Tricky Trapper

Tricky Trapper

October 13, 1958 TV Episode Huckleberry Hound

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios
Distributor
Screen Gems

Synopsis

This is the old rugged northwest which is protected by the Mounties, and Powerful Pierre is on the loose, and Huckleberry volunteers to catch him.

Characters

Huckleberry Hound, Powerful Pierre, Mountie, Rover

Credits

Directing

Director
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Producing

Producer
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Writing

Writer
Charles Shows
Story Sketches
Dan Gordon

Voices

Voice
Daws Butler (Huckleberry Hound, Powerful Pierre), Don Messick (Mountie, Rover, Narrator)

Music

Music
John Seely

Crew

Story Sketches
Dan Gordon
Layouts
Walter Clinton
Backgrounds
Robert Gentle
Titles
Lawrence Goble
Production Supervision
Howard Hanson

Production notes

First aired the week of Monday, October 13, 1958.

The first appearance of Powerful Pierre. This character is also referred to as Powerhouse Pierre.

This was a segment on "The Huckleberry Hound Show." The show was originally sponsored by Kellogg's Cereal.

As originally planned, Huckleberry Hound's voice was to vary according to the cartoon- from Gary Cooper's in Westerns to Humphrey Bogart's in police stories, for example.

Director-actor Jack Webb made a joke about Huckleberry Hound in his 1959 feature film "-30-" (also known as "Deadline Midnight"). Research indicated that many viewers of the series were adults. Bars were said to close whenever The Huckleberry Hound Show aired.

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Reviews

Love this one!

MikeH0714September 15, 2005

I've always loved this cartoon, especially the "Good dog!" scene, and the line "Pierre is not afraid of the snowball! Pierre does not scare! So there!" Great Daws performance on both characters!