Pilot (Where's Huddles?)
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Pilot | |
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Bubba accidentally destroys Pertwee's car | |
Premiere date | 1970 |
Run time | 24:29 |
Writer(s) | Iwao Takamoto |
Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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The Where's Huddles? pilot pitch was produced as a story reel/animatic made by Iwao Takamoto, Jerry Eisenberg, and Willie Ito to sell Where's Huddles? as a full-length series to CBS.
Ed and Bubba accidentally destroy Pertwee's car shortly after he leaves to go to a meeting, in return, Ed and Bubba must fix the car, however, Pertwee returns when his meeting was called off and assumes that his car was stolen.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
- The Rhinos
- Unnamed football team
Locations
- Huddle residence
- McCoy residence
- Football stadium
- Locker room
Objects
Vehicles
- Pertwee's car
Production
Development
- Some notable differences from the series that were later reworked include the following:
- Marge and Penny not only had design differences, but also used one another's voice actor.
- Freight Train was originally named "Night Train".
- Coach MadDog went unnamed, had a different design including him not wearing glasses, and was voiced by Joe Besser instead of Alan Reed.
- This pilot reveals that Beverly was the last main character to be introduced into the show, as she was absent for the pilot but present for the later reworked episode "The Ramblin' Wreck".
Aftermath
The animatic was later reworked into the episode "The Ramblin' Wreck".
Music
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Errors
Critical reception
In other languages
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