Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey

Synopsis

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey is a Hanna-Barbera animated television series that premiered September 16, 1964. It was presented as a segment of The Peter Potamus Show, along with Breezly and Sneezly and Peter Potamus.

First Air Date: 1964-09-16

Last Air Date: 1966-01-30

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 23

Created By: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Networks: Syndication

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Top Cast

Doug Young as Yippee
Daws Butler as Yahooey
Hal Smith as Yappee / The King

Seasons

Season 1 (1964)

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey are dogs who serve the King as his Royal Guards. They are usually called the goofy guards by the king. They must always protect, serve and obey the King. They are loosely based on the Three Musketeers. At times, the three heroes find themselves fighting a fire-breathing dragon and other villains.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Volunteers (1964-09-16)

The King hires a sergeant to teach Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey how to act like real guards.
Ep. 2: Black Bart (1964-09-23)

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey get fired by the King for overuse of his money on things like sword polish. But they get their jobs back when they unwittingly keep him away from the notorious highwayman Black Bart, who is mistaken by the King for Yahooey.
Ep. 3: Double Dragon (1964-09-30)

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey disguise themselves as a dragon so The King could pretend to battle one, but the real one shows up.
Ep. 4: Outlaw In-Law (1964-10-07)

The King's nephew visits and the bumbling guards teach him how to be one.
Ep. 5: Horse Shoo Fly (1964-10-14)

Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey have to save the King from a magical gift- a flying horse.
Ep. 6: Wild Child (1964-10-21)

The King and Queen step out for the night and The King lets Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey babysit their unruly son.
Ep. 7: Witch Is Which (1964-10-28)

A witch comes to the castle and turns the king into a frog. Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey finds the witch to turn him back to himself. The witch does a spell and she becomes a gorgeous creature.
Ep. 8: Wise Quacking (1964-11-04)

Yippee, Yappee, Yahooey and The King go duck hunting.
Ep. 9: Nautical Nitwits (1964-11-11)

Captain Kidder attacks the kingdom. Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey take to the sea to sink him.
Ep. 10: Job Robbed (1964-11-18)

The King fires Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey and replaces them with a robotic guard.
Ep. 11: Unicorn on the Cob (1964-11-25)

The King is a mighty hunter, but he still needs to bag a unicorn. With the help of Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey, he takes to the jungle. When a unicorn is spotted, they leave the King to fend for himself.
Ep. 12: Mouse Rout (1964-12-02)

A theiving little white mouse steals the Kings royal goodies and calls for all his royal guards to get rid of the rodent, and along come Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey.
Ep. 13: Handy Dandy Lion (1964-12-09)

The King and Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey try to find a lion for The Queen's new lion rug.
Ep. 14: Sappy Birthday (1964-12-16)

The King feels sad and Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey plans him a happy birthday. A villain tries to kill The King on his big day.