Tricks And Treats
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Tricks And Treats is the very first pilot episode of the Hokey Wolf
cartoon series, debuting in the premiere third season of The Huckleberry Hound Show on September 11, 1960. It was produced and directed by William Hanna
and Joseph Barbera
, while the story was crafted by Warren Foster
.
Pretending to have a crippled leg, Hokey tells the farmer he'll be taking him to court for animal cruelty, but the farmer instead invites Hokey into his house and offers him a meal in return. After being left unattended by farmer Smith for a brief period, Hokey calls the humane society for protection and to publish a story, though the farmer later returns to see Hokey is alright after all. Now angry with the situation, the farmer threatens to shoot Hokey when the humane society arrives at the same time for publicity photographs. The cartoon then ends with farmer Smith being forced to provide foster care for both Hokey and Ding-A-Ling.
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...
cartoon series, debuting in the premiere third season of The Huckleberry Hound Show on September 11, 1960. It was produced and directed by William Hanna
William Hanna
William Denby Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of people for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by...
and Joseph Barbera
Joseph Barbera
Joseph Roland Barbera was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century....
, while the story was crafted by Warren Foster
Warren Foster
Warren Foster , was a writer, cartoonist and composer for the animation division of Warner Brothers and later with Hanna-Barbera....
.
Plot
In their first ever cartoon appearance, both Hokey Wolf and his young companion Ding-A-Ling Wolf are trotting through the countryside until Ding mentions he is hungry and tired. In Hokey's possession is his makeshift "survival kit" within a briefcase, which includes a wolf trap, a camera, and a newspaper; all used to frame an unsuspecting farmer and eventually work their way into a hot meal. When they arrive at a farmer's house, they go up to its chicken coop and Hokey assembles the survival kit with his foot inside the wolf trap. Hokey starts howling until farmer Smith rushes up to him and Ding begins taking pictures with the kit's camera of the innocent act.Pretending to have a crippled leg, Hokey tells the farmer he'll be taking him to court for animal cruelty, but the farmer instead invites Hokey into his house and offers him a meal in return. After being left unattended by farmer Smith for a brief period, Hokey calls the humane society for protection and to publish a story, though the farmer later returns to see Hokey is alright after all. Now angry with the situation, the farmer threatens to shoot Hokey when the humane society arrives at the same time for publicity photographs. The cartoon then ends with farmer Smith being forced to provide foster care for both Hokey and Ding-A-Ling.
See also
- The Huckleberry Hound Show
- List of The Huckleberry Hound Show episodes
- Hokey WolfHokey WolfHokey 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...
- Ding-A-Ling Wolf
- List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera
External links
- The Cartoon Scrapbook – Catoon Scrapbook: Hokey Wolf
- The Big Cartoon DataBase – Tricks And Treats Episode Details