Surprise Prize

Surprise Prize
The Tahooty natives worshipping Squiddly.
Premiere date	December 25, 1965
Run time	6:36
Starring	Paul Frees John Stephenson
Music composed by	Ted Nichols
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict Dalton Sandifer
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Surprise Prize" is the thirteenth episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on December 25, 1965 on NBC. It was written by Tony Benedict and Dalton Sandifer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Squiddly and Chief Winchley end up on an island, where the natives mistake Squiddly for a god.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Chief Winchley	John Stephenson
Squiddly Diddly	Paul Frees

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bubbleland

Music

• 0:00 - Main title theme (Ted Nichols)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 25, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

• This episode displays multiple Pacific Islander stereotypes that really haven't aged well.
• Tahooty is a parody of Tahiti.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	La Surprise	The Surprise
Japanese	タハチよいとこ	Tahiti is a Good Place
Portuguese	Prêmio Surpresa	Surprise Award
Spanish	Premio Sorpresa	Surprise Prize

Home availability

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