Jay Ward's Hoppity Hooper series, produced in 1960 (four years before the actual series aired) and featuring Alan Reed as the original voice of Fillmore (recorded before he became Fred Flintstone's voice). (less)
Joe Harris, creator of Underdog, said that Total TeleVison and Jay Ward used the same animation studio(s) and there was some kind of understanding: since Jay had a series with a frog, TTV couldn't. Hence: "It's a frog!" "...Not plane nor bird nor even frog it's just little old me...Underdog." (Harris said this during panels at the Anthrocon convention and I believe it's also in the book Created And Prod. By Total Television
LuvvyDuck- I don't know if you can get Hoppity Hooper in stores (was it a part of Bullwinkle & Rocky Show? That's out now on DVD), but if it isn't the only 2 websites I would trust to buy non-commercial DVDs is either Sell*com, and iOffer*com. There is SO much there that is no longer on VHS/DVD & TONS that has never been out at all. There are ratings, Comments on sellers, and U can contact the seller to compare both sites on all items. I just checked iOffer- there's sets from 3 sellers!
hoppity hooper is the same frog in one of the fractured faireytales from the Bullwinkle show.
gibshillpics 4 months ago
Who did the theme song?
WhiteCamry 1 year ago
Ahh...Hans Conreid as the wolf. I recall "Fractured Flickers" that he narrated. Another toon from my younger days.
Quasimodo1957 1 year ago
hoppity hooper is my hero!
Manny4511 1 year ago
What a groovy theme song!
StoneFredFlint 2 years ago
Reed used a voice similar to what he'd use for Dum Dum, Touche Turtle's sidekick in the Hanna Barbera shorts
foxvermont 2 years ago
Joe Harris, creator of Underdog, said that Total TeleVison and Jay Ward used the same animation studio(s) and there was some kind of understanding: since Jay had a series with a frog, TTV couldn't. Hence: "It's a frog!" "...Not plane nor bird nor even frog it's just little old me...Underdog." (Harris said this during panels at the Anthrocon convention and I believe it's also in the book Created And Prod. By Total Television
foxvermont 2 years ago
Okay, thanks. :)
LuvvyDuck 3 years ago
LuvvyDuck- I don't know if you can get Hoppity Hooper in stores (was it a part of Bullwinkle & Rocky Show? That's out now on DVD), but if it isn't the only 2 websites I would trust to buy non-commercial DVDs is either Sell*com, and iOffer*com. There is SO much there that is no longer on VHS/DVD & TONS that has never been out at all. There are ratings, Comments on sellers, and U can contact the seller to compare both sites on all items. I just checked iOffer- there's sets from 3 sellers!
harry4health 3 years ago
Had forgotten this totally. Good post.
horatio382009 3 years ago