Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
"Oh no, sir! Anything but that!"
Premiere date	November 13, 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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"Chief Cook and Bottle Washer" is the seventh episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on November 13, 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 runs away to a pirate ship after getting bossed around by Winchley too many times.

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

Music

• 0:00 - Main title theme (Ted Nichols)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 13, 1965 on NBC

Behind the scenes

• 'Chief cook and bottle-washer' is an idiom referring to a person who performs a variety of important but routine tasks. This fits with the episode, since Squiddly is forced to do so many jobs.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Squiddly et Chef cuisinier	Squiddly and Chef
Japanese	海賊なんて大きらい	I Hate Pirates
Portuguese	O Capitão e a confusão	The Captain and the Confusion
Spanish	Jefe Cocinero y Lavaplatos	Head Cook and Dishwasher

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.