Freeway Patrol

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Freeway Patrol
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Officer Huckleberry reports his smash-up on top of a car carrier truck.
Production number E-40
Premiere date Week of November 10, 1958
Run time 7:16
Starring Daws Butler
Don Messick
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Geordie Hormel
Spencer Moore
Jack Shaindlin
Bill Loose
John Seely
Victor Lamont
Writer(s) Charles Shows
Dan Gordon
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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"Freeway Patrol" is the seventh episode of Huckleberry Hound season one, and came as a segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired in the week of November 10, 1958 in first run syndication. It was written by Charles Shows and Dan Gordon, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Enterprises.

In his escape in the highway, a fleeinbank robber attempts to outsmart Officer Huckleberry of the freeway patrol.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Huck: Officer Huckleberry, reportin' to headquarters. I found that stalled truck. Send new patrol car.
Dispatcher: Oh, no! That's three this morning and it's only Tuesday!


Huck: How comes you're wearin' a mask?
Robber: Uh, er, I-I'm the Masked Hornet on television.
Huck: Well, let's see here now. So you're a TV star.
Robber: Heh, heh, heh. I didn't think you'd recognise me!
Huck: Gosh! Can I have your autograph, Mr. Masked Hornet?
Robber: Anything for me fans.


Huck: Don't you know crime don't pay?
Robber: I know! I know! I know!

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor


Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • Car 13
  • Robber's car

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, Geordie Hormel, Spencer Moore, Jack Shaindlin, Bill Loose, John Seely, and Victor Lamont.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: Week of November 10, 1958 in syndication

Behind the scenes

  • The episode's title and premise are a parody of the television crime series Highway Patrol, which aired from 1955 to 1959.

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

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Home availability

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