To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief
Ed finds the extra money Marge had.
Premiere date	August 5, 1970
Writer(s)	Harvey Bullock Ray Allen Iwao Takamoto
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"To Catch a Thief" is the sixth episode of Where's Huddles? season one. It aired on August 5, 1970 on CBS. It was written by Harvey Bullock, Ray Allen and Iwao Takamoto, and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Ed accidentally stumbles upon Marge's extra savings in the drawer and assumes that Marge was using his money when she had her own, so Ed uses it to buy a sports jacket. But upon returning to the house, he not only discovers that the money was saved up for him, but also finds out that Marge found the money missing and believes that a thief took it.

Memorable quotes

Bubba: I'll be as quiet as a mouse, yes sir, quiet as a mouse...
Ed: Fine.
Bubba: Hey Ed what's the hole in the wall for, huh what's it for.
Ed: I'm going to put an air conditioner in, and I could also use it to throw a noisy mouse out.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Ed Huddles	Cliff Norton
Bubba McCoy	Mel Blanc
Fumbles	Don Messick
Claude Pertwee	Paul Lynde
Beverly	Don Messick
Marge Huddles	Jean Vander Pyl
Penny McCoy	Marie Wilson
Pom Pom Huddles	Jean Vander Pyl
Freight Train	Herb Jeffries
Coach MadDog	Alan Reed
Sales clerk	Don Messick
Cop	Unavailable
Francis X Pertwee the DA
George	Don Messick
George's wife	Jean Vander Pyl
People at the bar	N/A
Slippery Charlie	John Stephenson

Organizations

• The Rhinos

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Huddles residence
    • McCoy residence
    • Football stadium
    • Bar

Objects

• Football
• Money

Vehicles

• Huddles' car
• Pertwee's Cannelloni DTG

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: August 5, 1970 on CBS

Behind the scenes

• The premise of the episode, and even some of the same dialogue, was recycled from The Flintstones episode, "Wilma's Vanishing Money."
• It was mentioned that Bubba's birthday was ten months away from Ed's birthday, although Ed's exact birth month isn't mentioned in this episode.
• According to Pertwee, he comes from a family of black belts.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • July 26, 2016: Warner Archive Collection releases Where's Huddles?: The Complete Series on DVD.
  • This episode, alongside the complete series, is available to buy on YouTube starting on February 4, 2018.