A Star is Bored

A Star is Bored
Collateral Pictures guard threatens to use the hose on Hokey.
Production number	E-166
Premiere date	Week of August 24, 1961
Run time	7:09
Starring	Daws Butler Doug Young
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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"A Star is Bored" is the twenty-third episode of Hokey Wolf season one, and came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired on August 24, 1961 in first-run syndication. It was written by Tony Benedict, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Hokey and Ding-a-Ling come to Hollywood to become stars. After bypassing security, the only part they play is sweeping the studio.

Memorable quotes

Hokey: No no, I'm George Washington and I'm going to cut down a cherry tree. Let's get with it!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Daws Butler
Gate guard	Doug Young
J.B.	Daws Butler
Hokey Wolf	Daws Butler
Ding-a-Ling	Doug Young
George Washington

Organizations

• Colleral Pictures

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles
        • Hollywood
          • Gremlin's Chinese Theater
          • Brown Debris
          • Collateral Pictures studio
            • Casting office
            • Sound stage

Objects

• Firecracker

Vehicles

• J.B.'s car

Music

• 0:00 - Main title theme (Hoyt Curtin)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: Week of August 24, 1961 syndication

Behind the scenes

• The episode title is a spoof of the 1937 A Star Is Born film.
• Gremlin's Chinese Theater is a parody of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

Errors

• When Hokey dressed as a fireman to fool the Collateral Pictures gate guard and points to the left while saying what he needs, his collar and bow tie overlap his arm.
• When the Collateral Pictures gate guard threatens to use the hose on Hokey, Hokey's toe detailings are missing.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

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