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Hokey Wolf 
Hokey Wolf's Title CardGenre Comedy Format Cartoon series Created by Hanna-Barbera Written by Joseph Barbera
Warren Foster
Dan Gordon
Michael Maltese
Charles ShowsDirected by William Hanna
Joseph BarberaPresented by Huckleberry Hound Starring Hokey Wolf
Ding-A-Ling WolfVoices of Daws Butler
Doug YoungComposer(s) Hoyt Curtin Country of origin 
United StatesLanguage(s) English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 29 (List of episodes) Production Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph BarberaRunning time 7 Minutes Per Short Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions Broadcast Original channel First-Run Syndication Picture format Color (NTSC) Audio format Monaural Original run September 11, 1960 – December 1, 1961 Chronology Preceded by Yogi Bear (1958) Related shows The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958) Hokey Wolf is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon about the adventures of a con-artist wolf (voiced by Daws Butler and based on Phil Silvers' "Sgt. Bilko" character) 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 imitating Buddy Hackett), both of whom are featured as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show in their own segment.
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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 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
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 would later be recycled for fellow Hanna-Barbera characters, Top Cat,and Yogi Bear who starred in a prime-time sitcom that ran from 1961 to 1962 that followed a very similar concept.
Ding-A-Ling Wolf, who is Hokey's sidekick.
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 follow in 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 episodesIn 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. The Hokey Wolf series would come to an end with the episode Bean Pod’ners, airing on December 1, 1961. Below is a complete listing of all cartoon shorts with the main protagonist Hokey Wolf:
1960 season
№ Episode Name First Showing 1 "Tricks And Treats" 11 September 1960 2 "Hokey Dokey" 18 September 1960 3 "Lamb-Basted Wolf" 25 September 1960 4 "Which Witch Is Witch" 2 October 1960 5 "Pick a Chick" 9 October 1960 6 "Robot Plot" 16 October 1960 7 "Boobs In the Woods" 23 October 1960 8 "Castle Hassle" 30 October 1960 9 "Booty on the Bounty" 6 November 1960 10 "Hokey in the Pokey" 13 November 1960 11 "Who’s Zoo" 20 November 1960 12 "Dogged Sheep Dog" 27 November 1960 13 "Too Much to Bear" 4 December 1960 1961 season
№ Episode Name First Showing 14 "Movies are Bitter than Ever" 18 August 1961 15 "Poached Yeggs" 25 August 1961 16 "Rushing Wolf Hound" 1 September 1961 17 "The Glass Sneaker" 8 September 1961 18 "Indian Giver" 15 September 1961 19 "Chock Full Chuck Wagon" 22 September 1961 20 "Bring ’Em Back a Live One" 29 September 1961 21 "A Star Is Bored" 6 October 1961 22 "West of the Pesos" 13 October 1961 23 "Phony-O and Juliet" 20 October 1961 24 "Hokey’s Missing Millions" 27 October 1961 25 "Loot to Boot" 3 November 1961 26 "Guesting Games" 10 November 1961 27 "Sick Sense" 17 November 1961 28 "Aladdin’s Lamb Chops" 24 November 1961 29 "Bean Pod’ners" 1 December 1961 Further appearances (1962-2007)
Hanna-Barbera series
While the initial series ended in December 1961, Hokey Wolf went on to appear in four other animated Hanna-Barbera series alongside other classic characters. These were as follows:
- Yogi's Gang (1973-1975) – Hokey was a member of the crew.
- Laff-A-Lympics (1977-1979) – Hokey Wolf played as a team member of The Yogi Yahooeys.
- Yogi’s Treasure Hunt (1985) – Hokey was a regular guest star in several episodes.
- Yo Yogi! (1991-1992) – Hokey Wolf (voiced by Matt Hurwitz) co-starred as the mayor of Jellystone Town. His younger companion, Ding-A-Ling, also made a brief non-speaking cameo as Hokey's sidekick in the episode "Super Duper Snag".
Hanna-Barbera films
- In the last episode of The Yogi Bear Show (1962), Hokey Wolf, along with his sidekick Ding-A-Ling, were among the guests who showed up to wish their friend Yogi Bear a happy birthday.[5]
- In the 1972 television movie Yogi's Ark Lark, both Hokey Wolf and Ding-A-Ling appeared together as part of the gang. The film was part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie and also the pilot for Yogi's Gang.
- In the 1982 television special Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper, Hokey Wolf co-starred as a member of the group that visited Yogi in Jellystone Park.
- In the 1988 feature length television film The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound, Hokey Wolf co-starred in and played the mayor of a western town named Two-Bit.
Other appearances
Like many other Hanna-Barbera characters, both Hokey Wolf and Ding-A-Ling have each appeared in the Adult Swim series 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 Wolf (voiced by Neil Ross) appeared as a plaintiff in the episode "SPF," and briefly 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
- Brazilian Portuguese: Joca & Dingue-Lingue
- French: Garoup le Loup
- Italian: Ugo Lupo
- Japanese: Hokeyのオオカミ (Hokey urufu)
- Spanish: El Lobo Hokey
- Hungarian: Lompos Lajos
- Serbian: Vuk Vučko
See also
- The Huckleberry Hound Show
- List of The Huckleberry Hound Show episodes
- List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera
- List of Hanna-Barbera characters
References
- ^ a b c "Cartoon Scrapbook". http://www.cartoonscrapbook.com/H/hokeywolf1960.htm. Hokey Wolf
- ^ Mike's Classic Cartoon Themes – Hokey Wolf A small Hokey Wolf web page, featuring the opening theme music in MP3 format.
- ^ "Animation Guild". http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/megacollectors-hokey-wolf-and-ding-ling.html. The MegaCollector's Hokey Wolf and Ding-A-Ling
- ^ Big Cartoon DataBase: Hokey Wolf
- ^ Yogi’s Birthday Party, Part 3 at the Big Cartoon DataBase
External links
External images
Toonarific: Hokey Wolf – Screenshots from Hokey Wolf at Toonarific. - The Cartoon Scrapbook – Profile on Hokey Wolf
- Don Markstein’s Toonopedia – Hokey Wolf at Toonopedia
- The Big Cartoon Database – A complete detailed listing of each Hokey Wolf episode.
- Toonarific – Toonarific profile on Hokey Wolf.
- Wing Nut Toons – Basic information about Hokey Wolf.
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