The Ruff and Reddy Show is a Hanna-Barbera animated series starring Ruff, a straight and smart cat voiced by Don Messick, and Reddy, a dumb and stupid dog voiced by Daws Butler. First broadcast in December 1957 on NBC, it was the first television show produced by Hanna-Barbera and presented by Screen Gems, the television arm of Columbia Pictures.
The Ruff and Reddy Show (Season 2)
Egg Yeggs (Episode 1)
Air date: 1958-12-13
Overview: Ruff and Reddy help Dr. Gizmo to protect his valuable Chickasaurus egg from some thieves.
The Dummy Mummy (Episode 2)
Air date: 1958-12-13
Overview: Killer and Diller in mummy guises swipe the Chickasaurus egg, wrapping Ruff and Reddy in their mummy wrappings.
The Chickenhearted Chickosaurus Chase (Episode 3)
Air date: 1958-12-20
Overview: Gizmo, Ruff and Reddy pursue Killer and Diller, but the Chickosaurus egg tumbles out of their truck and towards our heroes.
The Chickasaurus Crack-Up (Episode 4)
Air date: 1958-12-20
Overview: The Chickasaurus falls down a cliff and cracks. When Ruff, Reddy and Dr. Gizmo reach the egg, it begins to hatch.
The Slick Chickasaurus Chick Trick (Episode 5)
Air date: 1958-12-20
Overview: The Chickasaurus has only managed to partially hatch from the egg. When it does hatch Killer and Diller arrive.
The Chicken-Hearted Chickasaurus (Episode 6)
Air date: 1958-12-27
Overview: As Killer and Diller try to take the Chickasaurus away, but Ruff, Reddy and Dr. Gizmo get tangled with the running Chickasaurus.
Chickasaurus Choo Choo! (Episode 7)
Air date: 1958-12-27
Overview: As the Chickasaurus becomes airborne, Killer and Diller follow by helicopter all the way to a secret prehistoric jungle.
Rumble in the Jungle (Episode 8)
Air date: 1958-12-27
Overview: After a Brontosaurus blows Killer and Diller away, Ruff and Reddy try to flee from the jungle but they run towards a T-Rex.
The Sorehead Tyrannosaurus (Episode 9)
Air date: 1959-01-03
Overview: Ruff, Reddy and Dr. Gizmo take shelter in a cave from a T-Rex. In the darkness they see a pair of eyes.
Two Eyes Spy on the Guys (Episode 10)
Air date: 1959-01-03
Overview: Ruff, Reddy and Dr. Gizmo are met by a cave boy called Ubble-Ubble, who knocks out the T-Rex. Killer and Diller kidnap Ubble-Ubble.
Double-Trouble with Ubble-Ubble (Episode 11)
Air date: 1959-01-03
Overview: Ubble-Ubble bats Killer and Diller but they recapture him and Ruff, Reddy and Dr. Gizmo are confronted by a sabre-toothed tiger.
A Chick in Need Is a Chick Indeed (Episode 12)
Air date: 1959-01-03
Overview: Ubble-Ubble lands in the chickasaurus nest where the chickasaurus is nursing a pair of eggs.
Quick Trick Saves a Slick Chick (Episode 13)
Air date: 1959-01-10
Overview: Killer and Diller try to steal the chickasaurus eggs but are flattened by Reddy. Ubble-Ubble joins the team back home (where Gizmo has presumably adopted him) and becomes a little league baseball sensation.
Scary Tale on a Canyon Trail (Episode 14)
Air date: 1959-01-10
Overview: At the Grand Canyon, Ruff and Reddy hear of rumors of a pint-sized pony and as to the validity of their existence. Harry Scary hears of the rumors as well.
Borrowed Burro in a Burrow (Episode 15)
Air date: 1959-01-10
Overview: Harry Scary sends Reddy on his out-of-control donkey Poco Loco, who disappears in a burrow.
Pint Size Surprise for the Guys (Episode 16)
Air date: 1959-01-17
Overview: Ruff and Reddy make their way through the burrow where they see Poco Loco has made friends with a pony no bigger than Reddy's hand.
Reddy and Me and Pee-Wee Makes Three" (Episode 17)
Air date: 1959-01-17
Overview: Harry Scary tracks the Pee-Wee Pony's hoofprints, and Pee-Wee leads Harry on a chase.
Hoss Thief Grief (Episode 18)
Air date: 1959-01-17
Overview: Harry lassos Pee-Wee but the pint-sized pony refuses to give up.
Tricked and Trapped by a Tricky Trapper" (Episode 19)
Air date: 1959-01-24
Overview: Pee-Wee escapes Harry's clutches and hides out in Reddy's hat. Poco Loco gives it to Harry "in the end."
Harry Safari and the Phoney Pony (Episode 20)
Air date: 1959-01-24
Overview: Harry Scary tries to hold our heroes at gunpoint in exchange for Pee-Wee, but Poco Loco steals Harry's gun. As Pee-Wee heads back home, Harry lies in wait for him.
Frantic Antics of Poco Loco (Episode 21)
Air date: 1959-01-24
Overview: Harry Scary captures Pee-Wee in a sack. Pee-Wee's mother runs to alert Poco Loco, Ruff and Reddy.
Nag in a Bag (Episode 22)
Air date: 1959-01-31
Overview: Harry Scary escapes with Pee-Wee in a motorboat, pursued closely by Ruff and Reddy.
Bungled Bundle of Boodle (Episode 23)
Air date: 1959-01-31
Overview: Harry takes Pee-Wee to his carnival, where he plans to get rich off using the pint-size pony as an attraction.
Chump's Jumps Bring Bumps and Lumps (Episode 24)
Air date: 1959-01-31
Overview: As our heroes head for Harry Scary's carnival, Pee-Wee goes through indignities as a performer in Harry's show.
Show-Biz-Wiz (Episode 25)
Air date: 1959-02-07
Overview: Pee-Wee is locked in a strongbox as Ruff, Reddy and Poco Loco infiltrate the carnival.
These Three Set Pee-Wee Free (Episode 26)
Air date: 1959-02-07
Overview: Disguised as clowns, Ruff and Reddy rescue Pee-Wee, while Poco-Loco sends Scary into orbit with a good donkey kick.
Fantastic Phantom (Episode 27)
Air date: 1959-02-07
Overview: Thinking they've subdued a burglar in the house, Ruff and Reddy discover a strange little man.
Long Gone Leprechaun (Episode 28)
Air date: 1959-02-14
Overview: The visitor is a leprechaun, who filches Reddy's gold watch. How can he and Ruff explain this to the police?
The Goon of Glocca Morra (Episode 29)
Air date: 1959-02-14
Overview: The leprechaun tells our heroes of the Goon of Glocca Morra, a greedy being who has taken their princess for ransom and just keeps all the gold.
Bungle in Banshee Castle (Episode 30)
Air date: 1959-02-14
Overview: The leprechaun takes Ruff and Reddy to Ireland where the princess is being held captive at Banshee Castle.
Afloat in a Moat with No Boat (Episode 31)
Air date: 1959-02-21
Overview: Reddy's climb to the castle ends in a moat, leaving our heroes to alternate means of entering.
Too Soon the Goon (Episode 32)
Air date: 1959-02-21
Overview: Ruff is slingshot into the castle where he goes missing. The leprechaun shrinks Reddy to his size as the pair venture to the castle.
Smitten by a Kitten (Episode 33)
Air date: 1959-02-21
Overview: The leprechaun and Reddy go across the moat and into the castle where Reddy is chased by the Goon's cat.
Mr. Small Meets Mr. Tall in the Hall — That Is All (Episode 34)
Air date: 1959-02-21
Overview: Reddy finds Ruff locked in a cell, then has to get by the cat in order to get to the cell key, held by the Goon.
Going-Going Goon (Episode 35)
Air date: 1959-02-28
Overview: Reddy sets eyes on the Goon of Glocca Morra as he makes a bid for the cell key.
Scary Chase Through a Spooky Place with a Goony Face (Episode 36)
Air date: 1959-02-28
Overview: Reddy frees Ruff from his cell and together they flee from the Goon.
Bing Bang Boom in a Real Small Room (Episode 37)
Air date: 1959-02-28
Overview: Ruff hides in a turret, and the Goon plans to blast him out with a cannon in which Reddy is hiding.
Gold Room Doom (Episode 38)
Air date: 1959-03-07
Overview: Ruff and Reddy search the Goon's treasure room for the princess.
Three See the Wee Princess Free (Episode 39)
Air date: 1959-03-07
Overview: Reddy clobbers the Goon with a gold piece and with Ruff discovers the princess had been imprisoned in the Goon's hat. Reddy is returned to normal size while the Goon is shrunk and made a playtoy for his own cat.
Missile Fizzle (Episode 40)
Air date: 1959-03-07
Overview: With help from Ruff and Reddy, Professor Gizmo plans to launch a rocket to the moon. However, things go wrong when Reddy launches it prematurely.
Missing Missile Mystery (Episode 41)
Air date: 1959-03-14
Overview: As the rocket's third stage engages its parachute, it falls to earth and is blown by upper level winds off course.
Never Land in Never-Neverland (Episode 42)
Air date: 1959-03-14
Overview: The capsule lands in a frozen diorama. Meanwhile, Captain Greedy and Saltwater Daffy track the capsule, full of valuable instruments, in their submarine.
Polar Bear Scare (Episode 43)
Air date: 1959-03-14
Overview: Reddy's ire is aroused when he sees a Viking boy being chased by a polar bear. But the slick ice surface isn't conducive to head-to-head battle.
A Liking for a Striking Viking (Episode 44)
Air date: 1959-03-21
Overview: Ruff, Reddy, Gizmo and the Viking child, Olaf, make it to the capsule, but Olaf wants to go back out and fight the bear.
Bear Hunting Is for the Birds (Episode 45)
Air date: 1959-03-21
Overview: Olaf summons his pet falcon to ward off the bear, who turns tail and runs away.
Beep-Beep from the Deep-Deep (Episode 46)
Air date: 1959-03-21
Overview: While Ruff, Gizmo and Olaf search for food, Captain Greedy and Saltwater Daffy surface.
Two Fiends in a Submarine (Episode 47)
Air date: 1959-03-28
Overview: Olaf calls upon his falcon again when Captain Greedy and Saltwater Daffy hold Ruff and Professor Gizmo hostage.
Muscle Man Meets Missile Man (Episode 48)
Air date: 1959-03-28
Overview: Captain Greedy forces Gizmo to take him to the capsule, in which Reddy is sound asleep.
Bull Fight Fright (Episode 49)
Air date: 1959-03-28
Overview: Olaf launches an offensive on Greedy and Daffy while Olaf's falcon alerts Reddy.
Reddy Clobbers Robbers (Episode 50)
Air date: 1959-04-04
Overview: Reddy clobbers Saltwater Daffy, but Greedy, smelling something rotten in Denmark, sends Gizmo in to get clobbered as well.
Machine Gun Fun (Episode 51)
Air date: 1959-04-04
Overview: Olaf gets hold of Captain Greedy's gun, and it goes haywire. Once it becomes loose, a battle for it ensues, ending with Greedy holding Reddy at gunpoint.
Bad Guys Meet the Good Guys (Episode 52)
Air date: 1959-04-04
Overview: Greedy confiscates Gizmo's capsule equipment, but Olaf gets the drop on him with a horde of Vikings.
Seasons
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