A Star is Bored

A Star is Bored
File:How would you like to try a wet run.png Collateral Pictures guard threatens to use the hose on Hokey.
Premiere date	Week of October 10, 1962
Run time	7:09
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"A Star is Bored" is the twenty third episode of Hokey Wolf season one. It aired as a segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It first aired on October 10, 1962 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 and Ding-a-Ling come to Hollywood to become stars. After bypassing security, the only part they play is sweeping the studio.

Memorable quotes

Hokey: No no, I'm George Washington and I'm going to cut down a cherry tree. Let's get with it!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Collateral Pictures Gate Guard	Doug Young
J.B.	Daws Butler
Hokey Wolf	Daws Butler
Ding-a-Ling	Doug Young
George Washington

Organizations

• Colleral Pictures

Locations

• Hollywood
  • Gremlin's Chinese Theater
  • Brown Debris restaurant
  • Collateral Pictures studio
    • Casting office
    • Sound stage

Objects

• Axe
• Net
• Match
• Firecracker

Vehicles

• J.B.'s car

Behind the scenes

• The episode's title is a spoof of the 1937 "A Star Is Born" film.

Errors

• When the Collateral Pictures gate guard threatens to use the hose on Hokey, Hokey's toe detailings are missing.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning