tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post5214971646586938541..comments2024-03-27T01:21:03.543-07:00Comments on Yowp: Huckleberry Hound — Piccadilly DillyYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-49755567704057516572011-03-20T12:27:01.968-07:002011-03-20T12:27:01.968-07:00I lived in England for three years and I wanted to...I lived in England for three years and I wanted to comment on the Yorkshire accent. I have a friend from Yorkshire and they speak a completely different English than the rest of the country, even she admits it. People from Yorkshire will word things in strange ways that do not make any sense to other people, but to a Yorkshire, it makes perfect sense. One time we had parked a car in a parking lot and she went looking for something. She came over and said something totally off the wall in Yorkshire and I went "huh?" She replied, "Oh, that's right, you speak English" and then said that she wanted to know where to pay for the car park. The joke in the cartoon is on Huck because of his southern accent. The British Captain thinks Huck is from Yorkshire and he cannot understand Huck's southern drawl. It's a great joke.Greg Chenowethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-90544775634112131122011-02-15T17:37:52.725-08:002011-02-15T17:37:52.725-08:00Frank, cartoons not on DVD has been taped off TV a...Frank, cartoons not on DVD has been taped off TV and uploaded by people in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil. I've tried to find copies with the best resolution; quality varies. Virtually all of them have TV channel bugs and eliminating those is extremely time-consuming.<br /><br />If anyone has suggestions on where to find decent copies of anything not on DVD .. especially with full credits .. I'd be very happy. I don't care about the language, just as long as frames don't overlap.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-59266362794345256552011-02-15T12:47:20.067-08:002011-02-15T12:47:20.067-08:00These screenshots are really great!These screenshots are really great!Frank Fortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082784505546226048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-66940154112530366742011-02-14T20:43:07.901-08:002011-02-14T20:43:07.901-08:00Joe, that's puzzles me as well. I understand f...Joe, that's puzzles me as well. I understand from Earl Kress the cartoons were restored and waiting for release. There's no reason I can see the Curtin-scored cartoons are not part of the Archives programme. And they could easily add the Hokey and Loopy cartoons in some kind of "Huck and Friends" release.<br /><br />Howard, thanks for the note. Didn't know that. Maybe that was before everyone wanted their piece of the money pie and no one worried about the old music.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-42207025708928782082011-02-14T16:43:12.697-08:002011-02-14T16:43:12.697-08:00Yowp rightly declares:
“Because Warners crunched ...Yowp rightly declares:<br /><br />“Because Warners crunched the profit-numbers and decided the cost of the rights is too high compared to their prospective return. Clearance isn't the problem. It's what the rights-holder wants to charge vs what someone wants to pay.”<br /><br />I DO get that, but why not release the small number of Huck and Quick Draw shows with Hoyt Curtin scores. Huck could be a two-disc set (or one double sided) and Quick Draw a single-disc set. I’d finally get some Hokey Wolf on DVD! <br /><br />Why this can’t be a part of the made-to-order Warner Archives program is beyond me!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-35178710757520520032011-02-14T15:09:13.302-08:002011-02-14T15:09:13.302-08:00Well, Howard, before Yowp will jump in here with t...Well, Howard, before Yowp will jump in here with the same answer here, it's 'cause Capitol THEMSELVES had not yet heard from the legitious folks, and thus for a decade or thereabouts more could still MARKET those cues!!!! [till 1994-95!]<br /><br />Take care!!:)Steve C.http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001249396142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-31692142575783324132011-02-14T09:24:39.734-08:002011-02-14T09:24:39.734-08:00FWIW, several other Season 3 Huck shorts did appea...FWIW, several other Season 3 Huck shorts did appear a late 1980s VHS release in the "Hanna-Barbera Personal Favorites" series hosted by Bill and Joe themselves. There was one tape with Huck on the cover. "Spud Dud", "Science Friction", "Knight School" and Legion Bound Hound" were shown, with the rest of the program taken up by shorts with other pre-1965 characters. <br /><br />Additionally, Season 2's "Wiki Waki Huck" was on one of numerous 1989-90 H-B home releases based on seasons and major holidays. These usually had one FLINTSTONE episode and a dozen or so shorts from a wide assortment of pre-1966 characters. It was through these tapes that I saw my first-ever Loopy deLoop cartoon.<br /><br />This was back in the days when H-B properties seemed under the ownership of variously Worldvision and Universal. So there seemed to be no problems with ownership or music rights.Howard Feinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-49063766336799929052011-02-14T06:39:22.137-08:002011-02-14T06:39:22.137-08:00Because Warners crunched the profit-numbers and de...Because Warners crunched the profit-numbers and decided the cost of the rights is too high compared to their prospective return. Clearance isn't the problem. It's what the rights-holder wants to charge vs what someone wants to pay.<br /><br />None of the Shaindlin music was on the Hanna-Barbera music CD some years ago for the same reason. There were nine Phil Green cues because they were priced within what Rhino was willing to spend to re-release them.<br /><br />The irony is HB used the cues because they were cheaper than having the cartoons scored. Now, they seem to be as expensive as negotiating music rights for anything else.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-35432918023461107922011-02-14T04:08:08.551-08:002011-02-14T04:08:08.551-08:00On the subject of why such great stuff is STILL is...On the subject of why such great stuff is STILL is not on DVD… <br /><br />For those who possess the DVD set STAR TREK VOYAGER SEASON SEVEN, check out the very end of the episode “Workforce: Part II”, and you’ll see a (presumably) public domain cartoon playing with the VERY UNDERSCORE that supposedly denies us Huckleberry Hound on DVD! The cartoon appears to be of ‘30s / ‘40s vintage (I can’t identify it), but the score is“LAF-7-12 FUN ON ICE (Shaindlin)” used here in "Piccadilly Dilly". <br /><br />How (of even IF) did CBS PARAMOUNT get that cleared for an episode of STAR TREK VOYAGER, and Warner can’t do the same for Huckleberry Hound? <br /><br />CBS PARAMOUNT is the studio that is regularly savaged on DVD message board threads for music replacement in a number of shows – most notably THE FUGITIVE! Opinions vary on this, but at least the entire four seasons of THE FUGITIVE will be complete as of this week… and we’ve been waiting since 2005 for more Huckleberry Hound.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-23786647711932411682011-02-13T21:14:35.097-08:002011-02-13T21:14:35.097-08:00Amen, Joe!
Most know that I'm not much of a H...Amen, Joe!<br /><br />Most know that I'm not much of a Hanna-Barbera person, but this is a really good one (and for the only time, IMHO, is better than its Warner inspiration).ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-31929687286350278902011-02-13T18:12:58.017-08:002011-02-13T18:12:58.017-08:00This might actually be my favorite Huck cartoon of...This might actually be my favorite Huck cartoon of all four seasons! <br /><br />Incredible dialogue by Foster! That’s what REALLY sells it! I could see how it could be mistaken for Maltese. <br /><br />And the “Giggles Flintstone Laugh” by Hal Smith… And the backgrounds… And the transformation sequence, making the most of limited animation… And the final chase-off sequence! <br /><br />Oh, this is just a winner in ALL respects! <br /><br />Such a shame it’s not on DVD!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-72535968891152181752011-02-13T17:39:08.433-08:002011-02-13T17:39:08.433-08:00Zartok, someone's already done it for me, than...Zartok, someone's already done it for me, thanks.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-54644511596016084402011-02-13T13:51:09.260-08:002011-02-13T13:51:09.260-08:00nice-looking cartoon. huck's laid-back reactio...nice-looking cartoon. huck's laid-back reactions are amusing. i like the flat, slightly distorted interior of the doctor's lab. and i like the horse that's pulling the inspector's wagon.and, of course, patterson's drawings.david simmonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-74777861021407229032011-02-13T11:23:08.418-08:002011-02-13T11:23:08.418-08:00Marrying soundtracks with video footage isn't ...Marrying soundtracks with video footage isn't so bad. I could do it for you, if you want.Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-69360796549052664742011-02-13T08:07:46.281-08:002011-02-13T08:07:46.281-08:00''Spud Dud'' was included in a DVD...''Spud Dud'' was included in a DVD from Warner Home Video called ''Cartoon Crack-Ups''back around 2001,I think.It was a sampling of various H-B shows,like Top Cat,Flintstones,and the Jetsons,along with Huck,Pixie and Dixie(''Heavens to Jinksy'')and Yogi Bear(''Bear-Faced Disguise'').Bill Lewisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-89452365522487204402011-02-13T03:05:25.085-08:002011-02-13T03:05:25.085-08:00Foster, I'm guessing, was quite the Anglophile...Foster, I'm guessing, was quite the Anglophile. He put Huck in England a bunch of times and there was another cartoon .. I can't find my notes .. where there was a bit of dialogue and I wondered how anyone in U.S. would be familiar with the reference.<br /><em>Spud Dud</em> was released on laserdisc some years ago; I think it's the only post-first season Huck to be released. I don't have a copy but one of the faithful Yowp readers e-mailed me the full soundtrack from it. I don't have the software, or patience, to marry it with the Spanish or Portuguese TV copy out there. <br />Gotta love the falling potato chips at the end. Foster wrote some strong third season Hucks. <em>The Unmasked Avenger</em> is probably his best. <br />Steve, you're correct about the cue. This review was written months ago before I got the name of it.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-44571987925033241092011-02-13T01:37:17.184-08:002011-02-13T01:37:17.184-08:00Really got a chuckles out of the "Yorkshire&q...Really got a chuckles out of the "Yorkshire" line when I first saw this, being typically British meself. I had always felt this was written by Mike Maltease going by that amusing side-gag until I remembered, as J Lee stated, Foster also penned "Dr. Jekyll's Hide" too. Another nice analysis, especially the discussions 'tween Huck and the Doc.<br /><br /><br />And talking of Huck/Monster storylines, I don't suppose you haven't found a copy of a Huck short entitled "Spud Dud"? The only available version (with full credits) is somewhere on YT in Spanish, alas.Chris Signorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308489347614565068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-18584514874892289972011-02-12T22:10:24.662-08:002011-02-12T22:10:24.662-08:00"Hyde and Hare" isn't a very convent..."Hyde and Hare" isn't a very conventional or in some ways, satisfying Bugs Bunny short, regarding Yowp's comments, in this comment entry, and above in his review, as Bugs is more smarter in most others, and because of that closing punchline, and of course getting back to Huck, "Huck's Hack" misfires that way as well, though the Dr.Jekyll thing works here for Huck since he doesn't see the Dilly change, like you said. I like how the Dilly as that unidenfitied spooky muted music is on "drains" the potion of his into the sink...into a bottle! The mutual misunderstanding based on regional accents is definitely one of the best. Ain't that the cue "Lickety Split" [see "Nowhere Bear" as mentioned here, and "Heavens to Jinksy" elsewhere] at the end [Huck: "Ah haves TWO 'dillies' to worry about n'yayow!"]<br /><br />SCSteve C.http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001249396142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-32789023547550793772011-02-12T20:58:21.338-08:002011-02-12T20:58:21.338-08:00Outside of Joe Friday, was there a more deadpan po...Outside of Joe Friday, was there a more deadpan policeman than 'uckleberry 'ound?<br /><br />Foster also did 1954's "Dr. Jekyll's Hide", which in itself was a reworking and improvement on 1953's "Tree for Two" -- both featuring Sylvester and the two dogs Spike/Alfie and Chester, who also have no clue what was going on (the original features an escaped panther that the bulldog can't figure out is not Sylvester -- the 1954 version cribs the Dr. Jekyll story to make Sylvester and his chemically inducted evil side more central to the plot). Warren and Friz liked the idea so much, they'd both redo it two more times.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-13219098422404841432011-02-12T17:23:03.579-08:002011-02-12T17:23:03.579-08:00The great irony is that even though Huck never ful...The great irony is that even though Huck never fully grasps what's going on, he turns out to ultimately be correct in arresting Jekyll. And the captain is even more clueless. "You're balmy, 'uckleberry."<br /><br />Love Huck's response to the forgiving Jekyll about mistakes happening. "Yeah, sometimes one right after the other."Howard Feinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-31826474973248162292011-02-12T14:29:25.840-08:002011-02-12T14:29:25.840-08:00Thanks, Zartok. I'll add a note about that. I ...Thanks, Zartok. I'll add a note about that. I completely forgot about it because I've never liked the cartoon.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-509009936855204462011-02-12T13:22:55.779-08:002011-02-12T13:22:55.779-08:00Another sourse to point out would be 1955's &q...Another sourse to point out would be 1955's "Hyde and hare", with Foster's direct involvement:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGm8sB_6koU<br /><br />I like Patt's aniamtion of Huck pulling off his helmet, it's nice and solid.<br /><br />Hal Smith's performance for the doctor sounds disturbingly simmilar to his later 'Winnie the pooh' work.Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-42558451290763106962011-02-12T12:24:35.736-08:002011-02-12T12:24:35.736-08:00It was exactly Ed Benedict who made the layout fro...It was exactly Ed Benedict who made the layout from this <i>Huckleberry Hound</i> episode, which makes a parody of <i>Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde</i>.rodineisilveirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751345474415214163noreply@blogger.com