Movies are Bitter than Ever

Movies are Bitter than Ever
Hokey and "Miss Bo Peep".
Production number	E-158
Premiere date	Week of September 20, 1961
Run time	7:08
Starring	Daws Butler Doug Young
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"Movies are Bitter than Ever" is the fourteenth episode of Hokey Wolf season one, and came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It first aired on September 20, 1961 in first run syndication. It was written by Tony Benedict, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Hokey uses a movie set to sneak out some sheep being herded by a sheep dog. The farmer and sheepdog wise up to the wolves' trick and chase after them.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Hokey Wolf	Daws Butler
Ding-a-Ling	Doug Young
Sheep	N/A
Sheepdog	Daws Butler
Farmer	Doug Young
Hokey's mother

Locations

• Earth
  • Barn

Objects

• Cardboard camera

Vehicles

• Truck

Behind the scenes

• The Sheepdog in this episode previously appeared in the episode "Dogged Sheep Dog".
• Ding-a-Ling's disguise is that of based on "Little Bo Peep" from "Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep", with a blonde wig and a green dress.

Errors

• When Hokey is giving the Farmer a goodbye handshake, the Farmer's neck is miscolored black.

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