that follows.
I know this episode has its rough edges. The script moves its plans around in strange ways, the Charger continuity is loose, and the central racing invention does not survive much scrutiny. None of that keeps me from loving it. Cale Yarborough, a white Charger, Cooter at work, Hazzard villains chasing a racing secret, and three General Lees driving together make this one an easy 10 out of 10 Corndogs for me. Corndog calls it one of his longtime go-to episodes as well. Settle in and enjoy the ride!
Episode Stats
Series: The Dukes of Hazzard
Season: 2
Episode: 7
Series Episode: 20
Title: “Dukes Meet Cale Yarborough”
Original Air Date: November 2, 1979
Story By: Ron Friedman
Teleplay By: Bruce Howard, William Raynor, Myles Wilder, and Ron Friedman
Directed By: Ernest Pintoff
Guest Appearances:
Cale Yarborough as Himself
Harrison Page as Chet Garvey
William Watson as Simon Jethro
Tom McFadden as Rowby Jethro
Lindsay Bloom as Myrtle Tillingham
Raymond Guth as Amos Stigger
Joey Sagal as Motorcycle Rider
From Cale Yarborough to Carson Hocevar:
NASCAR Fights That Made Headlines
Before we head into Hazzard County, we look back at one of NASCAR’s most famous television moments. After the 1979 Daytona 500, Cale Yarborough and the Allison brothers got into a fight that the cameras captured for a national audience. It remains part of the race’s history—and made Cale a fitting guest for a Dukes of Hazzard episode airing later that year.
That leads us to the recent confrontation between Carson Hocevar and Ryan Blaney after the Bristol night race. The circumstances are different, but the reaction is familiar: a clash between drivers becomes a story people discuss well beyond the racetrack. We talk about how much NASCAR and its drivers have changed since Cale’s era, and how quickly a moment like that travels now that drivers can share their own video with fans.
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