Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks

Pixie & Dixie and Mr. Jinks
Pixie & Dixie and Mr. Jinks Title Card
Genre	Cartoon
Created by	Joseph Barbera William Hanna
Voices of	Daws Butler Don Messick
Language(s)	English

Pixie & Dixie and Mr. Jinks is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon that featured as a regular segment of the television series The Huckleberry Hound Show from 1958 to 1962.

History

The show featured two mice, Pixie (voiced by Don Messick) and Dixie (voiced by Daws Butler in a southern accent), and a cat, Mr. Jinks (a.k.a. Jinksy to the mice and voiced by Daws Butler impersonating Marlon Brando).

In many ways the shorts resemble Hanna-Barbera's earlier better-known creation, Tom and Jerry, which also featured a warring cat and mouse (sometimes two) in a domestic setting. However without Tom and Jerry's more lavish budget for full animation, the Jinks team had to rely on funny dialogue and voices to carry the cartoon's humor. The cartoon was also less violent, and unlike the slightly sinister Tom, the headstrong Jinks was, in reality, too dense to pose much of a real threat to the mice. Unlike Tom and Jerry, there were many more times when Jinks would either share a good ending with the mice or actually outwit them himself, whereas the times Tom got the best of Jerry were much more rare.

Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks is also remembered for Mr. Jinks' rhyming but ungrammatical lament, "I hate those meeces to pieces!".

For the first eight episodes, the show featured a theme song with lyrics but from then on switched to theme tunes.

As with Huckleberry Hound, Mr. Jinks would frequently talk directly to the audience, and discuss his plans to trap the "meeces".

Episodes

Season 1: 1958 - 1959

#	Title	Air Date
1	"Cousin Tex"	October 2, 1958
Pixie and Dixie's cousin Tex arrives from Texas, who proves to be more than a match for Jinks, who in turns summons his cousin Pecos.
2	"Judo Jack"	October 9, 1958
Pixie and Dixie call upon Judo Jack to teach them how defend themselves against Jinks in the arts of Judo.
3	"Kit Kat Kit"	October 16, 1958
Jinks builds a robot cat to take care of Pixie and Dixie and their efforts against it don't work until they make it think Jinks is a mouse.
4	"Jinks’ Mice Device"	October 23, 1958
Jinks builds a machine he thinks will liquidate Pixie and Dixie. It makes the mice invisible and they drive Jinks mad with their tricks.
5	"Pistol Packin’ Pirate"	October 30, 1958
On a pirate ship, the captain threatens to make Jinks walk the plank if Pixie and Dixie are not taken care of.
6	"Scaredycat Dog"	November 6, 1958
Pixie and Dixie buy a dog for $5 to get Jinks. But the dog is scared of cats. The dog's twin brother then comes to the rescue.
7	"Little Bird-Mouse"	November 13, 1958
Dixie picks up a flying talent and uses it to save Pixie and their teacher from Jinks who tries to catch Dixie for a lot of money.
8	"Jiggers… It’s Jinks!"	November 20, 1958
Pixie, Dixie and Jinks live happily in a cheese factory. Jinks is replaced by a cat named Bullet. All three try creative ways to get back in.
9	"The Ghost with the Most"	November 27, 1958
Jinks thinks he killed Dixie. Dixie dresses as a ghost to haunt Jinks and get him to obey him. Jinks finds out and does his own trick.
10	"The Ace of Space"	December 4, 1958
After Pixie and Dixie's recent chase by Jinks, Dixie dreams he meets Captain Micetro and becomes an invader against Jinks.
11	"Jinks Junior"	December 11, 1958
Jinks tries to teach his boy to catch mice. He is slow at learning but after success, hasn't learned about relationship with dogs.
12	"Jinks The Butler"	December 25, 1958
Jinks is under orders to guard a banquet. Pixie and Dixie try incessantly to crash the party, until Jinks plants a firecracker in an apple.
13	"Jinks Flying Carpet"	January 1, 1959
Jinks receives a package with a flying carpet. He tries it out on Pixie and Dixie but he loses it out the window.
14	"Puppet Pals"	January 15, 1959
After his usual chase routine, Jinks befriends with Bow Wow. Pixie and Dixie decide to break up their friendship, but fail.
15	"Mark of the Mouse"	January 22, 1959
Dixie attempts to scare Jinks with a Mark of the Mouse costume. Jinks plays along, but then he duels the real Mark of the Mouse.
16	"Dinky Jinks"	February 5, 1959
Jinks mixes a formula that shrinks him to mouse size. He fails to get Pixie and Dixie and seeks their help from a chasing dog.
17	"Hypnotize Surprise"	February 12, 1959
Pixie and Dixie try some hypnotism on Jinks. It all goes wrong when they make Jinks think he's a mouse and he makes himself a train.
18	"Nice Mice"	February 26, 1959
Pixie and Dixie help a dumped kitten. Jinks tries to stop the mice taking his milk. When he sees the kitten, he takes over caring for it.
19	"King-Size Surprise"	March 5, 1959
Pixie and Dixie help a dog King-Size retrieve his license. In return he helps them against Jinks until he is taken by a dog catcher.
20	"Cat-Nap Cat"	March 12, 1959
Jinks has been awarded for mouse catching. Knowing his secret, Pixie and Dixie decide to interrupt his cat nap.

Season 2: 1959–1960

#	Title	Air Date
21	"Mouse-Nappers"	March 19, 1959
A cat takes Pixie and Dixie away and Jinks begins a fight with him until both of them share the mice.
22	"Boxing Buddy"	March 26, 1959
Pixie and Dixie meet a kangaroo called Ka-Pow. Jinks thinks Ka-Pow is an oversized mouse. Ka-Pow is soon reclaimed to star on television.
23	"Sour Puss"	September 12, 1959
Jinks is thrown out by the house butler after disposing of Pixie and Dixie. Jinks gets them back, but the butler takes his job shortly.
24	"Rapid Robot"	September 19, 1959
Jinks gets a cat robot to catch Pixie and Dixie for him. To get even, the mice get a dog robot. Both robots cause chaos.
25	"King Size Poodle"	September 26, 1959
Pixie and Dixie disguise an escaped lion as a giant poodle. The lion misleads Jinks to protect his cover, but the zoo keepers find him.
26	"Hi-Fido"	October 3, 1959
Pixie and Dixie try to scare Jinks with ventriloquism. It soon stops working until it summons a bulldog in the house.
27	"Batty Bat"	October 10, 1959
Jinks keeps Pixie and Dixie cloistered, when their cousin Batty arrives to help them. Jinks' every attempt to get Batty is futile.
28	"Mighty Mite"	October 17, 1959
Pixie and Dixie invite Champion Rooster El Puncho in their house. El Puncho then gives Jinks a punching fight, with Jinks outclassed.
29	"Bird Brained Cat"	October 24, 1959
Jinks gets the awful feelings when a canary is brought in the house. Pixie and Dixie take drastic methods to snap him out of them.
30	"Lend-Lease Meece"	October 31, 1959
A new cat Charlie moves in and Jinks sends Pixie and Dixie into his house. The two mice enjoy their stay, but Jinks feels lonesome without them. Both mice and cats come to an agreement when a new mouse moves in.
31	"A Good Good Fairy"	November 7, 1959
Pixie and Dixie rely on a fairy mouse godmother to take care of the bullying Jinks. She plays tricks on him, until he feels unwell.
32	"Heavens to Jinksy"	November 14, 1959
In an unconscious dream, Jinks is on a thin line between the afterlifes, but has a chance to make up for antagonizing Pixie and Dixie.
33	"Goldfish Fever"	November 21, 1959
Jinks tries his efforts to get the neighbour's goldfish, whilst running into the bulldog. Pixie and Dixie try to snap Jinks out of his mania.
34	"Pushy Cat"	November 28, 1959
A cat claiming to be Jinks' buddy Arnold, barges in. The claim jumping Arnold's true intention is catch both Pixie and Dixie.
35	"Puss in Boats"	December 5, 1959
Pixie and Dixie depart for a vacation. But Jinks can't bear to part with them. When the mice feel homesick, they call for Jinks' help.
36	"High Jinks"	September 11, 1960
Jinks forces Pixie and Dixie to take part in his project of going to the moon. Then Jinks has to rescue them from a cheese factory.
37	"Price for Mice"	September 18, 1960
Jinks tricks Pixie and Dixie into getting painted white, so he can sell them to a lab. His curiosity soon gets him on a launch to the moon.
38	"Plutocrat Cat"	September 25, 1960
Pixie and Dixie move to a rich cat's home to get away from Jinks. While Jinks is lonesome, some luxuries disagree with the mice.
39	"Pied Piper Pipe"	October 2, 1960
Jinks picks up the idea from a book of controlling Pixie and Dixie with a pipe. In turn, the two mice trick him with a dog whistle.

Season 3: 1960 - 1961

#	Title	Air Date
40	"Woo For Two"	October 9, 1960
Jinks is in love with Brigette. To his surprise she's engaged to another cat. Pixie and Dixie try to sort the problem out.
41	"Party Peeper Jinks"	October 16, 1960
After Jinks rejects Pixie and Dixie from his party, Rocky decides to teach Jinks' a lesson, which makes Jinks distrust his invited friends.
42	"A Wise Quack"	October 23, 1960
Jinks sends a duckling out of the house, but Pixie and Dixie convince him to save the duckling from the duck hunting season.
43	"Missile Bound Cat"	October 30, 1960
Jinks insists to Pixie and Dixie, that Space Cat is only a TV show. Space Cat arrives to take Jinks to his planet where Jinks changes his priorities.
44	"Kind to Meeces Week"	November 6, 1960
Spike tries to convince Jinks it is "Be Kind to Animals Week". When Jinks gets the message, Pixie and Dixie take advantage of this.
45	"Crew Cat"	November 13, 1960
Jinks takes Pixie and Dixie aboard ship to get the job of ship's cat. Knowing they've been used, the mice deliver payback to Jinks.
46	"Jinxed Jinks"	November 20, 1960
Jinks gets Pixie and Dixie an insurance, for his own personal gain. He tries to get the mice in an accident but runs into one of his own.
47	"Light Headed Cat"	November 27, 1960
Jinks has applied for a job, which unknown to him will have his gravity removed. A monkey keeps Jinks in anti-gravity for a long time.
48	"Mouse For Rent"	December 4, 1960
Jinks starts up a renting service, where cats can rent Pixie and Dixie. When the business starts to prosper, the mice take over.
49	"Jinks’ Jinx"	August 18, 1961
Jinks' old pal Howard comes and they play games with Pixie and Dixie. The mice decide to make Jinks think Howard brings misfortune.
50	"Fresh Heir"	August 25, 1961
Jinks has inherited from Mrs. Smithers an old mansion and moves in, leaving Pixie and Dixie behind. The two mice make the place haunted to scare Jinks into going back home.
51	"Strong Mouse (Hercules)"	September 1, 1961
Jinks is taken to meet Master cat Gus, while Pixie and Dixie's cousin Hercules comes and unknowingly saves Jinks' bacon from Gus.
52	"Bombay Mouse"	September 8, 1961
An Indian mouse Tabu meets Pixie and Dixie and demonstrates some magic on Jinks. Tabu leaves a few magics behind as he departs.
53	"Mouse Trapped"	September 15, 1961
Jinks builds a robot mouse dame to get Pixie and Dixie to squabble over her affection. When the see through the trick, they use the robot mouse against Jinks.
54	"Magician Jinks"	September 22, 1961
Jinks receives a magic kit. With it he makes Pixie and Dixie, disappear. The mice aided by a bulldog, get even with him.
55	"Meece Missiles"	September 29, 1961
Jinks tries to dispose of Pixie and Dixie in a balloon. The mice are tailed by the air force and broadcasted on television.
56	"Homeless Jinks"	October 6, 1961
Jinks' master throws him out due to his messes. Pixie and Dixie summon mice to overrun the house making Jinks wanted in the house.
57	"Home Flea"	October 13, 1961
A homeward bound flea with great strength takes refuge on Jinks and prevents him from bullying Pixie and Dixie.

DVD release

On November 15, 2005, Warner Home Video released The Huckleberry Hound Show - Vol 1. Some cartoons are available on this DVD release.

Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks in other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Plic, Ploc & Chuvisco
• French: Pixie, Dixie et Jules
• German: Pixie und Dixie
• Hungarian: Inci és Finci
• Italian: Pixie e Dixie
• Japanese: チュースケとチュータ (Chūsuke to Chūta)
• Spanish: Pixie, Dixie y el Gato Jinks .- The characters were dubbed in an unusual way, each one speaking Spanish with a distinct accent. Mr. Jinks had a strong Southern Spanish (Andalusian) accent, Dixie was Cuban and Pixie was Mexican.
• Czech: Pišta a Fišta (Mr. Jinks is called Fous, meaning Whiskers)
• Polish: Pixie, Dixie i Pan Jinks
• Turkish: Bıcır, Gıcır & Tırmık
• Serbian: Piksi i Diksi

Other appearances

• Pixie and Dixie made non-speaking cameos in Yogi's Gang.
• Pixie, Dixie, and Mr. Jinks were featured in the Laff-A-Lympics as members of the Yogi Yahooeys.
• Pixie And Dixie Made non-speaking cameos in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and the video game with the same name.
• Mr. Jinks appeared in some episodes of Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
• Pixie and Dixie appeared in the "Fender Bender 500" segment of Wake, Rattle, and Roll driving a cheese-modeled monster truck called the Chedder Shredder. In Yo Yogi!, Pixie and Dixie live in a cheese store run by Mr. Jinks (voiced by John Stephenson). While Pixie was still voiced by Don Messick in these appearances, Dixie was voiced by Patric Zimmerman.
• Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in the Boomerang short "Harasscat" (it was at first a Cartoon Network short up until 2004). Pixie and Dixie get a restraining order on Jinks for stalking.
• Cartoon Network had a bumper with Pixie, Dixie, and Mr. Jinks parodying The Shining.
• In 1961 Mr. Jinks served as the UK mascot of Coco Pops.

See also

• The Huckleberry Hound Show
• List of The Huckleberry Hound Show episodes
• List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera
• List of Hanna-Barbera characters

References

External links

• Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks at Toonopedia
• Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks at the Big Cartoon Database
• The Cartoon Scrapbook – Profile on Pixie & Dixie and Mr. Jinks