Dogged Sheep Dog

Dogged Sheep Dog
That's one way to stop a thieving wolf.
Production number	E-156
Network	Syndication
Premiere date	Week of May 18, 1961
Run time	7:08
Starring	Daws Butler Doug Young
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Carl Kohler
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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"Dogged Sheep Dog" is the tenth episode of Hokey Wolf season one, and came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired on May 18, 1961 in syndication. It was written by Carl Kohler, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Hokey convinces a sheepdog to train Ding-a-Ling as a sheepdog to steal a lamb. However, the training hinders Hokey's attempts.

Memorable quotes

Sheepdog: Oh my gosh! Wolves.

Ding-a-Ling: You know, Hokey? I'm more hungry than ever.
Hokey: Somehow, I think I lost my appetite Ding boy... My back!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Hokey Wolf	Daws Butler
Ding-a-Ling	Doug Young
Sheepdog	Daws Butler
Sheep	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Field

Objects

• Sheepdog's cane

Vehicles

• None

Production

Development

It went into production on April 7, 1961.

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Crew credits

• Story Director: Paul Sommer
• Animation by: Vergil Ross
• Layout by: Lance Nolley
• Backgrounds by: Vora Manson
• Titles by: Lawrence Goble
• Production supervisor: Howard Hanson

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: Week of May 18, 1961 in syndication

Legacy

• The sheepdog in this episode would later reappear in the episode "Movies Are Bitter Than Ever."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😢