The Revenge of Hughie Hogg is the thirteenth episode of season five of The Dukes of Hazzard, and the ninety-ninth overall episode of the series. It first aired 17 December 1982 on CBS.
Summary[]
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane is up for re-election, and Boss Hogg is supporting him, until Boss' nephew Hughie Hogg returns to Hazzard to run against Rosco. Hughie shows Boss evidence that Boss was involved in fencing ten thousand dollars worth of stolen telephone answering machines. He blackmails Boss into helping him. Knowing that Hughie would be a lot worse than Rosco, the Dukes campaign to get Rosco re-elected. However, since Hughie never plays fair, he has Boss suspend Rosco, and try to arrest the Dukes. The Dukes have to get creative and find a way to outsmart Hughie so they can get Boss back on Rosco's side, and stop Hughie from being elected.