Huckleberry "Huck" Hound is a fictional cartoon character, a blue

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coonhound A coonhound, colloquially a coon dog, is a type of scenthound, a member of the hound group. They are an American type of hunting dog developed for the hunting of raccoons, hence their name, and also for feral pigs, bobcats, cougars, and bears. ...

that speaks with a

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. He first appeared in the series ''

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 ...

''. The cartoon was one of six TV shows to win an

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in 1960 as an "Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming"; the first animated series to receive such an award. Most of his

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s consist of Huck trying to perform jobs in different fields, ranging from

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to dogcatcher, with results that backfire, yet usually coming out on top, either through slow persistence or sheer luck. Huck does not seem to exist in a specific time period as he has also been a Roman

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, a medieval

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, and a

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. He also appears in futuristic cartoons, as an intergalactic space policeman, alongside other Hanna-Barbera characters. The trademark of Huck was his tone-deaf and inaccurate rendition of "

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", often used as a

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Concept and creation

In 1953,

Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American a ...

created a character known as the Southern Wolf (later Dixie Wolf in '' The Tom & Jerry Show'') for his MGM cartoons ''The Three Little Pups'' and ''

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''. Introduced as an antagonist to

Droopy Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face; hence his name. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro- ...

, the wolf had a southern drawl and laid-back mannerisms provided by

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 ...

. The most memorable trait of the character was that whenever something painful or unpleasant happened to him, the Wolf never lost his cool; instead, he calmly talked to the audience or kept whistling the song " Year of Jubilo". After Avery left MGM,

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and

Joseph Barbera Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist who co-founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian im ...

produced two more shorts with the character. In two of his cartoons (''Billy Boy'' and ''

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'') the wolf plays a role that was exactly like a usual Huckleberry Hound short, aside from his frequent use of slang, and the echo-like repetition of words he had only in ''Billy Boy''. ''Sheep Wrecked'' was the wolf's final appearance. Huck's name is a reference to the 1884 American novel ''

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' or as it is known in more recent editions, ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United St ...

'', written by

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. Hanna and Barbera almost named

Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic animal character who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows and films. He made his debut in 1958 as a supporting character in ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''. Yogi Bear was the first ...

"Huckleberry Bear". He was voiced in the original cartoons in 1958 by Daws Butler, who had given a similar voice and characterization to the dog characters Reddy in ''

The Ruff and Reddy Show ''The Ruff and Reddy Show'' (also known as ''Ruff and Reddy'') is an American NBC Saturday morning animated television series, is one of the earliest Saturday morning cartoons, and the first series made by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series fo ...

'' and Smedley in

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's ''

Chilly Willy Chilly Willy is a cartoon character, a diminutive penguin. He was created by director Paul Smith for the Walter Lantz studio in 1953, and developed further by Tex Avery in the two subsequent films following Smith's debut entry. The character ...

'' shorts. The voice for Huck was actually inspired by a neighbor of Butler's wife, Myrtis Martin, in her hometown

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. Butler would visit Myrtis and her family and would talk to the neighbor who was a

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. Butler found the man's voice amusing and remembered it when it came time to voice Huck. The voice bore similarities to that of

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, who likewise based his character accent on a rural North Carolina town (in Griffith's case, Mount Airy), and

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

was known for its characters' voices being

parodies A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...

of known celebrities; Butler, who had been using the accent for about a decade before Griffith became famous, denied using Griffith as an inspiration. Huckleberry's voice was originally loud, enthusiastic and joyful, to fit his occupation of a showman. As the show progressed, it became deeper, and calmer.

Role in later productions

* Huckleberry appeared in ''

The Yogi Bear Show ''The Yogi Bear Show'' is an American comedy animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that centers on the misadventures of forest-dwelling bear Yogi in Jellystone Park. The show debuted in syndication on January 30, 1961 ...

'' episode "Yogi's Birthday Party" where he and the others help celebrate Yogi Bear's birthday. * Huck makes a cameo in the ''

Top Cat ''Top Cat'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and originally broadcast in prime time on the ABC network. It aired in a weekly evening time slot from September 27, 1961, to April 18, 1962, for a single season of ...

'' episode "King for a Day", in a comic cover along with Yogi. * Huckleberry, Yogi, Boo-Boo,

Snagglepuss Snagglepuss is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character who debuted in prototype form in 1959 and established as a studio regular by 1961. A light pink anthropomorphic cougar sporting an upturned collar, shirt cuffs, and bow tie, Snagglepuss enjoys the ...

Quick Draw McGraw Quick Draw McGraw is a fictional anthropomorphic horse and the protagonist and title character of '' The Quick Draw McGraw Show''. He is a white horse, wearing a red Stetson cowboy hat, a red holster belt, a light blue bandana, and occasion ...

Magilla Gorilla Magilla Gorilla is a fictional gorilla and the star of ''The Magilla Gorilla Show'' by Hanna-Barbera that aired from 1963 to 1965. Character description Magilla Gorilla (voiced by Allan Melvin) is a fun-loving yet trouble-prone anthropomorphic go ...

and the others traveled around America in the half-hour series ''

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 Satur ...

''. Debuting in 1973, the characters traveled in Ark Lark, a hot air balloon. They solved problems including Mr. Waste's pollution, Mr. Bigot's bigotry, and other various issues. * Huckleberry appeared as a member of " The Yogi Yahooeys" team on ''

Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics ''Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics'' is a two-hour Saturday morning animated program block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on ABC from September 10, 1977, until October 28, 1978. The block featured five Hanna-Barbera series ...

'' from 1977 to 1979. * The ''

Galaxy Goof-Ups ''Galaxy Goof-Ups'' (also known as ''Yogi's Galaxy Goofs-Ups'') is a 30-minute American animated television series, a spin-off of ''Yogi's Space Race'' and the fourth incarnation of the '' Yogi Bear'' franchise. The show was produced by Hanna-Bar ...

'' segment of the 1978 series ''

Yogi's Space Race ''Yogi's Space Race'' is a 90-minute American animated television series and the third entry in the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise. Thirteen episodes were broadcast on NBC from September 9, 1978, to December 2, 1978, and featured the following four segm ...

'' featured new characters Captain Snerdley, Scare Bear, and Quack-Up the Duck with returnees Huckleberry and Yogi, traveling through space to multiple planets in a race throughout the galaxy. The one episode of ''Yogi's Space Race'' also reveals Huck's origin in

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. The series soon split off to its own half-hour program where Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Scare Bear, and Quack-Up are bumbling intergalactic police officers. * In 1979, Huck appeared alongside Yogi and the gang in ''

Casper's First Christmas ''Casper's First Christmas'' is a 1979 animated Christmas television special and crossover produced by Hanna-Barbera. It features Casper the Friendly Ghost and his friend Hairy Scarey from the animated series '' Casper and the Angels''. The speci ...

'', in which they meet

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and Hairy Scary. * ''

Yogi's First Christmas ''Yogi's First Christmas'' is a 1980 animated musical television film starring Yogi Bear and produced by Hanna-Barbera which first aired in syndication through Operation Prime Time on November 22, 1980. Throughout the 1980s it was offered to U. ...

'' (1980) featured Huckleberry and others helping Yogi Bear prevent Jellystone Lodge's owner from tearing it down. * In ''

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 ...

'' (1982), Huck drives in a van, bringing Snagglepuss,

Hokey Wolf ''Hokey Wolf'' is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon about the adventures of a con-artist wolf 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 who ...

, Quick Draw McGraw,

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy are Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters who debuted on ''The Quick Draw McGraw Show'' and appeared in their own segment. The segments centered on the misadventures of a dachshund father-and-son team. Doggie Daddy (vo ...

, and

Snooper and Blabber ''Snooper and Blabber'' is one of the three segments from '' The Quick Draw McGraw Show''. This show was produced by Hanna-Barbera between September 19, 1959 and October 20, 1962, and consists of 45 episodes. History Snooper and Blabber form a p ...

to Jellystone Park, before discovering that Yogi and Boo-Boo have escaped to a department store. * Syndicated series ''

The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera'' is an American animated syndicated programming block produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that ran on a weekly schedule and was performed in live action. The program ran from 1985 to 1994. Overview The ...

'' included a segment in 1985 called ''

Yogi's Treasure Hunt ''Yogi's Treasure Hunt'' (originally titled ''The Funtastic Treasure Hunt'') is an American animated television series and the fifth entry in the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, featuring Yogi Bear and various other ...

''; Huckleberry appeared alongside characters including Yogi and Boo-Boo,

Ranger Smith John Francis Smith, more commonly referred to as Ranger Smith (and known as Mr. Ranger by Yogi and Boo-Boo), is a fictional park ranger first appearing in the 1958 ''Yogi Bear'' cartoon series. The character is Yogi's main antagonist, and appears ...

, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss,

Dick Dastardly Dick Dastardly is a fictional character who has appeared in various animated series by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1968 onward. Dastardly's most famous appearances are in the series ''Wacky Races'' (his initial appearance) and its spin-off, '' ...

and

Muttley Muttley is a fictional dog created in 1968 by Hanna-Barbera Productions; he was originally voiced by Don Messick. He is the foil to the cartoon villain Dick Dastardly, and appeared with him in the 1968 television series '' Wacky Races'' and its ...

, and Top Cat. This show also debuted Huck's superhero alter-ego called "Huckle Hero". * In 1987, Huck appeared in the

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Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose ''Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose'' is a 1987 animated made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera as part of the ''Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10'' series. This film aired in syndication. Plot Yogi leads his friends on ...

'', traveling around the world, saving animals and fending off the Dread Baron and Mumbly. * Huck's starring role comeback was in the

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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 ...

'' (1988), where he is portrayed as a reluctant town sheriff and falls in love with, and later marries, the

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's daughter, Desert Flower. * Huckleberry appeared as a teenager in the 1991 series ''

Yo Yogi! ''Yo Yogi!'' is an American animated television series and the seventh entry in the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired from September 14 to December 7, 1991 on NBC for 13 episodes. This would be one of the last Yogi Bear ...

'', voiced by

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. One of his enemies, Wee Willie, was also featured as a teenager, vocalized by

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. * On June 11, 2000,

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aired a short film called "Sound Hound" as part of a series of short animations called "Cartoon Network Shorties" that would eventually be moved with the short musical animations known as "Cartoon Network Groovies" to its other channel devoted to old classics,

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. The short features Huckleberry as the lead character. Attempting to sing his signature song "

", he is repeatedly interrupted by the sounds of

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, like car horns,

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s, and

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s, and a visibly irritated Huckleberry zips a radio host's mouth closed, interrupts a man and woman's phone calls, and silences two teenagers rocking in a

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, all rendered with

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. As he finally begins to sing, all the people he silenced begin to scream in agony, due to his singing being so terribly loud. * Huck made a pictured cameo in the ''

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'' episode "Droopy Botox". He also made a cameo appearance in the last episode "The Death of Harvey". * Huckleberry Hound appears in the series ''

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'', voiced by

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. He is shown to be the

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of Jellystone and is mentioned to have been divorced three times.

Guest appearances

* Huck appeared in ''

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'' episode "

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", voiced by

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. Near the end of the episode, he confesses: "I was so

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, but I couldn't tell anyone". * Huckleberry Hound appeared in ''

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'' episode "Poppy". He eats Brak's grandfather's nose rubber. * Huckleberry Hound appears in the ''

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'' episode "Back on Shaq", voiced by

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. He appears as Seth Green's good luck charm in his basketball match against

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and Johnny Bravo. * Huck appeared in the ''

Evil Con Carne ''Evil Con Carne'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. The series centers on wealthy crime lord Hector Con Carne, who is reduced to his brain and stomach after an assassination attempt and subseq ...

'' episode "Hector, King of the Britons", voiced by

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. Though he is not seen in the episode, his voice is impersonated by Hector Con Carne when he asked by the Lady of the Lake to act out a fight between him and

Mojo Jojo ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American animated television series franchise that takes place in the fictional city of Townsville and stars the titular Powerpuff Girls, Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, who appear in the 1998 ''Powerpuff Girls'' ser ...

, who he also impersonates. * Huck appears in ''

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. It follows Billy, an extremely dimwitted, happy-go-lucky boy, an ...

'' episode "Irwin Gets a Clue", where he gets run over by Hoss Delgado's

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. * Huck appeared in the ''

Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animated stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The writers, ...

'' episode "Ban on the Fun". In a segment that parodies ''

Laff-A-Lympics ''Laff-A-Lympics'' is an American animated comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series premiered as part of the Saturday-morning cartoon program block '' Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics'', on ABC in 1977. The show is a spoof ...

'' in the style of the

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, he along with the Yogi Yahooeys were murdered by the Really Rottens. * Huckleberry briefly appeared in a

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commercial that aired in 2012. * Huckleberry appeared as a guest star in the 2017 reboot ''

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'', voiced by

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. In one episode "Hong Kong Screwy", he appears as Peter Perfect's stunt double in scenes where the racers and

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fight the soldiers of the evil organization K.I.T.T.Y. led by Golden Paw. In the other episode "Slow and Steady", Huck joins the racers and Ricochet Rabbit in a romp through the

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against Touché Turtle. * Huckleberry Hound made a cameo appearance in the ''

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'' segment "Suffragette City".

In other media

* Huckleberry is the singing narrator of a parody recording of

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's song, " Ringo", called "Bingo, Ringo" where the hound meets a man who appears to resemble

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drummer,

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, punctuated with considerable percussion. * ''Huckleberry Hound in Hollywood Capers'' is a 1993 computer game for

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, released only in Europe. It was, in fact, adapted from an earlier game, ''Dino Jr. in Canyon Capers''. * Huck appeared as a

closeted ''Closeted'' and ''in the closet'' are metaphors for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and other (LGBTQ+) people who have not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity and aspects thereof, including sexual identity and human ...

dog who is Snagglepuss's friend and Quick Draw McGraw's lover in the six-issue comic book miniseries '' Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles''. * Huck appeared in ''Green Lantern/Huckleberry Hound Special'' #1. * Huck appears in ''The Freddy Funko Show'' as Freddy's co-host, voiced by Chris Finney.

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