Difference between revisions of "Robot Plot"

Robot Plot
	; Hokey confronts the Wolf Destroyer Robot.
Production number	E-150
Premiere date	Week of April 23, 1961
Run time	7:07
Starring	Daws Butler; Doug Young; Don Messick
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 24 April 2024

"Robot Plot" is the seventh episode of Hokey Wolf season one, and came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired on April 23, 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.

A chicken farmer fed up with Hokey's egg snatching makes a robot to dispose of him. After a brief chase, Hokey reprograms the robot to get the farmer.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Hokey: Now you just get back in your spaceship and beat it, or for you, it'll be fast fistville!

Hokey: And away he goes, after the farmer!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Farmer	Don Messick
Hokey Wolf	Daws Butler
Ding-a-Ling	Doug Young

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Farmer's residence
    - Hen house
  - Hokey's residence
The Moon

Objects

Farmer's gun
Wolf Destroyer Robot
Dummy Wolf
Hokey Wolf/Farmer card

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

Music

0:00 - Main title theme (Hoyt Curtin)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 23, 1961 in syndication

Behind the scenes

This short is most likely inspired by the Looney Tunes short "Robot Rabbit", sharing a similar plot and title.

Errors

When Hokey and Ding-a-Ling first appear on screen for the first time in the episode, the fur on the sides of Hokey's head is missing.
- The same error also happens throughout the episode.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

Not available. 😢

References

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 {{Infobox episode
 |image= [[File:Hokey confronts the Robot.png|300px]]
-|caption= [[Hokey Wolf|Hokey]] confronts the [[Wolf Destroyer Robot]].
+|caption= [[Hokey Wolf (character)|Hokey]] confronts the [[Wolf Destroyer Robot]].
-|prodno=
+|prodno= E-150
-|premiere= Week of October 16, 1961
+|premiere= Week of [[April 23]], [[1961]]
 |run_time= 7:07
-|writers= [[Warren Foster]]
+|cast= [[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Doug Young]]<br />[[Don Messick]]
-|directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
+|writers= [[Tony Benedict]]
+|directors= [[William Hanna]]
+|vodirectors= [[Joseph Barbera]]
 |previous= Pick a Chick
-|next= Castle Hassle
+|next= Bean Pod'ners
-|title_card= [[File:HW 106 title card.png|300px]]
+|title_card= [[File:HW 107 title card.png|300px]]
 }}
-'''"Robot Plot"''' is the sixth episode of ''[[Hokey Wolf (TV series)|Hokey Wolf]]'' season one. It aired as a segment of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]''. It first aired on October 16, 1961 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]].
+'''"Robot Plot"''' is the seventh episode of ''[[Hokey Wolf]]'' season one, and came as part of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]''. It aired on [[April 23]], [[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]].
 A chicken farmer fed up with Hokey's egg snatching makes a robot to dispose of him. After a brief chase, Hokey reprograms the robot to get the farmer.
 ==Detailed summary==
+==Memorable quotes==
+'''Hokey:''' Now you just get back in your spaceship and beat it, or for you, it'll be fast fistville!
-==Memorable quotes==
-'''Hokey:''' And away he goes, after the farmer.
+'''Hokey:''' And away he goes, after the farmer!
 ==Characters==
 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Farmer
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Hokey Wolf characters|Farmer]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hokey Wolf]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hokey Wolf (character)|Hokey Wolf]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daws Butler]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ding-a-Ling]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Doug Young]]
+|-
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
-* Farmer's residence
+* [[Earth]]
-** Hen house
+** [[United States]]
-* [[Hokey's residence]]
+*** Farmer's residence
+**** Hen house
+*** [[Hokey's residence]]
+* [[Moon|The Moon]]
 ==Objects==
@@ Line 42: / Line 51: @@
 * [[Wolf Destroyer Robot]]
 * [[Dummy Wolf]]
+* Hokey Wolf/Farmer card
 ==Vehicles==
 * None
-==Release==
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
+===Filming===
+==Music==
+* 0:00 - Main title theme ([[Hoyt Curtin]])
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
-==Music==
+* United States: April 23, 1961 in syndication
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* This short is most likely inspired by the ''Loony Tunes'' short "Robot Rabbit", sharing a similar plot and title.
+* This short is most likely inspired by the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short "Robot Rabbit", sharing a similar plot and title.
 ==Errors==
-* When Hokey and Ding-a-Ling first appear on screen for the first time in the episode, the fur on the sides of Hokey's head are missing.
+* When Hokey and Ding-a-Ling first appear on screen for the first time in the episode, the fur on the sides of Hokey's head is missing.
 ** The same error also happens throughout the episode.
 ==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 Show]]
+[[Category:Written by Tony Benedict]]