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|caption= On-screen title card.
|caption= On-screen title card.
|creators= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|creators= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|network= [[NBC]]
|network= Syndication
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|distributor= [[Screen Gems]]
|distributor= [[Screen Gems]]
|released= [[March 14]], [[1961]]-[[February 26]], [[1962]]
|released= [[March 16]], [[1961]]-[[February 22]], [[1962]]
|run_time=
|run_time=
|starring= [[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Doug Young]]
|starring= [[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Doug Young]]
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|producers= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera
|producers= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
|writer= [[Warren Foster]]<br />[[Tony Benedict]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]
|writer= [[Warren Foster]]<br />[[Tony Benedict]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Carl Kohler]]
|director= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera
|director= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera
|title_card2= [[File:Hokey Wolf closing title card.png|300px]]
|caption2= Closing title card.
}}
}}
'''''Hokey Wolf''''' is a series of animated segments as part of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'', produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It served as the replacement of the [[Yogi Bear (segments)|''Yogi Bear'' shorts]] after [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi]] got [[The Yogi Bear Show|his own show]]. It ran from [[1961]] and [[1962]], airing 28 episodes that spanned two seasons.
'''''Hokey Wolf''''' is a series of animated segments as part of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'', produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]. Airing in syndication, it served as the replacement of the [[Yogi Bear (segments)|''Yogi Bear'' shorts]] after [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi]] got [[The Yogi Bear Show|his own show]]. It ran from [[1961]] and [[1962]], airing 28 episodes that spanned two seasons.


Much like Yogi Bear, most of Hokey's cartoons consist of Hokey and Ding-a-Ling getting food or a place to stay.
Much like Yogi Bear, most of the cartoons consist of [[Hokey Wolf]] and [[Ding-a-Ling]] attempting to steal food or a place to stay in. Some Hokey cartoons are also similar to the ''[[Loopy De Loop (theatrical shorts)|Loopy De Loop]]'' shorts, in the sense that both use Brothers Grimm fairy tale characters and stories in some plots.


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
[[File:Early Hokey design sheet.png|150px|thumb|right|Early concept art, drawn by [[Ed Benedict]].]]
[[File:News-Press TV Log - Hokey article.png|150px|thumb|left|Newspaper announcement.]]
[[File:News-Press TV Log - Hokey article.png|150px|thumb|left|Newspaper announcement.]]
After it was discovered that [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi Bear]] was more popular than [[Huckleberry Hound (character)|Huckleberry Hound]], he was moved to his own show. But since Yogi was no longer on [[The Huckleberry Hound Show]], his spot was replaced by [[Hokey Wolf]]. [[Dick Bickenbach]], known for drawing many other [[Hanna-Barbera]] characters like Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear and [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]], drew Hokey Wolf and [[Ding-a-Ling]]'s model sheets on [[October 13]], [[1960]].<ref>https://hanna-barberawiki.com/w/images/d/df/Hokey_Wolf_model_sheet.png</ref><ref>https://hanna-barberawiki.com/w/images/c/c7/Ding-a-Ling_model_sheet.png</ref>
After it was discovered that [[Yogi Bear (character)|Yogi Bear]] was more popular than [[Huckleberry Hound (character)|Huckleberry Hound]], the former was moved to his own [[The Yogi Bear Show|series]] in 1961. Because Yogi was no longer on [[The Huckleberry Hound Show]], his spot had to be replaced with a new character for its third season. Animator [[Ed Benedict]] provided early designs of Hokey and Ding-a-Ling, while [[Richard Bickenbach]]—known for drawing many early [[Hanna-Barbera]] characters like Huck, Yogi and [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]]—drew a model sheet of their official designs on [[October 13]], [[1960]].<ref>https://hanna-barberawiki.com/w/images/d/df/Hokey_Wolf_model_sheet.png</ref><ref>https://hanna-barberawiki.com/w/images/c/c7/Ding-a-Ling_model_sheet.png</ref>


Somewhere in between early production, Hokey was originally attended to be named "Wacko Wolf". However, his name was quickly changed due to another similar looking character from "''Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown''" already using the name at the time. Additionally, the second working title for the character was "Wacky Wolf"<ref><span class = "plainlinks">https://live.staticflickr.com/6123/6042535351_57f23497e0_o_d.jpg</span></ref>. However, this name was most likely too similar to "Wacko Wolf", so it was changed to "Hokey Wolf".
Somewhere in between early production, Hokey was originally attended to be named "Wacko Wolf". However, his name was quickly changed due to another similar looking character from "''Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown''" already using the name at the time. Additionally, the second working title for the character was "Wacky Wolf"<ref><span class = "plainlinks">https://live.staticflickr.com/6123/6042535351_57f23497e0_o_d.jpg</span></ref>. However, the name was most likely too similar to "Wacko Wolf", and it was changed to "Hokey Wolf".


The voices of Hokey and Ding-a-Ling are impressions of [[Phil Silvers]] and [[Buddy Hackett]] respectively.
The voices of Hokey and Ding-a-Ling are impressions of [[Phil Silvers]] and [[Buddy Hackett]] respectively.
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Episode
! Episode
! Number
! Original air date
! Air date
|-
|-
| "[[Tricks and Treats]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
| [[March 14]], 1961
* "[[Tricks and Treats]]"
| Week of [[March 16]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Hokey Dokey]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
| [[March 20]], 1961
* "[[Hokey Dokey]]"
| Week of [[March 23]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Lamb-Basted Wolf]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
| [[April 9]], 1961
* "[[Which Witch is Which (Hokey Wolf)|Which Witch is Which]]"
| Week of [[March 30]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Which Witch is Which (Hokey Wolf)|Which Witch is Which]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
| [[March 27]], 1961  
* "[[Pick a Chick]]"
| Week of [[April 2]], 1961  
|-
|-
| "[[Pick a Chick]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
| [[April 23]], 1961  
* "[[Lamb-Basted Wolf]]"
| Week of [[April 9]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Robot Plot]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
| [[August 17]], 1961  
* "[[Castle Hassle]]"
| Week of [[April 16]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Bean Pod'ners]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
| [[August 24]], 1961
* "[[Robot Plot]]"
| Week of [[April 23]], 1961  
|-
|-
| "[[Castle Hassle]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
| [[April 10]], 1961
* "[[Bean Pod'ners]]"
| Week of [[April 30]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Booty on the Bounty]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
| [[June 6]], 1961
* "[[Who's Zoo]]"
| Week of [[May 11]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Hokey in the Pokey]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
| [[May 25]], 1961
* "[[Dogged Sheep Dog]]"
| Week of [[May 18]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Who's Zoo]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
| [[August 31]], 1961
* "[[Hokey in the Pokey]]"
| Week of [[May 25]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Dogged Sheep Dog]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
| [[April 7]], 1961
* "[[Movies are Bitter than Ever]]"
| Week of [[May 27]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Too Much to Bear]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
| [[December 4]], 1961
* "[[Booty on the Bounty]]"
| Week of [[June 3]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Movies are Bitter than Ever]]"
| 1x14
| 1x14
| [[September 20]], 1961
* "[[Poached Yeggs]]"
| Week of [[June 10]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Poached Yeggs]]"
| 1x15
| 1x15
| [[June 13]], 1961
* "[[Rushing Wolf Hound]]"
| Week of [[June 17]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Rushing Wolf Hound]]"
| 1x16
| 1x16
| [[September 1]], 1961
* "[[Too Much to Bear]]"
| Week of [[July 6]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[The Glass Sneaker]]"
| 1x17
| 1x17
| [[September 8]], 1961
* "[[Chock Full Chuck Wagon]]"
| Week of [[July 13]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Indian Giver]]"
| 1x18
| 1x18
| [[September 15]], 1961
* "[[The Glass Sneaker]]"
| Week of [[July 20]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Chock Full Chuck Wagon]]"
| 1x19
| 1x19
| [[September 22]], 1961
* "[[Indian Giver]]"
| Week of [[July 27]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Bring 'Em Back a Live One]]"
| 1x20
| 1x20
| [[September 29]], 1961
* "[[Phony-O and Juliet]]"
| Week of [[August 3]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[A Star is Bored]]"
| 1x21
| 1x21
| [[October 10]], 1961
* "[[Bring 'Em Back a Live One]]"
| Week of [[August 10]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[West of the Pesos]]"
| 1x22
| 1x22
| [[October 13]], 1961
* "[[Hokey's Missing Millions]]"
| Week of [[August 17]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Phony-O and Juliet]]"
| 1x23
| 1x23
| [[October 20]], 1961
* "[[A Star is Bored]]"
| Week of [[August 24]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Hokey's Missing Millions]]"
| 1x24
| 1x24
| [[September 8]], 1961
* "[[West of the Pesos]]"
| Week of [[August 31]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Loot to Boot]]"
| 2x01
| 2x01
| [[November 3]], 1962
* "[[Loot to Boot]]"
| Week of [[September 7]], 1961
|-
|-
| "[[Guesting Games]]"
| 2x02
| 2x02
| [[November 11]], 1962
* "[[Guesting Games]]"
| Week of [[February 8]], 1962
|-
|-
| "[[Aladdin's Lamb Chops]]"
| 2x03
| 2x03
| [[February 26]], 1962
* "[[Sick Sense]]"
| Week of [[February 15]], 1962
|-
|-
| "[[Sick Sense]]"
| 2x04
| 2x04
| [[February 19]], 1962
* "[[Aladdin's Lamb Chops]]"
| Week of [[February 22]], 1962
|}
|}


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! Number
! Number
! Original air date
! Original air date
|-
| ''[[Yogi Bear (segments)|Yogi Bear]]'': "[[Yogi's Birthday Party]]"
| 1
| [[October 1]], [[1961]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'': "[[SPF]]"
| ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'': "[[SPF]]"
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Reruns of the shorts were featured as part of episodes of ''[[Yogi Bear and Friends]]''.
Reruns of the shorts were featured as part of episodes of ''[[Yogi Bear and Friends]]''.


Both [[Hokey Wolf|Hokey]] and [[Ding-a-Ling]] appear in the ''[[Jellystone!]]'' reboot.
In the years since, Hokey Wolf (and Ding-a-ling) made several comebacks in other Hanna-Barbera series, with the two both making appearances in the film, ''[[Yogi's Ark Lark]]'' and in the ''[[Yogi's Gang]]'' TV series (although Ding-a-Ling only appeared for the title sequence), and the former notably appearing as a member of the [[Yogi Yahooeys]] in ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' and making several guest appearances on ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]''. In [[1991]], Hokey and Ding-a-Ling appeared in the [[Yo, Yogi!]] episodes, "[[Super Duper Snag]]" and "[[Polly Want a Safecracker]]," with Hokey voiced [[Matt Hurwitz]] and Ding-a-Ling voiced by [[Patric Zimmerman]], Hokey also appears as the mayor of [[Jellystone Township]], with Ding-a-Ling as his publicist.
 
In [[Adult Swim]] series, ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', the two made several cameos, with Ding-a-Ling getting a starring role in the episode, "[[SPF]]," voiced by [[Neil Ross]], he gets [[Birdman|Harvey]]'s help in representing him in suing [[Mr. Twiddle]] for the creation of a porn site using his name.
 
Hokey and Ding-a-Ling also had cameos in ''[[Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration]]'' and [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''[[The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo]]''.
 
Hokey shorts also reran on Cartoon Network and [[Boomerang]] during the [[1990s]] and [[2000s]], but have since been pulled from airing.
 
Recently in [[2021]], both Hokey and Ding-a-Ling have appeared in ''[[Jellystone!]]'', albeit as cameos.


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
==In other languages==
{| class="wikitable"
! Language
! Name
|-
| '''Brazilian'''
| Joca e Dingue-Lingue
|-
| '''French'''
| Garoup le Loup
|-
| '''Italian'''
| Ugo Lupo
|-
| '''Serbian'''
| Vuk Vučko
|-
| '''Spanish'''
| El Lobo Hokey
|}
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 11:27, 4 April 2024

This article is about the segments. For the main title character, see Hokey Wolf.
Hokey Wolf
HW title card.png
On-screen title card.
Created by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Network Syndication
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Distributor Screen Gems
Original release March 16, 1961-February 22, 1962
Starring Daws Butler
Doug Young
Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Warren Foster
Tony Benedict
Paul Sommer
Carl Kohler
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera

Hokey Wolf is a series of animated segments as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Airing in syndication, it served as the replacement of the Yogi Bear shorts after Yogi got his own show. It ran from 1961 and 1962, airing 28 episodes that spanned two seasons.

Much like Yogi Bear, most of the cartoons consist of Hokey Wolf and Ding-a-Ling attempting to steal food or a place to stay in. Some Hokey cartoons are also similar to the Loopy De Loop shorts, in the sense that both use Brothers Grimm fairy tale characters and stories in some plots.

Production

Development

Early concept art, drawn by Ed Benedict.
Newspaper announcement.

After it was discovered that Yogi Bear was more popular than Huckleberry Hound, the former was moved to his own series in 1961. Because Yogi was no longer on The Huckleberry Hound Show, his spot had to be replaced with a new character for its third season. Animator Ed Benedict provided early designs of Hokey and Ding-a-Ling, while Richard Bickenbach—known for drawing many early Hanna-Barbera characters like Huck, Yogi and Quick Draw McGraw—drew a model sheet of their official designs on October 13, 1960.[1][2]

Somewhere in between early production, Hokey was originally attended to be named "Wacko Wolf". However, his name was quickly changed due to another similar looking character from "Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown" already using the name at the time. Additionally, the second working title for the character was "Wacky Wolf"[3]. However, the name was most likely too similar to "Wacko Wolf", and it was changed to "Hokey Wolf".

The voices of Hokey and Ding-a-Ling are impressions of Phil Silvers and Buddy Hackett respectively.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin. Curtin used an instrumental version of the song "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" for the main Hokey Wolf intro.

Episodes

Episode Original air date
1x01 Week of March 16, 1961
1x02 Week of March 23, 1961
1x03 Week of March 30, 1961
1x04 Week of April 2, 1961
1x05 Week of April 9, 1961
1x06 Week of April 16, 1961
1x07 Week of April 23, 1961
1x08 Week of April 30, 1961
1x09 Week of May 11, 1961
1x10 Week of May 18, 1961
1x11 Week of May 25, 1961
1x12 Week of May 27, 1961
1x13 Week of June 3, 1961
1x14 Week of June 10, 1961
1x15 Week of June 17, 1961
1x16 Week of July 6, 1961
1x17 Week of July 13, 1961
1x18 Week of July 20, 1961
1x19 Week of July 27, 1961
1x20 Week of August 3, 1961
1x21 Week of August 10, 1961
1x22 Week of August 17, 1961
1x23 Week of August 24, 1961
1x24 Week of August 31, 1961
2x01 Week of September 7, 1961
2x02 Week of February 8, 1962
2x03 Week of February 15, 1962
2x04 Week of February 22, 1962

Cast

Crossover

Title Number Original air date
Yogi Bear: "Yogi's Birthday Party" 1 October 1, 1961
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: "SPF" 1 January 1, 2004

Legacy

Reruns of the shorts were featured as part of episodes of Yogi Bear and Friends.

In the years since, Hokey Wolf (and Ding-a-ling) made several comebacks in other Hanna-Barbera series, with the two both making appearances in the film, Yogi's Ark Lark and in the Yogi's Gang TV series (although Ding-a-Ling only appeared for the title sequence), and the former notably appearing as a member of the Yogi Yahooeys in Laff-A-Lympics and making several guest appearances on Yogi's Treasure Hunt. In 1991, Hokey and Ding-a-Ling appeared in the Yo, Yogi! episodes, "Super Duper Snag" and "Polly Want a Safecracker," with Hokey voiced Matt Hurwitz and Ding-a-Ling voiced by Patric Zimmerman, Hokey also appears as the mayor of Jellystone Township, with Ding-a-Ling as his publicist.

In Adult Swim series, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, the two made several cameos, with Ding-a-Ling getting a starring role in the episode, "SPF," voiced by Neil Ross, he gets Harvey's help in representing him in suing Mr. Twiddle for the creation of a porn site using his name.

Hokey and Ding-a-Ling also had cameos in Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration and Cartoon Network's The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo.

Hokey shorts also reran on Cartoon Network and Boomerang during the 1990s and 2000s, but have since been pulled from airing.

Recently in 2021, both Hokey and Ding-a-Ling have appeared in Jellystone!, albeit as cameos.

In popular culture

In other languages

Language Name
Brazilian Joca e Dingue-Lingue
French Garoup le Loup
Italian Ugo Lupo
Serbian Vuk Vučko
Spanish El Lobo Hokey

References

  1. ^ https://hanna-barberawiki.com/w/images/d/df/Hokey_Wolf_model_sheet.png
  2. ^ https://hanna-barberawiki.com/w/images/c/c7/Ding-a-Ling_model_sheet.png
  3. ^ https://live.staticflickr.com/6123/6042535351_57f23497e0_o_d.jpg
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