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[[The King]] is a parody of [[the Fonz]], played by [[Henry Winkler]], from the live-action sitcom ''Happy Days''. As it happens, three years later Hanna-Barbera got to do their own animated spin-off called ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]''. | [[The King]] is a parody of [[the Fonz]], played by [[Henry Winkler]], from the live-action sitcom ''Happy Days''. As it happens, three years later Hanna-Barbera got to do their own animated spin-off called ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]''. | ||
The King, [[Yuka-Yuka]], [[Big H]], [[Clyde (Heyyy, It's the King!)|Clyde]] and [[Skids]] appear in the [[HBO Max]] original series, ''[[Jellystone!]]'', their probable role being in the episode "[[Cats Do Dance]]", in which they are depicted as a dancing group where they take [[Top Cat (character)|Top Cat]]'s | The King, [[Yuka-Yuka]], [[Big H]], [[Clyde (Heyyy, It's the King!)|Clyde]] and [[Skids]] appear in the [[HBO Max]] original series, ''[[Jellystone!]]'', their probable role being in the episode "[[Cats Do Dance]]", in which they are depicted as a dancing group where they take [[Top Cat (character)|Top Cat]]'s alley, which causes Top Cat and his gang to move in with [[Peter Potamus]] temporarily. Big H and Skids are depicted as female in this series. | ||
==Production== | ==Production== |
Revision as of 20:58, 3 August 2021
Heyyy, It's the King! | |
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On-screen title card. | |
Network | NBC |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Original release | September 10—December 3, 1977 |
Starring | Lennie Weinrib Sheldon Allman Don Messick Marvin Kaplan Ginny McSwain Susan Silo |
Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Writer(s) | Bill Ackerman Haskell Barkin Barry Blitzer Tom Dagenais Karl Geurs Orville Hampton Don Jurwich Jon Kubichan Joan Maurer Ray Parker Howard Post Dick Robbins Jerry Winnick |
Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Heyyy, It's the King! is a series of animated segments as part of the CB Bears, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming debuting. It ran in 1977, airing 13 episodes.
The segments aired separately for the second half hour of the CB Bears, during the half hour, it aired with segments Undercover Elephant and Shake, Rattle and Roll.
The King is a parody of the Fonz, played by Henry Winkler, from the live-action sitcom Happy Days. As it happens, three years later Hanna-Barbera got to do their own animated spin-off called The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang.
The King, Yuka-Yuka, Big H, Clyde and Skids appear in the HBO Max original series, Jellystone!, their probable role being in the episode "Cats Do Dance", in which they are depicted as a dancing group where they take Top Cat's alley, which causes Top Cat and his gang to move in with Peter Potamus temporarily. Big H and Skids are depicted as female in this series.
Production
Development
Music
Episodes
Episode | Number | Air date |
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"The Blue Kangaroo" | 1x01 | September 10, 1977 |
"The First King on Mars" | 1x02 | September 17, 1977 |
"The Riverbed 5000" | 1x03 | September 24, 1977 |
"Surf's Up" | 1x04 | October 1, 1977 |
"The King and His Jokers" | 1x05 | October 8, 1977 |
"Hot Gold Fever" | 1x06 | October 15, 1977 |
"The Carnival Caper" | 1x07 | October 22, 1977 |
"The Unhappy Heavy Hippo" | 1x08 | October 29, 1977 |
"The King for Prez" | 1x09 | November 5, 1977 |
"Snowbound Safari" | 1x10 | November 12, 1977 |
"Great Billionaire Chase Case" | 1x11 | November 19, 1977 |
"Boat Fever" | 1x12 | November 26, 1977 |
"Go for It, King" | 1x13 | December 3, 1977 |
Cast
- Lennie Weinrib as The King and Yuka-Yuka
- Sheldon Allman as Big H
- Don Messick as Clyde
- Marvin Kaplan as Skids
- Ginny McSwain as Sheena
- Susan Silo as Zelda