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==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
==Memorable quotes==
'''Winchley''': How about that? I must have flipped my lid.
'''Winchley:''' How about that? I must have flipped my lid.




'''Alien''': What luck, an Earth man!
'''Alien:''' What luck, an Earth man!




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




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




'''Squiddly''': Now just a doggone Squiddly Diddly minute!
'''Squiddly:''' Now just a doggone Squiddly Diddly minute!


==Characters==
==Characters==
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*** [[Bubbleland]]
*** [[Bubbleland]]
* Outer space
* Outer space
** Alien Planet
** Alien planet


==Vehicles==
==Vehicles==
* Flying Saucer
* Flying saucer
 


==Release==
==Release==
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==Errors==
==Errors==
*


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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! Meaning
! Meaning
|-
|-
| Spanish
| '''French'''
| Squiddly à échapper
| Squiddly to Escape
|-
| '''Japanese'''
| 遊星タケノコ
| Planet Bamboo Shoot
|-
| '''Spanish'''
| La Fuga de Manotas  
| La Fuga de Manotas  
| Manotas' Escape
| Manotas' Escape
|-
|French
|Squiddly à échapper
|Squiddly to Escape
|-
|Japanese
|遊星タケノコ
|Planet Bamboo Shoot
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==Home availability==
==Home availability==
* In the United States:
* In the United States:
** [[2009]]: This specific segment is included in [[Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Volume 1]]
** [[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.


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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
[[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
[[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
[[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]

Revision as of 17:31, 14 June 2022

Way Out Squiddly
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Images that precede unfortunate events
Premiere date October 2, 1965
Run time 6:28
Starring Paul Frees
John Stephenson
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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Title card
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"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 ABC. It was 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

Vehicles

  • Flying saucer

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: October 2, 1965 on ABC

Production

Development

Filming

Music

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
Spanish La Fuga de Manotas Manotas' Escape

Home availability


References