Illegal alcohol is causing problems for the Duke family, but not for the usual reasons in this episode of the popular TV action-comedy series
The Dukes of Hazzard. In "
High Octane," a pollution control group is sponsoring a contest to create a new source of fuel which can be used to run automobiles, but without using petroleum products, with a 10,000-dollar prize going to the winner. Uncle Jesse (
Denver Pyle) thinks he has just the stuff to do the job, but his alternative fuel recipe is pretty much the same as his moonshine, and soon a revenue agent (Carlene Watkins) is hot on his trail. Boss Hogg (
Sorrell Booke) is also after Jesse, but his concerns don't really involve protecting the law -- Hogg also wants to enter the contest, and wants to seize as much of Jesse's mixture as he can, convinced the elder Duke is a shoo-in to win. Of course, confusion reigns, and it's up to Bo (
John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) to set things straight. "
High Octane" first aired on February 23, 1979. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide