Surprise Prize

"Surprise Prize" is the thirteenth episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on December 25, 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 and Chief Winchley end up on an island, where the natives mistake Squiddly for a god.

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 (Ted Nichols)

Release
Dates are in order of release:
 * United States: December 25, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

 * This episode displays multiple Pacific Islander stereotypes that really haven't aged well.
 * Tahooty is a parody of Tahiti.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 3, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series on DVD.