Way Out Squiddly

"Way Out Squiddly" is the first episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on October 2, 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 is abducted by aliens, who think that he is an Earth human.

Memorable quotes
Winchley: How about that? I must have flipped my lid.

Alien: What luck, an Earth man!

Squiddly: Strange?!? You're kind of strange yourself, stranger!

Squiddly: I guess I'm just plain awkward. Alien: We know you're awkward.

Squiddly: Now just a doggone Squiddly Diddly minute!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chief Winchley
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Squiddly Diddly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Squiddly Diddly
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Frees

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bubbleland
 * Outer space
 * Alien planet

Vehicles

 * Flying saucer

Music

 * 0:00 - Main title theme (Ted Nichols)

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 2, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

 * "Bubblesmoke" is a parody of Gunsmoke.

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:
 * May 26, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Volume 1.
 * November 3, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series on DVD.