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Hokey Wolf
Hokey Wolf's Title Card
GenreComedy
Created byHanna-Barbera
Written byJoseph Barbera
Warren Foster
Dan Gordon
Michael Maltese
Charles Shows
Directed byWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Presented byHuckleberry Hound
StarringHokey Wolf
Ding-A-Ling Wolf
Voices ofDaws Butler
Doug Young
ComposerHoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes29 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Running time7 Minutes Per Short
Production companyHanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
NetworkFirst-Run Syndication
ReleaseSeptember 11, 1960 (1960-09-11) –
December 1, 1961 (1961-12-01)
Related
The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958)

Hokey Wolf is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon about the adventures of a con-artist wolf (voiced by Daws Butler with the impersonation of Phil Silvers) who is always trying to cheat his way into the simple life. He is often accompanied alongside by his young, diminutive, sidekick Ding-A-Ling Wolf (voiced by Doug Young with the impersonation of Buddy Hackett), both of whom are featured as part of the The Huckleberry Hound Show in their own segment.

History

The initial creation of Hokey Wolf occurred when another follow-up segment was needed, because Yogi Bear's rising popularity in preceding appearances warranted a promotion to his own self-titled show.[1] As a result of the change in schedule, Hokey Wolf had made its debut in the premiere of the third season of The Huckleberry Hound Show on September 11, 1960 (1960-09-11) and became a regular appearance afterward on this segment. Hokey's theme music for his segment of the show was composed by Hoyt Curtin and used an instrumental version of the refrain from Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here.[2]

The segment follows the everyday misadventures of its main protagonist, Hokey Wolf, and his young companion, Ding-A-Ling Wolf, through their typical con-artist routines of getting what they need in their daily lives.[1] Through each episode, Hokey would usually try to fool farmers and other antagonists with food-stealing schemes and/or finding a place to stay without cost, only for most of these tricks to back-fire on him in one way or another.[1]

Character Information

File:Ding-A-Ling Wolf.jpg
Ding-A-Ling Wolf, who is Hokey's sidekick.

Both of the cartoon's feature characters were designed by animation artist and character designer Ed Benedict.[3]

Hokey Wolf

Hokey Wolf 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 bow tie with white collar and a violet-colored hat. His personality is very similar to that of fellow Hanna-Barbera character, Top Cat.

Ding-A-Ling Wolf

Main article: Ding-A-Ling Wolf

Ding-A-Ling is the younger sidekick to Hokey Wolf who always accompanies him throughout each misadventure. He is usually eager to fulfill Hokey's ambitious con-artist footsteps, but often reconsiders the plans Hokey will come up with in many situations. Ding typically wears a bowler hat (sometimes red, sometimes black), a sleeveless green shirt, and a black vest.

Original Segment on The Huckleberry Hound Show

See also: List of The Huckleberry Hound Show episodes

In total, both Hokey and Ding-A-Ling Wolf have starred in 29 seven-minute cartoons throughout the third and fourth seasons (1960-1961) of The Huckleberry Hound Show.[4] Their pilot episode was Tricks And Treats, which aired on September 11, 1960 (1960-09-11). The Hokey Wolf series would come to an end with the episode Bean Pod’ners, airing on December 1, 1961 (1961-12-01). Below is a complete listing of all cartoon shorts with the main protagonist Hokey Wolf:

First Season: September – December 1960

No. Episode Name First Showing
1 Tricks And Treats September 11, 1960 (1960-09-11)
2 Hokey Dokey September 18, 1960 (1960-09-18)
3 Lamb-Basted Wolf September 25, 1960 (1960-09-25)
4 Which Witch Is Witch October 2, 1960 (1960-10-02)
5 Pick a Chick October 9, 1960 (1960-10-09)
6 Robot Plot October 16, 1960 (1960-10-16)
7 Boobs In the Woods October 23, 1960 (1960-10-23)
8 Castle Hassle October 30, 1960 (1960-10-30)
9 Booty on the Bounty November 6, 1960 (1960-11-06)
10 Hokey in the Pokey November 13, 1960 (1960-11-13)
11 Who’s Zoo November 20, 1960 (1960-11-20)
12 Dogged Sheep Dog November 27, 1960 (1960-11-27)
13 Too Much to Bear December 4, 1960 (1960-12-04)

Second Season: August – December 1961

No. Episode Name First Showing
14 Movies are Bitter than Ever August 18, 1961 (1961-08-18)
15 Poached Yeggs August 25, 1961 (1961-08-25)
16 Rushing Wolf Hound September 1, 1961 (1961-09-01)
17 The Glass Sneaker September 8, 1961 (1961-09-08)
18 Indian Giver September 15, 1961 (1961-09-15)
19 Chock Full Chuck Wagon September 22, 1961 (1961-09-22)
20 Bring ’Em Back a Live One September 29, 1961 (1961-09-29)
21 A Star Is Bored October 6, 1961 (1961-10-06)
22 West of the Pesos October 13, 1961 (1961-10-13)
23 Phony-O and Juliet October 20, 1961 (1961-10-20)
24 Hokey’s Missing Millions October 27, 1961 (1961-10-27)
25 Loot to Boot November 3, 1961 (1961-11-03)
26 Guesting Games November 10, 1961 (1961-11-10)
27 Sick Sense November 17, 1961 (1961-11-17)
28 Aladdin’s Lamb Chops November 24, 1961 (1961-11-24)
29 Bean Pod’ners December 1, 1961 (1961-12-01)

Further appearances (1972-2007)

Hanna-Barbera series

While the initial series ended in December 1961, Hokey Wolf went on to appear in four other animated Hanna-Barbera series as part of the entire group. These were as follows:

Hanna-Barbera films

Other appearances

Like many Hanna-Barbera characters, Hokey and Ding-A-Ling have each appeared on Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000-2007):

  • Hokey made non-speaking cameo appearances in the episodes “Peanut Puberty,” “Evolutionary War,” “Juror in Court,” and “The Death of Harvey.”
  • Ding-A-Ling (voiced by Neil Ross) appeared as a plaintiff in the episode “SPF,” and reprised this role in “The Death of Harvey.” He’s also seen in a brief flashback in the episode “Identity Theft.”

Hokey Wolf in Other Languages

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cartoon Scrapbook". Hokey Wolf
  2. ^ Mike's Classic Cartoon Themes – Hokey Wolf A small Hokey Wolf web page, featuring the opening theme music in MP3 format.
  3. ^ "Animation Guild". The MegaCollector's Hokey Wolf and Ding-A-Ling
  4. ^ Big Cartoon DataBase: Hokey Wolf
  5. ^ Template:Bcdb title
External image
image icon Toonarific: Hokey Wolf – Screenshots from Hokey Wolf at Toonarific.
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