''Hokey Wolf'' is a

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about the adventures of a

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who is always trying to cheat his way into the simple life. He is often accompanied alongside by his young, diminutive, sidekick son Ding-A-Ling Wolf, both of whom are featured as part of ''

The Huckleberry Hound Show ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and the second series produced by the studio following ''The Ruff and Reddy Show''. The show first aired in syndication on September 2 ...

'' in their own segment.

History

The initial creation of ''Hokey Wolf'' occurred when another follow-up segment was needed, because

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's rising popularity in preceding appearances warranted a promotion to his own self-titled show. Hokey Wolf As a result of the change in schedule, ''Hokey Wolf'' had made its debut midway through the third season of ''

'' and became a regular appearance afterward on this segment. Hokey's theme music for his segment of the show was composed by

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and used an

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version of the

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from "

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". The segment follows the everyday misadventures of its protagonist, Hokey Wolf, and his young companion and son, Ding-A-Ling Wolf, through their typical

routines of getting what they need in their daily lives. Through each episode, Hokey would usually try to fool different characters with food-stealing schemes and/or finding a place to stay without cost, only for most of these tricks to backfire on him in one way or another.

Character information

Both of the cartoon's feature characters were designed by animation artist and character designer

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. The MegaCollector's Hokey Wolf and Ding-A-Ling

Hokey Wolf

Hokey Wolf (voiced by

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impersonating

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) is the smooth-talking title character throughout each cartoon. His main hobby in life was to outsmart and coax the clueless out of free meals or places to stay, much of which he seemed to do so with ease, despite possible consequences later on. Hokey typically wears his trademark green

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with white

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and a violet-colored hat. His personality would later be recycled for fellow Hanna-Barbera characters such as

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, who starred in a prime-time sitcom that ran from 1961 to 1962 that followed a very similar concept.

Ding-A-Ling Wolf

Ding-A-Ling Wolf (voiced by Doug Young impersonating

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) is the young sidekick and son of Hokey Wolf who always accompanies him throughout each misadventure. He is usually eager to follow in his dad’s ambitious con-artist footsteps, but often reconsiders the plans he will come up with in many situations. Ding typically wears a

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(sometimes red, sometimes black), a sleeveless green shirt, and a black

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Original segment on ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''

In total, Hokey and Ding-A-Ling Wolf starred in 28 seven-minute cartoons throughout the third and fourth seasons (1960–1961) of ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''. Their pilot episode was '' Tricks and Treats''. The ''Hokey Wolf'' series would come to an end with the episode ''Bean Pod’ners'', airing on . Below is a complete listing of all cartoon shorts with the protagonist Hokey Wolf:

1960 season

1961 season

Home media

The episodes Tricks and Treats and Castle Hassle are on the DVD ''Hanna-Barbera 25 Cartoon Collection'', part of The Best of Warner Bros. collection series.

Further appearances

Hanna-Barbera series

While the initial series ended in December 1961, Hokey Wolf went on to appear in four other animated Hanna-Barbera series alongside other classic characters. These were as follows: * ''

Yogi's Gang ''Yogi's Gang'' is an American animated television series and the second incarnation of the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise, which aired 16 half-hour episodes on ABC from , to . The show began as ''Yogi's Ark Lark'', a special TV movie on ''The ABC Saturd ...

'' (1973) – Hokey was a member of the crew. * ''

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'' (1977–1978) – Hokey Wolf played as a team member of The Yogi Yahooeys. * ''

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'' (1985–1988) – Hokey was a regular guest star in several episodes. * ''

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'' (1991) – Hokey Wolf (voiced by Matt Hurwitz) co-starred as the mayor of Jellystone Town. His younger companion Ding-A-Ling also made a brief non-speaking cameo as Hokey's photographer in the episode ''"Super Duper Snag"'', but he has a speaking role in the episode ''"Polly Want a Safe Cracker"'' voiced by

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Hanna-Barbera films

* In the last episode of ''

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'' (1962), Hokey Wolf, along with his sidekick Ding-A-Ling, were among the guests who showed up to wish their friend

a happy birthday. * In the 1972 television movie ''

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'', both Hokey Wolf and Ding-A-Ling appeared together as part of the gang. The film was part of ''

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'' and also the pilot for ''

''. * In the 1982 television special ''

Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper ''Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper'' is a 1982 animated Christmas television special starring Yogi Bear. It is the third and final Yogi Christmas special. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, it first aired on on CBS. Along with Yogi's tradition ...

'', Hokey Wolf co-starred as a member of the group that visited Yogi in Jellystone Park. Hokey Wolf also mentioned to Ranger Smith that he is friends with the

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. * In the 1988 feature-length television film ''

The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound ''The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound'' is a 1988 animated Western television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. The film parodies various Western films (in a manner akin to ...

'', Hokey Wolf co-starred in and played the mayor of a western town named Two-Bit.

Other appearances

* Both Hokey and Ding-A-Ling appeared on ''

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''. ** Hokey made non-speaking

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s in the episodes "Peanut Puberty", "Evolutionary War", "Juror in Court", and "The Death of Harvey". ** Ding-A-Ling (voiced by

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) was a plaintiff in "SPF" when his name was being used without his consent as a URL for a pornographic website. He also appeared in "The Death of Harvey", and made cameo appearances in "Identity Theft" and "Juror in Court". * Hokey Wolf and Ding-A-Ling both appear in the

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original series ''

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''. Ding-A-Ling is portrayed as a child in the series.

''Hokey Wolf'' in other languages

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: ''Joca & Dingue-Lingue'' * fi, Hokey Susi * pl, Hokej Wilk * he, הוקי וולף * * da, Hokey Ulv * gr, Χόκεϊ Γουλφ * french: Garoup le Loup * cz, Hokej Vlk * it, Ugo Lupo * bg, Хоки Вълк * * sv, Hokey Varg * ja, Hokey, script=Latn のオオカミ (''Hokey Ookami'') * es, El Lobo Hokey * no, Hokey Ulv * hu, Lompos Lajos * sr, Vuk Vučko, script=Latn

References

External links

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