Huckleberry Hound (character)


 * This article is about the character. For other uses, see Huckleberry Hound.

Huckleberry Hound is an anthropomorphic bloodhound and the main title character of The Huckleberry Hound Show animated television series. His voice was originated by Daws Butler.

In the Jellystone! reboot, Huckleberry is the mayor of the titular town.

Character description
Huckleberry Hound is a bipedal dog with a light blue fur coat. His head has a mostly square structure and part of his muzzle is peach-colored. His eyes are sleepy and have droopy eyelids on them. He also has a black tip on his short tail. Although Huck's clothing varies in each appearance, the one element that stayed mostly consistent is his red bow tie. Various promotional images depicted him with a cooked boater hat, but this is usually not present in most media.

Huck's personality is chill, relaxing and well-intended. He speaks in a distinctive Southern drawl, talking in a way that is laid-back and calm. Although he can be pretty lethargic at times, Huck is nonetheless a charming person, due to his positive attitude. He also tends to break the fourth wall, speaking in front of the audience to state his current mood.

Huck's signature tune is the western folk ballad "Oh My Darling, Clementine", which he always sang in a comically tone-deaf and inaccurate rendition.

TV series

 * Huckleberry Hound
 * 1.1 "Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie"
 * 1.2 "Lion-Hearted Huck"
 * 1.3 "Tricky Trapper"
 * 1.4 "Sir Huckleberry Hound"
 * 1.5 "Sheriff Huckleberry"
 * 1.6 "Rustler Hustler Huck"
 * 1.7 "Freeway Patrol"
 * 1.8 "Cock-a-Doodle Huck"
 * 1.9 "Two Corny Crows"
 * 1.10 "Fireman Huck"
 * 1.11 "Dragon-Slayer Huck"
 * 1.12 "Hookey Daze"
 * 1.13 "Skeeter Trouble"
 * 1.14 "Sheep-Shape Sheepherder"
 * 1.15 "Barbecue Hound"
 * 1.16 "Hokum Smokum"
 * 1.17 "Bird House Blues"
 * 1.18 "Postman Panic"
 * 1.19 "Ski Champ Chump"
 * 1.20 "Lion Tamer Huck"
 * 1.21 "Little Red Riding Huck"
 * 1.22 "The Tough Little Termite"
 * 2.1 "Ten Pin Alley"
 * 2.2 "Grim Pilgrim"
 * 2.3 "Jolly Roger and Out"
 * 2.4 "Somebody's Lion"
 * 2.5 "A Bully Dog"
 * 2.6 "Nottingham and Yeggs"
 * 2.7 "Huck, the Giant Killer"
 * 2.8 "Cop and Saucer"
 * 2.9 "Pony Boy Huck"
 * 2.10 "Pet Vet"
 * 2.11 "Picadilly Dilly"
 * 2.12 "Wiki Waki Huck"
 * 2.13 "Huck's Hack"
 * 3.1 "Spud Dud"
 * 3.2 "Legion Bound Hound"
 * 3.3 "Science Friction"
 * 3.4 "Nuts Over Mutts"
 * 3.5 "Huck Hound's Tale"
 * 3.6 "The Unmasked Avenger"
 * 3.7 "Fast Gun Huck"
 * 3.8 "Hillbilly Huck"
 * 3.9 "Lawman Huck"
 * 3.10 "Huck and Ladder"
 * 3.11 "Astro-Nut Huck"
 * 3.12 "Cluck and Dagger"
 * 3.12 "Knight School"
 * 3.14 "Fast Gun Club"
 * 4.1 "Caveman Huck"
 * 4.2 "Huck of the Irish"
 * 4.3 "Jungle Bungle"
 * 4.4 "Bullfighter Huck"
 * 4.5 "Ben Huck"
 * 4.6 "Huck dé Paree"
 * 4.7 "Two for Tee Vee"
 * 4.8 "Bars and Stripes"
 * 4.9 "The Scrubby Brush Man"
 * Loopy De Loop
 * 1.35 "Not in Nottingham" (mentioned)
 * Yogi's Gang
 * Yogi's Treasure Hunt
 * Fender Bender 500
 * Yo, Yogi!
 * The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
 * 4.2B "Irwin Gets a Clue" (no lines)
 * Wacky Races
 * 2.32 "Slow and Steady"
 * Animaniacs
 * 1.2C "Suffragate City" (no lines)
 * Jellystone!

Movies

 * Yogi's Ark Lark
 * Casper's First Christmas
 * Yogi's First Christmas
 * Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
 * Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
 * The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound

Specials

 * Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration
 * The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo (no lines)

Shorts

 * "Everyone" (no lines)

Comics

 * Huckleberry Hound (Dell Comics)
 * Huckleberry Hound (Gold Key Comics)
 * Huckleberry Hound (Charlton Comics)
 * Laff-A-Lympics
 * Cartoon Network Christmas Spectacular
 * #1C "Mail Must Go Through"
 * Cartoon Network Presents
 * #8B "War is Huck"
 * Exit Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles
 * Green Lantern/Huckleberry Hound Special
 * #1 "The Test"

Books

 * Hokey Wolf and Ding-a-Ling featuring Huckleberry Hound
 * Huckleberry Hound: The Case of the Friendly Monster

Video games

 * Hanna-Barbera's Turbo Toons

♫OoOoh my DaaAaahlin', Clementine!♫
In The Huckleberry Hound Show, Huck acted as the show's host to present the cartoons in each episode, like a showman doing a circus performance. He appeared in wraparounds and bridging segments, sharing a spotlight with Yogi Bear, Pixie and Dixie, Mr. Jinks; and in seasons 3-4, Hokey Wolf.

In his own cartoon segments, Huck assumes a different role and occupation in every episode. His main goal in life is to complete a task in his position seamlessly, but his attempts would often backfire in dire consequences. Huck's calm personality, however, kept him from being bothered, shrugging these fates as nothing more than a little mishap. Sometimes, his dumb luck would lead him to unintended success.

Huckleberry has a long list of careers, which include—but not limited to—a policeman, a fire fighter, a rocket scientist, a farmer, and a dog catcher (even though Huck himself is a dog, albeit an anthropomorphic one). His roles also extend to more fantastical territory, including parodies of fictional figures such as Tarzan, Robin Hood, and the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Fender Bender 500
Huck was paired up with Snagglepuss, and was the driver of the Half Dog Half Cat Halftrack, which was designed to be a portable stage.

Huck Sells Out
In The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Irwin Gets a Clue," he's one of several Hanna-Barbera characters ran over by Hoss Delgado's truck.

The Not So Funny Books
In Exit Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, he is a closeted gay man who is best friends with Snagglepuss. After being outed and assaulted by his lover Quick Draw McGraw during the Stonewall raid, he commits suicide.

Development
For decades, it is rumored that Huckleberry Hound was based on actor Andy Griffith, best known as the star of the classic TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. The rumor came about because Hanna-Barbera had a history of parodying their characters from then-popular figures in entertainment. In spite of the similarities between Huck and Griffith's character, Daws Butler (the original voice of the character) dismissed the rumor. Butler claimed that the voice came from a neighbor of his wife, who lived in North Carolina and had a voice that amused Butler. He also explained that he already did the voice back when he worked at MGM for several cartoons, years before Griffith became popular through his TV series.

Behind the scenes

 * According to a 1982 calendar, he was born on January 17th.
 * Though the song "Oh My Darling, Clementine" was written in 1884, Huckleberry Hound's rendition was so iconic that it became synonymous with the character.

In popular culture

 * In the Robot Chicken "Laff-A-Munich" skit of the episode "Ban on the Fun," he is seen among the other Yogi Yahooeys teammates to be killed by the Really Rottens in a Munich-themed style.
 * In the Daria episode "Lane Miserables," Trent mentions watching Huckleberry as a kid, noting that he and Huckleberry Finn don't have a lot in common. Daria then points out that Huckleberry was more of a closer.
 * In The Simpsons episode "Behind the Laughter," Huckleberry, voiced by Karl Wiedergott, confesses that he was so gay, but he couldn't tell anyone.
 * Huckleberry is Freddy Funko's co-host on The Freddy Funko Show.