Episode no. Season 1Episode 1 Episode number 2 Previous episode Grim Pilgrim | Season number 1 Air date 2 October 1958 Next episode Lion-Hearted Huck | |
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Directed by William HannaJoseph Barbera Written by Charles ShowsDan Gordon Featured music John Seely (Capitol Hi-Q Production Music Library) Original air date October 2, 1958 (1958-10-02) Directors | ||
Huckleberry Hound Meets Wee Willie is the very first pilot episode of the Huckleberry Hound cartoon series, debuting in the premiere segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show on October 2, 1958. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, while the story was crafted by Charles Shows and Dan Gordon.
Plot
In his first ever cartoon appearance, Huckleberry Hound is serving as a police officer and patrolling the streets until he receives a radio call to apprehend a 350-pound (158.8 kg) gorilla named Wee Willie who has gotten loose throughout the city. After coming across his suspect, the playful ape has no intention of being taken in and quickly runs away into a busy construction site where both he and Huckleberry Hound begin to match wits. The cartoon ends with officer Huckleberry eventually trapping Wee Willie inside a barrel until he later escapes again, taking Huckleberry's entire patrol car with him.