Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

"Chief Cook and Bottle Washer" is the seventh episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on November 13, 1965 on NBC. It was written by Tony Benedict and Dalton Sandifer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Squiddly runs away to a pirate ship after getting bossed around by Winchley too many times.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chief Winchley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Squiddly Diddly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Squiddly Diddly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paul Frees

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bubbleland

Music

 * 0:00 - Main title theme (Hoyt Curtin)

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 13, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

 * 'Chief cook and bottle-washer' is an idiom referring to a person who performs a variety of important but routine tasks. This fits with the episode, since Squiddly is forced to do so many jobs.

Home availability

 * In the United Kingdom:
 * June 10, 1985: The Video Collection releases Squiddly Diddly on VHS.
 * November 3, 1986: The Video Collection releases Squiddly Diddly on VHS.
 * In the United States:
 * November 3, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series on DVD.