Difference between revisions of "Westward Ha!"

Westward Ha!
	; Get set to be blasted!
Premiere date	October 30, 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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Latest revision as of 13:55, 12 April 2024

"Westward Ha!" is the fifth episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on October 30, 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 heads west to imitate his favorite western shows.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Winchley: Oh my! It's 6:00, time for my favorite TV show: "Uncle Quibbly and His Gang"! I wouldn't miss Uncle Quibbly for anything! Squiddly, what are you doing in here?
Squiddly: I'm watching my favorite TV show, Chief: Uncle of the Son of Jesse James' Mother-in-Law.

Shotgun Sludge: Well, I'm gonna blast ya! Ain't that exciting?

Shotgun Sludge: That's the last time I ever build a cannon from a do-it-yourself kit!

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

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

0:00 - Main title theme (Ted Nichols)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 30, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Dans l'Ouest	In the West
Japanese	タコのロクちゃん西部に行く	Roku-chan the Octopus Goes West
Portuguese	Esta pra mim	This is For Me
Spanish	Occidente Já!	West Ha!

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

References

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 |premiere= [[October 30]], [[1965]]
 |run_time= 6:36
-|cast= [[Paul Frees]]<br>[[John Stephenson]]
+|cast= [[Paul Frees]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]
-|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
+|music= [[Ted Nichols]]
-|writers= [[Tony Benedict]]<br>[[Dalton Sandifer]]
+|writers= [[Tony Benedict]]<br />[[Dalton Sandifer]]
-|directors= William Hanna<br>Joseph Barbera
+|directors= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera
 |previous= Nervous Service
 |next= Sea Grunt
 |title_card= [[File:SD 105 title card.png|300px]]
 }}
-'''"{{PAGENAME}}"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Squiddly Diddly (segments)|Squiddly Diddly]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]''. It aired on [[October 30]], [[1965]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Tony Benedict]] and [[Dalton Sandifer]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
+'''"{{PAGENAME}}"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Squiddly Diddly (segments)|Squiddly Diddly]]'' season one, and came as a segment of ''[[The Secret Squirrel Show]]''. It aired on [[October 30]], [[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 heads west to imitate his favorite western shows.
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 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
-'''Winchley:''' Oh my! It's 6:00, time for my favorite TV show: "Uncle Quidley and His Gang"! I wouldn't miss Uncle Quidley for anything! Squiddly, what are you doing in here?<br>
+'''Winchley:''' Oh my! It's 6:00, time for my favorite TV show: "Uncle Quibbly and His Gang"! I wouldn't miss Uncle Quibbly for anything! Squiddly, what are you doing in here?<br>
 '''Squiddly:''' I'm watching my favorite TV show, Chief: ''Uncle of the Son of Jesse James' Mother-in-Law''.
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[John Stephenson]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Squiddly Diddly]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Squiddly Diddly (character)|Squiddly Diddly]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Paul Frees]]
 |-
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 *** [[Bubbleland]]
-==Release==
+==Objects==
-Dates are in order of release:
+*
-* United States: October 30, 1965 on ABC
+==Vehicles==
+*
 ==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 30, 1965 on NBC
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 | タコのロクちゃん西部に行く
 | Roku-chan the Octopus Goes West
+|-
+| '''Portuguese'''
+| Esta pra mim
+| This is For Me
 |-
 | '''Spanish'''
 | Occidente Já!
 | West Ha!
-|-
 |}
 ==Home availability==
-* In the United Kingdom:
+* 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.
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 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1965]]
 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:NBC]]
 [[Category:Squiddly Diddly episodes]]
 [[Category:Squiddly Diddly]]