The Houndcats

1972

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1

EP9 The Perilous, Possibly, Pilfered Plans Mission Nov 04, 1972

EP12 Is There a Doctor in the Greenhouse Mission Nov 25, 1972

7.1| 0h30m| NR| en
Synopsis

The Houndcats is an American Saturday morning cartoon series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. The series was broadcast by NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1972, with reruns continuing until September 1, 1973. Thirteen episodes were produced.

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Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
LouHomey From my favorite movies..
Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
de_niro_2001 This De Patie Freleng offering was better than many of its contemporaries from Hannah Barbera. It was entertaining and didn't have any of Scooby Doo's predictability and sameness. It also had the of the best cartoon themes, although listening to the theme now I think the singers will start singing George Formby's window cleaning song at any moment. I never realised at the time it was a Mission Impossible parody. I mean, it's not obvious. Like Dastardly and Muttley and Penelope Pitstop it's set in a fantasy early 20th century. But the show had this wonderful recurring gag, based on Mission Impossible's trademark self-destructing record. Each week it would self-destruct in a different and totally unpredictable way. This show deserved to run for more than one season. In fact, I think it should be remade for today's kids.
marklungo-1 I was *really* into "The Houndcats" as a kid, and I'm not (too) embarrassed to admit I liked it today. While the show is indeed a combination of "Mission: Impossible" and the quickly canceled "Bearcats", I think another major influence was "The Wild, Wild West", only without the fights and the scantily clad women. At least there were plenty of power-hungry villains, though. (Remember, not only was "The Houndcats" a kids' show, but it was produced at a time when concern about violence on children's television was at its peak. That's probably one reason why the "Mission: Impossible" formula appealed to the producers: the Houndcats always tricked their opponents into defeat instead of beating them up.) Also, I'd like to correct a common error about "The Houndcats"' voice cast. Daws Butler did *not* play Stutz; that was Michael Bell. Butler played Rhubarb in a few episodes (presumably when Arte Johnson was unavailable; remember "Laugh-In" was still in production) and also played two of the villains, Grogan and Dr. Strangeless.
purakek Among the sluggish animation style during the 70s (this was the era of the OPEC oil price increases, thus even Hollywood had to scrimp and save), this series was at least watchable. While clearly a rip-off of Mission: Impossible, I also saw it as a rip-off of another short-lived series: Bearcats (with Dennis Cole). After all, the gang drives the same car, they seek adventure and the leader of this group is Stutz, as in Stutz bearcat. It was stupid but not boring. Reminds of Get Smart in a vintage car.