Westward Ha!

Westward Ha!
Get set to be blasted!
Premiere date	October 30, 1965
Run time	6:36
Starring	Paul Frees John Stephenson
Music composed by	Ted Nichols
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict Dalton Sandifer
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Westward Ha!" is the fifth episode of Squiddly Diddly season one, and came as a segment of The Secret Squirrel Show. It aired on October 30, 1965 on NBC. It was written by Tony Benedict and Dalton Sandifer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Squiddly heads west to imitate his favorite western shows.

Memorable quotes

Winchley: Oh my! It's 6:00, time for my favorite TV show: "Uncle Quibbly and His Gang"! I wouldn't miss Uncle Quibbly for anything! Squiddly, what are you doing in here?
Squiddly: I'm watching my favorite TV show, Chief: Uncle of the Son of Jesse James' Mother-in-Law.

Shotgun Sludge: Well, I'm gonna blast ya! Ain't that exciting?

Shotgun Sludge: That's the last time I ever build a cannon from a do-it-yourself kit!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Chief Winchley	John Stephenson
Squiddly Diddly	Paul Frees

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bubbleland

Music

• 0:00 - Main title theme (Ted Nichols)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 30, 1965 on NBC

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Dans l'Ouest	In the West
Japanese	タコのロクちゃん西部に行く	Roku-chan the Octopus Goes West
Portuguese	Esta pra mim	This is For Me
Spanish	Occidente Já!	West Ha!

Home availability

• In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • June 10, 1985: The Video Collection releases Squiddly Diddly on VHS.
  • November 3, 1986: The Video Collection releases Squiddly Diddly on VHS.
• In the United States:
  • November 3, 2015: Warner Archive Collection releases The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series on DVD.