The Barkleys

The Barkleys
Genre	Animation
Created by	David H. DePatie; Friz Freleng; Joe Ruby; Ken Spears
Written by	Larry Rhine; Woody Kling; Dennis Marks; David Evans
Directed by	David Detiege
Voices of	Henry Corden; Joan Gerber; Julie McWhirter; Steve Lewis; Gene Andrusco; Michael Bell; Bob Frank; Don Messick; Bob Holt; Frank Welker
Composer	Doug Goodwin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producers	David H. DePatie; Friz Freleng
Editors	Lee Gunther; Roger Donley; Allan R. Potter; Joe Siracusa; Rick Steward
Camera setup	Ray Lee; Larry Hogan; John Burton, Jr.
Running time	30 minutes (22 minutes minus commercials)
Production company	DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
Release
Original network	NBC
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 9, 1972 –; September 1, 1973

The Barkleys is an American animated television series that ran from 1972 to 1973 on NBC and was produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.[1]

Premise

The cartoon – inspired by the CBS sitcom All in the Family[2] – featured an anthropomorphic dog family consisting of Arnie, a bus driver (voiced by Henry Corden) and his wife Agnes (voiced by Joan Gerber). They had two teenagers, Terry and Roger (voiced by Julie McWhirter and Steve Lewis respectively) and one younger child, Chester (voiced by Gene Andrusco).[3]

The theme song's lyrics ended with the advice "Just remember Arnie Barkley's bark is worse than his bite." Doug Goodwin's theme song used part of "(Be It Ever So Humble) There's No Place Like Home".

Airings

The series was broadcast by NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1972. NBC continued to air reruns until September 1, 1973. Only 13 episodes were produced.

The series resurfaced in 2016, airing Saturday mornings on the Retro TV network.

Voices

Henry Corden – Arnie Barkley*
Joan Gerber – Agnes Barkley
Julie McWhirter – Terry Barkley
Gene Andrusco – Chester Barkley
Steve Lewis – Roger Barkley
Michael Bell – *
Bob Frank –
Bob Holt –
Don Messick –
Frank Welker –

Episode list

Nº	Title	Original air date
1	"Match Breaker"	September 9, 1972 (1972-09-09)
2	"Finders Weepers"	September 16, 1972 (1972-09-16)
3	"Lib and Let Lib"	September 23, 1972 (1972-09-23)
Following Terry's speech about women's rights at the high school, Arnie and Agnes decide to switch jobs for a day.
4	"Half-Pint Hero"	September 30, 1972 (1972-09-30)
5	"No Place for a Lady"	October 7, 1972 (1972-10-07)
6	"For the Love of Money"	October 14, 1972 (1972-10-14)
7	"Keeping Up with the Beagles"	October 21, 1972 (1972-10-21)
8	"Play No Favorites"	October 28, 1972 (1972-10-28)
9	"Law and Misorder"	November 4, 1972 (1972-11-04)
10	"The Great Disc Jockey"	November 11, 1972 (1972-11-11)
11	"Barkley Beware"	November 18, 1972 (1972-11-18)
12	"Arnie Come Clean"	November 25, 1972 (1972-11-25)
13	"The Talent Agency Caper"	December 2, 1972 (1972-12-02)

DVD release

On October 20, 2015, Film Chest Media Group released The Barkleys and The Houndcats – 2 DVD Classic Animation Set on DVD in Region 1.[4] This collection features all 13 episodes of the series on DVD for the very first time.

Staff

Created for Television by David H. DePatie, Isadore "Friz" Freleng
In Association With Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Writers: Larry Rhine, Woody Kling, Dennis Marks, David Evans
Animation Director: David Detiege
Storyboard Directors: Gerry Chiniquy, Art Leonardi, Cullen Houghtaling, Paul Sommer
Layout Supervision and Design by Robert Taylor
Layouts: Cullen Houghtaling, Owen Fitzgerald, Richard Ung, Frank M. Gonzales, Nino Carbe, Wes Herschensohn
Animation: Don Williams, Manny Gould, Ken Muse, Norm McCabe, Warren Batchelder, Jim Davis, John Gibbs, Bob Richardson, Bob Matz, Bob Bransford, Reuben Timmins, Bob Bemiller
Background Supervised by Richard H. Thomas, Mary O'Loughlin
Film Editing Supervised by Lee Gunther
Film Editors: Joe Siracusa, Allan R. Potter, Roger Donley, Rick Steward
Title Design by Art Leonardi
Music by Doug Goodwin
Music Score Conducted by Eric Rogers
Music Recording Engineer: Eric A. Tomlinson
Executive in Charge of Production: Stan Paperny
Production Supervision: Harry Love
Camera: Ray Lee, Larry Hogan, John Burton Jr.
Production Mixer: Steve Orr
Sound by Producers' Sound Service, Inc.
Associate Producers: Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Produced by David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng

References

Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 59. ISBN 978-1538103739.
Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 112. ISBN 978-1476665993.
Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
2-DVD Set with DePatie-Freleng's 'The Barkleys' and 'The Houndcats' Archived 2015-10-25 at the Wayback Machine

External links

The Barkleys at IMDb
The Barkleys at the Big Cartoon DataBase
The Barkleys at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015.

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[1] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 59. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[2] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 112. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[Woolery-3] Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981. Scarecrow Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

[4] 2-DVD Set with DePatie-Freleng's 'The Barkleys' and 'The Houndcats' Archived 2015-10-25 at the Wayback Machine

DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
Founders	David H. DePatie Friz Freleng
Theatrical shorts (original)	The Pink Panther (1964–1980) The Inspector (1965–1969) Roland and Rattfink (1968–1971) The Ant and the Aardvark (1969–1971) Tijuana Toads (1969–1972) The Blue Racer (1972–1974) Hoot Kloot (1973–1974) The Dogfather (1974–1976)
Commissioned by Warner Bros.	Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes (theatrical, 1964–1967) Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (CBS/TV special, 1977) Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (CBS/TV special, 1979)
Television shorts	Texas Toads (1976) Misterjaw (1976) Crazylegs Crane (1978)
Television shows	The Super 6 (NBC, 1966–1969) Super President (NBC, 1967–1968) Here Comes The Grump (NBC, 1969–1970) The Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1969–1971) The Pink Panther Meets The Ant and the Aardvark (NBC, 1970–1971) Doctor Dolittle (NBC, 1970–1971) The New Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1971–1976) The Barkleys (NBC, 1972–1973) The Houndcats (NBC, 1972–1973) Bailey's Comets (CBS, 1973–1975) The Oddball Couple (ABC, 1975–1977) Return to the Planet of the Apes (NBC, 1975–1976) The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half-Hour and a Half Show (NBC, 1976–1977) Baggy Pants and the Nitwits (NBC, 1977–1978) What's New Mr. Magoo? (CBS, 1977–1979) Think! Pink Panther (NBC, 1978) The All New Pink Panther Show (ABC, 1978–1979) The Fantastic Four (NBC, 1978–1979) Spider-Woman (ABC, 1979–1980)
Television specials	The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (NBC/TV special, 1973) My Mom's Having a Baby (ABC/TV special, 1977) Where Do Teenagers Come From? (ABC/TV special, 1980)
Dr. Seuss Television specials	The Cat in the Hat (CBS/TV special, 1971) The Lorax (CBS/TV special, 1972) Dr. Seuss on the Loose (CBS/TV special, 1973) The Hoober-Bloob Highway (CBS/TV special, 1975) Halloween Is Grinch Night (ABC/TV special, 1977) Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (ABC/TV special, 1980) The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (ABC/TV special, 1982)
See also	Marvel Productions Ltd. Saban Entertainment Here Comes the Grump (film)

Children's programming on NBC in the 1970s
First-run animated series	Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales Here Comes the Grump The Pink Panther Show (1969–1978) The Underdog Show The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle The Houndcats The Roman Holidays The Barkleys Sealab 2020 Around the World in Eighty Days Inch High, Private Eye The Addams Family Emergency +4 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975) Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975–76) CB Bears The Young Sentinels The New Archie and Sabrina Hour (1977) I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali Baggy Pants and the Nitwits Yogi's Space Race Galaxy Goof-Ups Buford and the Galloping Ghost The Godzilla Power Hour Fantastic Four The New Fred and Barney Show Casper and the Angels (1979–80) Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979-80) The New Shmoo (1979-80) The Super Globetrotters The New Adventures of Flash Gordon (1979–80)
First-run live-action series	H.R. Pufnstuf The Banana Splits Adventure Hour Barrier Reef The Bugaloos (1970–1972) Mr. Wizard Runaround Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Go Run, Joe, Run Land of the Lost (1974–1977) Westwind McDuff, the Talking Dog Monster Squad Big John, Little John (1976–77) The Kids From C.A.P.E.R. Muggsy Thunder Search and Rescue The Red Hand Gang The Krofft Superstar Hour
Rebroadcasts	The Heckle and Jeckle Show The Flintstones (1966-70) The Woody Woodpecker Show Deputy Dawg The Jetsons (1977-81) Josie and the Pussycats (1973-76) Hong Kong Phooey (1976-81) Speed Buggy (1977-80) Space Ghost and Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1977-80) The Go-Go Globetrotters The Alvin Show (1978-80) The Daffy Duck Show Jonny Quest (1979-81)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era