Lion-Hearted Huck

Lion-Hearted Huck is the second Huckleberry Hound segment made for The Huckleberry Hound Show. It first aired 9 October 1958. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and once again the story and dialogue were written by Charles Shows and Dan Gordon. Voices by Daws Butler as Huck and Leroy the Lion, and Don Messick as a monkey.
== Summary ==
Huckleberry Hound (as a big game hunter) is searching the jungles of Africa hoping to find and shoot a lion, the king of beasts. The animals of the jungle overhear this and send a warning (by phone) to said lion.
The cocky yet dimwitted lion (named Leroy) sees this not as a danger, but as a chance for fun, as he plays many cruel tricks on Huck, such as creating fake footprints, burying Huck alive, getting his car caught in a rope snare, and more, such as trapping Huck in his own trap. To do so, the lion tickles Huck on the foot, causing him to laugh so hard, the giant beartrap snaps on him. However, one of his tricks backfires when he steals Huck's engine. When Huck puts his foot on the pedal, the lion is launched into the air, and we end the cartoon on the lion saying, "A gag's a gag, but this is the end! HEEEELP!!! HEEEEEEELP!!!!!!!"
== Availability ==
* DVD - The Huckleberry Hound Show – Volume 1 (The First Season) (3rd episode on disc)
* Streaming - Boomerang app
== Trivia ==
* Leroy is unnamed in this short, as he wouldn't be given a name until his second and only other short, "Somebody's Lion".
* This is the first time Huckleberry has ever unambiguously won against an opponent (even if one includes his MGM appearances as Southern Wolf).
** However, in the previous cartoon, Huck does take Wee Willie in, even if Wee Willie does escape the barrel and take his car with Huck inside, so Huck technically wins in that cartoon as well.
* In real life, lions don't live in jungles. Rather, they live in the savannah.
== Goofs ==
* Near the start, we see a pile of Huck's guns shaking in the back of his jeep. As they shake, parts of the gun appear and disappear for many frames.
* When we first see Leroy sleeping, he has no crown, but when he is awakened, his crown appears from nowhere.
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