| Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie | |
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| The Huckleberry Hound Show (Huckleberry Hound) | |
| Season 1, Episode 1a | |
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| Air date | October 2, 1958 |
| Written by | Charles Shows and Dan Gordon |
| Directed by | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
| Episode guide | |
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Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie is the first official appearance of Huckleberry Hound, and was the first pilot episode of The Huckleberry Hound Show, first aired on 2 October 1958. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, while the story was crafted by Charles Shows and Dan Gordon. Voices were provided by Daws Butler.
Summary[]
Huckleberry Hound is serving as a police officer and patrolling the streets until he receives a radio call to apprehend a 350-pound (160 kg) gorilla named Wee Willie who has gotten loose throughout the city.
After coming across his suspect, the playful ape has no intention of being taken in (as he eats Huck's pistol and handcuffs) and quickly runs away into a busy construction site where both he and Huckleberry Hound begin to match wits. The cartoon ends with officer Huckleberry eventually trapping Wee Willie inside a barrel until he later escapes again, taking Huckleberry's entire patrol car with him.
Availability[]
- DVD - The Huckleberry Hound Show – Volume 1 (The First Season) (5th Episode on Disc)
- Streaming - Boomerang app
Trivia[]
- Wee Willie later appeared in "Huck and Ladder" with an updated design.
- This is the first cartoon appearance of Huckleberry Hound.
- In addition, this is also his official debut appearance.
- Although this was the first Huck cartoon to air, it was actually the 5th in production, the first being "Sheriff Huckleberry" respectively.
Goofs[]
- The wrinkles under Huck's eye appear and disappear all throughout the short.
- Every time Wee Willie does his "Eep! Eep!", his mouth doesn't move.
- Whenever Huck is in his police car, he has no tail.