Planet Pirates
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| Premiere date | December 14, 1957 |
| Run time | 4:05 |
| Starring | Don Messick Daws Butler |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Charles Shows |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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"Planet Pirates" is the first episode of Ruff and Reddy season one, and came as part of The Ruff and Reddy Show. It aired on December 14, 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 H-B Enterprises.
Ruff and Reddy are abducted by a UFO.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
- Daily Screech (mentioned)
Locations
Objects
- Daily Screech newspaper
- Reddy's space helmet
Vehicles
- Flying saucer
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 14, 1957 at 10:30 am on NBC
Behind the scenes
- Even though Ruff and Reddy are abducted one at a time, the recap in the next episode shows Ruffy and Reddy being abducted at the same time.
Errors
Everlasting influence
- This begins a serial of twelve other segments.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- 1988: Hanna-Barbera Video releases Hanna-Barbera Personal Favorites: Animal Follies on VHS.
- In the United States:
- 1989: Image Entertainment releases Hanna-Barbera Personal Favorites: Animal Follies on LaserDisc.
