The Hillbilly Bears


The Hillbilly Bears is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The series aired as a segment on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show from October 2, 1965 to September 7, 1967.

Overview

The Hillbilly Bears, played on a social stereotype of the "hillbilly", with a gun-toting, mumbling father Paw Rugg who was always "feudin'" with their neighbors, the Hoppers.
Paw Rugg's voice was a low mumble, splattered with a few understandable words. Particularly in the first episodes, Paw Rugg's voice was incomprehensible; his speech improved with the later segments. His wife Maw was a homemaker who appeared as the more level-headed parent. Their daughter Floral had lemon-colored fur ; she was the Southern belle and most sophisticated member of the family. Shag was a troublemaker who looked up to his father. The voices and personas of Floral and Shag were nearly identical to Judy Jetson and Elroy from The Jetsons respectively.

Cast

Other appearances

The Rugg Family appeared in Yogi's Ark Lark and its spin-off series Yogi's Gang.
The Rugg Family all appeared in Jellystone! with Paw Rugg voiced by Jim Conroy, Ma Rugg voiced by Angelique Perrin, Floral Rugg voiced by Georgie Kidder, and Shag Rugg voiced by Ron Funches. The Rugg Family runs a cafe.
The Hillbilly Bears got their own section in the Kings Island attraction The Enchanted Voyage which operated from 1972-1983. Paw Rugg would also be referenced in the ride’s theme song ‘Cartoon Friends’.