Anglers Aweigh

"Anglers Aweigh" is the third episode of The Hillbilly Bears season one, and came as part of The Atom Ant Show. It aired on October 16, 1965 on NBC. It was written by Tony Benedict, Warren Foster, Dalton Sandifer, and Michael Maltese, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Paw and Shag are sent to catch a catfish for the family's dinner, but get a lot more than they bargain for when Paw runs into Ol' Whiskers.

Memorable quotes
Shag: Gosh, Paw! When it comes to catchin' catfish, you is the greatest!

Paw: Ha, ha, ha, ha...

Shag: Okay, Paw. You can hollah. I got mah ears covered!

Paw: ''YEOOOOWWW!!!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Henry Corden
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shag Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ol' Whiskers
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Floral Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ol' Whiskers
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Floral Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl

Locations

 * Earth

Music
The music was composed by Ted Nichols.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 16, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

 * The episode's title is a play on the idiom "anchors aweigh", and may also be a reference to the 1945 movie of the same name.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 6, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases Atom Ant: The Complete Series on DVD.