The Ruff and Reddy Show
1957•5.8/10
FamilyAnimationComedy
Ratings
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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.
Production
Screen Gems, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
December 14, 1957
Last Aired
April 2, 1960
Networks
NBC
Created By
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Planet Pirates
Air date: 1957-12-14
In 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.
E2
Night Flight Fright
Air date: 1957-12-14
Ruff and Reddy awaken from their nap to find they have been taken hostage by the ship from space.
E3
"Whama Bamma Gamma" Gun
Air date: 1957-12-14
Ruff and Reddy's robotic captors pursue them with a gun that Reddy gets hold of.
E4
The Mastermind of Muni Mula
Air date: 1957-12-21
On 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.
E5
The Mad Monster of Muni Mula
Air date: 1957-12-21
The 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.
E6
Hocus Pocus Focus
Air date: 1957-12-21
Ruff tries to help Reddy but is followed by a roving mechanical spy.
E7
Muni Mula Mix-Up
Air date: 1957-12-28
Reddy gets accidentally mesmerized by the brain waves and under orders of the Big Thinker takes Ruff captive.
E8
Creepy Creature Feature
Air date: 1957-12-28
Ruff 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.
E9
The Creepy Creature
Air date: 1957-12-28
After Reddy destroys the slumbering inner works of the Big Thinker, he, Ruff and Gizmo are hunted down by a huge robot centurion.
E10
Surprise in the Skies
Air date: 1958-01-04
Reddy, 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.
E11
Crowds in the Clouds
Air date: 1958-01-04
Gizmo 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.
E12
Reddy's Rocket Rescue
Air date: 1958-01-04
Gizmo rescues Reddy from his freefall, but now the Gizmo 2 rocket ship is on a collision course with a meteor.
E13
Rocket Ranger Danger
Air date: 1958-01-11
The 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.
E14
Pinky the Pint Sized Pachyderm
Air date: 1958-01-11
A baby elephant escapes from a circus and requests Ruff and Reddy to take him home in Africa.
E15
Last Trip of a Ghost Ship
Air date: 1958-01-11
Ruff, Reddy and Pinky board Voo Doo Queen and get locked on board.
E16
The Irate Pirate
Air date: 1958-01-18
Captain Crossbones Jones forces Ruff, Reddy and Pinky to be his crew, but they start to escape.
E17
Dynamite Fright
Air date: 1958-01-18
Ruff, Reddy and Pinky get stranded at sea trying to escape and then they start to sink.
E18
Marooned in Typhoon Lagoon
Air date: 1958-01-18
Ruff, Reddy and Pinky cruise to an island. Ruff gets captured whilst exploring.
E19
Scarey Harry Safari
Air date: 1958-01-25
A hunter named Harry Scary uses Ruff as bait to lure a lion, but the lion and Ruff take off.
E20
Jungle Jitters
Air date: 1958-01-25
Ruff rescues the lion and Harry Scary reveals himself as an elephant hunter.
E21
Bungle in the Jungle
Air date: 1958-01-25
Before Harry Scary can shoot Reddy, the lion comes to his rescue and all three run for it.
E22
Miles of Crocodiles
Air date: 1958-02-01
Ruff, Reddy and Pinky escape from Harry and try to get across a river. Their escape log turns out to be a crocodile.
E23
A Creep in the Deep
Air date: 1958-02-01
Reddy gets trapped with the crocodiles after saving Ruff and Pinky and Harry Scary comes round.
E24
Hot Shot's Plot
Air date: 1958-02-01
Ruff and Reddy follow Harry Scary who took Pinky away. Harry Scary makes Pinky lure his mother into a trap.
E25
The Gloom of Doom
Air date: 1958-02-08
Harry Scary gets all Ruff, Reddy, the lion, Pinky and his mother exactly where he wants.
E26
The Trapped Trap the Trapper
Air date: 1958-02-08
The tables turn because of Harry Scary's empty rifle. Ruff and Reddy stowaway back home.
E27
Westward Ho Ho Ho
Air date: 1958-02-08
Reddy 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.
E28
Slight Fright on a Moonlight Night
Air date: 1958-02-15
Ruff and Reddy are spooked by Gruesome Gulch's ghosts, which are actually fake ones manipulated by two rustlers.
E29
Asleep While the Creep Steals Sheep
Air date: 1958-02-15
Ruff 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.
E30
Copped by a Copter
Air date: 1958-02-15
The sheep thieves in a helicopter pluck Reddy from the flock and take him to Gruesome Gulch.
E31
The Two Terrible Twins from Texas
Air date: 1958-02-22
The thieves, sibling outlaws Killer and Diller, aim to sheer the sheep of their wool, which threatens Reddy's cover.
E32
Killer and Diller in a Chiller of a Thriller
Air date: 1958-02-22
Reddy'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.
E33
A Friend to the End
Air date: 1958-02-22
Ruff and Wooly rescue Reddy, and together the three heroes head back to Gruesome Gulch to find Wooly's sheep.
E34
Heels on Wheels
Air date: 1958-03-01
As Ruff, Reddy and Woolly pursue the Texan Twins, they get flat tires and take the helicopter for transport.
E35
The Whirly Bird Catches the Worms
Air date: 1958-03-01
Reddy lands on the truck's roof where he holds Killer at gunpoint. But Reddy ends up getting clobbered by a tunnel's low clearance.
E36
The Boss of Double-Cross
Air date: 1958-03-01
On 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.
E37
Ship-Shape Sheep
Air date: 1958-03-08
Thanks 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.
E38
Tootin' Shootin'
Air date: 1958-03-08
In 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.
E39
Hot Lead for a Hot-Head
Air date: 1958-03-08
Reddy 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.
E40
The Treasure of Doubloon
Air date: 1958-03-15
At an aquarium, a baby seal follows Ruff and Reddy home. A chase ensues when the aquarium announces a reward for the seal's return.
E41
Blunder Down Under
Air date: 1958-03-15
The chase for the seal leads to a pier near the ocean, where someone underwater is in trouble.
E42
The Metal Monster Mystery
Air date: 1958-03-15
The 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.
E43
The Late, Late Pieces of Eight
Air date: 1958-03-22
The 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.
E44
The Goon of Doubloon Lagoon
Air date: 1958-03-22
The submarine captures Gizmo's diving bell with a giant magnet and takes it to a mysterious grotto.
E45
Two Dubs in a Sub
Air date: 1958-03-22
Captain Greedy and Saltwater Daffy imprison Ruff, Reddy and Dr. Gizmo. Then the seal arrives to help them.
E46
Big Deal With A Small Seal
Air date: 1958-03-29
The seal helps Ruff, Reddy and Gizmo escape and leads Greedy and Salt Water Daffy on a merry chase.
E47
A Real Keen Submarine
Air date: 1958-03-29
The 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.
E48
No Hope for a Dope of a Periscope
Air date: 1958-03-29
The seal saves Reddy from drowning but Saltwater catches him.
E49
Rescue In The Deep Blue
Air date: 1958-04-05
The seal and Reddy manage to get away from Saltwater but are tailed by a shark.
E50
A Whale of a Tail of a Tale of a Whale
Air date: 1958-04-05
Reddy 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.
E51
Welcome Guest in a Treasure Chest
Air date: 1958-04-05
The seal boards Dr. Gizmo's sub with Ruff inside it and prepares a surprise for Greedy.
E52
Pot-Shot Puts Hot Shot on Hot Spot
Air date: 1958-04-05
Greedy 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.
Cast
Daws Butler
Reddy (voice) / Captain Greedy (voice) / Killer (voice)
Don Messick
Ruff (voice)
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