Welcome to day thirty of Just Jot It January for 2023. Today’s word is canine.
What to write, what to write? If I spin the wheel of memories, where will it stop? What canine shall I write about?
BOOM! Cartoon Dogs! But which one? Precious Pup? Muttley? Astro? Mister Peabody? Deputy Dawg? No! It’s Hong Kong Phooey. Fearless crime fighter!
The first thought I had about this character was “Why do I know this cartoon?” I was already out of high school and out of the Air Force when it aired. We will save that question for another day. 🙄
Hong Kong Phooey was the alter ego crime fighting personality of mild mannered police station janitor Penrod Pooch. At the first sign of trouble, Penrod Pooch disappears into the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet where he inevitably gets stuck. Thanks to his loyal and snickering sidekick cat ‘Spot’ he escapes to fight crime.
Sadly, Hong Kong Phooey is a rather inept crime fighter. If it were not for Spot or his own bumbling incompetence, he would seldom catch the bad guys, but never fear. He will always take the credit!
Our hero relies on a mail order Kung Fu instruction book for his skillset. He drives the Phooeymobile which is capable of transforming into just about anything.
Police Sergeant Flint was not a fan of the crime fighter, but the station receptionist/telephone operator Rosemary had a huge crush on him.
The voice of Hong Kong Phooey was provided by none other than Scatman Crothers. He also sang the theme song.
Written as part of Linda Hill’s JusJoJan.
Prompt word today (canine) submitted by Dawn from Rhymes, Dreams, Fantasies, and Thoughts.
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I remember every dog on your list but this one, Maggie. I hope I catch the story as to why you know him.
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He was a latecomer and I think there were only 16 episodes in total, but he has quite a fan base.
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What a fun way to do this prompt! I loved cartoons, and my favorite dog was Underdog. 🙂
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I think we all loved Underdog.
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I didn’t see much television (I’m not saying I missed so much TV because I didn’t) over the years that I know none of these dogs. Do I feel deprived? Not at all but I would be no good on a quiz about TV!
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My generation in America loved our cartoons.
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I remember the boys loving Hong Kong Phooey and I remember all those dogs too great penultimate post Maggie 💜
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It was a cute cartoon.
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Yes it was 💜
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You sure stumped me on Hong Kong, Maggie. Until I saw the clip, I thought you were making him up.
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I guess someone made it up, Don. It just wasn’t me!
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I guess I was already aged out of cartoons by his time. Loved your recollections.
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I had, too, based on the dates it aired. A mystery.
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Dan and I are in the same boat. I”d never seen this one, All the rest I a, familiar with.
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He was a later bloomer.
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My favourite cartoon dog is Pudgy, who was Betty Boop’s dog. But I have a real dog of course, my wonderful Ollie. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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There’s nothing like the real thing, Pete.
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Well phooey. I missed meeting Hong Kong Phooey in the travels through my youth, and I’m sure sorry about that. I would have liked him! Fun post!
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Thanks. He was an unlikely hero type but enjoyable to watch.
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They couldn’t make this cartoon today….
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