The Old Swimming Hole

The Old Swimming Hole
Pertwee catches Ed, Bubba and Freight digging the hole.
Premiere date	July 1, 1970
Starring	Paul Lynde Jean Vander Pyl Don Messick Cliff Norton Mel Blanc John Stephenson Herb Jeffries Marie Wilson Dick Enberg
Writer(s)	Harvey Bullock Ray Allen Iwao Takamoto
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"The Old Swimming Hole" is the first episode of Where's Huddles? season one. It aired on July 1, 1970 on CBS. It was written by Harvey Bullock, Ray Allen and Iwao Takamoto, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the show and the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Ed wants to build a swimming pool with Bubba's help. However, it isn't going to be easy for the two because of Pertwee's interference. Later, they have an argument about the pool and come to an agreement on demising the pool.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Claude Pertwee	Paul Lynde
Marge Huddles	Jean Vander Pyl
Fumbles	Don Messick
Beverly	Don Messick
Ed Huddles	Cliff Norton
Bubba McCoy	Mel Blanc
Coach MadDog
Pom Pom Huddles	Jean Vander Pyl
Mr. Cool	John Stephenson
People in construction vehicles	N/A
Uncle Judge Pertwee
Freight Train	Herb Jeffries
Penny McCoy	Marie Wilson
Bubba's friends and relatives	N/A
Audience	N/A
Sportscaster	Dick Enberg

Organizations

• Splashdown Pool
• The Rhinos
• The Bears

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Huddles residence
    • McCoy residence
    • Pertwee residence
    • Football stadium

Objects

• Shovels
• Bags of cement
• Football

Vehicles

• Huddles' car
• Construction vehicles

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Behind the scenes

• This episode is bares similarities to The Flintstones episode "The Swimming Pool."

Legacy

• Issue one of the Where's Huddles? comics from Gold Key Comics had a story titled "The Cool Pool," which seems to recreate this episode with slight differences.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • July 26, 2016: Warner Archive Collection releases Where's Huddles?: The Complete Series on DVD.
  • This episode, alongside the complete series, is available to buy on YouTube starting on February 4, 2018.