Castle Hassle

Castle Hassle
Ding-a-Ling pointing out the good apple is next to Snow White.
Production number	E-152
Premiere date	Week of April 16, 1961
Run time	7:18
Starring	Daws Butler Doug Young Jean Vander Pyl
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Warren Foster
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"Castle Hassle" is the eighth episode of Hokey Wolf season one, and came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It first aired on April 16, 1961 on NBC. It was written by Warren Foster, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Hokey and Ding-a-Ling decide to explore a seemingly abandoned castle, empty except for the cacophonic Queen. When the Queen sends the wolves to deliver an apple to Snow White, they plan to sabotage her plan.

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
Queen	Jean Vander Pyl
Mirror	Daws Butler
Seven Dwarfs	Daws Butler
Snow White	Jean Vander Pyl

Locations

• Queen's castle
• Seven Dwarfs' house

Objects

• Poisonous apple
• Apple

Vehicles

• None

Music

• 0:00 - Main title theme (Hoyt Curtin)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: Week of April 16, 1961 on NBC

Errors

• Ding-a-Ling's vest is miscolored green in the title card.
• The black ring around Snow White's neck disappears after the queen comes and finds her (acting like she was) passed out.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • February 22, 1990: Hanna-Barbera Home Video releases Fe-Fi-Fo-Fun on VHS.
  • May 21, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera on DVD.