Hong Kong Phooey

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The 171 users who count themselves as Hong Kong Phooey fans have written a total of 6 reviews.

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Hong Kong Phooey was a Saturday morning cartoon created by Hanna-Barbera back in 1974. There were only 16 episodes that ever aired on the television network, ABC. After the show was cancelled, NBC purchased the rights to re-air the original 16 episodes from 1977 to 1979.

The show is about a janitor... more »

Hong Kong Phooey was a Saturday morning cartoon created by Hanna-Barbera back in 1974. There were only 16 episodes that ever aired on the television network, ABC. After the show was cancelled, NBC purchased the rights to re-air the original 16 episodes from 1977 to 1979.

The show is about a janitor named Penrod "Penry" Pooch, who works along with Sarge and Rosemary at the local police station. Whenever Penry overhears a crime being committed, he "jumps" into action. Actually, it's a filing cabinet that Penry jumps into. But shortly after, out comes Hong Kong Phooey. Ready to put the criminals where they belong-- Jail!

But to get to the crime scene, he uses the Phooeymobile. This vehicle can change into anything Hong Kong Phooey needs it for (Car, boat...), with a swift "bong of the gong."

But as we know, for every great superhero, there is the superhero's trusty side-kick. And for Hong Kong Phooey, this would be Spot, a cat who can't speak, only mumbles/grumbles at everything he knows Honk Kong Phooey is doing wrong..... which is EVERYTHING! So, even though we secretly know Spot may be the smart one here... Hong Kong Phooey is the one given the credit in the end.less «

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  this show is a classic can anybody hate it

  this show is a classic can anybody hate it less «

  chocolatemafia Last online Dec 13, 2008
  3 comments, last one Jul 23, 2008 + Add Comment

• Is it just me or is this show boring?

  I mean i think all the characters,music,and comedy is all great but the storyline really needs to come up! And they do every...more »

  I mean i think all the characters,music,and comedy is all great but the storyline really needs to come up! And they do everything way too much(like when he jumps in the file cabinet,pops out of the garbage dump with his car,or when he looks at his book of Hong Ku or whatever it is) I mean folks come on ya know the storyline repeats and now i know why the show only lasted 1 season(16 episodes)how pathetic is that? I guess they got letters and it discouraged them from making new episodes or they realized how boring it was and just stopped. less «

  teenagersrule15 Last online Jun 16, 2009
  5 comments, last one Apr 9, 2008 + Add Comment

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  tone-master21 Last online Jun 9, 2009
  10 comments, last one May 10, 2007 + Add Comment

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  7 Good

  Hong Kong Phooey was a short-lived, but great show. hide « show »

  Hong Kong Phooey was a short-lived, but great show. Like all great cartoons, it had a great theme song. Hong Kong Phooey, #1 super-guy! What a perfect opening line.
  
  Realistically, the animation wasn't that great. It was quite limited, in fact. But the character designs were solid and the basic premise funny.
  
  For those not familiar Hong Kong Phooey is an anthropomorphic dog janitor who, with his cat Spot, fought crime. Hong Kong would use elaborate and ineffective karate moves to stop criminals while, behind the scenes, Spot would do something actually useful. Hong Kong never realized that it was really Spot who saved the day.
  
  Next to the theme song, the best part was Hong Kong's voice, done by Scatman Cruthers. What a distinctive voice that man had.
  
  Hong Kong Phooey had a good gimmick and was one of the better cartoons from the 1970s. It's theme song has been especially enduring.

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  scotchex2 Added Oct 3, 2008 All my reviews
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  1 Abysmal

  The worst show ever. hide « show »

  Hong Kong Phooey a truer title has never been written keyword phooey.Let me begin with the fact the in in this show Hong Kong Phooey never solved anything it was always his cat that caught the bad guy. That is what made HKP the wosrt hero ever he would jump into a file cabinet in order to change into his Hkp outfit. The writers tried to pull this show of as being funny or something but because of the bad characters bad voices bad art it just ended up looking like something that you not recommend to your worst enemy. Everyone out there stay as far away from this show as possible if you watch this show your brain cells will fry you have all been warned.

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  duality_236 Added Jun 18, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Okay so maybe they call him Henry in the already recorded versions but his name is Penry. Or is it???? hide « show »

  Hong Kong Phooey is another one of my Hanna-Barbera favorites! This series is about a mild mannered janitor Penry who works at a police station commanded by Sergent Flint. When ever there is crime around Penry jumps into a file cabinet and comes out as Hanna-Barbera's number one super guy, Hong Kong Phooey who is a martial arts superhero! This show got 16 episodes in 1 Season. This show deserved more than 1 season and 16 episodes! I love this cartoon! I This was one of my all-time faves. This show was so funny and Scatman Crothers just has the best voice. I really wish that this show was still on. Or at least in a dvd set so I could get it. I think the younger generation would get a kick out of this show. Phooey and his cat Spot in the car. Way too funny.Loved when he would drive into the filecabinet. It was funnt how he would refer to his textbook, The Hong Kong book of Kung Fu. Just one of those great cartoons that you can sit and watch over and over again smiling the entire time. Truly a classic I need a collection.

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  check77 Added Dec 22, 2007 All my reviews
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  8 Great

  One of my favorite Hanna-Barbera cartoons from the 1970's hide « show »

  Hong Kong Phooey is another one of my Hanna-Barbera favorites! This series is about a mild mannered janitor Penry who works at a police station commanded by Sergent Flint. When ever there is crime around Penry jumps into a file cabinet and comes out as Hanna-Barbera's number one super guy, Hong Kong Phooey who is a martial arts superhero! This show got 16 episodes in 1 Season. This show deserved more than 1 season and 16 episodes! Plus one thing I thought was cool about this Hong Kong Phooey was his martial arts moves and how he knocks the bad guys. Plus I thought the whole way Penry changes into Hong Kong Phooey was funny when he goes into a file cabinet and then he is Hong Kong Phooey.

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  D-LinkUK Added May 28, 2007 All my reviews
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  6.5 Fair

  Not very entertaining! hide « show »

  Im sorry to all of you "Hong Kong Phooey fans" but this show is seriously dull! I mean i used to like this show when i was like 7(and most likely because i had no idea what was going on)but now it actually hurts to watch it. And im not putting that whole "i was 7 thing" to say its immature or anything like that but its just the storyline is pointless,its the same,and basically just pathetic! And to think i was considering to buy this nonsense! Dont get me wrong i like the comedy in how the cat really saves the day,hong kong phooey's confident personality,and even some of the characters(like the fat cop)but the stories just aren't interesting enough to keep someone my age occupied! I think it was designed to reach an audience of 4-12 year olds but definetly not teenagers!

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  teenagersrule15 Added Mar 2, 2007 All my reviews