Series
The Ruff and Reddy Show
FamilyAnimationComedy
The Ruff and Reddy Show is a Hanna-Barbera animated series starring Ruff, a straight and smart cat voiced by Don Messick, and Reddy, a dumb and stupid dog voiced by Daws Butler. First broadcast in December 1957 on NBC, it was the first television show produced by Hanna-Barbera and presented by Screen Gems, the television arm of Columbia Pictures.
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Seasons & episodes
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1Planet Pirates14 Dec 1957 · 4mIn this, the very first episode of Hanna-Barbera's first TV show, our heroes read reports of spacecrafts from other worlds. One such ship bears a bead on Ruff and Reddy as they nap and take them aboard the craft.
2Night Flight Fright14 Dec 1957 · 4mRuff and Reddy awaken from their nap to find they have been taken hostage by the ship from space.
3"Whama Bamma Gamma" Gun14 Dec 1957 · 4mRuff and Reddy's robotic captors pursue them with a gun that Reddy gets hold of.- 4The Mastermind of Muni Mula21 Dec 1957 · 4mOn the metal planet Muni-Mula ("aluminum" spelled backwards), Ruff and Reddy face a two-headed metallic chieftain called "The Big Thinker," who takes our heroes to be assimilated as metal clones.
- 5The Mad Monster of Muni Mula21 Dec 1957 · 4mThe duplicating process of Ruff and Reddy begins. Reddy tries to intervene but becomes a robot himself after he gets zapped by the robot brain implanter.
- 6Hocus Pocus Focus21 Dec 1957 · 4mRuff tries to help Reddy but is followed by a roving mechanical spy.
- 7Muni Mula Mix-Up28 Dec 1957 · 4mReddy gets accidentally mesmerized by the brain waves and under orders of the Big Thinker takes Ruff captive.
- 8Creepy Creature Feature28 Dec 1957 · 4mRuff and Reddy discover a scientist, Professor Gizmo, in the dome of the Big Thinker. Gizmo tells how he blasted off in his homemade rocket and was taken prisoner in Muni-Mula.
- 9The Creepy Creature28 Dec 1957 · 4mAfter Reddy destroys the slumbering inner works of the Big Thinker, he, Ruff and Gizmo are hunted down by a huge robot centurion.
- 10Surprise in the Skies4 Jan 1958 · 4mReddy, having given the Gizmo 2 ship a boost, is left behind on Muni-Mula. Ruff and Gizmo go back after him but are confronted by a flying attack squad of Muni-Mula robots.
- 11Crowds in the Clouds4 Jan 1958 · 4mGizmo confuses the Muni-Mula attack squadron by cloaking the Gizmo 2 craft in a dark cloud. Meanwhile, Reddy takes off in one of the metal squadron's head propellers and is mistaken by Gizmo to be one of the metal men.
- 12Reddy's Rocket Rescue4 Jan 1958 · 4mGizmo rescues Reddy from his freefall, but now the Gizmo 2 rocket ship is on a collision course with a meteor.
- 13Rocket Ranger Danger11 Jan 1958 · 4mThe meteor hits the Gizmo 2, sending it and our heroes on a crash course to Earth, where broadcast media reports its arrival as if it were a UFO invasion.
- 14Pinky the Pint Sized Pachyderm11 Jan 1958 · 4mA baby elephant escapes from a circus and requests Ruff and Reddy to take him home in Africa.
- 15Last Trip of a Ghost Ship11 Jan 1958 · 4mRuff, Reddy and Pinky board Voo Doo Queen and get locked on board.
- 16The Irate Pirate18 Jan 1958 · 4mCaptain Crossbones Jones forces Ruff, Reddy and Pinky to be his crew, but they start to escape.
- 17Dynamite Fright18 Jan 1958 · 4mRuff, Reddy and Pinky get stranded at sea trying to escape and then they start to sink.
- 18Marooned in Typhoon Lagoon18 Jan 1958 · 4mRuff, Reddy and Pinky cruise to an island. Ruff gets captured whilst exploring.
- 19Scarey Harry Safari25 Jan 1958 · 4mA hunter named Harry Scary uses Ruff as bait to lure a lion, but the lion and Ruff take off.
- 20Jungle Jitters25 Jan 1958 · 4mRuff rescues the lion and Harry Scary reveals himself as an elephant hunter.
- 21Bungle in the Jungle25 Jan 1958 · 4mBefore Harry Scary can shoot Reddy, the lion comes to his rescue and all three run for it.
- 22Miles of Crocodiles1 Feb 1958 · 4mRuff, Reddy and Pinky escape from Harry and try to get across a river. Their escape log turns out to be a crocodile.
- 23A Creep in the Deep1 Feb 1958 · 4mReddy gets trapped with the crocodiles after saving Ruff and Pinky and Harry Scary comes round.
- 24Hot Shot's Plot1 Feb 1958 · 4mRuff and Reddy follow Harry Scary who took Pinky away. Harry Scary makes Pinky lure his mother into a trap.
- 25The Gloom of Doom8 Feb 1958 · 4mHarry Scary gets all Ruff, Reddy, the lion, Pinky and his mother exactly where he wants.
- 26The Trapped Trap the Trapper8 Feb 1958 · 4mThe tables turn because of Harry Scary's empty rifle. Ruff and Reddy stowaway back home.
- 27Westward Ho Ho Ho8 Feb 1958 · 4mReddy wins a trailer, so he and Ruff take a vacation to the Grand Canyon. An accident, however, sends them to the ghost town of Gruesome Gulch.
- 28Slight Fright on a Moonlight Night15 Feb 1958 · 4mRuff and Reddy are spooked by Gruesome Gulch's ghosts, which are actually fake ones manipulated by two rustlers.
- 29Asleep While the Creep Steals Sheep15 Feb 1958 · 4mRuff and Reddy meet Wooly, a sheepdog whose flock of sheep is being mysteriously stolen. Reddy is coerced into posing as a sheep to catch the thieves.
- 30Copped by a Copter15 Feb 1958 · 4mThe sheep thieves in a helicopter pluck Reddy from the flock and take him to Gruesome Gulch.
- 31The Two Terrible Twins from Texas22 Feb 1958 · 4mThe thieves, sibling outlaws Killer and Diller, aim to sheer the sheep of their wool, which threatens Reddy's cover.
- 32Killer and Diller in a Chiller of a Thriller22 Feb 1958 · 4mReddy's cover is blown. Killer and Diller tie him up, place him in a mine's ore car and sends him towards an unfinished section of the trestle.
- 33A Friend to the End22 Feb 1958 · 4mRuff and Wooly rescue Reddy, and together the three heroes head back to Gruesome Gulch to find Wooly's sheep.
- 34Heels on Wheels1 Mar 1958 · 4mAs Ruff, Reddy and Woolly pursue the Texan Twins, they get flat tires and take the helicopter for transport.
- 35The Whirly Bird Catches the Worms1 Mar 1958 · 4mReddy lands on the truck's roof where he holds Killer at gunpoint. But Reddy ends up getting clobbered by a tunnel's low clearance.
- 36The Boss of Double-Cross1 Mar 1958 · 4mOn Killer and Diller's secret ranch, the Double Cross, the sheep spell out the word "help" for our heroes. Unfortunately, their copter has run out of gas.
- 37Ship-Shape Sheep8 Mar 1958 · 4mThanks to the sheep, our heroes find the copter's safety chute for landing safely. Once landed, Killer and Diller capture them and lock them up.
- 38Tootin' Shootin'8 Mar 1958 · 4mIn accordance with the rules of the west, Wooly demands that he and his friends fight for their lives. So he volunteers Reddy to a duel with Killer and Diller.
- 39Hot Lead for a Hot-Head8 Mar 1958 · 4mReddy nervously faces Killer and Diller in the duel, but he has an ace in the hole: Ruff in his cowboy hat with a second revolver.
- 40The Treasure of Doubloon15 Mar 1958 · 4mAt an aquarium, a baby seal follows Ruff and Reddy home. A chase ensues when the aquarium announces a reward for the seal's return.
- 41Blunder Down Under15 Mar 1958 · 4mThe chase for the seal leads to a pier near the ocean, where someone underwater is in trouble.
- 42The Metal Monster Mystery15 Mar 1958 · 4mThe metal monster Ruff and Reddy hoist to land is a diving bell, and in it is Professor Gizmo, who is mining for gold beneath the sea. Meanwhile, a periscope spies our heroes.
- 43The Late, Late Pieces of Eight22 Mar 1958 · 4mThe periscope belongs to a mysterious submarine that trails Gizmo's ship, the S.S. Leadbottom, which is on the way to a pirate's treasure.
- 44The Goon of Doubloon Lagoon22 Mar 1958 · 4mThe submarine captures Gizmo's diving bell with a giant magnet and takes it to a mysterious grotto.
- 45Two Dubs in a Sub22 Mar 1958 · 4mCaptain Greedy and Saltwater Daffy imprison Ruff, Reddy and Dr. Gizmo. Then the seal arrives to help them.
- 46Big Deal With A Small Seal29 Mar 1958 · 4mThe seal helps Ruff, Reddy and Gizmo escape and leads Greedy and Salt Water Daffy on a merry chase.
- 47A Real Keen Submarine29 Mar 1958 · 4mThe crew attempts to escape on Captain Greedy's sub, but are recaptured. Greedy forces Ruff and Gizmo to mine for treasure while Salt Water Daffy keeps Reddy and the seal at bay.
- 48No Hope for a Dope of a Periscope29 Mar 1958 · 4mThe seal saves Reddy from drowning but Saltwater catches him.
- 49Rescue In The Deep Blue5 Apr 1958 · 4mThe seal and Reddy manage to get away from Saltwater but are tailed by a shark.
- 50A Whale of a Tail of a Tale of a Whale5 Apr 1958 · 4mReddy and the seal escape but are being pursued by a shark. A friendly whale scares off the shark and takes Reddy and the seal to help Ruff and Gizmo.
- 51Welcome Guest in a Treasure Chest5 Apr 1958 · 4mThe seal boards Dr. Gizmo's sub with Ruff inside it and prepares a surprise for Greedy.
- 52Pot-Shot Puts Hot Shot on Hot Spot5 Apr 1958 · 4mGreedy gets all the gold, but when he makes Reddy give back the doubloon he was going to keep as a souvenir, Greedy's ship sinks from the weight.
Details
- Created by
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- First aired
- 14 Dec 1957
- Last aired
- 2 Apr 1960
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 156
- Votes
- 12 on TMDB
Cast
Daws ButlerReddy (voice) / Captain Greedy (voice) / Killer (voice)
Don MessickRuff (voice)
