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=
+|prodno= E-158
-|premiere= Week of August 18, 1962
+|premiere= Week of [[May 27]], [[1961]]
 |run_time= 7:08
-|writers= [[Warren Foster]]
+|cast= [[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Doug Young]]
-|directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
-|previous= Too Much to Bear
+|writers= [[Tony Benedict]]
-|next= Poached Yeggs
+|directors= [[William Hanna]]
-|title_card= [[File:HW 213 title card.png|300px]]
+|vodirectors= [[Joseph Barbera]]
+|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 thirteenth episode of ''[[Hokey Wolf (TV series)|Hokey Wolf]]'', and part of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'' season four. It first aired on August 18, 1962 in first run syndication. It was written by [[Warren Foster]], 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:#clear"| [[Doug Young]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sheepdog
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sheep
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
+|-
+|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:#d2d2ff"| Sheep
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Hokey's mother
-|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Hokey's mother
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
-* Barn
+* [[Earth]]
+** [[United States]]
+*** Barn
 ==Objects==
-* Fake camera
+* Cardboard camera
 ==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 "[[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.
 ==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]]