Huckleberry Hound (known as Huck) is an anthropomorphic dog who speaks Southern Drawl with a Southern Drawl accent and one of the main characters of the Yogi Bear franchise.
Background[]
Huck is a good friend of Yogi Bear, who joined the latter in several of his groups including Yogi's Gang from the series of the same name, the Yogi Yahooeys from Laff-a-Lympics, Yogi's Treasure Hunters from Yogi's Treasure Hunt, and the L.A.F. Squad from Yo Yogi!. His occurring gag is singing "Oh My Darling, Clementine" to himself, although he doesn't seem to notice how off-key he sounds.
Personality[]
Huck's cheerful, kind-hearted, friendly and relaxed personality, easygoing and laid-back nature and enterprising spirit never seems to faulter, but he seems to keep his cool without ever losing his temper. He is also a gentle soul through and through and is always someone to count on.
Physical Appearance[]
Huck is a slender anthropomorphic coonhound with blue fur, a tan muzzle, a black nose, thick black eyebrows, a black tip on his tail and black ears. He mainly wears a zig-zag straw boater hat with a polka-dotted band and a red bow tie.
In the series, Laff-a-Lympics, as part of the Yogi Yahooeys, he wears a red-orange T-shirt with a white "Y" on it.
As a teenager in Yo Yogi!, he had a tuft of hair and wore an orange hat backwards, a yellow and blue short-sleeved jacket with an orange undershirt.
Appearances[]
Television series
- The Yogi Bear Show
- 233. "Yogi's Birthday Party"
- Yogi's Gang
- Laff-a-Lympics
- Yogi's Space Race
- Galaxy Goof-Ups
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt
- The New Yogi Bear Show
- "Double Trouble" (guest cameo appearance on a newspaper)
- "Bringing Up Yogi" (dream, no lines)
- Fender Bender 500
- Yo Yogi!
- Jellystone!
Films and specials
- Yogi's Ark Lark
- Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
- Casper's First Christmas
- Yogi's First Christmas
- Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
- Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
- The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound
- A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith (cameo appearance on a cereal bowl)
Publications
- Yogi Bear (comic strips)
- August 5, 1962
- The Flintstones (Marvel Comics)
- 8. "Cash and Carry"
- 9. "Circus Larcenous"
- Yogi Bear (Marvel Comics)
- 9. "Bearly Robin Hood"
History[]
A flashback of Huck as a pup with Melvis Cresby from "Race to the Center of the Universe".
In his biography shown in the episode, "Race to the Center of the Universe" from Yogi's Space Race, Huckleberry Hound was born on Memphis, Tennessee and his distinctive appearance was the inspiration for legendary legend, Melvis Presby's great ballad, "You Ain't Nothin' But a Huckleberry".
Portrayals[]
- Daws Butler (1962-1988)
- The Yogi Bear Show ("Yogi's Birthday Party")
- Yogi's Gang (1973)
- Laff-a-Lympics (1977)
- Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
- Yogi's Space Race (1978)
- Galaxy Goof-Ups (1978)
- Casper's First Christmas (1979)
- Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
- Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985-1988)
- Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987)
- The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
Other
- Greg Burson - Fender Bender 500 (1990)
- Greg Berg - Yo Yogi! (1991)
- Jim Conroy - Jellystone! (2021)
Notes/Trivia[]
- In Yogi's Treasure Hunt, Huck and Quick Draw McGraw are often paired together on scouting missions.
- Daws Butler was the original voice actor of Huckleberry. By the time Yo Yogi! went into production, Butler had died, so Greg Berg played the young teenage version and Greg Burson took over for the segment series, Fender Bender 500.