{"id":14580,"date":"2014-11-19T00:01:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T08:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/?p=14580"},"modified":"2014-11-19T00:36:12","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T08:36:12","slug":"depatie-frelengs-hoot-kloot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/depatie-frelengs-hoot-kloot\/","title":{"rendered":"DePatie-Freleng&#8217;s &#8220;Hoot Kloot&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hoot-kloot-550.jpg\" alt=\"hoot-kloot-550\" width=\"550\" height=\"391\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hoot-kloot-550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hoot-kloot-550-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hoot-kloot-550-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Continuing my series of posts on DePatie-Freleng&#8217;s later theatrical works &#8211; another one they did was \u201cHoot Kloot\u201d, about a sheriff in the wild west.<\/p>\n<p>Like many cartoon characters, Hoot Kloot is a parody of a pre-existing character. In this case, he was a parody of the sheriff character that appeared in a series of Dodge commercials, played by character actor Joe Higgins.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uO26cX7mkoI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hoot-kloot_275.jpg\" alt=\"hoot-kloot_275\" width=\"275\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hoot-kloot_275.jpg 275w, https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hoot-kloot_275-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/hoot-kloot_275-117x150.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/>In the cartoon, Hoot Kloot (voiced by Bob Holt) is a loud-mouthed sheriff based in Cactus Gulch, bumbling his way into capturing criminals. One can imagine this as a less-inspired version of DFE&#8217;s \u201cInspector\u201d series, taking place in the West instead of France. Hoot Kloot never had a deputy, instead relying on his talking horse Fester (also Holt) as his assistant. Fester is clearly well-past his retirement age, and is always shown limping. That Fester can&#8217;t gallop like other horses is just one of many obstacle Hoot Kloot has to deal with in his 17 cartoons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoot Kloot\u201d was originally conceived for television, planned as part of the Pink Panther Saturday Morning show. A pilot, <em>Apache on the County Seat<\/em>, was made as part of the proposal. Directed by Hawley Pratt, this rather funny cartoon features Sheriff Kloot going into the Indian territory to arrest Big Red for failing to show up in court for a parking fee. The animation, credited to Bob Richardson, Manny Gould, Warren Batchelder, and Don Williams, is very well done and lively.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot didn&#8217;t sell to NBC, apparently because of the the depiction of Jewish people rather than the use of stereotypical Natives (the tribe Kloot comes across was celebrating Bar Mitzvah for the chief&#8217;s son). This didn&#8217;t stop DFE, however, and instead pitched it to United Artists as a theatrical series. UA bought it and ordered additional shorts for release in 1973 and 1974 season. \u201cApache\u201d was released as the second short in the series.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kloot-crazylegs250.jpg\" alt=\"kloot-crazylegs250\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kloot-crazylegs250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kloot-crazylegs250-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Sadly, the rest of the series didn&#8217;t live up to the pilot. Much of the cartoons were tired, uninspired cartoons typical in the 1970s-era animation, even if it was slightly better than a typical Saturday Morning fare. Some of the cartoons featured Crazywolf, who, as his name implies, is a wolf outlaw with few screws loose in his brain. Larry D. Mann voiced him, except for one cartoon where Bob Holt fills in.<\/p>\n<p>The worst of the cartoons were the handful that was subcontracted to Pegbar Production in Spain under the direction of Bob Balser, an American animator who worked for various European animation studios, involved in projects such as Yellow Submarine and \u201cThe Jackson 5ive\u201d cartoons. DFE first used Balser&#8217;s studio to animate 20 minutes of an hour-long TV special called \u201cLuvcast USA\u201d, which aired as part of ABC&#8217;s Saturday Superstar Movie series in 1973. DFE then sent the last of the Blue Racer and Hoot Kloot cartoons to Spain for production, with Art Leonardi being sent to supervise. Even with Leonardi as quality control, it didn&#8217;t do much for the quality of the Spanish animation. Consequently, United Artists told DFE to quit sending shorts to overseas studios, and the practice dropped, although DFE still toyed with overseas production on their later TV fares.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoot Kloot\u201d came and went in theaters, with 17 cartoons made. They were later rerun on TNT (and then Cartoon Network) as part of their Pink Panther block, so the cartoons did receive further exposure after its theatrical run. Not that there are much demand for this sheriff.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/embed.html?eid=yd12aeyvaoqcdwtia2d0ea&#038;partner=dailymotion&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymotion.com%2Fvideo%2Fxx7i6a_sheriff-hoot-kloot-cartoons-apache-on-the-county-seat_shortfilms\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The entire series is currently available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/sheriff-hoot-kloot-cartoons\">on Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>1973<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>KLOOT&#8217;S KOUNTY<\/strong> &#8211; January 19 &#8211; Hawley Pratt<br \/>\n<strong>APACHE ON THE COUNTY SEAT<\/strong> &#8211; June 16 &#8211; Hawley Pratt<br \/>\n<strong>THE SHOE MUST GO ON<\/strong> &#8211; June 16 &#8211; Gerry Chiniquy<br \/>\n<strong>A SELF-WINDING SIDEWINDER<\/strong> &#8211; October 9 &#8211; Roy Morita<br \/>\n<strong>PAY YOUR BUFFALO BILL<\/strong> &#8211; October 9 &#8211; Gerry Chiniquy<br \/>\n<strong>STIRRUPS AND HICCUPS<\/strong> &#8211; October 15 &#8211; Gerry Chiniquy<br \/>\n<strong>TEN MILES TO THE GALLOP<\/strong> &#8211; October 15 &#8211; Arthur Leonardi\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><strong>1974<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>PHONY EXPRESS<\/strong> &#8211; January 4 &#8211; Gerry Chiniquy<br \/>\n<strong>GIDDY UP WOE<\/strong> &#8211; January 9 &#8211; Sid Marcus<br \/>\n<strong>GOLD STRUCK<\/strong> &#8211; January 9 &#8211; Roy Morita<br \/>\n<strong>AS THE TUMBLEWEEDS TURNS<\/strong> &#8211; April 8 &#8211; Gerry Chiniquy<br \/>\n<strong>THE BADGE AND THE BEAUTIFUL<\/strong> &#8211; April 17 &#8211; Bob Balser<br \/>\n<strong>BIG BEEF AT THE O.K. CORRAL<\/strong> &#8211; April 17 &#8211; Bob Balser<br \/>\n<strong>BY HOOT OR BY CROOK<\/strong> &#8211; April 17 &#8211; Bob Balser<br \/>\n<strong>STRANGE ON THE RANGE<\/strong> &#8211; April 17 &#8211; Durward Bonaye<br \/>\n<strong>MESA TROUBLE<\/strong> &#8211; May 16 &#8211; Sid Marcus<br \/>\n<strong>SADDLE SOAP OPERA<\/strong> &#8211; May 16 &#8211; Gerry Chiniquy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_14593\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Dl1VBnHHads\/UVXWmiX74QI\/AAAAAAAAJbE\/-PuNMXGRST0\/s1600\/HOOT_KLOOT_pan_V2.jpg\" rel=\"prettyphoto[14580]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14593\" src=\"http:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kloot-set-up600.jpg\" alt=\"Hoot Kloot cel set up from \"Big Beef at the O.K. Corral\" (click to enlarge)\" width=\"600\" height=\"178\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kloot-set-up600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kloot-set-up600-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/kloot-set-up600-150x44.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hoot Kloot cel set up from &#8220;Big Beef at the O.K. Corral&#8221; (click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing my series of posts on DePatie-Freleng&#8217;s later theatrical works &#8211; another one they did was \u201cHoot Kloot\u201d, about a sheriff in the wild west. Like many cartoon characters, Hoot&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":14588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[1000,317,1051,999,1050],"class_list":["post-14580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lost-planet-anime","tag-art-leonardi","tag-depatie-freleng","tag-gerry-chiniquy","tag-hawley-pratt","tag-hoot-kloot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cartoonresearch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}