Hong Kong Phooey
Kids & familyGenuinely watchable for and with children.This show: 9/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10SlapstickBroad, physical comedy.This show: 8/10CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10ParodyA sustained send-up of other genres or works.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Scatman CrothersJoe E. RossKathy GoriDon MessickJean Vander PylLennie Weinrib
Written by
Joseph BarberaWilliam Hanna
Starring
Scatman CrothersJoe E. RossKathy GoriDon MessickJean Vander PylLennie Weinrib
Written by
Joseph BarberaWilliam Hanna
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Hong Kong Phooey Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | ||
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| S1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
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About
"A superhero so inept his cat does the work"
By day, Penrod Pugh is a mild-mannered police station janitor. By night (well, also by day), he transforms into Hong Kong Phooey, a bumbling martial-arts superhero who dives into a filing cabinet and stumbles into crime-fighting. His unimpressed cat Spot usually solves the case first while Phooey trips over his own confidence. It is broad, silly, kid-pitched slapstick with kung-fu sound effects and a laugh track, moving fast and never taking itself remotely seriously. Pure Saturday-morning comfort food, more about goofy charm and catchphrases than any real plot.
Watch it for
the gleeful self-aware silliness of a hero whose own sidekick outsmarts him constantly.
Maybe skip if
you want plot, tension, or anything beyond simple repetitive kid-friendly gags.
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Season 11974
7.5781165h 54m
Disguised as a mild-mannered police station janitor, Penrod transforms into the powerful pooch by leaping into the bottom of a filing cabinet—and emerging as Hong Kong Phooey in a bright red karate outfit!
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Car Thieves/Zoo Story | 7.4 | 69 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Iron Head, the Robot/Cotton Pickin' Pocket Picker | 7.6 | 53 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Grandma Goody/Candle Power | 7.2 | 54 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Penthouse Burglaries/Batty Bank Mob | 7.2 | 49 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Voltage Villain/The Giggler | 6.9 | 52 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Gumdrop Kid/Professor Presto | 7.8 | 51 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | TV or Not TV/Stop Horsing Around | 7.3 | 48 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Mirror, Mirror on the Wall/Great Movie Mystery | 7.4 | 48 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | The Claw/Hong Kong Phooey vs. Hong Kong Phooey | 7.7 | 47 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Abominable Snowman/Professor Crosshatch | 7.9 | 44 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Goldfisher/Green Thumb | 7.2 | 44 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | From Bad to Verse/Kong and the Counterfeiters | 7.3 | 46 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | The Great Choo Choo Robbery/Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Bakery Man | 7.4 | 45 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Mr. Tornado/The Little Crook Who Wasn't There | 7.6 | 43 | 30 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Dr. Disguiso/The Incredible Mr. Shrink | 7.7 | 44 | 21 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Comedy Cowboys | 7.9 | 44 | 21 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Scatman Crothers Hong Kong Phooey, Penrod 'Penry' Pooch
Joe E. Ross Sergeant Flint
Kathy Gori Rosemary
Don Messick Spot, Honcho, The Mystery Maverick
Jean Vander Pyl Rosemary
Lennie Weinrib Curly Boondock, Sheriff Bumbleweed, Tin Nose
Frank Welker The Claw
Paul Winchell Mr. Shrink, The Mayor
Daws Butler Big Duke, Blubber, Stick
Richard Dawson
Crew
Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
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