Hocus Pocus Focus

For the object itself, see Hocus Pocus Focus (object).

Hocus Pocus Focus
Premiere date	December 21, 1957
Run time	4:06
Writer(s)	Charles Shows
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Hocus Pocus Focus" is the sixth episode of Ruff and Reddy season one, and came as part of The Ruff and Reddy Show. It aired on December 21, 1957 on NBC. It was written by Charles Shows, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of HB Enterprises.

Reddy gets caught in the Duplication Chamber and is reprogrammed in aiding the Big Thinker and turning against Ruff.

Memorable quotes

Narrator: A friend in need is a friend indeed. And Ruff and Reddy are friends to the end. But this may be the end.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Don Messick
Ruff	Don Messick
Reddy	Daws Butler
Big Thinker	Daws Butler
Robot	Unavailable

Locations

• Muni-Mula

Objects

• Hocus Pocus Focus
• Thinking cap

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 21, 1957 at 10:30 am on NBC

Behind the scenes

• Ruff winks to the camera when he fools the robot.

Legacy

• Ruff (along with Reddy) tricks another robot again in the next short, "Muni-Mula Mix-Up."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😢