''Bucky and Pepito'' is a 1959 Western-themed animated television series produced by

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.''Bucky and Pepito''
at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
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from the original on March 20, 2015. The series is about two young boys. Bucky is an imaginative American child who wears a cowboy hat, and his Mexican friend Pepito is an inventor. Pepito's depiction has been criticized as conforming to racist stereotypes. The series is partially lost. Any episodes of the series have entered the public domain due to failure to renew the copyright.

Cast

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as Bucky and Pepito

Episodes

Reception

Two episodes appeared on a compilation DVD of the worst cartoons ever made, and it was described by

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as setting "a standard for awfulness that no contemporary TV cartoon has managed to surpass".

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* 1950s American animated television series 1960s American animated television series 1959 American television series debuts 1960 American television series endings 1950s Western (genre) television series 1960s Western (genre) television series American children's animated comedy television series Animated television series about children First-run syndicated television programs in the United States {{animation-tv-prog-stub