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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.

Detailed summary

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

Production

Development

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.

Errors

Critical reception

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.

References

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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 stumbles upon some extra money 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 when 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 thinks a thief took it.
+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.
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-* It was mentioned that Bubba's birthday was ten months away from Ed's birthday, meaning Bubba was born in July.
+* The premise of the episode, and even some of the same dialogue, was recycled from ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]'' episode, "[[Wilma's Vanishing Money]]."
-* Pertwee comes from a family of black belts.
+* 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.
 ==Errors==
@@ Line 126: / Line 127: @@
 ==Home availability==
 * In the United States:
-** July 26, 2016: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[Where's Huddles?: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
+** [[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.
+** This episode, alongside the complete series, is available to buy on YouTube starting on [[February 4]], [[2018]].
 ==References==
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+[[Category:1970]]
+[[Category:CBS]]
 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:Where's Huddles? episodes]]
+[[Category:Where's Huddles?]]