{"id":2800,"date":"2013-03-10T19:31:19","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T19:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=2800"},"modified":"2013-03-24T02:12:48","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T02:12:48","slug":"dukes-of-hazzard-boss-hogg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/dukes-of-hazzard-boss-hogg\/","title":{"rendered":"Dukes of Hazzard: Boss Hogg"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Boss<\/p>\n

Boss Hogg\u00a0was the fourth character\u00a0within the 8″ Dukes of Hazzard Line and was initially released\u00a0wearing his classic white suit and vest. The outfit was sleeveless\u00a0with a felt-like white vest with two buttons sewn in. A white bow\u00a0tie was also stitched by the neckline. He wore a white blazer and\u00a0came with white shoes, which were the same shoes used for the 8″\u00a0Penguin and Joker, but molded in white. Boss Hogg would not be complete\u00a0without his soft rubber white cowboy hat. Boss Hogg only came on the\u00a0type 2 pot-bellied body type also shared by the likes of Penguin,\u00a0Mr. Mxyzptlk, and the Wizard from the Wizard of OZ (except with flesh\u00a0colored hands).<\/p>\n

\"BossBoss Hogg is a well done figure and nails the likeness of Boss Hogg<\/span> played by Sorrell Booke. A testament to the accuracy of this figure<\/span> is the lack of variations. There are only two minor variations for\u00a0Boss Hogg. The first is the change from metal snaps to white plastic\u00a0snaps for the outfit. The second variation has to do with the buttons.\u00a0Boss Hogg’s vest buttons can be blue or black. The size can also\u00a0vary as shown to the left. The smaller blue buttons are commonly \u00a0seen, but the large black buttons are much scarcer. Having a Boss
\nHogg with the rarer large snaps, will most likely have no impact\u00a0on value to anyone other than Sorrell Booke. Aside from the buttons\u00a0and snap variations, the Boss Hogg figure remained unchanged throughout\u00a0production. Boss Hogg is very easy to find loose and carded. With\u00a0many carded Boss Hoggs on shelves for long periods of time and eventually\u00a0marked down as clearance, high-grade cards do not pop up often.
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\"original\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0majority of loose Boss Hoggs no longer have pristine white outfits,\u00a0and even some carded Boss Hoggs can exhibit yellowed outfits while\u00a0still sealed inside the blister. A loose Boss Hogg needs to be wearing\u00a0a bright white outfit and blazer. Boss Hogg would never settle on\u00a0wearing a yellowed or dirty outfit. Boss Hogg was packaged on blister
\ncards with his hat in a plastic bag and placed by his feet (unless\u00a0you are holding the card upside down, then the hat would be by his\u00a0head). If a carded Boss Hogg has the hat on inside the bubble, or\u00a0not sealed in a bag, those darn Dukes were at it again because something\u00a0is not right.<\/p>\n

Boss Hogg only comes packaged on a 1981\u00a0card<\/span> and never on a 1980 card. Even though Boss Hogg was
\nin the original 1981 Mego catalog when the line was first introduced,\u00a0he was possibly introduced a bit later than Bo, Luke, and Daisy.\u00a0It may be a surprise that Boss Hogg may not have been originally\u00a0intended for the 8″ line or possibly a last minute addition.\u00a0While this can’t be stated as an absolute fact, there are a few
\nfacts which support this theory.<\/p>\n

WAS BOSS HOGG ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR THE 8″\u00a0LINE?<\/p>\n

It can not be declared as fact, but it is possible that Boss Hogg\u00a0was not initially intended to be part of the Dukes of Hazzard 8″\u00a0line. For whatever the reason, many facts do support the theory\u00a0that Boss was a last minute addition to the 8″ line. Read the
\nfollowing facts below and you be the jury.<\/p>\n

Fact #1: The 1981 Mego Catalog<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1981 Mego Catalog picture is the first appearance of the 8″\u00a0Dukes of Hazzard figures. Luke, Bo and Daisy all represented the
\nproduction figures which initially hit toy shelves at retail in\u00a01981. The head sculpts and outfits all match what was used for production,
\nand then there is Boss Hogg.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"The<\/span><\/p>\n

The Boss Hogg figure pictured in\u00a0the 1981 catalog<\/span> is nothing like the Boss Hogg initially
\nproduced. The most disturbing thing about the Boss Hogg figure is\u00a0that he is on a Type 1 body. This is not specific to Boss Hogg,\u00a0but Type 1 bodies were phased out almost five years ago in 1976.
\nWhy Boss Hogg appears on Type 1 body is unknown and very puzzling.\u00a0\u00a0This does not specifically support that Boss Hogg was a last\u00a0minute addition, but only that Mego still had Type 1 bodies lying\u00a0around the company as late as 1981. The head sculpt does not match\u00a0what was eventually used in production and appears to be hand made\u00a0sample. Boss Hogg’s outfit also appears to be a quick handmade prototype.\u00a0The blazer in the 1981 catalog contained coat-tails and had pockets\u00a0drawn in with black marker. The production blazer did not have coat-tails\u00a0or pockets. You can see how the back bottom edge of the blazer and\u00a0how the coat-tails are attached as separate pieces. The bow tie\u00a0and vest were also drawn rather than the sewn in buttons and bow
\ntie eventually used in production. Since only the Boss Hogg figure\u00a0differs from the figure used in production, it is possible that\u00a0once the last minute decision to include Boss Hogg as part of the\u00a08″ line was made, Mego scrambled to put something together\u00a0to photograph for the catalog. If all four figures were developed
\nsimultaneously, the Boss Hogg figure would have represented the\u00a0production figures like the others. This alone does not prove the\u00a0point, but keep reading.<\/p>\n

Fact # 2: The figure item numbers <\/span><\/p>\n

The item numbers for the 8″ Dukes of Hazzard figures are as\u00a0follows:<\/p>\n

Bo: 09050\/1
\nLuke: 09050\/2
\nDaisy: 09050\/3
\nBoss Hogg: 09050\/4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Boss<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Boss Hogg’s item number is last in the sequence. If his item number\u00a0was before any of the figures, it would disprove the theory that\u00a0he was a last minute addition. Not only is Boss Hogg’s item number\u00a0the last, it differs slightly in appearance on the card when compared\u00a0to the others. The Bo, Luke and Daisy item numbers are identical\u00a0except for the numbers themselves. The Boss Hogg item number is\u00a0not as bold. It can be theorized that the Bo, Luke, and Daisy card\u00a0artwork was created simultaneously and therefore have the exact\u00a0appearance. It is possible that once the last minute decision to\u00a0include Boss Hogg was made, his card artwork was created separately,\u00a0but the item number appeared slightly different. Convinced yet?\u00a0The card artwork also provides some insight, which is detailed in\u00a0fact #3.<\/p>\n

Fact #3: The card artwork <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Why<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In addition to the item numbers,\u00a0the card artwork has strong evidence to support that Boss Hogg was\u00a0a last minute addition or possibly not originally intended to be\u00a0part of the 8″ line. The Dukes of Hazzard image reflected on\u00a0the card is very telling. Bo’s, Luke’s, and Daisy’s head are all\u00a0the same size in the illustration. It can be interpreted that the\u00a0largest illustrations were of figures intended for the line. Of\u00a0the six characters, in the illustration, Boss Hogg is actually the\u00a0smallest. Based on the image sizes, it would appear that Uncle Jesse\u00a0would have been a figure before Boss Hogg.<\/p>\n

To date, no Boss Hoggs have been confirmed on a 1980 card, only\u00a0on 1981 cards. The Boss Hogg card is unique when compared to the\u00a0other 1980 and 1981 cards. The text for the 1980 and 1981 cards\u00a0are shown side by side with the Boss Hogg card. The text on the\u00a0Boss Hogg card does match the 1981 cards with the exception of the\u00a0Warner Brothers name not being all caps. It again supports that\u00a0the Boss Hogg card was designed separately from the others and probably\u00a0after the 1980 card, but before the 1981 card.<\/p>\n

\"Boss<\/p>\n

\"Why<\/p>\n

The most compelling evidence is in the text below the illustration.\u00a0The text “Collect Bo, Luke, and Daisy to create your own adventures.”
\nis the same on the 1980 and 1981 cards for every character (even\u00a0Boss Hogg’s). It is very possible that Boss Hogg was not part of\u00a0the 8″ line when the 1980 card artwork was designed and not\u00a0added to this statement. Even when the cards were revised to add\u00a0the copyright and trademark symbols for the 1981 card, revising
\nthis statement was most likely overlooked and didn’t change.<\/p>\n

( Editors Note: It should also be mentioned that at the time, Mego\u00a0seemed to be moving towards producing 8″ figures with no villain,
\nboth Chips and the Greatest American Hero were sets of three good\u00a0guys with no baddies to speak of)<\/p>\n

\"HandsomeWhile\u00a0it could never be declared a fact that Boss Hogg was not initially\u00a0intended to be part of the 8″ Dukes of Hazzard line, the evidence\u00a0stated above makes a very strong case. It was a good decision because\u00a0what adventures can you have if there is no villain?<\/p>\n

It is also interesting that no Boss Hogg figures have ever surfaced\u00a0<\/span>with gray heads. This might be pure coincidence and luck that the\u00a0<\/span>particular resin that discolors just was not used for molding Boss\u00a0<\/span>Hogg heads. This could be interpreted some way to also support that\u00a0<\/span>Boss Hogg was introduced later. Since Luke and Bo on 1980 cards\u00a0<\/span>can both have gray heads, and Boss Hogg only comes on a 1981 card,\u00a0<\/span>maybe Boss Hogg was introduced after the discoloring resin was used\u00a0<\/span>and exhausted. This may be a stretch, but the evidence above is\u00a0<\/span>much more sound than this. Let’s just say it was luck that no Boss\u00a0<\/span>Hogg heads ever turned gray.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"KISSBoss\u00a0Hogg, introduced later or at the same time as the other 8″\u00a0figures, is still very easy to find \u00a0loose or carded. Damaged or\u00a0worn cards are out there in great numbers to open and finally get
\nthat mint loose Boss Hogg. Be careful though, because behind some\u00a0of those yellowed bubbles might be a discolored outfit and not the\u00a0pristine white outfit you expected. Carded Boss Hoggs are again\u00a0easy to find, but high-grade cards are getting scarcer. Scarce or\u00a0not, Boss Hogg will always remain well under the $100 threshold.\u00a0The Mego Musuem would love to revise this last statement so keep\u00a0buying.<\/p>\n

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Boss Hogg wears a white cowboy hat that is unique to the character and has not been factory reproduced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"shoes\"<\/a><\/div>\n
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Boss Hogg wears a white pair of dress shoes made from the same mold as the brown and black dress shoes found on many characters in the WGSH line and scattered through a few other lines. The white color is unique to the character, and while the black and brown versions have been factory reproduced, the white dress shoe has not, although Classic TV Toys does make a white sneaker that is somewhat similar in appearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Boss Hogg\u00a0was the fourth character\u00a0within the 8″ Dukes of Hazzard Line and was initially released\u00a0wearing his classic white suit and vest. The outfit was sleeveless\u00a0with a felt-like white vest with two buttons sewn in. A white bow\u00a0tie was also stitched…<\/p>\n

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