The Ruff and Reddy Show (found episodes of NBC Hanna-Barbera animated series; 1957-1960)
The Ruff and Ready Show (also title as Ruff and Ready) is the first television production from William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators behind the Tom and Jerry series of theatrical short films.[1] The show features the adventures Ruff the Cat and Reddy the Dog, each episode was part of a longer thirteen episode story arc, with each series having four story arcs in total.[2]
It was produced by H-B Enterprises, formed after MGM closed its production studio in 1957.[3] under significantly lower budgetary constraints than the previous MGM productions.[4] It is one of the earliest original animated television programs and pioneered the use of limited animation techniques within television production[5] and although it was only a modest success [6] the show would pave the way for the studios more famous creations, such as The Huckleberry Hound Show which was released a year after Ruff and Reddy's first season.[7]
Broadcast History
The show debuted on December 14th, 1957 on NBC alongside live action puppetry segments hosted by Jimmy Blaine.[8] Afterwards it was re-run on NBS as part of the Captain Bob Cottle Show until 1964 and then syndicated to local children's television shows across the USA.[9] Later, in the 1980s, it was broadcast as part of the USA cable network's Cartoon Express although only briefly due to audiences at the time not embracing the characters.[10]
The final two broadcasts were briefly on Cartoon Network in the early 1990s and on Boomerang sometime around 2002.
Home Video
A small selection of episodes were released as Animal Follies on VHS and Laserdisc as part of the Hanna Barbera Personal Favorites Collection,[11][12] and on VHS in the UK as Ruff and Reddy: Crowds in the Clouds.
The first episode was announced to be part of the Best of Warner Brothers: Hanna Barbera 25 Cartoon Collection,[13] but was omitted, along with a number of other cartoons, from the final release.[14] The show has not officially been released on DVD. Unofficial full series collections have been found as listings on Animation collectors websites.[15][16] and on eBay, but have not been able to verify any of these releases or sellers due to the prohibitively high cost of acquiring them outside of the US.
Availability and Missing Episodes
104 of the 156 episodes created have been found through YouTube, DailyMotion and Archive.org uploads.
Here are the episodes that are currently unavailable to view to the public, as of June 2021.
Season | Episode | Title | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Season 2 | 054 | The Dummy Mummy | Lost |
Season 2 | 055 | The Chickenhearted Chickosaurus Chase | Lost |
Season 2 | 058 | The Chicken-Hearted Chickasaurus | Lost |
Season 2 | 064 | A Chick in Need Is a Chick Indeed | Lost |
Season 2 | 065 | Quick Trick Saves a Slick Chick | Lost |
Season 2 | 066 | Scary Tale on a Canyon Trail | Lost |
Season 2 | 067 | Borrowed Burro in a Burrow | Lost |
Season 2 | 068 | Pint Size Surprise for the Guys | Lost |
Season 2 | 069 | Reddy and Me and Pee-Wee Makes Three | Lost |
Season 2 | 070 | Hoss Thief Grief | Lost |
Season 2 | 071 | Tricked and Trapped by a Tricky Trapper | Lost |
Season 2 | 072 | Harry Safari and the Phoney Pony | Lost |
Season 2 | 092 | Missile Fizzle | Lost |
Season 2 | 093 | Missing Missile Mystery | Lost |
Season 2 | 094 | Never Land in Never-Neverland | Lost |
Season 2 | 095 | Polar Bear Scare | Lost |
Season 2 | 096 | A Liking for a Striking Viking | Lost |
Season 2 | 097 | Bear Hunting Is for the Birds | Lost |
Season 2 | 098 | Beep-Beep from the Deep-Deep | Lost |
Season 2 | 099 | Two Fiends in a Submarine | Lost |
Season 2 | 100 | Muscle Man Meets Missile Man | Lost |
Season 2 | 101 | Bull Fight Fright | Lost |
Season 2 | 102 | Reddy Clobbers Robbers | Lost |
Season 2 | 103 | Machine Gun Fun | Lost |
Season 2 | 104 | Bad Guys Meet the Good Guys | Lost |
Season 3 | 105 | Dizzy Deputies | Lost |
Season 3 | 106 | Later Later, Alligator | Lost |
Season 3 | 107 | Gator Caper | Lost |
Season 3 | 108 | Chip Off the Old Chopper | Lost |
Season 3 | 109 | La Fitt to Be Tied | Lost |
Season 3 | 110 | Hide and Go Seek on Okeechonokee Creek | Lost |
Season 3 | 111 | Boom Boom Doom | Lost |
Season 3 | 112 | Spellbound Fool in a Round Whirlpool | Lost |
Season 3 | 113 | Fast Chase Through a Spooky Place | Lost |
Season 3 | 114 | Looks Like the End for a Cotton Picking Friend | Lost |
Season 3 | 115 | No Laff on Half of a Raft | Lost |
Season 3 | 116 | Gator Thrills and Whooshmobiles | Lost |
Season 3 | 117 | Trapped and Snapped Sap | Lost |
Season 3 | 118 | Spooky Meeting at Spooky Rock | Lost |
Season 3 | 119 | Dig the Bigger Digger | Lost |
Season 3 | 120 | The Secret Bizz of Professor Gizz | Lost |
Season 3 | 121 | Test Hop Flip Flop | Lost |
Season 3 | 122 | Sticks and Stones and Aching Bones | Lost |
Season 3 | 123 | Gun, Gun, Who's Got the Gun? | Lost |
Season 3 | 124 | Big Papoose on the Loose | Lost |
Season 3 | 125 | Mine, Mine, All Mine Gold Mine | Lost |
Season 3 | 126 | Gold Data in the Substrata | Lost |
Season 3 | 127 | The Ghost with the Most | Lost |
Season 3 | 128 | In the Soup with a Supernatural Snoop | Lost |
Season 3 | 129 | Sneaky Knaves in the Caves | Lost |
Season 3 | 130 | Tailspin Twins | Lost |
External Links
References
- ↑ Emmys: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera Biography. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ The art of Hanna-Barbera : fifty years of creativity. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ Animation Resources page on Ruff and Reddy. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ Art of Hanna-Barbera; Fifty Years of Creativity Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ My life in Toons by Joseph Barbera. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ Ruff and Reddy: On Record Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ Museum of Broadcast Communications: Hanna Barbera. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ TV Party: Ruff and Reddy. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ Animation Resources: Ruff And Reddy. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ TV Party: Ruff and Reddy by Kevin S. Butler. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ Amazon UK listing of Animal Follies on VHS. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ Laserdisc Database: ID6613HA. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ Cartoon Brew: Warner Bros. Anniversary DVD Set salutes Hanna Barbera. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ DVD Review: The Best of Warner Bros.: Hanna-Barbera 25 Cartoon Collection. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ WingNuts Toons page on Ruff and Reddy. Retrieved 01 Jun '21
- ↑ Worlds Best Comics: Classic Cartoons. Retrieved 01 Jun '21