Daisy Duke

The original Daisy Duke from the television series, played by Catherine Bach

Daisy 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 Duke, the main protagonists of the show, who were themselves cousins of each other. Daisy would frequently become involved in the Dukes' car chases, using one of her many cars. Daisy also worked in Boss Hogg's restaurant as a waitress.

Despite her appearance as a naive (and provocatively dressed) Southern waif, Daisy was a very outgoing person who could more than hold her own when the chips were down. In addition to fending off intoxicated would-be suitors at the Boars' Nest, she frequently found herself caught up in the ongoing war between Boss Hogg and her family, the Duke clan. Her job at Boss' restaurant gave her the opportunity to eavesdrop on private conversations between Boss and his stooges (usually Sherriff Roscoe P. Coltrane), often discovering important information that she could pass on to Uncle Jesse and the Duke boys. Her continued employment at the Boars' Nest in spite of her obvious loyalty to her family was seen on the TV show as both a sign of her status and popularity in Hazzard County, and a corresponding lack of intelligence on Boss Hogg's part.

Daisy had a long-standing crush on Enos, the naive and shy sherriff's deputy; after Enos left the show and starred in a short-lasting spin-off TV series of his own (Enos), Daisy remained independent; she never found a long-lasting beau of her own over the course of the series.

Daisy as a sex symbol

Daisy Duke was both the main female protagonist and the sex symbol on The Dukes of Hazzard. She frequently wore revealing clothing such as bikinis and tank tops. Her trademark was the Daisy Dukes, the name given to the short cutoff blue jeans that Daisy often wore.

Because network censors believed that her shorts alone would be too revealing, Daisy (along with other female characters) always wore pantyhose underneath her shorts. It may have had the opposite effect: The official Daisy Duke poster reportedly outsold those featuring the era's other sex symbols, Farrah Fawcett and Raquel Welch.

Daisy in the 2005 film

Jessica Simpson as Daisy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard

In the 2005 film The Dukes of Hazzard, Daisy Duke was portrayed by Jessica Simpson. Fans criticized the choice of Simpson for the role, due to her relative inexperience in the world of motion pictures and her celebrity status, which many believe was the reason she was cast in the role.

Film critics and viewers alike slated Simpson's performance, with many saying the film Daisy had been reduced to a stereotypical dumb blonde, who had little in common with the character of the series. Simpson's Daisy is considerably less intelligent, exhibits less independence, and looks and sounds little like the character Catherine Bach created.

Daisy's costume was modified for the film, to make her more overtly sexual. Her Daisy Dukes were shortened; her shirts were often changed from what Bach would have worn; and her pantyhose was taken away. Simpson's hair remained blonde.


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