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* In the | * In the [[1990]] ''[[Poochinski]]'' pilot, [[Stanley Poochinski|Poochinski]] turns on the TV to watch some of this short. The specific scene is of Wee Willie bursting through the top of Huck's car. | ||
==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
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| Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie | |
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 Wee Willie grabs Huck. | |
| Production number | E-35 |
| Premiere date | Week of September 29, 1958 |
| Run time | 6:58 |
| Starring | Daws Butler Don Messick |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin Geordie Hormel Bill Loose John Seely Jack Shaindlin Theo Tobani Victor Lamont |
| Writer(s) | Charles Shows Dan Gordon |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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"Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie" is the first episode of Huckleberry Hound season one, and came as a segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired in the week of September 29, 1958 in syndication. It was written by Charles Shows and Dan Gordon, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Enterprises.
Huck, as a police officer, attempts to capture an escaped gorilla named Wee Willie.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- City
- United States
Objects
- Huck's gun
Vehicles
- Police car
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, Geordie Hormel, Bill Loose, John Seely, Jack Shaindlin, Theo Tobani, Victor Lamont.
Crew credits
- Production supervisor: Howard Hanson
- Animator: Kenneth Muse
- Layout artist: Bick Bickenbach
- Background artist: Sam Clayberger
- Title artist: Art Goble
- Story sketch artists: Charles Shows, Dan Gordon
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: Week of September 29, 1958 in syndication
Behind the scenes
Errors
Everlasting influence
- In the 1990 Poochinski pilot, Poochinski turns on the TV to watch some of this short. The specific scene is of Wee Willie bursting through the top of Huck's car.
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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Home availability
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- February 9, 1987: The Video Collection releases Huckleberry Hound: Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie on VHS.
- August 8, 1994: First Independent Films releases Huckleberry Hound: Sheriff Huckleberry on VHS.
- In the United States:
- November 15, 2005: Warner Home Video releases The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1 on DVD.
- June 6, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1 (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
