Freeway Patrol

"Freeway Patrol" is the seventh episode of Huckleberry Hound season one, and came as a segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired in the week of November 10, 1958 in first run syndication. It was written by Charles Shows and Dan Gordon, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Enterprises.

In his escape in the highway, a fleeinbank robber attempts to outsmart Officer Huckleberry of the freeway patrol.

Memorable quotes
Huck: Officer Huckleberry, reportin' to headquarters. I found that stalled truck. Send new patrol car. Dispatcher: Oh, no! That's three this morning and it's only Tuesday!

Huck: How comes you're wearin' a mask? Robber: Uh, er, I-I'm the Masked Hornet on television. Huck: Well, let's see here now. So you're a TV star. Robber: Heh, heh, heh. I didn't think you'd recognise me! Huck: Gosh! Can I have your autograph, Mr. Masked Hornet? Robber: Anything for me fans.

Huck: Don't you know crime don't pay? Robber: I know! I know! I know!

Characters

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Locations

 * Earth

Vehicles

 * Car 13
 * Robber's car

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, Geordie Hormel, Spencer Moore, Jack Shaindlin, Bill Loose, John Seely, and Victor Lamont.

Crew credits

 * Production supervisor: Howard Hanson
 * Animator: Kenneth Muse
 * Layout artist: Dick Bickenbach
 * Background artist: Art Lozzi
 * Title artist: Art Goble
 * Story sketch artists: Charles Shows, Dan Gordon

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: Week of November 10, 1958 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * The episode's title and premise are a parody of the television crime series Highway Patrol, which aired from 1955 to 1959.

Home availability

 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * February 9, 1987: The Video Collection releases Huckleberry Hound: Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie on VHS.
 * August 8, 1994: First Independent Films releases Huckleberry Hound: Sheriff Huckleberry on VHS.
 * In the United States:
 * November 15, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1 on DVD.
 * June 6, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1 (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.