Hoppity Hooper
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| Hoppity Hooper | |
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| Premiere | September 26, 1964 |
| Finale | September 18, 1965 |
| Airs | |
| Creator | Jay Ward |
| Network | ABC |
| Style | 30-minute animated comedy |
| Company | Hooper Productions, in association with P.A.T-Ward |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Origin | USA |
Hoppity Hooper was an animated comedy airing Saturday mornings on ABC. It was produced and created by Jay Ward, creator of Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show.
Hoppity was a frog, a young and upstanding citizen of Foggy Bog, Wisconsin. Waldo Wigglesworth (a con-artist wolf) and his stooge Fillmore (a bear that loudly sounds a trumpet) are on the lam from the law when they happen upon Hoppity and convince him that he's Waldo's nephew. The trio sets about engaging in adventures serialized as 4-episode story arcs.
Unlike Bullwinkle, Hoppity Hooper plays it safe and foregoes the satire and political and social commentary. It does feature elements from Bullwinkle such as Fractured Fairy Tales, Peabody's Improbably History, and Mr. Know -It-All. Also featured is The World Of Commander McBragg (a Munchausen-esque tale-teller). This feature was produced by Leonardo-TTV.
In 1965, selected episodes were concurrently syndicated as Uncle Waldo And Friends.
Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | ||
| Chris Allen | Hoppity Hooper | 1 |
| Hans Conried | Waldo Wigglesworth | 1 |
| Bill Scott | Fillmore | 1 |
| Bullwinkle J. Moose | 1 | |
| Mr. Peabody | 1 | |
| June Foray | Rocket J. Squirrel | 1 |
| Paul Frees | Narrator | 1 |
| Walter Tetley | Sherman | 1 |
| Edward Everett Horton | Fractured Fairy Tales narrator | 1 |
| Kenny Delmar | Commander McBragg | 1 |
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | |||
| Season One | September 26, 1964 | September 18, 1965 | 52 |
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