''Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks'' is a
Hanna-Barbera cartoon television series that featured as a regular segment of the television 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 ...
'' from 1958 to 1961.
Plot
The cartoon series stars two
mice, the bow-tied Pixie (voiced by
Don Messick) and the vested Dixie (voiced 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 H ...
), and Mr. Jinks the
cat
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(also voiced by Butler impersonating
Marlon Brando) who is always outfoxed by the mice, causing him to utter his trademark line "I hates those meeces to pieces!" The show's plot itself and its characters followed the same basic concept as ''
Tom and Jerry
''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series c ...
'', the film series Hanna-Barbera had developed for
MGM
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; because Hanna-Barbera were constrained by the smaller budgets for television, ''Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks'' emphasized verbal humor to compensate for the more
limited animation
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Early history
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compared to the more
physical comedy used by the mostly mute ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts.
Cast
*
Don Messick as Pixie
*
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 H ...
as Dixie and Mr. Jinks
Episodes
Season 1 (1958–59)
Season 2 (1959–60)
Season 3 (1960–61)
Home media
In 1989, Hanna-Barbera Home Video released some episodes on the
VHS release entitled "Pixie and Dixie: Love Those Meeces to Pieces".
The episodes "King Size Surprise", "Judo Jack", and "Jinks Jr." were released on another VHS tape by Hanna-Barbera Home Video in 1990.
On November 15, 2005,
Warner Home Video
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It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Vide ...
released ''
The Huckleberry Hound Show–Vol 1''. Some cartoons are available on this
DVD
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release.
The "Heavens To Jinksy" short is available on the ''Cartoon Network Cartoon Crack Ups'' VHS and DVD.
''Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks'' in other languages
*
Brazilian Portuguese
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: ''Plic e Ploc e Chuvisco''
*
Bulgarian: ''Пикси, Дикси и мистър Джинкс''
*
Czech
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* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
: ''Pišta a Fišta'' (Mr. Jinks is called ''Fous'', meaning ''Whiskers'')
*
French: ''Pixie, Dixie et Jules''
*
German
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** Germania (historical use)
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** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
: ''Pixie und Dixie''
*
Hungarian: ''Inci, Finci és Kandúr Bandi''
*
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
: ''Pixie e Dixie''
*
Japanese
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** Japanese diaspor ...
: チュースケとチュータ (''Chuusuke to Chuuta''), (Mr. Jinks is called both Jinks and Doraneko)
*
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
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: ''Pixie, Dixie i Pan Jinks''
*
Serbian: ''Piksi i Diksi''
*
Spanish
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**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
: ''Pixie, Dixie y el Gato Jinks''. The characters were dubbed in an unusual way, each one speaking Spanish with a distinct accent. Mr. Jinks had a strong Southern Spanish (
Andalusian) accent, Dixie was
Cuban
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* Cuban citizen, a perso ...
and Pixie was
Mexican.
*
Turkish: ''Bıcır, Gıcır & Tırmık''
Other appearances
* Pixie and Dixie made a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Christmas special ''
Casper's First Christmas
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'' as brother and sister.
* Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in the Christmas 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 ...
''.
* Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks 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."
* Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks made non-speaking
cameos and in the opening title of ''
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 ...
''.
* Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks were featured in the ''
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 ...
'' as members of the Yogi Yahooeys.
* Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in some episodes of ''
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 ...
''.
* Pixie and Dixie appeared in the "Fender Bender 500" segment of ''
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
''Wake, Rattle, and Roll'' (retitled ''Jump, Rattle, and Roll'' when it aired on The Disney Channel on weekday afternoons in 1991''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 9, no. 5, September/October 1991: pp. 20, 36, 45.) is an American live-action/an ...
'' driving a cheese-modeled
monster truck
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called the Chedder Shredder. While Pixie was still voiced by Don Messick, Dixie was voiced by
Patric Zimmerman.
* In ''
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. The series premiered as part of the network's Saturday morning cartoon schedule on Septem ...
'', In episode of "Foul Play in Funland". When
Shaggy
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and
Scooby were in the Hall of Mirrors, Scooby sees a giant reflection of a mouse that is reminiscent of Pixie and Dixie in a mirror, shortly before Charlie the Funland Robot catches them.
* Pixie and Dixie were going to have a cameo in ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 19 ...
'', but were later dropped for unknown reasons.
* In ''
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 ...
'', Pixie and Dixie (voiced again by Don Messick and Patric Zimmerman) live in a
cheese store run by Mr. Jinks (voiced by
Greg Burson
Gregory Lewis Burson (June 29, 1949 – July 22, 2008) was an American voice actor. He was best known as a replacement for voice actors Daws Butler and Mel Blanc following their deaths in 1988 and 1989, respectively.
Career
Burson was trained ...
). In "Of Meece and Men,"
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, ''D ...
and
Muttley
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teach Mr. Jinks to act tough in order to get the two mice out of his cheese store causing the L.A.F. Squad to intervene.
* Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks (all voiced by
Jeff Bergman
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Bergman was the first to rep ...
) appeared in the Cartoon Network/
Boomerang
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short "Harasscat". Pixie and Dixie get a
restraining order on Jinks for
stalking
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.
* Cartoon Network had a
bumper
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with Pixie, Dixie, and Mr. Jinks
spoofing ''
The Shining'' which was a
Halloween eyecatch.
* In 1961, Mr. Jinks served as the
UK mascot
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of
Coco Pops
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.
* Pixie and Dixie make cameos in the ''
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
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'' episodes "Shazzan", "Juror in Court" and "The Death of Harvey".
* The series was parodied in the 1998–2001
Hungarian gag
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dub Narancs, Tetves és Dugó.
* Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in
DC Comics
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''Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special'' #1 as captured animals alongside other Hanna-Barbera characters.
* Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in ''
Jellystone!
''Jellystone!'' is an American animated streaming television comedy series developed by C. H. Greenblatt for HBO Max. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and features reimagined versions of various characters by Hanna-Barbera. It pr ...
'' with Mr. Jinks voiced again by Jeff Bergman and Pixie voiced by Jenny Lorenzo. Dixie is a girl in this series and yet to speak. Mr. Jinks works as Mayor
Huckleberry Hound
Huckleberry "Huck" Hound is a fictional cartoon character, a blue anthropomorphic coonhound that speaks with a North Carolina Southern drawl. He first appeared in the series ''The Huckleberry Hound Show''. The cartoon was one of six TV shows to ...
's
personal assistant
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and the mice are mentioned to own a candy store..
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See also
*
List of The Huckleberry Hound Show episodes
The following is an episode list for the American animated television series ''The Huckleberry Hound Show'' (1958–61). Each episode of the first two seasons comprises a ''Huckleberry Hound'' cartoon, a ''Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks'' ca ...
*
List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera
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Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
*
List of Hanna-Barbera characters
The following is a list of characters created by and featured in various Hanna-Barbera productions and series:
2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1995)
;2 Stupid Dogs
* Big Dog
* Little Dog
* Mr. Hollywood
* The Kitten
* Red Riding Hood
* Grandma
* The Wo ...
References
External links
Pixie and Dixieat
Don Markstein's ToonopediaArchivedfrom the original on September 4, 2015.
at the
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