About this season
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.
Episodes (52)
1. Planet Pirates
Aired 14 December 1957 • 4 min
In this, the very first episode of Hanna-Barbera's first TV show, our heroes read reports of spacecrafts from other worlds. One such ship bears a bead on Ruff and Reddy as they nap and take them aboard the craft.
2. Night Flight Fright
Aired 14 December 1957 • 4 min
Ruff and Reddy awaken from their nap to find they have been taken hostage by the ship from space.
3. "Whama Bamma Gamma" Gun
Aired 14 December 1957 • 4 min
Ruff and Reddy's robotic captors pursue them with a gun that Reddy gets hold of.
4. The Mastermind of Muni Mula
Aired 21 December 1957 • 4 min
On the metal planet Muni-Mula ("aluminum" spelled backwards), Ruff and Reddy face a two-headed metallic chieftain called "The Big Thinker," who takes our heroes to be assimilated as metal clones.
5. The Mad Monster of Muni Mula
Aired 21 December 1957 • 4 min
The duplicating process of Ruff and Reddy begins. Reddy tries to intervene but becomes a robot himself after he gets zapped by the robot brain implanter.
6. Hocus Pocus Focus
Aired 21 December 1957 • 4 min
Ruff tries to help Reddy but is followed by a roving mechanical spy.
7. Muni Mula Mix-Up
Aired 28 December 1957 • 4 min
Reddy gets accidentally mesmerized by the brain waves and under orders of the Big Thinker takes Ruff captive.
8. Creepy Creature Feature
Aired 28 December 1957 • 4 min
Ruff and Reddy discover a scientist, Professor Gizmo, in the dome of the Big Thinker. Gizmo tells how he blasted off in his homemade rocket and was taken prisoner in Muni-Mula.
9. The Creepy Creature
Aired 28 December 1957 • 4 min
After Reddy destroys the slumbering inner works of the Big Thinker, he, Ruff and Gizmo are hunted down by a huge robot centurion.
10. Surprise in the Skies
Aired 4 January 1958 • 4 min
Reddy, having given the Gizmo 2 ship a boost, is left behind on Muni-Mula. Ruff and Gizmo go back after him but are confronted by a flying attack squad of Muni-Mula robots.
11. Crowds in the Clouds
Aired 4 January 1958 • 4 min
Gizmo confuses the Muni-Mula attack squadron by cloaking the Gizmo 2 craft in a dark cloud. Meanwhile, Reddy takes off in one of the metal squadron's head propellers and is mistaken by Gizmo to be one of the metal men.
12. Reddy's Rocket Rescue
Aired 4 January 1958 • 4 min
Gizmo rescues Reddy from his freefall, but now the Gizmo 2 rocket ship is on a collision course with a meteor.
13. Rocket Ranger Danger
Aired 11 January 1958 • 4 min
The meteor hits the Gizmo 2, sending it and our heroes on a crash course to Earth, where broadcast media reports its arrival as if it were a UFO invasion.
14. Pinky the Pint Sized Pachyderm
Aired 11 January 1958 • 4 min
A baby elephant escapes from a circus and requests Ruff and Reddy to take him home in Africa.
15. Last Trip of a Ghost Ship
Aired 11 January 1958 • 4 min
Ruff, Reddy and Pinky board Voo Doo Queen and get locked on board.
16. The Irate Pirate
Aired 18 January 1958 • 4 min
Captain Crossbones Jones forces Ruff, Reddy and Pinky to be his crew, but they start to escape.
17. Dynamite Fright
Aired 18 January 1958 • 4 min
Ruff, Reddy and Pinky get stranded at sea trying to escape and then they start to sink.
18. Marooned in Typhoon Lagoon
Aired 18 January 1958
Ruff, Reddy and Pinky cruise to an island. Ruff gets captured whilst exploring.
19. Scarey Harry Safari
Aired 25 January 1958 • 4 min
A hunter named Harry Scary uses Ruff as bait to lure a lion, but the lion and Ruff take off.
20. Jungle Jitters
Aired 25 January 1958 • 4 min
Ruff rescues the lion and Harry Scary reveals himself as an elephant hunter.
21. Bungle in the Jungle
Aired 25 January 1958 • 4 min
Before Harry Scary can shoot Reddy, the lion comes to his rescue and all three run for it.
22. Miles of Crocodiles
Aired 1 February 1958 • 4 min
Ruff, Reddy and Pinky escape from Harry and try to get across a river. Their escape log turns out to be a crocodile.
23. A Creep in the Deep
Aired 1 February 1958 • 4 min
Reddy gets trapped with the crocodiles after saving Ruff and Pinky and Harry Scary comes round.
24. Hot Shot's Plot
Aired 1 February 1958 • 4 min
Ruff and Reddy follow Harry Scary who took Pinky away. Harry Scary makes Pinky lure his mother into a trap.
25. The Gloom of Doom
Aired 8 February 1958 • 4 min
Harry Scary gets all Ruff, Reddy, the lion, Pinky and his mother exactly where he wants.
26. The Trapped Trap the Trapper
Aired 8 February 1958
The tables turn because of Harry Scary's empty rifle. Ruff and Reddy stowaway back home.
27. Westward Ho Ho Ho
Aired 8 February 1958 • 4 min
Reddy wins a trailer, so he and Ruff take a vacation to the Grand Canyon. An accident, however, sends them to the ghost town of Gruesome Gulch.
28. Slight Fright on a Moonlight Night
Aired 15 February 1958 • 4 min
Ruff and Reddy are spooked by Gruesome Gulch's ghosts, which are actually fake ones manipulated by two rustlers.
29. Asleep While the Creep Steals Sheep
Aired 15 February 1958 • 4 min
Ruff and Reddy meet Wooly, a sheepdog whose flock of sheep is being mysteriously stolen. Reddy is coerced into posing as a sheep to catch the thieves.
30. Copped by a Copter
Aired 15 February 1958
The sheep thieves in a helicopter pluck Reddy from the flock and take him to Gruesome Gulch.
31. The Two Terrible Twins from Texas
Aired 22 February 1958 • 4 min
The thieves, sibling outlaws Killer and Diller, aim to sheer the sheep of their wool, which threatens Reddy's cover.
32. Killer and Diller in a Chiller of a Thriller
Aired 22 February 1958 • 4 min
Reddy's cover is blown. Killer and Diller tie him up, place him in a mine's ore car and sends him towards an unfinished section of the trestle.
33. A Friend to the End
Aired 22 February 1958 • 4 min
Ruff and Wooly rescue Reddy, and together the three heroes head back to Gruesome Gulch to find Wooly's sheep.
34. Heels on Wheels
Aired 1 March 1958 • 4 min
As Ruff, Reddy and Woolly pursue the Texan Twins, they get flat tires and take the helicopter for transport.
35. The Whirly Bird Catches the Worms
Aired 1 March 1958 • 4 min
Reddy lands on the truck's roof where he holds Killer at gunpoint. But Reddy ends up getting clobbered by a tunnel's low clearance.
36. The Boss of Double-Cross
Aired 1 March 1958 • 4 min
On Killer and Diller's secret ranch, the Double Cross, the sheep spell out the word "help" for our heroes. Unfortunately, their copter has run out of gas.
37. Ship-Shape Sheep
Aired 8 March 1958 • 4 min
Thanks to the sheep, our heroes find the copter's safety chute for landing safely. Once landed, Killer and Diller capture them and lock them up.
38. Tootin' Shootin'
Aired 8 March 1958 • 4 min
In accordance with the rules of the west, Wooly demands that he and his friends fight for their lives. So he volunteers Reddy to a duel with Killer and Diller.
39. Hot Lead for a Hot-Head
Aired 8 March 1958 • 4 min
Reddy nervously faces Killer and Diller in the duel, but he has an ace in the hole: Ruff in his cowboy hat with a second revolver.
40. The Treasure of Doubloon
Aired 15 March 1958 • 4 min
At an aquarium, a baby seal follows Ruff and Reddy home. A chase ensues when the aquarium announces a reward for the seal's return.
41. Blunder Down Under
Aired 15 March 1958 • 4 min
The chase for the seal leads to a pier near the ocean, where someone underwater is in trouble.
42. The Metal Monster Mystery
Aired 15 March 1958 • 4 min
The metal monster Ruff and Reddy hoist to land is a diving bell, and in it is Professor Gizmo, who is mining for gold beneath the sea. Meanwhile, a periscope spies our heroes.
43. The Late, Late Pieces of Eight
Aired 22 March 1958 • 4 min
The periscope belongs to a mysterious submarine that trails Gizmo's ship, the S.S. Leadbottom, which is on the way to a pirate's treasure.
44. The Goon of Doubloon Lagoon
Aired 22 March 1958 • 4 min
The submarine captures Gizmo's diving bell with a giant magnet and takes it to a mysterious grotto.
45. Two Dubs in a Sub
Aired 22 March 1958 • 4 min
Captain Greedy and Saltwater Daffy imprison Ruff, Reddy and Dr. Gizmo. Then the seal arrives to help them.
46. Big Deal With A Small Seal
Aired 29 March 1958 • 4 min
The seal helps Ruff, Reddy and Gizmo escape and leads Greedy and Salt Water Daffy on a merry chase.
47. A Real Keen Submarine
Aired 29 March 1958 • 4 min
The crew attempts to escape on Captain Greedy's sub, but are recaptured. Greedy forces Ruff and Gizmo to mine for treasure while Salt Water Daffy keeps Reddy and the seal at bay.
48. No Hope for a Dope of a Periscope
Aired 29 March 1958 • 4 min
The seal saves Reddy from drowning but Saltwater catches him.
49. Rescue In The Deep Blue
Aired 5 April 1958 • 4 min
The seal and Reddy manage to get away from Saltwater but are tailed by a shark.
50. A Whale of a Tail of a Tale of a Whale
Aired 5 April 1958 • 4 min
Reddy and the seal escape but are being pursued by a shark. A friendly whale scares off the shark and takes Reddy and the seal to help Ruff and Gizmo.
51. Welcome Guest in a Treasure Chest
Aired 5 April 1958 • 4 min
The seal boards Dr. Gizmo's sub with Ruff inside it and prepares a surprise for Greedy.
52. Pot-Shot Puts Hot Shot on Hot Spot
Aired 5 April 1958 • 4 min
Greedy gets all the gold, but when he makes Reddy give back the doubloon he was going to keep as a souvenir, Greedy's ship sinks from the weight.