Hoppity Hooper was an animated television series produced by Jay Ward in 1964, originally broadcast on ABC (1964-67) and later syndicated under the name "Uncle Waldo's Cartoon Show." — The recurring characters were Hoppity ... more »Hooper, a frog, voiced by Chris Allen, "Uncle" Waldo P. Wigglesworth, a fox, voiced by Hans Conried; Fillmore, a bear, voiced by Bill Scott; and the narrator, Paul Frees. Fillmore often blew on his bugle, producing loud, sour notes.
The stories revolved around the three main characters seeking their fortune together, through different jobs or schemes, usually ending in misadventure.
Each story consisted of four short cartoons, one aired at the beginning and end of two series episodes. Interspersed were recycled second features from the earlier series Rocky and His Friends & The Bullwinkle Show and Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (the latter not produced by Ward but animated by the same company, Gamma Productions), like Peabody's Improbable History, Fractured Fairy Tales, Mr. Know-It-All, and The World of Commander McBragg.
The first two episodes were produced in 1960, and featured Alan Reed as Fillmore. The series wasn't picked up for broadcast until September 1964, and by that time Reed was unavailable, because of his commitment with another ABC animated TV series, The Flintstones, as the voice of Fred Flintstone. Therefore, Bill Scott was named to do the voice of Fillmore.
The series was broadcasted by ABC from September 12, 1964 to September 4, 1965. ABC continued to air reruns until September 2, 1967. The series was syndicated to local television stations through the 1970s and 1980s.« less
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