Pick a Chick

Pick a Chick
Douglas finds Hokey and Ding-a-Ling.
Production number	E-149
Premiere date	Week of April 2, 1961
Run time	7:11
Starring	Daws Butler Doug Young
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Pick a Chick" is the fourth episode of Hokey Wolf season one, and came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired on April 2, 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 and Ding-a-Ling go to raid the farmer's hen house. First they have to trick watchdog Douglas. Little do they know, the farmer wants to be rid of those chickens.

Memorable quotes

Hokey: Believe me, this is the last time the wolf returns the chicken.

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
Chickens	N/A
Douglas	Daws Butler
Farmer	Daws Butler
Fred

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Farm
      • Farmer's residence
      • Hen house

Objects

• Farmer's gun
• Phone
• Sack

Vehicles

• None

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: April 2, 1961 in first run syndication

Behind the scenes

• A mysterious chicken character (who never appeared in the actual episode) appeared in the title card.

Errors

• Hokey's whiskers are missing throughout the entire episode, even in the title card their missing.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😢