Movies Are Bitter Than Ever

Movies Are Bitter Than Ever
Hey "Miss Peep," have you've lost your sheep again?
Production number	E-158
Premiere date	Week of May 27, 1961
Run time	7:08
Starring	Daws Butler Doug Young
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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"Movies Are Bitter Than Ever" is the twelfth episode of Hokey Wolf season one, and came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired on May 27, 1961 in first run syndication. It was written by Tony Benedict, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Hokey uses a movie set to sneak out some sheep being herded by a sheepdog. The farmer and sheepdog wise up to the wolves' trick and chase after them.

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
Sheep	N/A
Sheepdog	Daws Butler
Farmer	Doug Young
Hokey's mother

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Barn

Objects

• Cardboard camera

Vehicles

• Truck

Music

• 0:00 - Main title theme (Hoyt Curtin)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: Week of May 27, 1961 in syndication

Behind the scenes

• The Sheepdog in this episode previously appeared in the episode "Dogged Sheep Dog."
• Ding-a-Ling's disguise is that of "Little Bo Peep" from the nursery rhyme of the same name, with a blonde wig and a green dress.

Errors

• When Hokey is giving the farmer a goodbye handshake, the Farmer's neck is miscolored black.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

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