The Huckleberry Hound Show 

The adventures of a blue dog with a southern accent.

Stars:

Daws Butler, Don Messick, Doug Young

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Daws Butler	...	Huckleberry Hound / ... 64 episodes, 1958-1961
Don Messick	...	Pixie / ... 57 episodes, 1958-1961
Doug Young	...	Ding A Ling / ... 28 episodes, 1960-1961

Storyline

Huckleberry Hound is a blue-haired Southern dog with a fondness for the song, "My Darling, Clementine", and is a jack-of-all-trades cartoon star, appearing as a scientist (trying to neutralize a gigantic, thinking potato), a Scotland Yard detective (chasing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Victorian London or investigating reports of a mad scientist's Frankenstein-like weiner monster in early-1900s rural England), a Foreign Legion soldier (foiling a renegade Frenchman-turned-Arab), or a modern policeman (trying to subdue an impish ape named Wee Willie). Episodes of this television series begin and end with a Huckleberry cartoon. Sandwiched between them is a cartoon with two mischievous mice, Pixie and Dixie and a cantankerous cat named Mr. Jinks. Sometimes appearing in their stead in the middle cartoon was a free-spirited Hokey Wolf or the "smarter than the average" Yogi Bear.

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Plot Keywords:

1950s | 1960s | dog | anthropomorphic dog | southern accent | 

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Taglines:

Dog-gone fun!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the conclusion of his cartoons, Huckleberry would walk off singing "My Darling Clementine", off key.

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Connections

Referenced in Full House: Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Girl Gone? (1991)

User Reviews

A dog with a fondness for the song "My Darling, Clementine"- nice idea to work with

While there are areas where the animation has its limitations and one or two of the story lines somewhat repetitive, The Huckleberry Hound Show is still very entertaining. The music is great, the writing is funny and the gags are well done. And when the animation is not limited, it looks really nice, and I will say the animation on Hucklberry Hound himself is superb. Huckleberry, brilliantly voiced by Daws Butler, is a very lovable blue-haired Southern dog with a fondness for the song "My Darling, Clementine", I like that a lot, and it was a nice idea to work with it. The guest characters Pixie and Dixie are also really endearing and voiced excellently. It was a real joy to hear Don Messick again, he never failed to bring a smile to my face. Overall, entertaining show and worth watching. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Official Sites:

Boomerang [Germany]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Huckleberry Hound Show

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Screen Gems Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color