Hong Kong Phooey - The Complete Series
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Actor: Don Messick, Jean Vander Pyl, Joe E. Ross, Richard Dawson, Scatman CrothersBrand: Warner Brothers
Writer: Chuck Menville
Writer: Fred S. Fox
Writer: Jack Mendelsohn
Writer: Larz Bourne
Writer: Len Janson
Writer: Seaman Jacobs
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; French (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 22 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-08-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: H3143
Studio: Turner Home Ent
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- Hong Kong Phooey, a somewhat inept super-hero and a master of kung fu and marital arts is always on alert for crime. He gets tip-offs from the police station where he works as Penrod "Penry" Pooch, the mild mannered janitor. Whenever Penry overhears a call for help he quickly dives into a filing cabinet and changes into his karate outfit and then hops into his Phooeymobile. Despite his fallings, a
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Summary: 5 Stars
Hong Kong Phooey returns to your TV screen in this latest release of classic animation from the renowned Hanna-Barbera studios. Always on top of the day's pop culture, the studio released this series (originally called KUNG FOOEY) as HB's answer to the Seventies craze of martial arts movies, Bruce Lee, and the David Carradine series KUNG FU.
Voiced by the venerable Scatman Crothers (whose enjoyment of this character shines through in every performance), Hong Kong Phooey was the alter-ego of mild-mannered janitor Penrod "Penry" Pooch, who worked at the local police station with the loud-mouthed, stress-riddled Sergeant Flint (Joe E. Ross, another great character voice) and gorgeous, chatty telephone operator Rosemary (Kathy Gori). When evil threatened, Penry sneaked away to a back room where he leaped into a file cabinet (and repeatedly got stuck) to become the champion crimefighter Hong Kong Phooey. Armed with his loyal but long-suffering cat Spot (who was striped, and thought HKP was a dolt), his trusty but ultimately non-useful Hong Kong Book Of Kung Fu, and his transforming Phooeymobile, Phooey waged a courageous if bumbling one-man war on crime.
This was one of HB's strongest mid-Seventies shows, with an unforgettable theme song (that even included a scat part, courtesy of Crothers) and a wonderful, hilarious title character whose obliviousness to his own ineptitude and complete dumb luck made for some great cartoon television. Part of Phooey's likability is due to the talented Crothers' characterization; his warm voice and good-natured delivery create a character who is sympathetic even at his most egotistical or boneheaded. His supporting cast is also well-realized; Ross's Sergeant Flint captures the right foil for Phooey in his continuous attempts to gain a promotion and properly run a police station; Gori's Rosemary, head-over-heels in love with Phooey (but ignorant of his real identity), is a bright spot in the proceedings. And of course, the hardworking Spot, who mutters and curses as he repeatedly saves Phooey from his own klutziness, is essential to the humor.
The packaging is well-done, with colorful slipcase artwork and a disc-container made to resemble Phooey's Hong Kong Book Of Kung Fu. The discs themselves are one single and one double-sided with storyboards for one episode and a documentary on the creation and longevity of Hong Kong Phooey.
Pick this up for your cartoon collection and enjoy the exploits of the Number One Super Guy again, without commercials (or that annoying laugh track). FAN-RIFFIC!!!
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