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{{Infobox episode | {{Infobox episode | ||
|image= [[File:The King introduces the Sargent.png|300px]] | |image= [[File:The King introduces the Sargent.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= [[The King (Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey)|The King]] introducing [[ | |caption= [[The King (Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey)|The King]] introducing [[Sergeant Barko|the Sergeant]] to [[Yippee]], [[Yappee]] and [[Yahooey]]. | ||
|prodno= | |prodno= | ||
|premiere= [[September 16]], [[1964]] | |premiere= [[September 16]], [[1964]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Daws Butler]] | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Daws Butler]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sergeant Barko]] | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Sergeant Barko|The Sergeant]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler | ||
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|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| The | |style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| The Sergeant's mother | ||
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{{CastBottom}} | {{CastBottom}} | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* Daws Butler used his [[Phil Silvers]]-based [[Hokey Wolf]] impression for the Sargent. | * Daws Butler used his [[Phil Silvers]]-based [[Hokey Wolf (character)|Hokey Wolf]] impression for the Sargent. | ||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
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==Everlasting influence== | ==Everlasting influence== | ||
* In the ''[[Animal Follies]]'' book, there is a story based on this episode with the same name. | * In the ''[[Animal Follies (book)|Animal Follies]]'' book, there is a story based on this episode with the same name, which also reveals the sergeant's name to be Sergeant Barko. | ||
==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:48, 25 April 2024
| The Volunteers | |
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 The King introducing the Sergeant to Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey. | |
| Premiere date | September 16, 1964 |
| Run time | 6:46 |
| Starring | Doug Young Hal Smith Daws Butler Jean Vander Pyl |
| Writer(s) | Tony Benedict Warren Foster Dalton Sandifer |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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"The Volunteers" is the first episode of Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey season one. It aired as a segment of The Peter Potamus Show. It first aired on September 16, 1964 in first run syndication. It was written by Tony Benedict, Warren Foster and Dalton Sandifer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.
Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey are trained by a sergeant to become soldiers, but their clumsiness becomes too much for the sergeant and eventually makes the King mad.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Ye Royal Palace
- Field
Objects
- Yippee, Yappee and Yahooeys' swords
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
Music
- 0:00 - Main title theme (Hoyt Curtin).
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 16, 1964 in syndication
Behind the scenes
- Daws Butler used his Phil Silvers-based Hokey Wolf impression for the Sargent.
Errors
Everlasting influence
- In the Animal Follies book, there is a story based on this episode with the same name, which also reveals the sergeant's name to be Sergeant Barko.
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- May 26, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Volume 1.
- November 1, 2016: Warner Archive Collection releases The Peter Potamus Show: The Complete Series on DVD.
