<Li> Jesse Duke ( Denver Pyle ) , referred to by just about everyone in Hazzard other than Boss Hogg as `` Uncle Jesse '' , is the patriarch of the Duke clan , and the father - figure to all Dukes who stay with him on the somewhat dilapidated `` Duke Farm . '' Jesse apparently has no children of his own , and happily provides for his nephews and niece in the unexplained absence of all of their parents ( Gy Waldron , the creator of the show , states on the DVDs that their parents were killed in a car wreck , but it was never mentioned in the show ) . In the third broadcast episode , `` Mary Kaye 's Baby '' , Jesse says that he has delivered many babies , including Bo and Luke . Jesse Duke , in his youth , had been a ridge - runner in direct competition with Boss Hogg whom he always calls `` JD '' . However , while both Boss Hogg and Uncle Jesse would scowl at the mention of the other 's name , the two enjoyed a lifelong `` friendship '' of sorts , with one helping the other when in desperate need . Jesse educated his nephews against Hogg , and often provides the cousins with inspirational sage advice . Uncle Jesse drives a white 1973 Ford F - 100 pickup truck . In the barn , he also has his old moonshine - running car , called `` Sweet Tillie '' in its first appearance ( in the first - season episode `` High Octane '' ) , but referred to as `` Black Tillie '' in subsequent appearances . In the second - season episode `` Follow That Still '' and the sixth - season episode `` The Boars Nest Bears '' , the marriage to and death of his wife is mentioned ; he also mentions marrying her in the first - season episode `` Luke 's Love Story '' . His CB handle is `` Shepherd . '' </Li>
<Li> Jesse Duke ( Denver Pyle ) , referred to by just about everyone in Hazzard other than Boss Hogg as `` Uncle Jesse '' , is the patriarch of the Duke clan , and the father - figure to all Dukes who stay with him on the somewhat dilapidated `` Duke Farm . '' Jesse apparently has no children of his own , and happily provides for his nephews and niece in the unexplained absence of all of their parents ( Gy Waldron , the creator of the show , states on the DVDs that their parents were killed in a car wreck , but it was never mentioned in the show ) . In the third broadcast episode , `` Mary Kaye 's Baby '' , Jesse says that he has delivered many babies , including Bo and Luke . Jesse Duke , in his youth , had been a ridge - runner in direct competition with Boss Hogg whom he always calls `` JD '' . However , while both Boss Hogg and Uncle Jesse would scowl at the mention of the other 's name , the two enjoyed a lifelong `` friendship '' of sorts , with one helping the other when in desperate need . Jesse educated his nephews against Hogg , and often provides the cousins with inspirational sage advice . Uncle Jesse drives a white 1973 Ford F - 100 pickup truck . In the barn , he also has his old moonshine - running car , called `` Sweet Tillie '' in its first appearance ( in the first - season episode `` High Octane '' ) , but referred to as `` Black Tillie '' in subsequent appearances . In the second - season episode `` Follow That Still '' and the sixth - season episode `` The Boars Nest Bears '' , the marriage to and death of his wife is mentioned ; he also mentions marrying her in the first - season episode `` Luke 's Love Story '' . His CB handle is `` Shepherd . '' </Li>
what happened to bo and luke duke 's parents
what happened to bo and luke duke 's parents
car wreck
car wreck