Sheriff Hoot Kloot (1973-74) (17 Cartoons) (DVD)

Diminutive loudmouth Sheriff Hoot Kloot, astride his curmudgeonly, limping horse Fester, wages an ongoing battle of witlessness against lunatic sheep rustler Crazywolf. DePatie-Frelengs only series of cartoon Westerns, the Sheriff Hoot Kloot films are characterized by especially strong direction and layout (by Hawley Pratt, Gerry Chiniquy, Art Leonardi and others). Delighted with the chance to slip in clever Wild West in-jokes, writer John Dunn further pits Kloot and crew against a veritable rogues gallery of ridiculous outlaw villains, including Billy the Kidder, Calamitous Jane, Butch Casualty, Wild Bill Hiccup, and the hanging Judge Soy Bean. KLOOTS COUNTY APACHE ON THE COUNTY SEAT THE SHOE MUST GO ON A SELF-WINDING SIDEWINDER PAY YOUR BUFFALO BILL STIRRUPS AND HICCUPS TEN MILES TO THE GALLOP PHONY EXPRESS GIDDY UP WOE GOLD STRUCK AS THE TUMBLEWEED TURNS THE BADGE AND THE BEAUTIFUL BIG BEEF AT THE O.K. CORRAL BY HOOT OR BY CROOK STRANGE ON THE RANGE MESA TROUBLE SADD