Difference between revisions of "Car Thieves"

Car Thieves
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Joined with	Zoo Story
Network	ABC
Premiere date	September 7, 1974
Starring	Scatman Crothers; Don Messick; Joe E. Ross; Kathy Gori
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Director(s)	Charles A. Nichols
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"Car Thieves" is the first part of episode one of Hong Kong Phooey season one, and the first episode overall. It aired on September 7, 1974 on ABC. It was directed by Charles A. Nichols, and voice directed by Wally Burr.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Car salesman	Unavailable
Penry Pooch/Hong Kong Phooey	Scatman Crothers
Sergeant Flint	Joe E. Ross
Police commissioner
Rosemary	Kathy Gori
Spot	N/A
Traffic cop	Unavailable
Hot Rod	Don Messick
Crankcase	Unavailable
Victim #1	Unavailable
Victim #2	Unavailable
Mousey	Unavailable

Organizations

Gasket Gang

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Used car lot
  - Police station
  - Carwash

Objects

Hong Kong's file cabinet
Hong Kong School of Kung Foo

Vehicles

Phooeymobile
Hot Rod and Crankcase's stolen cars

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as the musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Crew credits

Executive producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 7, 1974 at 9:00 am on ABC
United Kingdom and Ireland: March 17, 1975 at 5:15 pm on BBC 1

Behind the scenes

Errors

The book says Hong Kong School of Kung Foo, but Hong Kong says Hong Kong School of Kung Fooey.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- March 1994: First Independent Films releases Hong Kong Phooey: Car Thieves on VHS.
- October 14, 1996: First Independent Films releases Hong Kong Phooey: Bumper Edition on VHS.
In the United States:
- August 15, 2006: Warner Home Video releases Hong Kong Phooey: The Complete Series on DVD.
- May 26, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Volume 1 on DVD.

References

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+|writers=
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-'''"Car Thieves"''' is the first part of episode one of ''[[Hong Kong Phooey (TV series)|Hong Kong Phooey]]'' season one, and the first episode overall. It aired on [[September 7]], [[1974]]. It was directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]].
+'''"Car Thieves"''' is the first part of episode one of ''[[Hong Kong Phooey (TV series)|Hong Kong Phooey]]'' season one, and the first episode overall. It aired on [[September 7]], [[1974]] on [[ABC]]. It was directed by [[Charles A. Nichols]], and voice directed by [[Wally Burr]].
 ==Detailed summary==
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 |-
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+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Car salesman
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"|
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Hong Kong Phooey (character)|Penry Pooch/Hong Kong Phooey]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Scatman Crothers]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sergeant Flint]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Joe E. Ross]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Police commissioner
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Rosemary]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Kathy Gori]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Spot]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Traffic cop
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Hot Rod and Crankcase|Hot Rod]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Hot Rod and Crankcase|Crankcase]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Victim #1
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Victim #2
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mousey]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
+==Organizations==
+* [[Gasket Gang]]
 ==Locations==
 * [[Earth]]
 ** [[United States]]
-***
+*** Used car lot
+*** Police station
+*** Carwash
 ==Objects==
-*
+* Hong Kong's file cabinet
+* ''[[Hong Kong School of Kung Foo]]''
 ==Vehicles==
-*
+* [[Phooeymobile]]
+* Hot Rod and Crankcase's stolen cars
 ==Production==
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 ===Filming===
 ==Music==
-The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
+The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], who was credited as the musical director, with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].
+==Crew credits==
+* Executive producers: [[William Hanna]], [[Joseph Barbera]]
 ==Release==
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 ==Errors==
-*
+* The book says ''Hong Kong School of Kung Foo'', but Hong Kong says ''Hong Kong School of Kung Fooey''.
 ==Critical reception==
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 ==Home availability==
-* In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]:
+* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
-** [[October 14]], [[1996]]: [[First Independent Films]] releases ''[[Hong Kong Phooey: Bumper Edition]]'' on VHS.
+** [[March]] [[1994]]: [[First Independent Films]] releases ''[[Hong Kong Phooey: Car Thieves]]'' on VHS.
+** [[October 14]], [[1996]]: First Independent Films releases ''[[Hong Kong Phooey: Bumper Edition]]'' on VHS.
 * In the United States:
 ** [[August 15]], [[2006]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Hong Kong Phooey: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
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 <references/>
 [[Category:1974]]
+[[Category:ABC]]
 [[Category:Directed by Charles A. Nichols]]
+[[Category:Directed by Wally Burr]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:Hong Kong Phooey episodes]]
 [[Category:Hong Kong Phooey]]