Ep 4. Repo Men

The Dukes of Hazzard season 1 episode 4 titled "Repo Men" introduces us to two new characters: a crew of repo men who come to Hazzard County to repossess cars for the bank. The episode centers around the Dukes desperate attempt to save Uncle Jesse's farm after he takes out a loan from the bank to plant a new crop of tobacco. Due to a drought, the crop fails, and Uncle Jesse is unable to make his payments. If he fails to pay off the loan within a week, the bank will foreclose on the property, and Uncle Jesse will lose his farm and everything he has worked for.

The repo men show up in Hazzard County with a list of cars they need to repossess, and Bo and Luke quickly realize that one of them is Rosco's patrol car. This gives the Dukes an idea. They hatch a plan to get Rosco's car impounded, so the repo men will have to come and repossess it. Once they have the repo men in their sights, they hope to convince them to give them some extra time to pay off Uncle Jesse's loan, in exchange for not repossessing Rosco's car.

The Dukes successfully impound Rosco's car, and the repo men show up to collect it, but they aren't willing to negotiate. Bo and Luke decide to take matters into their own hands and hijack the tow truck, taking off with Rosco's car. This leads to an exciting chase scene through the backroads of Hazzard County, with the Duke boys trying to shake the repo men and bring Rosco's car back home.

Meanwhile, Uncle Jesse is trying to come up with the money to pay off his loan. He turns to Boss Hogg for help, but Boss isn't interested in loaning him any money. It turns out Boss has his own agenda - he wants to get his hands on Uncle Jesse's land and turn it into a shopping mall. To further his plan, Boss enlists the help of the repo men, hoping they will repossess enough cars in Hazzard County to bankrupt the entire town.

The Duke boys eventually lose the repo men in the chase, but they aren't out of trouble yet. They realize they're short on time and need to come up with a plan to save Uncle Jesse's farm. In a stroke of luck, they stumble upon the repo men's hideout and find the list of cars they're planning to repossess. Working quickly, they begin to track down the owners of the cars, hoping to convince them to pay off their loans before the repo men can take their vehicles.

In a tense climax, the Dukes manage to convince the owners of most of the cars on the repo men's list to pay off their loans, leaving the repo men empty-handed. This gives Uncle Jesse the time he needs to come up with the money to pay off his own loan, and he's able to save his farm from foreclosure.

In the end, Bo and Luke return Rosco's car to him, and he's grateful to have it back. The Duke boys also manage to teach the repo men a lesson about compassion, showing them that there's more to life than just making money. The episode ends with the Dukes reflecting on the importance of family and honor, two things that they hold dear in their close-knit community of Hazzard County.