The Hillbilly Bears

The Hillbilly Bears, played on a social stereotype of the "hillbilly", with a gun-toting, mumbling father Paw Rugg (voiced by Henry Corden) who was always "feudin'" (the "feudin'" was usually a lethargic operation, in which the protagonists fired the same bullet back and forth from the comfort of their rocking chairs) with their neighbors, the Hoppers. The series aired as a segment on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show from October 2, 1965 to September 7, 1967.

Type: tv

Season: 2

Episode: N/A

Duration: 6 minutes

Release: 1965-10-02

Rating: 7.5

Season 1 - The Hillbilly Bears
1965-10-02
A construction crew is attempting to evict Maw and Paw Rugg out of their house so they can put in a new highway. However, the Ruggs are content to stay where they are.
1965-10-09
The Bear family is being disturbed by a noisy woodpecker. Paw finds a solution when he buys a female woodpecker to distract him.
1965-10-16
Maw sends Paw to catch a catfish for their dinner and gets more than he bargins for when he runs into Ol' Whiskers.
1965-10-23
A chimpanzee escaped from the circus wagon and goes to visit the Bear family. The stranger is a guest into the family.
1965-10-30
The Bear family decides to take a walk to let their breakfast cool. Meanwhile, a passing movie star named Goldy Looks gets a flat tire and finds the Bear's house while looking for help. She ends up eating their food and sleeping in their beds and she runs off when the Bears get home with an idea for a movie.
1965-11-06
Paw is put in charge of guarding the garden when Maw goes to town. He winds up having to defend it from a very hungry gopher.
1965-11-13
A truce is called between the Rugg's and the Hopper's so that Floral and Claude can begin dating.
1965-11-20
Clyde Hopper is determined to catch Floral and her chicken filled picnic basket in an event at the Hog Woller country picnic. Since the Ruggs are feuding with the Hoppers, Paw is just as determined to stop him.
1965-11-27
Sumo the Japanese fighting bear is on his way to the circus when he falls out of the truck when it hits a bump. Sumo helps Paw Rugg learn karate so he can use it on his rival, Claude Hopper.
1965-12-04
Experimental plane X-Ray-X lands near the Rugg house and Paw goes for an unexpected ride with agent 00700 and his pal who are trying to steal the plane.
1965-12-11
The Pentagon decides to conduct war games in the Rugg's backyard.
1965-12-18
Shag and the Hopper boy keep getting in fights over who has the toughest dad threatening to start the feud back up.
1965-12-25
Grandpa Rugg comes for a visit much to the excitement of Shag and Floral. Grandpa wants to shoot some Hoppers not knowing that Paw has just ended the feud with them.
1966-01-01
It's July and time for Paw's yearly bath. When he's finished Maw makes Paw play a Robin Hood game with Shag even though he is very tired.
1966-01-08
Maw sends Paw down to the creek to take a bath even though he just took one last year and doesn't think he needs another one. When he gets to the creek he finds it has gone dry due to a pesky beaver that has built a dam.
1966-01-15
Maw is tired of Paw being such a slob so she sends him to the J.P. Snobbs School of Charm and they try to turn Paw into a gentleman.
1966-01-22
Paw battles with Rickety Raccoon after he steals eggs from the hen house.
1966-01-29
Maw and Paw are selected as the Hillbilly family of the month by Good Hillbillying Magazine and are given every modern convenience for one month.
1966-02-05
Maw sends Paw and Shag to hunt for a rabbit for dinner.
1966-02-12
Professor Beetlebottom arrives at the Rugg house looking for a rare butterfly, the Speckled Fleeby Doo, and offers a $1,000 reward if they capture one.

Season 2 - The Hillbilly Bears
1966-09-10
Paw Rugg goes on an unexpected ride while trying to fix the windmill.
1966-09-17
Aliens capture Paw and take him back to their planet for observation.
1966-09-24
Paw's out hunting a meal for dinner when Maw's pet bird gets out of its cage and runs away.
1966-10-01
Paw battles with the neighbor's billy goat that is eating everything in his garden.
1966-10-08
Paw's cousin Fud sends a telegram saying he is going to stop in for a visit since they have never met. Meanwhile, Gorzo the Wild Man escapes from a truck delivering him to the circus and is mistaken for cousin Fud when he shows up at the cabin.
1966-10-15
Maw tries to wake up Paw from his between-naps rest period so he can go to the store for her. Some music producers offer Paw a lifetime music contract after hearing him play the guitar in the store.