Product Description

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, and thanks to Spot, his cat, Hong Kong Phooey always manages to save the day. He is a beloved superhero to all who know him. These 31 classic cartoons from Hong Kong Phooey are now available for the first time ever on DVD!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5778 in DVD
• Brand: HONG KONG PHOOEY
• Released on: 2006-08-15
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: Spanish, French
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .35 pounds
• Running time: 22 minutes

Amazon.com
Fan-rrific! Hanna-Barbera's Hong Kong Phooey was the Saturday-morning cartoon answer to the mid-'70s martial-arts craze. Mild-mannered janitor Penry (voiced by Scatman Crothers) works in the police station alongside switchboard operator Rosemary (Kathy Gori) and beleaguered Sergeant Flint (Joe E. Ross), humans who never suspect that the diligent dog is actually "America's secret weapon against crime." Never mind that Hong Kong Phooey, although armed with his trusty book of kung fu and a Bond-meets-Wacky Races Phooeymobile, wouldn't even be able to get out of his quick-change file cabinet without a well-placed blow from his loyal cat, Spot (who's striped, naturally). The public is awed by him, Rosemary has a crush on him, and villains--including the Claw, the Giggler, Goldfisher, and the Gum Drop Kid--fear him, but no one notices that Hong Kong Phooey only succeeds through his own klutziness, Spot's help, or dumb luck. The two-DVD set (one single-sided, one double-sided) include all of the series' 31 episodes, though at only 11 minutes each, two of them were shown in its half-hour time slot. There's also a retrospective documentary, a storyboard of a complete episode run side-by-side with the final version, and commentary on three episodes by some of the original team: creative producer Iwao Takamoto and layout unit manager Willie Ito, and Warner animation producer-historian Scott Jeralds. Crothers also scatted the famous theme song: "Hong Kong Phooey, Number One super guy / Hong Kong Phooey, Quicker than the human eye / Chicky-chong chicky-chong / Chicky-chocky dooky-chong / Dooky-bop chop-choppin' / Da bow-wow-wow!" Hong Kong Phooey is harmlessly entertaining, about as harmless as Hong Kong Phooey was to bad guys everywhere. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

What's it say in your Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu?
For many of us, Hong Kong Phooey was the last great Hanna-Barbera cartoon character when it debuted in the fall of 1974. He was a Kung Fu crime fighting dog who never could quite go off the book. He was helped by a stripped cat named Spot. He was voiced by the immortal Scatman Crothers. The great Joe E Ross played Sgt. Flint.

Now don't get confused with the claim of 31 episodes. There were only 16 half hour long episodes. Each "episode" listed below was half the show except for the final "Cowboy" adventure that was the full 30 minutes. It'll be great to have the complete collection on the shelf in time for the 32 anniversary of Hong Kong Phooey.

The episodes will be presented in Full Frame (1.33:1) video, with an English mono audio track (with subtitles in English, French and Spanish). Here's a look at the episodes:


Disc 1
Car Theives
Zoo Story
Iron, Head, The Robot
Cotton Picki' Pocket Picker
Grandma Goody (Cat Burglar)
Candle Power
The Penthouse Burglaries
Batty Bank Mob
The Voltage Villian
The Giggler
The Gumdrop Kid
Professor Presto (The Malevolent Magician)
TV or Not TV
Stop Horsing Around
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Great Movie Mystery

Disc 2
The Claw
Hong Kong Phooey vs. Hong Kong Phooey
The Abominable Snowman
Professor Crosshatch
Goldfisher
Green Thumb
From Bad to Verse (Roten Rhymer)
Kong and the Counterfeiters
The Great Choo Choo Robbery
Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Bakery Man
Mr. Tornando
The Little Crook Who Wasn't There
Dr. Disguiso
The Incredible Mr. Shrink
Comedy Cowboy

Special features include:

Documentary of the show from its development through its legacy. Includes production designs and never before seen original artwork as well as new interviews
"Hong Kong Phooey - The Batty Bank Gang: The Complete Storyboard" (11:56 mins) Motion Screen to storyboard comparison from the cartoon "The Batty Bank Mob"

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The picture quality in these transfers is OUTSTANDING!!!!!! There are some nice extras with interviews from people who worked on the show. Just a very nice set. Only thing I did'nt like was the flipper disc, with a classic show like this I would have preferred 3 discs instead of 1 and a flipper , still this was well worth the money!!!!! A timeless classic to be enjoyed over and over. They did a great job with this DVD release!!!!! Can't say enough!!!!!

WHO IS THIS SUPER HERO?
Finally, Hong Kong Phooey on DVD! (He's got style, a groovy smile and a bod that just won't stop!) Finally, there is something John Q. Public likes?!?! (I never thought I'd see the day). For anyone who grew up on '70s Saturday morning cartoons you will love it, a lot of wonderful memories...it was one of the best from Hanna-Barbera in the '70s. Also look for The Magilla Gorilla Show and The Flintstones: The Complete Sixth Season on DVD. Hopefully we will see Speed Buggy, Wheelie & The Chopper Bunch, The Funky Phantom, Devlin and The Pebbles & Bamm Bamm Show in the near future. KEEP 'EM COMING!!!