Dick Tracy - Red Hot Riding Hood - Ep 01

Join Dick Tracy and his crime-busting pals, battle notorious villains in this classic cartoon. His tireless pursuit of villains including the vicious assassin, Flattop, to the traitorous Pruneface and the sly and cunning spy knows as "The Brow", has resulted in him sending thousands of evildoers to the slammer (and many others to their graves!).

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Film & Animation

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• Retro
• Action
• Cartoon
• Classic
• Comic
• Kids
• Animation
• Dick
• Tracy

[BillFugate]

Most of these villains were long dead in the comic strip. Stooge Viller was shot to death by his own daughter. Itchy Oliver was shot to death by Tracy himself. The Brow was impaled on a flagpole. Tracy's enemies tended to end up dead. One of the reasons he was so beloved by generations of red-blooded young Americans.

[fromthesidelines]

Tracy's standard opening line, "Okay, Chief- I'll get on it right away", was designed to be a link between the live-action host of the local show Tracy's cartoon was featured on- "Officer Joe" (or whoever was hosting) would "call" Dick, telling him he was needed on a very important case, et. al....cue the opening title.

[tjhoenecke]

@bud9133 @ 2:47 apparently

[altfactor]

I believe these shorts were produced and syndicated to TV stations in such a way that they could use one at a time as part of a local children's show (with the opening and closing credits appearing before each one), or five in a row as a separate half-hour program, with the opening and closing credits appearing only at the start and end of the half-hour.

[Funkenomics]

Does anyone know where I can download this show?

[cammy85]

@fromthesidelines Oh, I see!!  I'm watching this series on Netflix right now. It's pretty neat!! :)

[chasxyz1234]

@Juliaflo I'm 50 myself so don't sweat it kiddo. I did a Mumbles imitation while my dad and I were visiting old friends of his.They thought I was choking and were angry with me afterwards. Incidentally, when I finally read the original Mumbles strips (one of my favorite Dick Tracy storylines), I realized what a poor substitute both this show and the Archie's TV Funnies versions were in trying to recreate his speaking "voice".

[Juliaflo]

@chasxyz1234 Actually, it's 'Okay, Chief, I'll get on it right away'. Six-two and even, over and out.

Incidentally, I do a good Mumbles imitation, even at my age (uh-uh, don't ask, LOLOLOL).

Have a good day.

[chasxyz1234]

@Juliaflo I borrowed mine from the library. It wasn't complete. I think it was an older DVD from Good Time Videos or one of those other fly-by-night companies. I loved the show as a kid (Ch. 9 WOR, NYC) but now, you seen one, you seen 'em all. Same with the Mighty Heroes et .al. The only one I can still stand is Spider-Man but mostly because of the music and Geo. Pal's Puppetoons because of the incredible amount of work put into those. Okay chief, I'll get right on it.