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]

Plot

The cartoon featured a large mangy dog named Precious Pupp, voiced by Don Messick, and his owner Granny Sweet, voiced by Janet Waldo. 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)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release 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)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal release 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

  • Worldvision Home Video released Precious Pupp on VHS tape in the 1980s, which has long since been out of print.
  • The episode "Precious Jewels" is available on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960's Vol. 1.
  • The episode "Bowling Pinned" is available on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960's Vol. 2.

Precious Pupp in other languages

Later appearances

References

  1. ^ Markstein, Don. "Precious Pupp". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part I: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 29. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  4. ^ "Precious Pup - Het liefste hondje van Oma!". LastDodo. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Jellystone! I Official Trailer I HBO Max Family". YouTube. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Hemmert, Kylie (June 24, 2021). "Jellystone!: Hanna-Barbera Characters Return in HBO Max Original Animated Series". Comingsoon.net.
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