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:''This article is about the main title character. For the TV series, see ''[[Hokey Wolf (TV series)]]''.
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{{Infobox character
|image1= [[File:Hokey Wolf.png|300px]]
|name= Hokey Wol
|caption1= Hokey Wolf in "[[Tricks and Treats]]".
|image1= [[File:Hokey Wolf (character).png|300px]]
|species= Wolf (Timber)<ref>''[[Hokey Wolf (TV series)|Hokey Wolf]]'': "[[Which Witch is Which (Hokey Wolf)|Which Witch is Which]]", season 1, episode 4 (1961).</ref>
|caption1=  
|species= Wolf (Timber)<ref>''[[Hokey Wolf]]'': "[[Which Witch is Which (Hokey Wolf)|Which Witch is Which]]," season 1, episode 3 ([[1961]]).</ref>
|gender= Male
|gender= Male
|affiliation= [[Ding-a-Ling]]<br>[[Yogi Yahooeys]]
|team= [[Yogi's Gang (team)|Yogi's Gang]]<ref group="Note">In ''[[Yogi's Gang]]''.</ref><br />[[Yogi Yahooeys]]<ref group="Note">In ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]''.</ref>
|mother= Unnamed mother mentioned in "''[[Movies are Bitter than Ever]]''".
|affiliation= [[Ding-a-Ling]]<br />[[Huckleberry Hound (character)|Huckleberry Hound]]<br />[[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi Bear]]<br />[[Jellystone Township]]<br>[[Two Bit Californey]]
|first= [[Hokey Wolf (TV series)|HW]]: "[[Tricks and Treats]]"
|job= Mayor<ref group="Note">In ''[[The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (film)|The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound]]'' and ''[[Yo, Yogi!]]''</ref>
|actor= [[Daws Butler]] (1961-1988)<br />[[Matt Hurwitz]] (1991, ''[[Yo, Yogi!]]'')
|goals= Scamming people for money, food, and shelter
|image2= [[File:Hokey Wolf - HB-AAL.png|300px]]
|father= Unnamed father<ref>[[Yogi Bear (Gold Key)/issue 10|''Yogi Bear'' #10]]: "The Roughing It Bit" ([[1962]])</ref>
|caption2= ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
|mother= Unnamed mother<ref>''Hokey Wolf'': "[[Movies are Bitter than Ever]]," season 1, episode 12 (1961).</ref>
|image3= [[File:DC Hokey.png|300px]]
|relatives= Unnamed Great-Uncle<ref>''Yogi Bear'' #10: "The Roughing It Bit." (1962)</ref><br />One great-grandpa, [[Soakey Wolf]]<ref>''[[Hokey Wolf and Ding-a-Ling featuring Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound]]'' (1961)</ref>
|caption3= ''[[Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special/Issue 1|Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special]]''
|married= Single
|first= [[Hokey Wolf|HW]]: "[[Tricks and Treats]]" ([[1961]])
|actor= [[Daws Butler]] (1961-[[1988|88]])<br />[[Matt Hurwitz]] ([[1991]])<br />Unavailable ([[2004]])
|image2= [[File:80s Hokey.png|300px]]
|caption2= ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]''
|image3= [[File:AAL Hokey.png|300px]]
|caption3= ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
|image4= [[File:DC Hokey.png|300px]]
|caption4= ''[[Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special/Issue 1|Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special]]''
|image5= [[File:JS Hokey.png|300px]]
|caption5= ''[[Jellystone!]]''
}}
}}
'''Hokey Wolf''' is the smooth talking title character in the [[Hokey Wolf (TV series)|''Hokey Wolf'' shorts]] of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]''. He was voiced by [[Daws Butler]] impersonating Phil Silvers.
'''Hokey Wolf''' is an anthropomorphic wolf and the smooth-talking title character in the ''[[Hokey Wolf]]'' animated television shorts, which came as part of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]''. His voice was originated by [[Daws Butler]] impersonating [[Phil Silvers]]. He is often considered the main antagonist in some of his appearances throughout the years.


Hokey Wolf will also appear in the upcoming [[HBO Max]] original series ''[[Jellystone!]]''<ref>Nerd Armada (January 9, 2020). [https://chgreenblatt.tumblr.com/post/190169573212/so-since-mildew-wolf-is-in-this-show-does-that Since Mildew will appear, maybe the other HB wolves will appear?]. ''Tumblr''. Retrieved 2020.</ref>
==Character description==
He is a greedy, lazy, slacking con-artist wolf, trying to avoid work by getting money and needs out of people the hard way, which he would constantly go around conning people. Usually, he sets up his "victims" by taking advantage of them, mostly by complementing them on their talent, skill or performance, so they would fall in Hokey's trap, then he pulls the full cover over them by stealing their "needs" for himself. This would usually backfire in some way in the end with the person he conned either shooting after him with a gun or violently threatening to beat him up.
 
During his misadventures, he would usually be followed by his young, faithful sidekick, [[Ding-a-Ling]], a smaller, slightly dim wolf who wants to follow in his "hero's" con-artist footsteps and would cheer him on during his schemes.
 
In later appearances, Hokey appears mostly by himself, less villainous and less willing to con others, but still has some villainous actions up his sleeve.
 
In addition, he is a timber wolf with brown fur, a peach snout and a black nose, usually depicted wearing a violet colored pork pie hat, a white collar, and a teal bow tie.
 
==Appearances==
===TV series===
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
* ''Hokey Wolf''
** 1.1 "[[Tricks and Treats]]"
** 1.2 "[[Hokey Dokey]]"
** 1.3 "[[Which Witch is Which (Hokey Wolf)|Which Witch is Which]]"
** 1.4 "[[Pick a Chick]]"
** 1.5 "[[Lamb-Basted Wolf]]"
** 1.6 "[[Castle Hassle]]"
** 1.7 "[[Robot Plot]]"
** 1.8 "[[Bean Pod'ners]]"
** 1.9 "[[Who's Zoo]]"
** 1.10 "[[Dogged Sheep Dog]]"
** 1.11 "[[Hokey in the Pokey]]"
** 1.12 "[[Movies are Bitter than Ever]]"
** 1.13 "[[Booty on the Bounty]]"
** 1.14 "[[Poached Yeggs]]"
** 1.15 "[[Rushing Wolf Hound]]"
** 1.16 "[[Too Much to Bear]]"
** 1.17 "[[Chock Full Chuck Wagon]]"
** 1.18 "[[The Glass Sneaker]]"
** 1.19 "[[Indian Giver]]"
** 1.20 "[[Phony-O and Juliet]]"
** 1.21 "[[Bring 'Em Back a Live One]]"
** 1.22 "[[Hokey's Missing Millions]]"
** 1.23 "[[A Star is Bored]]"
** 1.24 "[[West of the Pesos]]"
** 2.1 "[[Loot to Boot]]"
** 2.2 "[[Guesting Games]]"
** 2.3 "[[Sick Sense]]"
** 2.4 "[[Aladdin's Lamb Chops]]"
* ''[[Yogi Bear (segments)|Yogi Bear]]''
** 4.7 "[[Yogi's Birthday Party]]"
** 5.38 "[[Bringing Up Yogi]]" (no lines)
* ''[[Yogi's Gang]]''
** 1.4 "[[Mr. Fibber]]"
** 1.9 "[[Mr. Vandal]]" (no lines)
* ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]''
** 1.1 "[[The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan]]" (no lines)
** 1.2 "[[Acapulco and England]]" (no lines)
** 1.3 "[[Florida and China]]"
** 1.4 "[[The Sahara Desert and Scotland]]" (no lines)
** 1.5 "[[France and Australia]]" (no lines)
** 1.6 "[[Athens, Greece and the Ozarks]]" (no lines)
** 1.7 "[[Italy and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]]" (no lines)
** 1.8 "[[Egypt and Sherwood Forest]]" (no lines)
** 1.9 "[[Spain and the Himalayas]]"
** 1.10 "[[India and Israel]]"
** 1.11 "[[Africa and San Francisco]]" (no lines)
** 1.12 "[[The Grand Canyon and Ireland]]" (no lines)
** 1.13 "[[Hawaii and Norway]]"
** 1.14 "[[North Pole and Tahiti]]"
** 1.15 "[[Arizona and Holland]]" (no lines)
** 1.16 "[[Quebec and Baghdad]]" (no lines)
** 2.1 "[[Russia and the Caribbean]]" (no lines)
** 2.2 "[[New York and Turkey]]"
** 2.3 "[[South America and Transylvania]]" (no lines)
** 2.4 "[[French Riviera and New Zealand]]"
** 2.5 "[[New Orleans and Atlantis]]" (no lines)
** 2.6 "[[Morocco and Washington D.C.]]"
** 2.7 "[[Canada and Warsaw, Poland]]" (no lines)
** 2.8 "[[Siam and the Moon]]"
* ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]''
** 1.7 "[[Yogi and the Unicorn]]"
** 2.6 "[[The Great American Treasure]]" (no lines)
** 2.8 "[[The Moaning Liza]]"
** 3.1 "[[Snow White & the 7 Treasure Hunters]]"
** 3.2 "[[Yogi's Heroes]]"
** 3.3 "[[The Attack of Dr. Mars]]"
** 3.4 "[[20,000 Leaks Under the Sea]]"
** 3.5 "[[Goodbye, Mr. Chump (Yogi's Treasure Hunt)|Goodbye, Mr. Chump]]"
** 3.6 "[[Yogi Bear on the Air]]"
** 3.7 "[[Yogi & the Beanstalk]]"
** 3.8 "[[The Greed Monster]]"
* ''[[Yo, Yogi!]]''
** 1.6 "[[Super Duper Snag]]"
** 1.8 "[[Polly Want a Safecracker]]"
* ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
** 2.8 "[[Peanut Puberty]]"
** 3.6 "[[Juror in Court]]" (no lines)
** 3.7 "[[Evolutionary War]]" (no lines)
** 4.7 "[[The Death of Harvey]]" (no lines)
* ''[[Jellystone!]]''
** 1.19 "[[A Fish Sticky Situation]]" (no lines)
** 1.21 "[[Spell Book]]" (no lines)
** 1.25 "[[Yogi's Mid-Life Crisis]]" (no lines)
** 1.27 "[[The Sea Monster of Jellystone Cove]]" (no lines)
** 1.28 "[[Business]]" (no lines)
** 1.29 "[[Pants!]]" (no lines)
** 1.31 "[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Rat Race]]" (no lines)
** 1.32 "[[The Brave Little Daddy]]" (no lines)
** 1.35 "[[The Box Thief]]" (no lines)
** 1.40 "[[Sweet Dreams]]" (no lines)
** 2.1 "[[Meet the Jetsons]]" (no lines)
** 2.2 "[[Disco Fever]]" (no lines)
** 2.3 "[[Cindy vs. Noodle Arms]]" (no lines)
** 2.4 "[[Hot Guys, Cold Turkey]]" (no lines)
</div>
 
===Movies===
* ''[[Yogi's Ark Lark]]'' (no lines)
* ''[[Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (film)|Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper]]''
* ''[[The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (film)|The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound]]''
 
===Specials===
* ''[[Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration]]'' (no lines)
* ''[[The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo]]'' (no lines)
 
===Shorts===
*
 
===Comics===
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
* ''[[Huckleberry Hound (Dell Comics)|Huckleberry Hound]]''
* ''[[Flintstones visit New York World's Fair]]''
* ''[[Yogi and his Toy]]''
* ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)|Laff-A-Lympics]]''
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 1|Issue #1]]: "The Meet at Mount Ono"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 2|Issue #2]]: "Trouble at the Track Meet"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 3|Issue #3]]: "The Miraculous Moon Meet!"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 4|Issue #4]]: "Take Me Out to the Brawl Game!"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 5|Issue #5]]: "The Day the Rottens Won!"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 6|Issue #6]]: "The Discount of Monty Cristo"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 7|Issue #7]]: "The Purple Pig Puzzle"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 8|Issue #8]]: "The Beef of Bagdad"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 9|Issue #9]]: "Go Rest, Old Man"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 10|Issue #10]]: "Now You See Them..."
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 11|Issue #11]]: "The Toys from Tomorrow"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 12|Issue #12]]: "The Ends of the Earth"
** [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 13|Issue #13]]: "No Laff-A-Lympics Today!"
* ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (Marvel Comics)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]''
** [[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (Marvel Comics)/Issue 3|Issue #3]]: "The Man Who Stole Thursday"
</div>
 
===Books===
* ''[[Hokey Wolf and Ding-a-Ling featuring Huckleberry Hound]]''
* ''[[Hokey Wolf and Ding-a-Ling featuring Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound]]''
* ''[[Hokey Wolf and Ding-a-Ling]]''


==Character description==
==Biography==
==Biography==
===Debut series===
===Debut Series===
===Yogi's Birthday Party===
===Yogi's Birthday Party===
===Crossover Era===
===Crossover Era===
====It's Yogi's Gang====
====It's Yogi's Gang====
====Yogi's Ark Lark====
====Yogi's Ark Lark====
====Laff-a-Lympics====
====Laff-A-Lympics====
====Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper====
====Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper====
====Yogi's Treasure Hunt====
====Funtastic Treasure Hunt====
In the episode "[[Yogi and the Unicorn]]," he first appears when [[Huckleberry Hound (character)|Huckleberry Hound]] comes to drop off the "goodies" to him, after Huckleberry reveals who he is to Hokey, they go off outside to look for the unicorn.
 
In the episode "[[The Great American Treasure]]," he makes a cameo in the audience while watching an interview with [[Yogi's Treasure Hunters|the Treasure Hunters]].
 
In the episode "[[The Moaning Liza]]," he plays the role of the judge, after [[Snagglepuss Lion|Snagglepuss]] is accused of stealing the ''[[Moaning Liza]]'', after Snagglepuss is found guilty, he sentences Snagglepuss to death.
 
In the episode "[[Snow White & the 7 Treasure Hunters]]," he acts as the mirror of the "Snow White" story.
 
In the episode "[[Yogi's Heroes]]," he is the host of the interview with [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi Bear]] and [[Dick Dastardly]].
 
In the episode "[[The Attack of Dr. Mars]]," after [[Dr. Mars]] reveals that the earth will blow up in an interview, Hokey runs off to hide in a bunker.
 
In the episode "[[20,000 Leaks Under the Sea]]," he takes the role of the judge after [[El Kabong]] accidentally hits [[Mike Walnuts]] on the head by mistake.
 
In the episode "[[Goodbye, Mr. Chump (Yogi's Treasure Hunt)|Goodbye, Mr. Chump]]," he plays the role of the game show host while [[Yogi's Treasure Hunters|the Treasure Hunters]] are trying to get [[Quick Draw McGraw|Quick Draw]] back to normal.
 
In the episode "[[Yogi Bear on the Air]]," he and [[Mr. Jinks]], as doctors, try to figure out what's wrong with a woman.
 
In the episode "[[Yogi & the Beanstalk]]," he attempted to kidnap [[Magnifico the Great]]'s wife, [[Melody (Yogi and the Beanstalk)|Melody]], only for him to be eaten by an uncannily large, [[Peter Potamus]]. Later, he is nearly arrested by [[Charlie Dibble|Officer Dibble]] for his crime, but manages to trick Dibble into thinking he'll become a star, in which Dibble's response is "Wait till Top Cat here's about this!".
 
In the episode "[[The Greed Monster]]," he appears in a fantasy when Huckleberry and Quick Draw become famous singers.
 
====The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound====
====The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound====
====Celebrating another 50 years! 50 years of fun!====
====Yo, Yogi!====
====Yo, Yogi!====
===The New Yogi Bear Show cameo===
===Harvey Birdman===
===Harvey Birdman===
===Everyone's Back in Jellystone!===
Hokey appears in ''[[Jellystone!]]'' as a citizen of [[Jellystone (town)|Jellystone]], though so far, he has no dialogue in any of his appearances.
In "[[A Fish Sticky Situation]]," he is one of the customers who bought one of [[Top Cat (character)|Top Cat]]'s unknowingly expired fish sticks, as a result, he became a fish-headed zombie.
In "[[Spell Book]]," Hokey dresses as a clown for Halloween, he can be seen various occasions in the background.
In "[[Yogi's Mid-Life Crisis]]," he dances at [[Lambsy]]'s birthday party.
===Hokey Sells Out===
====Kellogg's Corn Flakes====
===Hokey in the Funny Books===
===Hokey in the Funny Books===
====Marvel's Laff-a-Lympics====
Hokey was born in a cave outside of [[Denver]].<ref>[[Huckleberry Hound (Dell Comics)/Issue 17|''Huckleberry Hound'' #17]]: "Naval Engagement" ([[1962]]).</ref>
====Marvel's Yogi Bear====
 
====Yogi and his Toy====
In "Wild Bees" story of [[Yogi and his Toy/Issue 23|issue #23]], Hokey comes up with a scheme by selling a beehive to Huckleberry, despite Huck not owning any bees and having no use for it. Hokey then tries to get more money out of Huck by getting wild bees and selling them to Huck, after sticking his cane in the beehive, the bees become angry with him and start chasing him, however Huck manages to catch the bees with the beehive Hokey sold him earlier. After once again trying to get money out of Huck, the bees recognized his voice and didn't forget what he did earlier, which caused them to lift the hive up into the air (much like a rocket) and land over Hokey's head, then started stinging him as he ran off, still with the beehive over his head.
 
In "Ding's Old Banger" story of [[Yogi and his Toy/Issue 27|issue 27]], Hokey scams Ding-a-Ling by selling Ding [[Ding's Thing|an old car]] that's engine doesn't even work, later however, the garbage man buys the car and renames it "Ding's Thing", after this, it was a happy ending for everyone (except Hokey), Ding-a-Ling got his money back, the garage man had a new car and Hokey got his tail scorched by the garage man's new car, which made him learn his lesson in the end for trying to cheat Ding-a-Ling out of a broken car.
 
====Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics====
When Yogi was asked by his buddies at Hanna-Barbera to gather teammates for the [[Yogi Yahooeys]], Yogi thought about his old friend Hokey. Yogi tracked Hokey down to a place called "Lazy Lake", where he offered the fish a free demonstration of frying pans. When asked about joining the team, Hokey's response went some like "How many sheep are in it for me?".<ref>https://hanna-barberawiki.com/w/images/e/e8/LaL-Hokey%26Ding-a-Ling-Wally-Snooper%26Blabber_backstories.png</ref>
 
====Yogi is framed for sheep-stealing====
In "[[Yogi Bear (Marvel Comics)/Issue 4|Don't Give up the Sheep]]," Hokey steals a sheep from a farmer who was given permission by the government to have his sheep at [[Jellystone Park|Jellystone]] and frames [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi]] for it. Later, he begins to feel guilty for framing Yogi and decides to return the sheep, only for the farmer to chase him away with a cane.


====Flintstones visit New York World's Fair====
==Development==
==Development==
Hokey's main purpose of being created was to replace the ''[[Yogi Bear (segments)|Yogi Bear]]'' shorts of [[the Huckleberry Hound Show]] after [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi]] got [[The Yogi Bear Show|his own show]] in [[1961]], with Hokey's debut being in the episode "[[Tricks and Treats]]." Hokey himself was not as popular as Yogi Bear or [[Top Cat (character)|Top Cat]], but was still popular enough to later reappear as a side character in [[Yogi Bear (franchise)|Yogi-centered shows]].


==Toys and merchandise==
==Toys and merchandise==
===R. Dakin & Co.===
===R. Dakin & Co.===
:''Main: [[R. Dakin & Co.]]''
{{Main|R. Dakin & Co.}}


* '''Hokey Wolf Dakin figure''' (1971)
* '''Hokey Wolf Dakin figure''' (1971)
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
:''Main: [[Hokey Wolf/Gallery]]''
{{Main|Hokey Wolf/Gallery}}
 
==Behind the scenes==
* Hokey's con-artist personality was later passed down to the character [[Top Cat (character)|Top Cat]], who stared on his [[Top Cat (TV series)|own show]] later in the same year on [[ABC]].
* In a [[Hokey Wolf and Ding-a-Ling featuring Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound|coloring book]], Hokey's birthday cake has six candles indicating he is six years old (40 in wolf years).
 
==In popular culture==
* In the ''Samurai Jack'' episode "Aku's Fairy Tales," the wolf is a parody of Hokey.
* In the ''Pointless'' game show, one of the questions was on which characters were from HB, in which Hokey was one of the characters listed.
 
==Notes==
<references group="Note" />


==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 1 May 2024

This article is about the character. For the segments, see Hokey Wolf.
Hokey Wol
Hokey Wolf (character).png
Species Wolf (Timber)[1]
Gender Male
Member of Yogi's Gang[Note 1]
Yogi Yahooeys[Note 2]
Affiliation Ding-a-Ling
Huckleberry Hound
Yogi Bear
Jellystone Township
Two Bit Californey
Occupation Mayor[Note 3]
Goals Scamming people for money, food, and shelter
Father Unnamed father[2]
Mother Unnamed mother[3]
Other relative(s) Unnamed Great-Uncle[4]
One great-grandpa, Soakey Wolf[5]
Marital status Single
First appearance HW: "Tricks and Treats" (1961)
Played by Daws Butler (1961-88)
Matt Hurwitz (1991)
Unavailable (2004)
File:80s Hokey.png
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
AAL Hokey.png
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
DC Hokey.png
Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special
JS Hokey.png
Jellystone!

Hokey Wolf is an anthropomorphic wolf and the smooth-talking title character in the Hokey Wolf animated television shorts, which came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. His voice was originated by Daws Butler impersonating Phil Silvers. He is often considered the main antagonist in some of his appearances throughout the years.

Character description

He is a greedy, lazy, slacking con-artist wolf, trying to avoid work by getting money and needs out of people the hard way, which he would constantly go around conning people. Usually, he sets up his "victims" by taking advantage of them, mostly by complementing them on their talent, skill or performance, so they would fall in Hokey's trap, then he pulls the full cover over them by stealing their "needs" for himself. This would usually backfire in some way in the end with the person he conned either shooting after him with a gun or violently threatening to beat him up.

During his misadventures, he would usually be followed by his young, faithful sidekick, Ding-a-Ling, a smaller, slightly dim wolf who wants to follow in his "hero's" con-artist footsteps and would cheer him on during his schemes.

In later appearances, Hokey appears mostly by himself, less villainous and less willing to con others, but still has some villainous actions up his sleeve.

In addition, he is a timber wolf with brown fur, a peach snout and a black nose, usually depicted wearing a violet colored pork pie hat, a white collar, and a teal bow tie.

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Specials

Shorts

Comics

Books

Biography

Debut Series

Yogi's Birthday Party

Crossover Era

It's Yogi's Gang

Yogi's Ark Lark

Laff-A-Lympics

Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper

Funtastic Treasure Hunt

In the episode "Yogi and the Unicorn," he first appears when Huckleberry Hound comes to drop off the "goodies" to him, after Huckleberry reveals who he is to Hokey, they go off outside to look for the unicorn.

In the episode "The Great American Treasure," he makes a cameo in the audience while watching an interview with the Treasure Hunters.

In the episode "The Moaning Liza," he plays the role of the judge, after Snagglepuss is accused of stealing the Moaning Liza, after Snagglepuss is found guilty, he sentences Snagglepuss to death.

In the episode "Snow White & the 7 Treasure Hunters," he acts as the mirror of the "Snow White" story.

In the episode "Yogi's Heroes," he is the host of the interview with Yogi Bear and Dick Dastardly.

In the episode "The Attack of Dr. Mars," after Dr. Mars reveals that the earth will blow up in an interview, Hokey runs off to hide in a bunker.

In the episode "20,000 Leaks Under the Sea," he takes the role of the judge after El Kabong accidentally hits Mike Walnuts on the head by mistake.

In the episode "Goodbye, Mr. Chump," he plays the role of the game show host while the Treasure Hunters are trying to get Quick Draw back to normal.

In the episode "Yogi Bear on the Air," he and Mr. Jinks, as doctors, try to figure out what's wrong with a woman.

In the episode "Yogi & the Beanstalk," he attempted to kidnap Magnifico the Great's wife, Melody, only for him to be eaten by an uncannily large, Peter Potamus. Later, he is nearly arrested by Officer Dibble for his crime, but manages to trick Dibble into thinking he'll become a star, in which Dibble's response is "Wait till Top Cat here's about this!".

In the episode "The Greed Monster," he appears in a fantasy when Huckleberry and Quick Draw become famous singers.

The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound

Celebrating another 50 years! 50 years of fun!

Yo, Yogi!

The New Yogi Bear Show cameo

Harvey Birdman

Everyone's Back in Jellystone!

Hokey appears in Jellystone! as a citizen of Jellystone, though so far, he has no dialogue in any of his appearances.

In "A Fish Sticky Situation," he is one of the customers who bought one of Top Cat's unknowingly expired fish sticks, as a result, he became a fish-headed zombie.

In "Spell Book," Hokey dresses as a clown for Halloween, he can be seen various occasions in the background.

In "Yogi's Mid-Life Crisis," he dances at Lambsy's birthday party.

Hokey Sells Out

Kellogg's Corn Flakes

Hokey in the Funny Books

Hokey was born in a cave outside of Denver.[6]

Yogi and his Toy

In "Wild Bees" story of issue #23, Hokey comes up with a scheme by selling a beehive to Huckleberry, despite Huck not owning any bees and having no use for it. Hokey then tries to get more money out of Huck by getting wild bees and selling them to Huck, after sticking his cane in the beehive, the bees become angry with him and start chasing him, however Huck manages to catch the bees with the beehive Hokey sold him earlier. After once again trying to get money out of Huck, the bees recognized his voice and didn't forget what he did earlier, which caused them to lift the hive up into the air (much like a rocket) and land over Hokey's head, then started stinging him as he ran off, still with the beehive over his head.

In "Ding's Old Banger" story of issue 27, Hokey scams Ding-a-Ling by selling Ding an old car that's engine doesn't even work, later however, the garbage man buys the car and renames it "Ding's Thing", after this, it was a happy ending for everyone (except Hokey), Ding-a-Ling got his money back, the garage man had a new car and Hokey got his tail scorched by the garage man's new car, which made him learn his lesson in the end for trying to cheat Ding-a-Ling out of a broken car.

Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics

When Yogi was asked by his buddies at Hanna-Barbera to gather teammates for the Yogi Yahooeys, Yogi thought about his old friend Hokey. Yogi tracked Hokey down to a place called "Lazy Lake", where he offered the fish a free demonstration of frying pans. When asked about joining the team, Hokey's response went some like "How many sheep are in it for me?".[7]

Yogi is framed for sheep-stealing

In "Don't Give up the Sheep," Hokey steals a sheep from a farmer who was given permission by the government to have his sheep at Jellystone and frames Yogi for it. Later, he begins to feel guilty for framing Yogi and decides to return the sheep, only for the farmer to chase him away with a cane.

Flintstones visit New York World's Fair

Development

Hokey's main purpose of being created was to replace the Yogi Bear shorts of the Huckleberry Hound Show after Yogi got his own show in 1961, with Hokey's debut being in the episode "Tricks and Treats." Hokey himself was not as popular as Yogi Bear or Top Cat, but was still popular enough to later reappear as a side character in Yogi-centered shows.

Toys and merchandise

R. Dakin & Co.

Main article: R. Dakin & Co.
  • Hokey Wolf Dakin figure (1971)

Hokey Wolf Dakin figure with removable hat, collar and bowtie.

Gallery

Main article: Hokey Wolf/Gallery

Behind the scenes

  • Hokey's con-artist personality was later passed down to the character Top Cat, who stared on his own show later in the same year on ABC.
  • In a coloring book, Hokey's birthday cake has six candles indicating he is six years old (40 in wolf years).

In popular culture

  • In the Samurai Jack episode "Aku's Fairy Tales," the wolf is a parody of Hokey.
  • In the Pointless game show, one of the questions was on which characters were from HB, in which Hokey was one of the characters listed.

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