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Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that originally aired as a regular segment of the television series The Huckleberry Hound Show from October 2, 1958 to October 13, 1961. The series stars two mice brothers, Pixie and Dixie, and Mr. Jinks the Cat. Pixie & Dixie stayed with The Huckleberry Hound Show for its entire run of four seasons, for a total of 57 episodes.

In 1992 the series began airing in reruns on Cartoon Network and in 2000 the series moved to Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang.

Overview[]

The show featured two mice, Pixie and Dixie, and a cat, Mr. Jinks. In many ways the shorts resemble Hanna-Barbera's earlier better-known creation, Tom and Jerry, which also featured a warring cat and mouse (sometimes two) in a domestic setting. However without Tom and Jerry's more lavish budget for full animation, the Jinks team had to rely on funny dialogue and voices to carry the cartoon's humor. The cartoon was also less violent, and unlike the slightly sinister Tom, the headstrong Jinks was, in reality, too dense to pose much of a real threat to the mice. Unlike Tom and Jerry, there were many more times when Jinks would either share a good ending with the mice or actually outwit them himself, whereas the times Tom got the best of Jerry were much more rare.

Characters[]

Pixie & Dixie - Pixie who wore a blue bowtie, and Dixie who wore a red vest and speaks Southern American with a Southern American accent, were a pair of house mice who had to contend with the resident cat, Mr. Jinx.

Mr. Jinks - Mr. Jinks is an orange cat who constantly chases Pixie and Dixie, of whom he routinely said, "I hate meeces to pieces!" Even though Jinks often chases Pixie and Dixie he is also shown to have a soft spot for them, evident in episodes such as "Strong Mouse", "The Pushy Cat" and "Mouse Nappers". In the episode "Jinks Jr." Jinks is shown to not fully understand why he chases them, only that "cats are supposed to hate meeces". Even so, Jinks doesn't usually mean them any real harm, for example in the episode "The Ghost With The Most" Dixie pretended he was dead after Jinks clobbers him, and Jinks is shown to be very remorseful, even partially traumatized. He speaks Beatnik with a Beatnik accent.

Cast[]

  • Daws Butler - Dixie, Mr. Jinks
  • Don Messick - Pixie

Episodes[]

Season 1 (1958)[]

  1. "Cousin Tex"
  2. "Judo Jack"
  3. "Kit Kat Kit"
  4. "Jinks' Mice Device"
  5. "Jinks the Butler"
  6. "Pistol Packin' Pirate"
  7. "Scaredycat Dog"
  8. "Little Bird-Mouse"
  9. "Jiggers…It's Jinks!"
  10. "The Ghost with the Most"
  11. "The Ace of Space"
  12. "Jinks Junior"
  13. "Jinks' Flying Carpet"

Season 2 (1959)[]

  1. "Puppet Pals"
  2. "Mark of the Mouse"
  3. "Dinky Jinks"
  4. "Hypnotize Surprise"
  5. "Nice Mice"
  6. "King-Size Surprise"
  7. "Cat-Nap Cat"
  8. "Mouse-Nappers"
  9. "Boxing Buddy"
  10. "Sour Puss"
  11. "Rapid Robot"
  12. "King-Size Poodle"
  13. "Hi-Fido"
  14. "Batty Bat"
  15. "Mighty Mite"
  16. "Bird Brained Cat"
  17. "Land-Lease Meece"
  18. "A Good Good Fairy"
  19. "Heavens to Jinksy"
  20. "Goldfish Fever"
  21. "Pushy Cat"
  22. "Puss in Boats"

Season 3 (1960)[]

  1. "High Jinks"
  2. "Price For Mice"
  3. "Plutocrat Cat"
  4. "Pied Piper Pipe"
  5. "Woo for Two"
  6. "Party Peeper Jinks"
  7. "A Wise Quack"
  8. "Missile Bound Cat"
  9. "Kind to Meeces Week"
  10. "Crew Cat"
  11. "Jinxed Jinks"
  12. "Light Headed Cat"
  13. "Mouse for Rent"

Season 4 (1961)[]

  1. "Jinks' Jinx"
  2. "Fresh Heir"
  3. "Strong Mouse"
  4. "Bombay Mouse"
  5. "Mouse Trapped"
  6. "Magician Jinks"
  7. "Meece Missiles"
  8. "Homeless Jinks"
  9. "Home Flea"

In Other Media[]

  • The trio starred in comic books — four, dated 1960-62, from Dell Comics and one, dated 1963, from Gold Key, as well as appearing in the back pages of Huckleberry Hound's and Yogi Bear's comics. They also starred in a 1961 Little Golden Book.
  • The trio also appeared in Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics.

Home Release[]

On November 15, 2005, Warner Home Video released part of the series on The Huckleberry Hound Show - Vol 1. The "Heavens To Jinksy" episode is also available on the DVD Cartoon Network Cartoon Crack Ups.

Hanna-Barbera Series

1970 Where's Huddles?Harlem GlobetrottersJosie and the Pussycats
1971 The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm ShowHelp!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!The Funky Phantom
1972 The Amazing Chan and the Chan ClanWait Till Your Father Gets HomeThe Flintstone Comedy HourThe Roman HolidaysSealab 2020The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
1973 Speed BuggyButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidsYogi's GangSuper Friends
Goober and the Ghost ChasersInch High, Private EyeJeannieThe Addams Family
1974 Hong Kong PhooeyDevlinPartridge Family 2200 A.D.These Are the Days
Valley of the DinosaursWheelie and the Chopper Bunch
1975 The Tom & Jerry ShowThe Great Grape Ape Show
1976 The Mumbly Cartoon ShowThe Scooby-Doo ShowDynomutt, Dog WonderClue ClubJabberjaw
1977 The Robonic StoogesFred Flintstone and FriendsCaptain Caveman and the Teen AngelsLaff-A-LympicsCB BearsThe Skatebirds
1978 The All-New Popeye HourYogi's Space RaceGodzillaJana of the Jungle
1979 The New Fred and Barney ShowFred and Barney Meet The ThingCasper and the AngelsThe New ShmooThe Super GlobetrottersScooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Fred and Barney Meet the ShmooAmigo and Friends

1980 Drak PackThe Flintstone Comedy ShowThe Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show
1981 Laverne & Shirley in the ArmySpace StarsTeen ForceThe Kwicky Koala ShowTrollkinsThe Smurfs
1982 The Flintstone FunniesMork and Mindy: The Animated SeriesThe Little RascalsPac-ManJokebookShirt TalesThe Gary Coleman Show
1983 The DukesMonchhichisThe New Scooby and Scrappy Doo ShowThe Biskitts
Lucky Luke
1984 SnorksChallenge of the GoBots
1985 Paw PawsYogi's Treasure HuntGaltar and the Golden LanceThe Berenstain Bears
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-DooThe Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
1986 The New Adventures of Jonny QuestPound PuppiesThe Flintstone KidsFoofurWildfire
1987 Sky CommandersPopeye and Son
1988 A Pup Named Scooby-DooThe Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
The New Yogi Bear ShowFantastic Max
1989 The Further Adventures of SuperTedPaddington Bear

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