Robot Plot

Robot Plot
"Go back to outer space, you pesky maniacal beast!"
Production number	E-150
Premiere date	Week of April 23, 1961
Run time	7:07
Starring	Daws Butler Doug Young Don Messick
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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"Robot Plot" is the seventh episode of Hokey Wolf season one, and came as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show. It aired on April 23, 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.

A chicken farmer fed up with Hokey's egg snatching makes a robot to dispose of him. After a brief chase, Hokey reprograms the robot to get the farmer.

Memorable quotes

Hokey: Now you just get back in your spaceship and beat it, or for you, it'll be fast fistville!

Hokey: And away he goes, after the farmer!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Farmer	Don Messick
Hokey Wolf	Daws Butler
Ding-a-Ling	Doug Young

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Farmer's residence
      • Hen house
    • Hokey's residence
• The Moon

Objects

• Farmer's gun
• Wolf Destroyer Robot
• Dummy Wolf
• Hokey Wolf/Farmer card

Vehicles

• None

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: April 23, 1961 in syndication

Behind the scenes

• This short is most likely inspired by the 1953 Looney Tunes short Robot Rabbit, and shares both a similar plot and title.

Errors

• When Hokey and Ding-a-Ling first appear on screen for the first time in the episode, the fur on the sides of Hokey's head is missing.
  • The same error also happens throughout the episode.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😢