Notes: "The Huckleberry Hound Show" was William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's second made-for-TV series. The series premiered in 1958 and starred a dim-witted, good-natured hound dog with a Southern drawl. The show took television audiences by storm.
"Huckleberry Hound" was about an honest, hard-working dog who was trying out a variety of careers. In the premiere episode, "Wee Willie," Police Patrolman Huckleberry is assigned the difficult task of returning a playful escaped gorilla to the zoo. Subsequent episodes involved his pursuing such occupations as mailman, truant officer, veterinarian, lion tamer, explorer, mounted police officer, firefighter, and once even dogcatcher.
Viewers also got the chance to watch Pixie and Dizie, little mice who were constantly menaced by their playful nemesis. Jinks the Cat, who "hates meeces to pieces." Yogi Bear would stop by from time to time as well!
Comments: Huckleberry Hound is one of my all-time favorite cartoon characters and he sure does look great beside other Hanna-Barbera greats!
A special blue colored Huckleberry Hound was available at the 2005 San Diego Comic-Con as part of Funko's Proto Series.
