The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound
| The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound | |
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DVD cover for The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound
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| Written by | John Ludin Tom Ruegger |
| Directed by | Bob Goe John Kimball Charles A. Nichols Jay Sarbry |
| Voices of |
Daws Butler Frank Welker Charlie Adler Michael Bell Pat Buttram Pat Fraley Allan Melvin Don Messick Howard Morris B.J. Ward |
| Composer(s) | Sven Libaek |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Charles Grosvenor |
| Editor(s) | Gil Iverson |
| Running time | 95 minutes (95:27) |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor |
Worldvision Enterprises (original) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (Currently) |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 30, 1988 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears |
The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound is a 1988 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for ABC as part of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 series. The feature is a parody of various western movies, the title is a take-off of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and a major plot point is lifted from High Noon. The constant references to Huckleberry as a "mysterious, steely-eyed, and silent-type stranger" (though Huck is just being himself) spoof the western stock character of the Man with No Name. Several other plot points are lifted from well-known western films, such as High Plains Drifter. The film also marks the final time Daws Butler voiced Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey, Snagglepuss, Hokey Wolf, Peter Potamus, and Yogi Bear, as he died 3 days after its telecast from a heart attack.
The year is 1849. Huckleberry Hound rides west on his "faithful horsie" in hopes of starting a country farm; his journey takes him to the small town of Two-Bit, California, where the Dalton Gang are terrorizing the townsfolk. As Huck enters town, the Daltons race past him taking his possessions. Entering the local saloon, Huck tries to buy a drink with a large gold nugget; seeing this, the Daltons coerce Huck into playing poker, with the stakes being Huck's gold in return for his stolen possessions. Huck accuses them of cheating, so they challenge him to a fight in a boxing ring, which Huck (surprisingly) wins.
Huck later deposits his nugget in Quick Draw McGraw and Baba's bank, where he wins a prize of his choice. Being partial to its blue ink, Huck chooses the fountain pen. Shortly, the Daltons rob the bank, stealing both Huck's nugget and pen. That night, an emergency Town Hall meeting is held to discuss what to do about the Daltons, now that Stinky has broken out of jail. Fearing for his life, Hokey (the mayor of Two-Bit) quickly appoints Huck as the new sheriff.
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