Jean Vander Pyl
The Hillbilly Bears (1965)
Season 1
The Hillbilly Bears, played on a social stereotype of the "hillbilly", with a gun-toting, mumbling father Paw Rugg (voiced by Henry Corden) who was always "feudin'" (the "feudin'" was usually a lethargic operation, in which the protagonists fired the same bullet back and forth from the comfort of their rocking chairs) with their neighbors, the Hoppers.The series aired as a segment on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show from October 2, 1965 to September 7, 1967.
Released Oct. 3, 1965
Episode 6 min
2+
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Children, Comedy, Family
Keywords: imdb.shooting
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Detour for Sure
A construction crew is attempting to evict Maw and Paw Rugg out of their house so they can put in a new highway. However, the Ruggs are content to stay where they are.
Oct. 2, 1965, midnight
S1E2 - Woodpecked
The Bear family is being disturbed by a noisy woodpecker. Paw finds a solution when he buys a female woodpecker to distract him.
Oct. 9, 1965, midnight
S1E3 - Anglers Aweigh
Maw sends Paw to catch a catfish for their dinner and gets more than he bargins for when he runs into Ol' Whiskers.
Oct. 16, 1965, midnight
S1E4 - Stranger Than Friction
A chimpanzee escaped from the circus wagon and goes to visit the Bear family. The stranger is a guest into the family.
Oct. 23, 1965, midnight
S1E5 - Goldilocks and the Four Bears
The Bear family decides to take a walk to let their breakfast cool. Meanwhile, a passing movie star named Goldy Looks gets a flat tire and finds the Bear's house while looking for help. She ends up eating their food and sleeping in their beds and she runs off when the Bears get home with an idea for a movie.
Oct. 30, 1965, midnight
S1E6 - Going, Going Gone Gopher
Paw is put in charge of guarding the garden when Maw goes to town. He winds up having to defend it from a very hungry gopher.
Nov. 6, 1965, midnight
S1E7 - Courtin' Disaster
A truce is called between the Rugg's and the Hopper's so that Floral and Claude can begin dating.
Nov. 13, 1965, midnight
S1E8 - Picnic Panicked
Clyde Hopper is determined to catch Floral and her chicken filled picnic basket in an event at the Hog Woller country picnic. Since the Ruggs are feuding with the Hoppers, Paw is just as determined to stop him.
Nov. 20, 1965, midnight
S1E9 - Judo Kudos
Sumo the Japanese fighting bear is on his way to the circus when he falls out of the truck when it hits a bump. Sumo helps Paw Rugg learn karate so he can use it on his rival, Claude Hopper.
Nov. 27, 1965, midnight
S1E10 - Just Plane Around
Experimental plane X-Ray-X lands near the Rugg house and Paw goes for an unexpected ride with agent 00700 and his pal who are trying to steal the plane.
Dec. 4, 1965, midnight
S1E11 - War Games
The Pentagon decides to conduct war games in the Rugg's backyard.
Dec. 11, 1965, midnight
S1E12 - Bricker Brats
Shag and the Hopper boy keep getting in fights over who has the toughest dad threatening to start the feud back up.
Dec. 18, 1965, midnight
S1E13 - Slap Happy Grandpappy
Grandpa Rugg comes for a visit much to the excitement of Shag and Floral. Grandpa wants to shoot some Hoppers not knowing that Paw has just ended the feud with them.
Dec. 25, 1965, midnight
S1E14 - Pooped Pops
It's July and time for Paw's yearly bath. When he's finished Maw makes Paw play a Robin Hood game with Shag even though he is very tired.
Jan. 1, 1966, midnight
S1E15 - Leaky Creek
Maw sends Paw down to the creek to take a bath even though he just took one last year and doesn't think he needs another one. When he gets to the creek he finds it has gone dry due to a pesky beaver that has built a dam.
Jan. 8, 1966, midnight
S1E16 - My Fair Hillbilly
Maw is tired of Paw being such a slob so she sends him to the J.P. Snobbs School of Charm and they try to turn Paw into a gentleman.
Jan. 15, 1966, midnight
S1E17 - Rickety Rockety-Raccoon
Paw battles with Rickety Raccoon after he steals eggs from the hen house.
Jan. 22, 1966, midnight
S1E18 - Modern Inconvenience
Maw and Paw are selected as the Hillbilly family of the month by Good Hillbillying Magazine and are given every modern convenience for one month.
Jan. 29, 1966, midnight
S1E19 - Rabbit Rumble
Maw sends Paw and Shag to hunt for a rabbit for dinner.
Feb. 5, 1966, midnight
S1E20 - Speckled Heckler
Professor Beetlebottom arrives at the Rugg house looking for a rare butterfly, the Speckled Fleeby Doo, and offers a $1,000 reward if they capture one.
Feb. 12, 1966, midnight
NBC
6 min/ep
6 min
Oct. 3, 1965
Ended
TV-G / 2+
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