K&F Show #381: Boss Hogg Moves In & Bernie Turns 66! // Dukes Review S2E9 “Witness for the Persecution”

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Welcome to the official Kibbe and Friends Show with myself, Justin “Corndog” Cornette, and Show Producer Bernie McPartland! With this show we’re basically setting up the Boars Nest for the entire automotive media world to swing through for a couple watered down beers, stale popcorn, and fantastic waitresses. You can find every episode here on The MuscleCar Place as well as iTunes, Pandora, iHeart Radio, and Google Play. From time to time we’ll also be posting video clips and full shows to The Kibbe and Friends YouTube channel. If you click the “Download” link at the top of this post you’ll be able to stream it on your phone directly. You can also pull the RSS feed as well.

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The Dukes Of Hazzard – Episode Review:
“Witness for the Persecution” S02E09

Welcome back to Hazzard County! This week, Bernie, Corndog, and I revisit Season 2, Episode 9 of The Dukes of Hazzard, “Witness for the Persecution.” Boss Hogg needs protection, Uncle Jesse gets an unwanted houseguest, and Bo and Luke have to keep their longtime enemy alive. We also get one of the most recognizable General Lee jumps in the entire series. If you remember hearing Waylon say, “The Dukes of Hazzard will continue,” while an orange Charger flew toward your television, this is your episode!

The trouble starts when Boss becomes a key witness against a notorious racketeer. The bad guys want to prevent him from testifying, and the FBI decides to hide him at the Duke farm. Apparently, federal witness protection in Hazzard County involves asking an elderly farmer and his family to handle the dangerous part. Uncle Jesse agrees because he’s an honorable man. Bo and Luke would understandably prefer that the government find another accommodation.

Boss arrives ready to enjoy himself. He takes Daisy’s bed and brings menus outlining his expectations for breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, and snacks. Sorrell Booke is terrific here. Boss knows Jesse will do his duty, and he intends to take full advantage of it. Keeping him safe is only part of the assignment. The Dukes also have to put up with him!

That setup gives Uncle Jesse a good moment with the boys. He reminds them that someone’s past behavior doesn’t excuse refusing to help when they need it. Bo and Luke listen, even if they’re still suspicious about why Boss is really there. I like seeing Jesse remain the moral center of the family. He doesn’t need to pretend Boss is a wonderful person to recognize that protecting him is the right thing to do.

The automotive highlight is the General Lee jump that became part of the show’s commercial break bumper. As a kid, I remember that shot telling me the show wasn’t quite back yet. There was still time to grab something to eat before the Dukes returned. Watching it now, the nostalgia is wonderful, but the stunt itself is just as impressive.

Corndog loves the approach to the jump. The car carries real speed into a smooth dirt takeoff, and the airborne footage gives us a great look underneath the Charger. You can see the large skid plate protecting the engine and transmission area. You can also spot the roll cage, the missing headliner, and the Charger R/T identification on the grille. It’s a beautiful shot of a car doing something that was undoubtedly much less beautiful when it came back down.

His original notes point out that the takeoff and airborne footage use different cars. The airborne R/T has a full cage and two helmeted stuntmen inside, while the takeoff car shows different details. These are the things most of us never noticed when we first watched the show. Now, understanding how the production assembled the action makes it even more interesting.

We also try something new with an AI-assisted breakdown of the jumps. The idea is to estimate height and distance using the dimensions of a Dodge Charger as a reference. The results give us something to discuss, but we’re taking those numbers with a grain of salt. When the estimate suggests the General was only three to six feet in the air, Corndog points out that the footage appears to show considerably more height. It’s an interesting experiment, but we aren’t treating it as a definitive measurement.

The bad guys bring a great-looking ’67 Mercury Cougar to the chase, and it gets its own airborne moment. I’ve always liked those early Cougars, and Corndog agrees. This one also has a few continuity problems. Its hubcaps come and go, and opening the doors reveals orange door jambs beneath the darker exterior paint. Corndog suggests it could have been repainted for production use, possibly after appearing elsewhere, but we don’t know its history. Whatever the explanation, the car gives us plenty to watch.

The General’s engine bay provides another round of spotting details. Early shots show a freshly painted black engine compartment with a largely stock appearance. Later shots use a different car with different finishes and equipment. Corndog revisits those observations from our original 2017 review, reminding us how much the close-up cars evolved as the series continued.

Then there’s the slide into Cooter’s garage. We wonder whether John Schneider is behind the wheel because the driver’s build and posture look like they could be his. We can’t say for certain. What we can see is that the car making the entrance and the car sitting inside afterward are different Chargers. The entrance also looks like it makes contact with the door frame. That’s one way to turn a quick garage visit into bodywork.

Away from the cars, Cooter enjoys donuts and moonshine for breakfast, while Boss eats with sound effects that make the meal considerably less appealing. Bernie notices another impressive bit of physical work: Luke picking up Boss and stuffing him into a vehicle. Even allowing for Boss’s costume padding, maneuvering another adult through a Charger window takes some effort!

Corndog’s notes end with Uncle Jesse’s certificate, which spells his name “Jessie.” He suspects the prop department made a mistake that wasn’t caught until later, leaving Waylon’s narration to acknowledge it and keep the scene moving. We can’t prove that’s how it happened, but it’s a wonderfully plausible example of the show making its imperfections part of the charm.

“Witness for the Persecution” isn’t my strongest-rated Season 2 episode, but it has plenty of moments I enjoy. The famous jump is terrific, the Cougar is fun, Jesse gets a meaningful scene, and Boss is exactly the houseguest you’d expect. I gave it 7.5 ducking dogs, while Bernie went higher with 8.75. And Luke gives us a useful instruction for almost any Hazzard County emergency: duck—and stay ducked until you’re told otherwise!

Episode Stats

Series: The Dukes of Hazzard
Season: 2
Episode: 9
Series Episode: 22
Title: “Witness for the Persecution”
Original Air Date: November 16, 1979
Story By: Paul Savage
Written By: William Raynor and Myles Wilder
Directed By: Hollingsworth Morse

Guest Appearances:
R. G. Armstrong as Tom Pryor
L. Q. Jones as Warren
Bob Hastings as Barnes

Happy 66th Birthday, Producer Bernie!

This week belongs to Bernie McPartland! Our bacon-loving, Chevrolet-driving producer turns 66, which makes this a fitting automotive milestone for the man whose favorite Chevelle is a ’66. Naturally, we mark the occasion with decorations borrowed from our kids’ birthdays, a collection of pictures, and snacks of questionable freshness.

Corndog brings a banana MoonPie, Bernie has a little Bundt cake, and I find a Little Debbie Christmas tree cake that should probably have stayed in the closet. We light candles, sing, and discover that my chosen birthday treat has the texture you might expect from an expired Christmas snack. Nothing but the best for our producer!

The birthday photo collection takes us through Bernie’s automotive adventures, our time together at MoParty, and a few less dignified images. There are mullets, lounge-act styling, and a water-skiing picture that gives everyone plenty to discuss. Bernie takes it all with the good humor we’ve come to appreciate.

Our birthday trivia game is built around Bernie himself, with greetings and clues from friends of the show. Clay Millican delivers a birthday message reminding Bernie how many famous muscle cars didn’t even exist when he was born. Mike Finnegan contributes his own affectionate abuse, which gives Corndog an opportunity to pretend he can’t remember Mike’s name. “Mark Flanagan” gets quite a workout.

The game also brings up Bernie’s lesser-known LS-powered Chevrolet Colorado. He searched for the right truck and ultimately found a new one in West Texas after another possibility sold before he could get it. Cadillacs and Chevelles might be what we associate with Bernie, but there’s another Chevrolet in the garage worth knowing about.

Bernie wins his birthday game, as he should, and gets to choose the closing joke. We let him tell it because it’s his birthday. That’s the explanation, and we’re sticking with it.

Elsewhere in the show, I share how a nearly perfect weekend with my cars ended with the General blowing a heater hose just as I was filming it. We discuss our upcoming SEMA plans, Bernie delivers the weather and news, and Holley’s classic 650 CFM Double Pumper gets a birthday-themed pricing discussion.

Happy birthday, Bernie. We love you, appreciate you, and hope the year ahead brings plenty of time behind the wheel of that ’66!

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