The Ruff and Reddy Show facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Ruff and Reddy Show |
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Voices of | Daws Butler Don Messick |
| Narrated by | Don Messick |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Opening theme | "Here Comes Ruff and Reddy" |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 156 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | H-B Enterprises |
| Distributor | Screen Gems |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Original release | December 14, 1957 – February 19, 1963 |
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| Followed by | The Huckleberry Hound Show |
The Ruff and Reddy Show (also known as Ruff and Reddy) is a 1957–1963 American animated series and the first made by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC. The series follows the adventures of Ruff, a smart and steadfast cat; and Reddy, a good-natured and brave (but not overly bright) dog. It was presented by Screen Gems, the television arm of Columbia Pictures. It premiered in December 1957 and ran for fifty episodes until February 1963, comprising three seasons.
Hanna and Barbera created The Ruff and Reddy Show for their cartoon studio, then named H-B Enterprises, and was their first series. The "buddy" theme had previously been explored in their Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts, but unlike Tom and Jerry, Ruff and Reddy aren't foes, but housemates and best friends. The series is notable as one of the earliest original animated television programs, and a pioneering use of limited animation techniques.
Contents
Episodes
List of The Ruff and Reddy Show episodes
Voice cast
- Daws Butler as Reddy, Pinky, Scary Harry Safari, Captain Greedy, Killer, Various
- Don Messick as Ruff, Narrator, Professor Gizmo, Salt Water Daffy, Diller, Wooly, Ubble-ubble, Various
Other appearances
- In 1972, the duo appeared on Yogi's Ark Lark, a TV movie part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (which featured almost every Hanna-Barbera animal character that existed at the time).
- In 1987, Ruff made his first solo appearance as a newspaper vendor in the season three episode of Yogi's Treasure Hunt, "Goodbye Mr. Chump".
- In 2017, the pair appeared in the comic book Green Lantern/Space Ghost Annual #1 in where they are portrayed as 1950s stand-up comedians turned TV stars. and in a six-issue miniseries adaptation of The Ruff and Reddy Show.
- Ruff and Reddy will appear in the upcoming HBO Max series Jellystone!.
Merchandise
- A computer game titled Ruff and Reddy in the Space Adventure was released in 1990 for Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari 8-bits and Atari ST.
The Ruff & Reddy Show in other languages
- Brazilian Portuguese: Jambo & Ruivão
- French: Pouf & Riqui
- Italian: Ruff e Reddy
- Macedonian: Жолтко и Лутко (Zoltko i Lutko)
- Persian: ماجراهای راف و ردی
- Polish: Ruff i Reddy
- Russian: Ёрш и Редди
- Serbian: Жутко и Љутко (Žutko i Ljutko)
- Spanish: Ruff y Reddy
- Swedish: Ruff och Reddy
- Japanese: つよいぞラフティ (Tsuyoizo Rafuti)
- Tamil: ரஃப் & ரெட்டி
- Tswana: Ralofo le Rali
- Hungarian: Ruff és Reddy
- Chinese: 拉夫和雷迪
- German: Ruff und Reddy
- Ukrainian: Руф і Редді
Comic books
See also
In Spanish: Ruff y Reddy para niños
