Boar's Nest
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The Boar's Nest is the local restaurant
and watering hole
in the television series, The Dukes of Hazzard
.
It is the oldest establishment in Hazzard County, and is owned by Boss Hogg
. It is the main social gathering place for the Duke family—cousins Bo
, Luke
and Daisy
, and their Uncle Jesse
—and their friends and adversaries. Daisy is employed as a waitress at the business.
The establishment contains ample seating room for customers, a small kitchen and a bar. The main bar also contains a popcorn machine, a jukebox
, a pinball machine, a pool table and pay telephone
. There is also a small stage area, where plays, contests and performances by big-name country music
stars perform, usually to settle trumped up traffic violations applied by Sheriff Rosco
when they pass through his jurisdiction.
In the back of the restaurant is an office where Boss Hogg conducts many of his crooked business schemes. The basement has an escape tunnel, which was used in the days when the Hogg and Duke families were involved in moonshine running
and were trying to elude the authorities.
Outside the business are two HoggoCo gas pumps and ample parking space. The parking lot often serves as the starting and finishing lines for various races that take place in Hazzard County.
In the 1997 The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
movie, the original Boar's Nest had been burned down by a wedding party, and a new one was built in town.
used to run moonshine
. His stories were the basis for the film Moonrunners
(the precursor to the Dukes of Hazzard, and the first appearance of the Boar's Nest on camera).
The building used as the Boar's Nest in Covington, Georgia
, during the filming of the first five episodes of season one still exists. It is now being used as a church.
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
and watering hole
Tavern
A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in some cases, where travelers receive lodging....
in the television series, The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985.The series was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, which was also created by Gy Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts.- Overview :The Dukes of Hazzard...
.
It is the oldest establishment in Hazzard County, and is owned by Boss Hogg
Boss Hogg
Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg, better known as "Boss" Hogg, is a fictional character featured in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He was the greedy, unethical commissioner of Hazzard County. A stereotypical villainous glutton, Boss Hogg always wore an all-white suit with a white...
. It is the main social gathering place for the Duke family—cousins Bo
Bo Duke
Beauregard "Bo" Duke is a fictional character in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, which ran from 1979 to 1985. He was played by John Schneider. The name of Beauregard may have been chosen after the famous Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard.Bo and his cousin Luke Duke live in...
, Luke
Luke Duke
Lucas K. "Luke" Duke is a fictional character in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard which ran from 1979 to 1985. Luke was played by Tom Wopat....
and Daisy
Daisy Duke
Daisy Mae Duke is a fictional character, played by Catherine Bach, from the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. She was the cousin of Bo and Luke, the main protagonists of the show, who were also cousins, and the three lived on a farm on the outskirts of Hazzard County with their Uncle...
, and their Uncle Jesse
Jesse Duke (TV)
Jesse L. Duke, most commonly known as "Uncle Jesse", is a fictional character in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard which ran from 1979 to 1985. Jesse was played by Denver Pyle...
—and their friends and adversaries. Daisy is employed as a waitress at the business.
The establishment contains ample seating room for customers, a small kitchen and a bar. The main bar also contains a popcorn machine, a jukebox
Jukebox
A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media...
, a pinball machine, a pool table and pay telephone
Payphone
A payphone or pay phone is a public telephone, often located in a phone booth or a privacy hood, with pre-payment by inserting money , a credit or debit card, or a telephone card....
. There is also a small stage area, where plays, contests and performances by big-name country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
stars perform, usually to settle trumped up traffic violations applied by Sheriff Rosco
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
On the American TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, Rosco Purvis Coltrane is the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard County and right-hand man of its corrupt county commissioner, Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg ....
when they pass through his jurisdiction.
In the back of the restaurant is an office where Boss Hogg conducts many of his crooked business schemes. The basement has an escape tunnel, which was used in the days when the Hogg and Duke families were involved in moonshine running
Moonshine
Moonshine is an illegally produced distilled beverage...
and were trying to elude the authorities.
Outside the business are two HoggoCo gas pumps and ample parking space. The parking lot often serves as the starting and finishing lines for various races that take place in Hazzard County.
In the 1997 The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! is a made-for-television film from 1997 which aired on CBS and reunites the surviving cast members of the American TV series, The Dukes of Hazzard...
movie, the original Boar's Nest had been burned down by a wedding party, and a new one was built in town.
Origin
The Boar's Nest was an actual bar in the area where Jerry RushingJerry Rushing
Jerry Elijah Rushing is an American best known for his years as a bootlegger or "moonrunner" .Rushing was born into a family business making illegal whiskey...
used to run moonshine
Moonshine
Moonshine is an illegally produced distilled beverage...
. His stories were the basis for the film Moonrunners
Moonrunners
Moonrunners is a 1975 film starring James Mitchum, and the precursor to The Dukes of Hazzard television series. Mitchum had co-starred with his famous father, Robert Mitchum, in the similar drive-in favorite Thunder Road eighteen years earlier, which also focused upon moonshine-running bootleggers...
(the precursor to the Dukes of Hazzard, and the first appearance of the Boar's Nest on camera).
The building used as the Boar's Nest in Covington, Georgia
Covington, Georgia
Covington is a city in Newton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 13,118. The city is the county seat of Newton County...
, during the filming of the first five episodes of season one still exists. It is now being used as a church.