#108
Hong Kong Phooey
entry date: June 18, 2004






HONG KONG PHOOEY 
original airdates: Sept 7, 1974-Sept 4, 1976 on ABC 
later airdates: Feb 4, 1978-Sept 2, 1978, Sept 8, 1979-Nov 3, 1979, Nov 1980-May 1981 (as part of the 
   Godzilla/Hong Kong Phooey Hour), May 23, 1981-Sept 5, 1981 on NBC, 1989-1992 on USA Network, 1992-2000 
   on Cartoon Network, Apr 7, 2000-present on Boomerang 
episodes: 16 
animated by: Hanna-Barbera 
distributed and owned by: Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. 

FACTS:
Hong Kong Phooey was originally titled 'Kung Phooey'.

The show came at the peak of the Kung Fu craze.

Only Spot the cat knows the true identity of Hong Kong Phooey.

When Hong Kong Phooey got in a jam, he referred to his 'Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu' book.

Scatman Crothers, the voice of Hong Kong Phooey, also went on to do the voice of Jazz from
the Transformers.

Joe E. Ross, the voice of Sergeant Flint, used his trademark 'Oooh! Oooh!' phrase from his earlier work 
on 'The Phil Silvers Show' and 'Car 54, Where Are You?'.

Each episode (except the final one) featured two 10 minute shorts where HKP takes on a criminal
An overall smaller story, such as police budget cuts or Penrod fixing the Sarge's lamp, 
carried over both portions of the episode.

Spot the cat has stripes instead of spots!

With a clang on the gong, the Phooeymobile changes into any type of vehicle such as a helicopter, 
hot air balloon or unicycle.

Hong Kong Phooey later appeared in the Laff-A-Lympics as part of the Scoobie Doobies team.

EPISODE GUIDE (in production number order)
#7401 Car Thieves & Zoo Story (09.07.1974)
#7402 Iron Head, the Robot & Cotton Pickin' Pocket (09.14.1974)
#7403 Grandma Goody (Cat Burglar) & Candle Power (09.21.1974)
#7404 The Penthouse Burglaries & Batty Bank Mob (09.28.1974)
#7405 The Voltage Villian & The Giggler (10.05.1974)
#7406 The Gumdrop Kid & Professor Presto (The Malevolent Magician) (10.12.1974)
#7407 TV Or Not TV & Stop Horsing Around (10.19.1974)
#7408 Mirror, Mirror On the Wall & Great Movie Mystery (10.26.1974)
#7409 The Claw & Hong Kong Phooey vs. Hong Kong Phooey (11.02.1974)
#7410 The Abominable Snowman & Professor Crosshatch (11.09.1974)
#7411 Goldfisher & Green Thumb (11.16.1974)
#7412 From Bad To Verse (Rotten Rhymer) & Kong and the Counterfeiters (11.23.1974)
#7413 The Great Choo Choo Robbery & Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Bakery Man (11.30.1974) 
#7414 Mr. Tornado & The Little Crook Who Wasn't There (12.07.1974)
#7415 Dr. Disguiso & The Incredible Mr. Shrink (12.14.1974)
#7416 Comedy Cowboys (12.21.1974)

VOICE ACTORS 
Scatman Crothers (died in 1986) as Hong Kong Phooey/Penrod 
Kathy Gori as Rosemary 
Don Messick (died in 1997) as Spot 
Joe E. Ross (died in 1982) as Sargeant Flint

LINKS
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HONG KONG PHOOEY LINKS
Boomerang

Hong Kong Phooey Fanriffic! Zone

Hong Kong Phooey Web
 
TV.com