Why did Enos leave Dukes of Hazzard?
John Hall
Updated on May 15, 2026
The scene was set for Enos leaving Hazzard to become a Los Angeles lawman in the third season Dukes of Hazzard episode "Enos Strate To The Top".
Does Enos come back to Dukes of Hazzard?
The character Enos Strate returned to The Dukes of Hazzard beginning in autumn 1982, at the start of the show's fifth season. It had been written into Shroyer's contract that he be allowed to return to the series if Enos was cancelled.Why did Bo and Luke leave The Dukes of Hazzard?
Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) were replaced by their cousins Coy and Vance at the start of the fifth season because of a contract dispute and a dispute over the script-writing. There's more robbing, kidnapping and payroll heisting from Boss Hogg and he continues framing the Dukes.Why did Roscoe leave The Dukes of Hazzard?
Roscoe P.Famously, in the spring of 1982, the stars of the series, Tom Wopat and John Schneider, walked away from show due to contract disputes. The top-rated Dukes spawned truckloads of merchandise, and the men who played Bo and Luke wanted a bigger cut of all that cash.