''Hong Kong Phooey'' is an American animated television series produced by

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and originally broadcast on

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. The original episodes aired from September 7 to December 21, 1974, and then in repeats until 1976. The show was brought back in reruns in 1978 and 1981, and was included in the

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's Cartoon Express block throughout the '80s. The main character, Hong Kong Phooey, is the clownishly clumsy secret identity of Penrod "Penry" Pooch, working at a police station as a "mild-mannered" janitor under the glare of Sergeant Flint, nicknamed "Sarge". Penry disguises himself as Hong Kong Phooey by jumping into a filing cabinet – in so doing he always gets stuck, and is unstuck by his striped pet cat named Spot – and once disguised, gets equipped with the "Phooeymobile" vehicle that transforms itself into a boat, a plane or a telephone booth, depending on the circumstances. In fighting crime, he relies on his copy of ''The Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu'', a correspondence-course martial-arts instruction handbook. However, his successes are only either thanks to Spot, who provides a solution to the challenges, or the direct result of a comically unintended side effect of his efforts. The humor of the incompetence of Hong Kong Phooey is a recurring theme of each episode. The backgrounds were designed by Lorraine Andrina and Richard Khim.

Synopsis

Each episode begins with Rosemary, the somewhat ditzy telephone operator, getting a call about a crime which she explains to Sergeant Flint. Penry, the janitor, overhears the conversation and proceeds to transform himself into the crime-fighting canine (on whom Rosemary has a crush) by slipping into the hidden room behind the vending machine, then jumping into the bottom drawer of his filing cabinet, getting stuck, and, with help from Spot, coming out of the top drawer. After sliding behind an ironing board to the floor below, he bounces off an old sofa, through an open window, into a dumpster outside, and emerges driving his Phooeymobile. Even when he crashes into, harms, or otherwise inconveniences a civilian, the passer-by feels honored, as opposed to being annoyed or embarrassed, when they see who did it. One example was when he drove the Phooeymobile through wet cement, splattering the workers: they responded that it was an honor to have a whole day's work ruined by "the great Hong Kong Phooey". Despite his blatant lack of talent or intelligence, Hong Kong Phooey is feared by criminals and admired by citizens, but disliked by Sergeant Flint who sees him only as a hindrance to the police, and as evidenced in the final episode "Comedy Cowboys", Flint takes pleasure in arresting the framed hero (though he is later exonerated).

Production

Hong Kong Phooey is voiced by

Scatman Crothers Benjamin Sherman Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986), known professionally as Scatman Crothers, was an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show ''Chico and the Man'', and Dick Hallo ...

. Sergeant Flint is voiced by

Joe E. Ross Joe E. Ross (born Joseph Roszawikz; March 15, 1914 – August 13, 1982) was an American actor known for his trademark "Ooo! Ooo!" exclamation, which he used in many of his roles. He starred in such TV sitcoms as ''The Phil Silvers Show'' and '' C ...

, who was best known as Officer Gunther Toody in the early 1960s television series ''

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'' As Flint, Ross revived Toody's famous "Ooh! Ooh!" exclamation, which he had also used when playing mess sergeant Rupert Ritzik, in The Phil Silvers Show. The final episode, "Comedy Cowboys", was intended as a

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for a new series. In this two-part episode, several new cartoon characters, who are named Honcho, The Mystery Maverick, and the Posse Impossible, appear and help to clear Hong Kong Phooey of a crime. These characters later appear in their own continuing segment, "Posse Impossible" on ''

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''. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show uses the limited Hanna-Barbera laugh track.

Music

The show's opening theme, titled "Hong Kong Phooey", was written and composed by

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William Hanna William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of ''Tom and Jerry'' as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the ani ...

, and

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, and sung by Crothers himself. For the end credits, a shortened instrumental version of the same song was used. A cover performed by Sublime is included on the 1995

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'' Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits,'' produced by

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for

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Episodes

Home media

On August 15, 2006,

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released the complete series on 2-disc DVD in Region 1. The DVD set includes commentary on select episodes as well as a documentary of the show from its development through its legacy. The set also includes production designs, never-before-seen original artwork, new interviews, and the special feature ''Hong Kong Phooey—The Batty Bank Gang: The Complete Storyboard''. The series is also available in the UK as a Region 2 two-disc set, and as two separate volumes in Region 4. The shorts "Car Thieves" and "Zoo Story" were also released on a 1970s Saturday morning cartoon compilation.

Voice Cast

as Hong Kong Phooey/Penrod "Penry" Pooch * Kathy Gori as Rosemary *

as Sergeant Flint *

Don Messick Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor. He was best known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons. His best-remembered vocal creations include Scooby-Doo, Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in ...

as Spot, The Narrator, Additional Voices

Additional Voices

Daws Butler Charles Dawson Butler (November 16, 1916May 18, 1988) was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Ho ...

Richard Dawson Richard Dawson (born Colin Lionel Emm; 20 November 1932 – 2 June 2012) was a British-born American actor, comedian, game-show host and panelist in the United States. Dawson was well known for playing Corporal Peter Newkirk in ''Hogan's Hero ...

Ron Feinberg Ronald Aaron Feinberg (October 10, 1932 – January 29, 2005) was an American character and voice actor who appeared in films and on television. Career At 6' 7", the towering Feinberg played the character Fellini, opposite Don Johnson, in the ...

* Bob Holt *

Casey Kasem Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, actor, and radio personality, who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably '' American Top 40''. He was the first actor to voice Nor ...

* Jay Lawrence *

Peter Leeds Peter Leeds (May 30, 1917 – November 12, 1996) was an American actor who appeared on television more than 8,000 times and also had many film, Broadway, and radio credits. The majority of his work took place in the 1950s and 1960s. Working ...

Allan Melvin Allan John Melvin (February 18, 1923 – January 17, 2008) was an American actor and impressionist, who was cast in hundreds of television episodes from the 1950s to the early 1990s, often appearing in recurring roles on various series. Some of th ...

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Robert Ridgely Robert Ridgely (December 24, 1931 – February 8, 1997) was an American actor, known for both on-camera roles and extensive voice-over work. Biography Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, Ridgely worked as a cabaret entertainer.Staff"Robert Ridgely, 65 ...

Fran Ryan Fran Mary Ryan (November 29, 1916 January 15, 2000) was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Career Ryan began performing at the age of six at Oakland's Henry Duffy Theatre. ...

* Hal Smith *

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* Lee Vines *

Janet Waldo Janet Waldo (born Jeanette Marie Waldo; February 4, 1919 – June 12, 2016) was an American radio and voice actress. In animation, she voiced Judy Jetson in various Hanna-Barbera media, Nancy in ''Shazzan'', Penelope Pitstop, Princess from '' B ...

* John Stephenson *

Lennie Weinrib Leonard Weinrib (April 29, 1935 – June 28, 2006) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show ''H.R. Pufnstuf'', Grimace in McDonaldland commercials, the title role in ...

Frank Welker Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. He began his career in the 1960s, and holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits as of 2022, making him one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. With ...

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Other media

With a copyright of 2001, Alan Lau, in conjunction with Wildbrain.com, produced a flash animation webshow cartoon that was prominently featured on CartoonNetwork.com, and could still be found there as of the middle of June 2015. While Penry appears identical to the original incarnation, Hong Kong Phooey is a much larger, cut, and highly competent and skilled fighter—even without Spot the cat. Hong Kong Phooey faces off against and easily defeats evil anthropomorphic animals: a trio of rabbits, what appears to be a crane, and a reptilianoid (that appears to be a

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). At the end he morphs back to Penry with a smile and sparkle in his eye.

Film

* On July 12, 2009, it was announced that

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had been hired to write the screenplay for a ''Hong Kong Phooey'' film to be released by

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Alex Zamm Alexander Zamm (born in Woodstock, New York) is an American film director and screenwriter. Zamm has directed such films as ''My Date with the President's Daughter'', '' Tooth Fairy 2'', ''The Pooch And The Pauper'', '' Dr. Dolittle: Million Doll ...

was slated to direct, and

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Andrew Kosove Andrew A. Kosove is an American film and television producer who has produced 35 films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the film '' The Blind Side''. Alongside his producing partner, Broderick Johnson, he is the co-founder and co-CEO o ...

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, and

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were identified as producers. According to the announcement,

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would back the film. It was announced on August 10, 2011, that

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would be voicing Penry/Hong Kong Phooey in the film.Fleming, M.
Eddie Murphy Lends Voice To 'Hong Kong Phooey' Feature
''Deadline.com'' (August 10, 2011). On December 28, 2012, test footage of the film was leaked, showing a computer generated character in live action scenery. , no further information has been revealed since. * Hong Kong Phooey briefly appears on the side of an arcade machine in the film ''

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'' (2020).

TV series

* Hong Kong Phooey/Penrod "Penry" Pooch appears in the TV series ''

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'', with Scatman Crothers reprising his role. He is a member of the "Scooby Doobies", which consists of characters from Hanna-Barbera's shows from the 1970s. Hong Kong Phooey was selected as a replacement for the title character from '' Jeannie'', as legal issues with

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(who owned the rights to the ''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marrie ...

'' characters through their television division) prevented the ''Jeannie'' characters from appearing in the show. * Hong Kong Phooey made a cameo in the "Agent Penny" episode of the ''

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'' segment of ''

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''. * To date, Hong Kong Phooey has appeared in two segments on ''

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'': ** "Enter the Fat One (Part 2)", in the episode " S&M Present", where he fights

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in a karate tournament. ** "Laff-A-Munich", in the episode " Ban on the Fun", in a segment that spoofs ''

'' in the style of the

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and the

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based on the massacre. * Hong Kong Phooey made a cameo in the ''

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'' episode "K-9 Quarry". He was amongst the poached Hanna-Barbera characters on the Alien Hunter's ship. * Hong Kong Phooey/Penrod "Penry" Pooch appears in the new ''

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'' episode "Hong Kong Screwy", voiced by

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. The racers encounter him in China and help him fight the forces of the evil organization K.I.T.T.Y. led by Golden Paw. Hong Kong Phooey's origin was also revealed. * In the 2003 episode of ''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American family television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes. The series follows a dysfunctional ...

'', "Future Malcolm", Malcolm helps a misanthropic man he played chess with in the park get an interview at the drug store where his mother works. In response to the question, "Why here?", Malcolm responds, "Because this is the only guy I know that would trade a job interview for a Hong Kong Phooey lunchbox." * Hong Kong Phooey will appear in ''

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''.

Music

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song "

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" describes a person as looking "like

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and Hong Kong Phooey all in one." *

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song "Nothing Came Out" mentions ''Hong Kong Phooey'' among other cartoons: "I want you to watch cartoons with me. '' He-Man'', ''

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'', and ''Hong Kong Phooey''." * The song "Sugarcane" by the

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mentions the side-effect of drugs as being "Quicker than the human eye or Hong Kong Phooey." * The song "Old School" by

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, features a few classic cartoon mentions. One of these is a mention of Phooey by rapper

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in the line "Ooh Wee, like a Hong Kong Phooey Kick", reminiscing about his childhood.

Literature

The children's

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''Hong Kong Phooey and the Fortune Cookie Caper'' by Jean Lewis, illustrated by Phil Ostapczuk, was published in 1975 by

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and Company, as well as ''Hong Kong Phooey and the Bird Nest Snatchers'' (1976) and ''Hong Kong Phooey and the Fire Engine Mystery'' (1977). ''Hong Kong Phooey's Hidden Pictures'' book by

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was published by

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in 1976.

Art

In January 2015, a

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of Hong Kong Phooey sold at a

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auction for

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2 million. The copy sold was a re-creation by the artist

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after the original was removed from a city wall by Hong Kong authorities.

Comics

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published seven issues of a ''Hong Kong Phooey'' comic book during the show's run. Much of the art was produced by

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The character appeared in 2017 in ''Scooby-Doo Team-Up'' #51-52 digital comic (released in print as #26). In 2018, a re-imagined version of Hong Kong Phooey appeared alongside

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in the DC comic book ''Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey Special'' #1.
Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey Special
' at DCcomics.com

References

External links

*
''Hong Kong Phooey Fanriffic Zone''
– Featuring an interview with Kathy Gori, voice of Rosemary the telephone operator

at

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Archived
from the original on February 5, 2016.

– Profile on ''Hong Kong Phooey''

–

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