Huckleberry Hound (segments)
- This article is about the segments. For other uses, see Huckleberry Hound.
| Huckleberry Hound | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Created by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Network | Syndication |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Screen Gems |
| Original release | September 29, 1958―March 22, 1962 |
| Starring | Daws Butler |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Warren Foster Tony Benedict Paul Sommer |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Huckleberry Hound is a series of animated segments as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Airing in syndication, it ran from 1958 to 1962, airing 57 episodes that spanned four seasons.
The segments follow the exploits of Huckleberry Hound, a calm blue dog with a southern accent and a fondness for the song "Oh My Darling, Clementine". He occupies a different job in each episode—attempting to do the right thing, but always getting into one accident to another. No matter how awful the situation gets, Huck's unwavering attitude assures that he will never get mad.
The first season is available on DVD.
Production
Development
Music
The theme song and score were composed by Hoyt Curtin. Other composers consisted of Geordie Hormel, Bill Loose, John Seely, Jack Shaindlin, Theo Tobani, and Victor Lamont, although due to clearance issues, their music was replaced with Curtin's in reruns and DVD releases.
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | Week of September 29, 1958 |
| 1x02 | Week of October 6, 1958 |
| 1x03 | Week of October 13, 1958 |
| 1x04 | Week of October 20, 1958 |
| 1x05 | Week of October 27, 1958 |
| 1x06 | Week of November 3, 1958 |
| 1x07 | Week of November 10, 1958 |
| 1x08 | Week of November 17, 1958 |
| 1x09 | Week of November 24, 1958 |
| 1x10 | Week of December 8, 1958 |
| 1x11 | Week of December 15, 1958 |
| 1x12 | Week of December 29, 1958 |
| 1x13 | Week of January 5, 1959 |
| 1x14 | Week of January 19, 1959 |
| 1x15 | Week of January 29, 1959 |
| 1x16 | Week of February 1, 1959 |
| 1x17 | Week of February 16, 1959 |
| 1x18 | Week of February 23, 1959 |
| 1x19 | Week of March 2, 1959 |
| 1x20 | Week of March 9, 1959 |
| 1x21 | Week of March 16, 1959 |
| 1x22 | Week of March 23, 1959 |
| 2x01 | Week of September 14, 1959 |
| 2x02 | Week of September 21, 1959 |
| 2x03 | Week of September 28, 1959 |
| 2x04 | Week of October 26, 1959 |
| 2x05 | Week of November 2, 1959 |
| 2x06 | Week of November 23, 1959 |
| 2x07 | Week of November 30, 1959 |
| 2x08 | Week of December 21, 1959 |
| 2x09 | Week of December 28, 1959 |
2x10
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Week of January 18, 1960 |
| 2x11 | Week of January 25, 1960 |
| 2x12 | Week of February 15, 1960 |
| 2x13 | Week of February 22, 1960 |
3x01
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Week of September 26, 1960 |
| 3x02 | Week of October 29, 1960 |
| 3x03 | 1960 |
| 3x04 | Week of December 10, 1960 |
| 3x05 | Week of November 26, 1960 |
| 3x06 | Week of January 2, 1961 |
| 3x07 | Week of January 9, 1961 |
| 3x08 | Week of January 16, 1961 |
| 3x09 | Week of January 29, 1961 |
| 3x10 | Week of February 15, 1961 |
| 3x11 | Week of February 18, 1961 |
| 3x12 | Week of March 25, 1961 |
| 3x13 | Week of April 22, 1961 |
| 4x01 | Week of November 12, 1961 |
| 4x02 | Week of December 6, 1961 |
| 4x03 | Week of January 17, 1962 |
| 4x04 | 1961 or 1962 |
4x05
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Week of February 7, 1962 |
| 4x06 | Week of February 28, 1962 |
| 4x07 | Week of March 8, 1962 |
| 4x08 | Week of March 15, 1962 |
| 4x09 | Week of March 22, 1962 |
Cast
Crossover
| Title | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1 | October 1, 1961 |
Legacy
Huckleberry Hound is considered one of the greatest animated shows of all time, and placed 63rd on IGN's list of the Top 100 Animated Shows.[1] Huck appears in many crossover and revival projects featuring Hanna-Barbera characters. It was also the first animated show to win an Emmy, proving itself to be Hanna-Barbera's first real hit.[2]
Huck is rumored to be one of the favorite characters of Funko CEO Andrew Perlmutter, which would explain why he specifically has been made into many different Funko Pops. His popularity as a Funko character earned him the role as the co-host of The Freddy Funko Show.
Rebecca Sugar, the creator of Steven Universe, said that The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound influenced Steven Universe: The Movie, which makes sense considering both movies are about the characters losing their memories.[3]
In popular culture
- Australian prison slang vernacular includes "huckleberry hound," a term that originated in the 1960s, meaning "a punishment cell, solitary confinement."
- In the movie 40 Pounds of Trouble, Steve the manager of a casino sees a little girl, Penny, in the lounge and asks if she is alright. Penny is, but she is worried about missing Huckleberry Hound, to which Steve asks, "What's a Huckleberry Hound?"
- The name for Rock et Belles Oreilles, a Québécois comedy group popular during the 1980s, was a pun on the name of Huckleberry Hound ("Roquet Belles Oreilles" in French).
- In the Cheers episode "Uncle Sam Wants You," Sam gets attached to spending time with young Frederick, but comes unreasonably early to Frasier and Lilith's to watch Huckleberry Hound.
- In The Simpsons episode "The Day the Violence Died," Huckleberry Hound is brought up by Roger Myers Jr. when he explains that most animation is plagiarizing existing properties.
- The series title card of The Ricky Gervais Show is a parody of the title cards used for the segments of Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear.
Merchandise
Home media
On November 15, 2005, Warner Home Video released the first season of segments of Huckleberry Hound, along with Yogi Bear, and Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks, on DVD in a set called The Huckleberry Hound Show: Volume 1.
In other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Brazilian | Dom Pixote |
| Finnish | Hakki-koira |
| French | Roquet belles oreilles |
| German | Hucky und seine Freunde |
| Hungary | Foxi Maxi |
| Italian | Braccobaldo Show |
| Japanese | 珍犬ハックル (Chin Inu Hakuru) |
