Hokey Wolf 1-Disc Box Set DVD

Hokey Wolf is the early-1960s NBC Hanna-Barbera segment that ran as part of The Huckleberry Hound Show, featuring the title con-artist wolf and his sidekick Ding-A-Ling working various scams and schemes through the kind of fast-paced comedy the studio produced during its earliest years. The segments aired starting in 1960, with a 27-episode collection capturing a substantial chunk of the broadcast catalog. The format runs as classic short-form theatrical-style animation pulled into television length.

What makes the series distinct is its place at the dawn of Hanna-Barbera's television production. Hokey Wolf was one of the studio's earliest properties, helping establish the catalog that would carry Hanna-Barbera into its 1960s and 1970s prime. The format keeps the chase-and-con premise tight across each episode, with Hokey's various schemes typically unraveling through the kind of comic-timing reversals that defined the studio's house style.

For its era, the segment represents Hanna-Barbera at its earliest reach. The 27 episodes captured here cover the catalog with the kind of breadth that gives viewers a real sense of what the studio was producing in its foundational period.

The most rewarding entries deliver the show's signature register. "Tricks And Treats" launches the collection with the establishing format. "Lamb Basted Wolf" runs a classic premise. "Robot Plot" delivers a science-fiction parody. "Booty On The Bounty" handles a pirate-themed entry. "Dogged Sheep Dog" runs an antagonist-pursuit plot. "Movies Are Bitter Than Ever" delivers a meta-comedy entry. "Phoney O And Juliet" parodies the Shakespeare premise. "Hokey S Missing Millions" runs a treasure-themed plot. "Aladdin S Lamb Chops" closes the run with a fairy-tale parody. All 27 episodes on 1 DVD collect a deep cut of the run, every Hokey scheme, every Ding-A-Ling moment, in one box.