Difference between revisions of "Movies are Bitter than Ever"

Movies are Bitter than Ever
	; Hokey and "Miss Bo Peep."
Production number	E-158
Premiere date	Week of May 27, 1961
Run time	7:08
Starring	Daws Butler; Doug Young
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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"Movies are Bitter than Ever" is the twelfth episode of Hokey Wolf season one, and came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired on May 27, 1961 in first run syndication. It was written by Tony Benedict, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Hokey uses a movie set to sneak out some sheep being herded by a sheep dog. The farmer and sheepdog wise up to the wolves' trick and chase after them.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

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
Sheep	N/A
Sheepdog	Daws Butler
Farmer	Doug Young
Hokey's mother

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Barn

Objects

Cardboard camera

Vehicles

Truck

Production

Development

Filming

Music

0:00 - Main title theme (Hoyt Curtin)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: Week of May 27, 1961 in syndication

Behind the scenes

The Sheepdog in this episode previously appeared in the episode "Dogged Sheep Dog."
Ding-a-Ling's disguise is that of "Little Bo Peep" from the nursery rhyme of the same name, with a blonde wig and a green dress.

Errors

When Hokey is giving the farmer a goodbye handshake, the Farmer's neck is miscolored black.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

Not available. 😢

References

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 {{Infobox episode
 |image= [[File:Hokey and "Miss Bo Peep".png|300px]]
-|caption= [[Hokey Wolf|Hokey]] and "[[Ding-a-Ling|Miss Bo-Peep]]".
+|caption= [[Hokey Wolf (character)|Hokey]] and "[[Ding-a-Ling|Miss Bo Peep]]."
 |prodno= E-158
-|premiere= Week of [[September 20]], [[1961]]
+|premiere= Week of [[May 27]], [[1961]]
 |run_time= 7:08
+|cast= [[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Doug Young]]
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
 |writers= [[Tony Benedict]]
-|directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
+|directors= [[William Hanna]]
-|previous= Too Much to Bear
+|vodirectors= [[Joseph Barbera]]
-|next= Poached Yeggs
+|previous= Hokey in the Pokey
+|next= Booty on the Bounty
 |title_card= [[File:HW 112 title card.png|300px]]
-}}'''"Movies are Bitter than Ever"''' is the fourteenth episode of ''[[Hokey Wolf (segments)|Hokey Wolf]]'' season one, and came as part of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]''. It first aired on [[September 20]], [[1961]] in first run syndication. It was written by [[Tony Benedict]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
+}}
+'''"Movies are Bitter than Ever"''' is the twelfth episode of ''[[Hokey Wolf]]'' season one, and came as part of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]''. It aired on [[May 27]], [[1961]] in first run syndication. It was written by [[Tony Benedict]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
 Hokey uses a movie set to sneak out some sheep being herded by a sheep dog. The farmer and sheepdog wise up to the wolves' trick and chase after them.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
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 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hokey Wolf]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hokey Wolf (character)|Hokey Wolf]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daws Butler]]
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sheepdog
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hokey Wolf characters|Sheepdog]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Farmer
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hokey Wolf characters|Farmer]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Doug Young
 |-
 |style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Hokey's mother
+|-
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
 * [[Earth]]
-** Barn
+** [[United States]]
+*** Barn
 ==Objects==
@@ Line 48: / Line 53: @@
 ==Vehicles==
 * Truck
-==Release==
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
+===Filming===
+==Music==
+* 0:00 - Main title theme ([[Hoyt Curtin]])
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
-==Music==
+* United States: Week of May 27, 1961 in syndication
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The Sheepdog in this episode previously appeared in the episode "[[Dogged Sheep Dog]]".
+* The Sheepdog in this episode previously appeared in the episode "[[Dogged Sheep Dog]]."
-* Ding-a-Ling's disguise is that of based on "Little Bo-Peep" from "<span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bo-Peep Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep]</span>", with a blonde wig and a green dress.
+* Ding-a-Ling's disguise is that of "[[Little Bo Peep]]" from the <span class="plainlinks">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bo-Peep nursery rhyme]</span> of the same name, with a blonde wig and a green dress.
 ==Errors==
-* When Hokey is giving the Farmer a goodbye handshake, the Farmer's neck is miscolored black.
+* When Hokey is giving the farmer a goodbye handshake, the Farmer's neck is miscolored black.
 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
 {| class="wikitable"
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 |
 |}
+==Home availability==
+* Not available. 😢
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1961]]
 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:Hokey Wolf episodes]]
+[[Category:Hokey Wolf]]
+[[Category:Syndication]]
+[[Category:The Huckleberry Hound Show episodes]]
+[[Category:The Huckleberry Hound Show]]
+[[Category:Written by Tony Benedict]]