Difference between revisions of "Way Out Squiddly"

Way Out Squiddly
	; Images that precede unfortunate events.
Premiere date	October 2, 1965
Run time	6:28
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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Latest revision as of 13:56, 12 April 2024

"Way Out Squiddly" is the first episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on October 2, 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 is abducted by aliens, who think that he is an Earth human.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Winchley: How about that? I must have flipped my lid.

Alien: What luck, an Earth man!

Squiddly: Strange?!? You're kind of strange yourself, stranger!

Squiddly: I guess I'm just plain awkward.
Alien: We know you're awkward.

Squiddly: Now just a doggone Squiddly Diddly minute!

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
Outer space
- Alien planet

Objects

Vehicles

Flying saucer

Production

Development

Filming

Music

0:00 - Main title theme (Ted Nichols)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 2, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

"Bubblesmoke" is a parody of Gunsmoke.

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Squiddly à échapper	Squiddly to Escape
Japanese	遊星タケノコ	Planet Bamboo Shoot
Portuguese	Uma Lula em Orbita	A Squid in Orbit
Spanish	La Fuga de Manotas	Manotas' Escape

Home availability

In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- June 10, 1985: The Video Collection releases Squiddly Diddly on VHS.
- November 3, 1986: The Video Collection releases Squiddly Diddly on VHS.
In the United States:
- May 26, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Volume 1.
- November 3, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series on DVD.

References

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-|caption= Images that precede unfortunate events
+|caption= Images that precede unfortunate events.
 |premiere= [[October 2]], [[1965]]
 |run_time= 6:28
-|cast= [[Paul Frees]]<br>[[John Stephenson]]
+|cast= [[Paul Frees]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]
-|writers= [[Tony Benedict]]<br>[[Dalton Sandifer]]
+|music= [[Ted Nichols]]
-|directors= William Hanna<br>Joseph Barbera
+|writers= [[Tony Benedict]]<br />[[Dalton Sandifer]]
+|directors= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera
 |previous= Way Out Squiddly
 |next= Show Biz Squid
 |title_card= [[File:SD 101 title card.png|300px]]
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-'''"{{PAGENAME}}"''' is the first episode of ''[[Squiddly Diddly (segments)|Squiddly Diddly]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]''. It aired on [[October 2]], [[1965]] on [[ABC]]. It was produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
+'''"Way Out Squiddly"''' is the first episode of ''[[Squiddly Diddly (segments)|Squiddly Diddly]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]''. It aired on [[October 2]], [[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 is abducted by aliens, who think that he is an Earth human.
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+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Squiddly Diddly (character)|Squiddly Diddly]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Paul Frees]]
 |-
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 * Outer space
 ** Alien planet
+==Objects==
+*
 ==Vehicles==
 * Flying saucer
-==Release==
-Dates are in order of release:
-* United States: October 2, 1965 on ABC
 ==Production==
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 ===Filming===
 ==Music==
-* 0:00 - Squiddly Diddly main title theme ([[Hoyt Curtin]])
+* 0:00 - Main title theme ([[Ted Nichols]])
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United States: October 2, 1965 on NBC
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 | 遊星タケノコ
 | Planet Bamboo Shoot
+|-
+| '''Portuguese'''
+| Uma Lula em Orbita
+| A Squid in Orbit
 |-
 | '''Spanish'''
 | La Fuga de Manotas
 | Manotas' Escape
-|-
 |}
 ==Home availability==
+* In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]:
+** [[June 10]], [[1985]]: [[The Video Collection]] releases ''[[Squiddly Diddly (VHS)|Squiddly Diddly]]'' on VHS.
+** [[November 3]], [[1986]]: The Video Collection releases ''Squiddly Diddly'' on VHS.
 * In the United States:
 ** [[May 26]], [[2009]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Volume 1]]''.
-** [[November 3]], [[2015]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
+** November 3, [[2015]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
-* In the United Kingdom:
-** [[June 10]], [[1985]]: [[The Video Collection]] releases ''[[Squiddly Diddly (1985)|Squiddly Diddly]]'' on VHS.
-** November 3, [[1986]]: The Video Collection releases ''Squiddly Diddly'' on VHS.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
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 [[Category:Squiddly Diddly]]
 [[Category:The Secret Squirrel Show]]
+[[Category:Written by Dalton Sandifer]]
+[[Category:Written by Tony Benedict]]