Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines, also known as Dastardly & Muttley, is a comedy TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for CBS' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1969 to 1970, airing 17 episodes. It is a spin-off from Wacky Races.
Dick Dastardly and Muttley lead the Vulture Squadron, with other members Klunk and Zilly, flying in World War I-style aeroplanes, trying to capture a messenger pigeon called Yankee Doodle Pigeon from delivering top-secret messages to an opposing army.
There are two other segments: Wing Dings, which features short jokes, and Magnificent Muttley, starring Muttley who plays the hero in his daydreams, only to be cut off and put back to work by Dick.
In 2018, DC Comics published Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #44, which concluded the series with the ludicrous revelation that the Vulture Squadron was really working for a Chinese restaurant that was the rival of a pizza delivery service that Yankee Doodle Pigeon worked for. Yes, really.
Also in that same year, DC Comics reinvisioned the series with Dastardly & Muttley, a comically dark take, yet fleshed out take on the characters.
Production
Development
Segments
- Dastardly & Muttley
- Wing Dings
- Magnificent Muttley
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as music director.
Episodes
Episode
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Number
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Air date
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"Fur Out Furlough" / Wing Dings: "Barn Dance," "Hot Soup" / Magnificent Muttley: "Muttley on the Bounty" / "Sappy Birthday"
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1x01
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September 13, 1969
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"Follow That Feather" Wing Dings: "Barber," "Empty Hangar" / Magnificent Muttley: "What's New Old Bean?" / "Operation Anvil"
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1x02
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September 20, 1969
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"Sky Hi-IQ" / Wing Dings: "Prop Wash," "Carpet" / Magnificent Muttley: "The Marvelous Muttini" / "A Plain Shortage of Planes"
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1x03
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September 27, 1969
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"Barnstormers" / Wing Dings: "Arnold," "Pineapple Sundae" / Magnificent Muttley: "The Bad Actor" / "Shape Up or Ship Out"
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1x04
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October 4, 1969
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"Stop That Pigeon" / Wing Dings: "Grease Job," "Robot" / Magnificent Muttley: "The Big Topper" / "Zilly's a Dilly"
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1x05
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October 11, 1969
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"The Cuckoo Patrol" / Wing Dings: "Automatic Door," "Airmail" / Magnificent Muttley: "The Marvelous Muttley" / "Pest Pilots"
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1x06
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October 18, 1969
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"The Swiss Yelps" / "Eagle-Beagle" / Wing Dings: "Deep Reading", "Shell Game," "Slightly Loaded" / Magnificent Muttley: "Movie Stuntman"
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1x07
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October 25, 1969
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"Fly By Knights" / "There's No Fool Like a Re-Fuel" / Wing Dings: "Springtime," "A Dog's Life," "Strange Equipment" / Magnificent Muttley: "Coonskin Caper"
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1x08
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November 1, 1969
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"Movies Are Badder Than Ever" / "Home Sweet Homing Pigeon" / Wing Dings: "The Elevator," "Obedience School" / Magnificent Muttley: "Aquanuts"
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1x09
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November 8, 1968
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"Lens a Hand" / "Vacation Trip Trap" / Wing Dings: "Parachute," "Real Snapper" / Magnificent Muttley: "Leonardo De Muttley"
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1x10
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November 15, 1968
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"Stop Which Pigeon?" / "Ceiling Zero Zero" / Wing Dings: "Fast Freight," "Home Run" / Magnificent Muttley: "Ship Ahooey"
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1x11
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November 22, 1969
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"Who's Who?" / "Operation Birdbrain" / Wing Dings: "Bowling Pin," "Shrink Job" / Magnificent Muttley: "Ship Ahooey"
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1x12
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November 29, 1969
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"Meddle Muddle" / "Go South Young Pigeon!" / Wing Dings: "The Window Washer," "Beach Blast" / Magnificent Muttley: "Admiral Bird Dog"
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1x13
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December 6, 1969
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"Too Many Kooks" / "Ice See You" / Wing Dings: "Echo," "Rainmaker" / Magnificent Muttley: "Professor Muttley"
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1x14
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December 14, 1968
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"Balmy Swami" / "Camouflage Hop-Aroo" / Wing Dings: "Mop Up," "Big Turnover" / Magnificent Muttley: "Wild Mutt Muttley"
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1x15
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December 20, 1968
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"Have Plane Will Travel" / "Windy Windmill" / Wing Dings: "Tough Break," "The Ice Cream Tree" / Magnificent Muttley: "Astromutt"
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1x16
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January 10, 1970
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"Plane Talk" / "Happy Bird Day" / Wing Dings: "Boxing," "Runaway Rug" / Magnificent Muttley: "Super Muttley"
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1x17
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January 17, 1970
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Cast
References