Anglers Aweigh

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Anglers Aweigh
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Premiere date October 16, 1965
Starring Henry Corden
Jean Vander Pyl
Don Messick
Music composed by Ted Nichols
Writer(s) Tony Benedict
Warren Foster
Dalton Sandifer
Michael Maltese
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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"Anglers Aweigh" is the third episode of The Hillbilly Bears season one, and came as part of The Atom Ant Show. It aired on October 16, 1965 on NBC. It was written by Tony Benedict, Warren Foster, Dalton Sandifer, and Michael Maltese, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Paw and Shag are sent to catch a catfish for the family's dinner, but get a lot more than they bargain for when Paw runs into Ol' Whiskers.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Shag: Gosh, Paw! When it comes to catchin' catfish, you is the greatest!
Paw: Ha, ha, ha, ha...
Shag: Okay, Paw. You can hollah. I got mah ears covered!
Paw: YEOOOOWWW!!!

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Paw Rugg Henry Corden
Maw Rugg Jean Vander Pyl
Shag Rugg Don Messick
Ol' Whiskers N/A
Floral Rugg Jean Vander Pyl


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Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Ted Nichols.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: October 16, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

  • The episode's title is a play on the idiom "anchors aweigh", and may also be a reference to the 1945 movie of the same name.

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