The Hillbilly Bears, played on a social stereotype of the "hillbilly", with a gun-toting, mumbling father Paw Rugg (voiced by Henry Corden) who was always "feudin'" (the "feudin'" was usually a lethargic operation, in which the protagonists fired the same bullet back and forth from the comfort of their rocking chairs) with their neighbors, the Hoppers. The series aired as a segment on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show from October 2, 1965 to September 7, 1967.
The Hillbilly Bears (Season 1)
Detour for Sure 0.0
Air date: 1965-10-02
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A construction crew is attempting to evict Maw and Paw Rugg out of their house so they can put in a new highway. However, the Ruggs are content to stay where they are.
Woodpecked 0.0
Air date: 1965-10-09
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: The Bear family is being disturbed by a noisy woodpecker. Paw finds a solution when he buys a female woodpecker to distract him.
Anglers Aweigh 0.0
Air date: 1965-10-16
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Maw sends Paw to catch a catfish for their dinner and gets more than he bargins for when he runs into Ol' Whiskers.
Stranger Than Friction 0.0
Air date: 1965-10-23
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A chimpanzee escaped from the circus wagon and goes to visit the Bear family. The stranger is a guest into the family.
Goldilocks and the Four Bears 0.0
Air date: 1965-10-30
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: The Bear family decides to take a walk to let their breakfast cool. Meanwhile, a passing movie star named Goldy Looks gets a flat tire and finds the Bear's house while looking for help. She ends up eating their food and sleeping in their beds and she runs off when the Bears get home with an idea for a movie.
Going, Going Gone Gopher 0.0
Air date: 1965-11-06
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Paw is put in charge of guarding the garden when Maw goes to town. He winds up having to defend it from a very hungry gopher.
Courtin' Disaster 0.0
Air date: 1965-11-13
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A truce is called between the Rugg's and the Hopper's so that Floral and Claude can begin dating.
Picnic Panicked 0.0
Air date: 1965-11-20
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Clyde Hopper is determined to catch Floral and her chicken filled picnic basket in an event at the Hog Woller country picnic. Since the Ruggs are feuding with the Hoppers, Paw is just as determined to stop him.
Judo Kudos 0.0
Air date: 1965-11-27
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Sumo the Japanese fighting bear is on his way to the circus when he falls out of the truck when it hits a bump. Sumo helps Paw Rugg learn karate so he can use it on his rival, Claude Hopper.
Just Plane Around 0.0
Air date: 1965-12-04
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Experimental plane X-Ray-X lands near the Rugg house and Paw goes for an unexpected ride with agent 00700 and his pal who are trying to steal the plane.
War Games 0.0
Air date: 1965-12-11
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: The Pentagon decides to conduct war games in the Rugg's backyard.
Bricker Brats 0.0
Air date: 1965-12-18
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Shag and the Hopper boy keep getting in fights over who has the toughest dad threatening to start the feud back up.
Slap Happy Grandpappy 0.0
Air date: 1965-12-25
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Grandpa Rugg comes for a visit much to the excitement of Shag and Floral. Grandpa wants to shoot some Hoppers not knowing that Paw has just ended the feud with them.
Pooped Pops 0.0
Air date: 1966-01-01
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: It's July and time for Paw's yearly bath. When he's finished Maw makes Paw play a Robin Hood game with Shag even though he is very tired.
Leaky Creek 0.0
Air date: 1966-01-08
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Maw sends Paw down to the creek to take a bath even though he just took one last year and doesn't think he needs another one. When he gets to the creek he finds it has gone dry due to a pesky beaver that has built a dam.
My Fair Hillbilly 0.0
Air date: 1966-01-15
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Maw is tired of Paw being such a slob so she sends him to the J.P. Snobbs School of Charm and they try to turn Paw into a gentleman.
Rickety Rockety-Raccoon 0.0
Air date: 1966-01-22
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Paw battles with Rickety Raccoon after he steals eggs from the hen house.
Modern Inconvenience 0.0
Air date: 1966-01-29
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Maw and Paw are selected as the Hillbilly family of the month by Good Hillbillying Magazine and are given every modern convenience for one month.
Rabbit Rumble 0.0
Air date: 1966-02-05
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Maw sends Paw and Shag to hunt for a rabbit for dinner.
Speckled Heckler 0.0
Air date: 1966-02-12
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: Professor Beetlebottom arrives at the Rugg house looking for a rare butterfly, the Speckled Fleeby Doo, and offers a $1,000 reward if they capture one.

Seasons

Episodes 20

Episodes 6