I'd venture to say being stoned didn't make the Dukes of Hazzard better in any way. Watching 3 episodes in a row amounts to the same thing as watching the same episode 3 times in a row.
It was the pinnacle of white trash television. I want to say the show was made to appeal to pubescent teenagers, especially boys, but somehow it managed to appeal to rednecks (and redneck wannabes, if there is such a thing) of all ages.
If memory serves, this show was on before the advent of cable, when your only choices were the 3 networks, a PBS station, and maybe a UHF station; when it aired, it may possibly have been the best thing on. Doesn't say much for television in that era, does it?
In case you didn't get enough, here's the show's opening theme:
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By the way, when I was looking this up on YouTube, I learned there are little redneck Woodstocks called Dukesfests held every year!