Precious Pupp

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Precious Pupp
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Directed by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
StarringPrecious Pupp
Granny Sweet
Voices of Don Messick
Janet Waldo
Theme music composer Hoyt Curtin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Producers William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Running time6 minutes (per short)
Production company Hanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseOctober 2, 1965 (1965-10-02) –
September 7, 1967 (1967-09-07)
Related
The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show

Precious Pupp is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired as a segment on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show from October 2, 1965, to September 7, 1967. [1]

Contents

Plot

The cartoon featured a large mangy dog named Precious Pupp and his owner Granny Sweet. Granny was a kindly woman with a passion for motorcycles, completely oblivious to the fact that her beloved, affectionate pet was something of a neighborhood terror. He had a habit of slipping behind a victim quietly – sometimes in defense of their home, sometimes just for the fun of it – and jolting him with a ferocious series of barks... but never where or when Granny could catch him in the act. [2]

Unlike many cartoon animals, Precious did not speak. His usual vocalism was an asthmatic-sounding, "wheezing" laugh used even more famously by Muttley, a Hanna-Barbera character introduced three years later. [3] He usually outsmarted his enemies, most notably Bruiser, the neighborhood bulldog, but he also usually outsmarted his oblivious owner, too.

Twenty-six episodes were produced.

List of episodes

Season 1 (1965–66)

NºEpTitleAir date
11"Precious Jewels"October 2, 1965 (1965-10-02)
Precious Pupp makes a would-be jewel thief wish that he had stayed home.
22"Doggone Dognapper"October 9, 1965 (1965-10-09)
Precious gives a load of trouble to the local dog-catcher.
33"Bites and Gripes"October 16, 1965 (1965-10-16)
Precious is dognapped and held for ransom.
44"Queen of the Road"October 23, 1965 (1965-10-23)
55"Crook Out Cook Out"October 30, 1965 (1965-10-30)
Granny and Precious capture a thief while butterfly hunting.
66"Next of Kin"November 6, 1965 (1965-11-06)
77"Bowling Pinned"November 13, 1965 (1965-11-13)
Precious helps Granny become a bowling champion.
88"Poodle Pandemonium"November 20, 1965 (1965-11-20)
Precious falls in love with a pretty poodle.
99"Dog Tracks"November 27, 1965 (1965-11-27)
1010"Sub-Marooned"December 4, 1965 (1965-12-04)
1111"Lady Bugged"December 11, 1965 (1965-12-11)
1212"Test in the West"December 18, 1965 (1965-12-18)
1313"Bones and Groans"December 25, 1965 (1965-12-25)
1414"Butterfly Nut"January 1, 1966 (1966-01-01)
1515"Precious Bone"January 8, 1966 (1966-01-08)
1616"The Bird Watcher"January 15, 1966 (1966-01-15)
1717"Dog Trained"January 22, 1966 (1966-01-22)
1818"Oliver Twisted"January 29, 1966 (1966-01-29)
1919"Pup, Skip and Jump"February 5, 1966 (1966-02-05)
2020"A Grapple for the Teacher"February 12, 1966 (1966-02-12)

Season 2 (1966)

NºEpTitleAir date
211"Pot Time Work"September 10, 1966 (1966-09-10)
222"A Fiend in Need"September 17, 1966 (1966-09-17)
233"Ski Sickness"September 24, 1966 (1966-09-24)
244"Mascot Massacre"October 1, 1966 (1966-10-01)
255"A.M. Mayhem"October 8, 1966 (1966-10-08)
266"Girl Whirl"October 15, 1966 (1966-10-15)

Voices

Home video

Precious Pupp in other languages

Later appearances

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References

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