{"id":6792,"date":"2022-10-08T21:49:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T21:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6792"},"modified":"2022-12-31T01:45:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T01:45:28","slug":"media-hong-kong-phooey-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=6792","title":{"rendered":"MEDiA: Hong Kong Phooey, 1974"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A sudden wave of nostalgia swept over me, recently, in the guise of the theme song from Hanna Barbera\u2019s Hong Kong Phooey <\/em>theme song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, well, today, to be precise, we watched almost all of the episodes whilst child-minding for my sister. I actually dozed off for a considerable portion. And then I had to help cook the evening meal. So I didn\u2019t actually see as much as I\u2019d hoped to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, back home, I\u2019m watching from the start again. And it\u2019s really<\/em> silly! Not amazing, but just kind of fun, especially as a dose of nostalgia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scatman Crothers.-<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Scatman Crothers\u2019 voice is perfect for Phooey, somehow approximating in vibe to his half-closed eyes when in Penry mode: mellow, relaxed, and winningly self-confident, despite his hopeless incompetence. Blissfully unaware that his triumphs are all accidental, or brought about by Spot, the cat, or other helpful characters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Penry and Spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The hapless Sgt Flint, centre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sgt Flint is endearing, as a gruff, dim and bear-like flat footed-copper. And Rosemary? I loved Rosemary way back when. And I find I still love her now! \u2018Your lovable lady fuzz\u2019!? Delicious!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Switchboard sweetheart, Rosemary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The stories are ridiculous. Never was a \u2018McGuffin\u2019 less relevant to the enjoyment of a show! It\u2019s all just an excuse to have Phooey (and frequently Spot) goofing about in crazy situations. The charmingly doofus Phooey, with his correspondence course book of Kung Fu up his sleeve, is undoubtedly where the charm lays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a cartoon with such a short run, it seemed to hit some kind of nerve, such that it\u2019s remained on screens ever since it was made, way back in \u201874. And I find, that whilst I\u2019m now far older, I still have a soft-spot for this mild mannered janitor\/superhero, and his sidekicks, Spot, Flint, and very definitely, Rosemary!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A sudden wave of nostalgia swept over me, recently, in the guise of the theme song from Hanna Barbera\u2019s Hong Kong Phooey theme song. Recently, well, today, to be precise, we watched almost all of the episodes whilst child-minding for my sister. I actually dozed off for a considerable portion. And then I had to … <\/p>\n

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