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Precious Pupp
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Directed by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Starring Precious Pupp
Granny Sweet
Voices of Don Messick
Janet Waldo
Theme music composer Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Running time 6 minutes (per short)
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor Screen Gems
Release
Original network NBC
Original release October 2, 1965 (1965-10-02) – September 7, 1967 (1967-09-07)
Chronology
Related shows The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show

Precious Pupp is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired as a segment on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show from October 2, 1965 to September 7, 1967.

Plot

The cartoon featured a large mangy dog named Precious Pupp and his owner Granny Sweet. Granny was a kindly woman with a passion for motorcycles, completely oblivious to the fact that her beloved, affectionate pet was something of a neighborhood terror. He had a habit of slipping behind a victim quietly---sometimes in defense of their home, sometimes just for the fun of it---and jolting him with a ferocious series of barks . . . but never where or when Granny could catch him in the act. Unlike many cartoon animals, Precious did not speak. His usual vocalism was an asthmatic-sounding, "wheezing" laugh used even more famously by Muttley, a Hanna-Barbera character introduced three years later. He usually outsmarted his enemies, most notably Bruiser, the neighborhood bulldog, but he also usually outsmarted his oblivious owner, too.

Twenty-six episodes were produced.

List of episodes

Season 1 (1965-66)

Nº Title Original air date
1 "Precious Jewels" October 2, 1965 (1965-10-02)
Precious Pupp makes a would-be jewel thief wish that he had stayed home.
2 "Doggone Dognapper" October 9, 1965 (1965-10-09)
Precious gives a load of trouble to the local dog-catcher.
3 "Bites and Gripes" October 16, 1965 (1965-10-16)
Precious is dognapped and held for ransom.
4 "Queen of the Road" October 23, 1965 (1965-10-23)
5 "Crook Out Cook Out" October 30, 1965 (1965-10-30)
Granny and Precious capture a thief while butterfly hunting.
6 "Next of Kin" November 6, 1965 (1965-11-06)
7 "Bowling Pinned" November 13, 1965 (1965-11-13)
Precious helps Granny become a bowling champion.
8 "Poodle Pandemonium" November 20, 1965 (1965-11-20)
Precious falls in love with a pretty poodle.
9 "Dog Tracks" November 27, 1965 (1965-11-27)
10 "Sub-Marooned" December 4, 1965 (1965-12-04)
11 "Lady Bugged" December 11, 1965 (1965-12-11)
12 "Test in the West" December 18, 1965 (1965-12-18)
13 "Bones and Groans" December 25, 1965 (1965-12-25)
14 "Butterfly Nut" January 1, 1966 (1966-01-01)
15 "Precious Bone" January 8, 1966 (1966-01-08)
16 "The Bird Watcher" January 15, 1966 (1966-01-15)
17 "Dog Trained" January 22, 1966 (1966-01-22)
18 "Oliver Twisted" January 29, 1966 (1966-01-29)
19 "Pup, Skip and Jump" February 5, 1966 (1966-02-05)
20 "A Grapple for the Teacher" February 12, 1966 (1966-02-12)

Season 2 (1966-67)

Nº Title Original air date
21 "Pot Time Work" September 10, 1966 (1966-09-10)
22 "A Fiend in Need" September 17, 1966 (1966-09-17)
23 "Ski Sickness" September 24, 1966 (1966-09-24)
24 "Mascot Massacre" October 1, 1966 (1966-10-01)
25 "A.M. Mayhem" October 8, 1966 (1966-10-08)
26 "Girl Whirl" October 15, 1966 (1966-10-15)

Voices

  • Don Messick - Precious Pupp, Bowling Champion, Officer Smith
  • Janet Waldo - Granny Sweet
  • Henry Corden - Burglar

Home video

  • Worldvision Home Video released Precious Pupp on VHS tape in the 1980s, which has long since been out of print.
  • The episode "Precious Jewels" is available on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960's Vol. 1.
  • The episode "Bowling Pinned" is available on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960's Vol. 2.

Precious Pupp in other languages

Later appearances

  • Granny Sweet later made an appearance in the Yo Yogi! episodes "Super Duper Snag" and "Bearly Working", voiced by Kath Soucie.
  • Precious Pupp and Granny Sweet will appear in Jellystone!

See also

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