The Houndcats


The Houndcats is an American Saturday morning cartoon series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. The series was broadcast by NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1972, with reruns continuing until September 1, 1973. Thirteen episodes were produced.

Plot

Loosely based on the CBS adventure series and the short-lived 1971 series Bearcats!, it was headed by a combined team of dogs and cats, hence the name, as they go on spy missions in 1914 America.
Each episode begins with the Houndcats receiving their orders from their unseen "Chief", whose message is played on an old-fashioned gramophone, player-piano or other device, parodying the tape recorder scene at the start of most episodes of Mission: Impossible. However, the words "this message will self-destruct in five seconds", always takes the Houndcats by surprise, causing them to run away from the explosion.

Members

13 half-hour episodes of the series were produced. An adult laugh track was added, as was common practice for cartoon series at the time.

Incarnations

On October 20, 2015, Film Chest Media Group released The Barkleys and The Houndcats - 2 DVD Classic Animation Set on DVD in Region 1. This collection features all 13 episodes of the series on DVD for the very first time.
The show was previously syndicated by Viacom International, which is now CBS Television Distribution.

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