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Spy in the Sky
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Network	NBC
Premiere date	October 8, 1966
Starring	Mel Blanc; Paul Frees
Music composed by	Ted Nichols
Writer(s)	Michael Maltese; Dalton Sandifer; Warren Foster; Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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This article is about the Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole short. For the Blast-Off Buzzard short, see Spy in the Sky (Blast-Off Buzzard).

"Spy in the Sky" is the fourth episode of Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole season two, and the twenty-fourth overall, which came as part of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on October 8, 1966 on NBC. It was written by Michael Maltese, Dalton Sandifer, Warren Foster, and Tony Benedict, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Secret must sabotage Hy Spy's orbiting satellite from conquering the world.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Hy Spy	Unavailable
Double-Q	Paul Frees
Secret Squirrel	Mel Blanc
Secret Squirrel	Paul Frees
Destructo	Unavailable

Organizations

Super Secret Service

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - SSS headquarters

Objects

Super Secret Squirrel Rockets
Icerator
Immobilizer Gun
Ray resistant blast shield
Karate pill

Vehicles

Hy Spy's satellite

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Ted Nichols.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 8, 1966 on NBC

Behind the scenes

Unlike other episodes, Double-Q is referred to by his full name Chief Double-Q.

Errors

Double-Q refers to Hy Spy as Secret's "old nemesis", despite the fact that Secret had only heard of him for the first time in the previous short.
Secret and Morocco can breathe in space.
When Secret asks the Chief how to get back to the Earth, the latter's eyes are black dots.
When Morocco brings out his checkerboard, Secret's sclera in both his eyes are fur colored.

Home availability

In the United States:
- November 3, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series on DVD.

References

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-: ''For the ''[[Blast-Off Buzzard]]'' episode, see ''[[Spy in the Sky (Blast-Off Buzzard)]]''
+:''This article is about the ''[[Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole]]'' short. For the ''[[Blast-Off Buzzard]]'' short, see ''[[Spy in the Sky (Blast-Off Buzzard)]].''
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+'''"Spy in the Sky"''' is the fourth episode of ''[[Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole]]'' season two, and the twenty-fourth overall, which came as part of ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]''. It aired on [[October 8]], [[1966]] on [[NBC]]. It was written by [[Michael Maltese]], [[Dalton Sandifer]], [[Warren Foster]], and [[Tony Benedict]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
 Secret must sabotage Hy Spy's orbiting satellite from conquering the world.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
 ==Characters==
-In order of appearance:
+{{CastTop}}
+|-
-* [[Hy Spy]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Hy Spy]]
-* [[Double-Q]] ([[Paul Frees]])
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
-* [[Secret Squirrel]] ([[Mel Blanc]])
+|-
-* [[Morocco Mole]] (Paul Frees)
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Double-Q]]
-* [[Destructo]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Paul Frees]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Secret Squirrel (character)|Secret Squirrel]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Secret Squirrel (character)|Secret Squirrel]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Paul Frees
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Destructo]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+{{CastBottom}}
 ==Organizations==
@@ Line 32: / Line 47: @@
 ==Locations==
-* SSS headquarters
+* [[Earth]]
+** [[United States]]
+*** SSS headquarters
 ==Objects==
@@ Line 46: / Line 63: @@
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
+===Filming===
+==Music==
+The music was composed by [[Ted Nichols]].
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
-==Music==
+* United States: October 8, 1966 on NBC
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* Unlike other episodes, Double-Q is referred to by his full name of Chief Double-Q.
+* Unlike other episodes, Double-Q is referred to by his full name Chief Double-Q.
 ==Errors==
 * Double-Q refers to Hy Spy as Secret's "old nemesis", despite the fact that Secret had only heard of him for the first time in the previous short.
-* Secret and Morocco can breath in space.
+* Secret and Morocco can breathe in space.
 * When Secret asks the Chief how to get back to the Earth, the latter's eyes are black dots.
 * When Morocco brings out his checkerboard, Secret's sclera in both his eyes are fur colored.
 ==Home availability==
-*
+* In the United States:
+** [[November 3]], [[2015]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1966]]
+[[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
+[[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:NBC]]
+[[Category:Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole episodes]]
+[[Category:Secret Squirrel]]
+[[Category:The Secret Squirrel Show]]
+[[Category:Written by Michael Maltese]]
+[[Category:Written by Dalton Sandifer]]
+[[Category:Written by Tony Benedict]]
+[[Category:Written by Warren Foster]]