The Barkleys


The Barkleys is an American animated television series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and distributed by Viacom, which aired on NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1972.

Premise

Taking inspiration from the CBS sitcom All in the Family, the cartoon features an anthropomorphic family of dogs consisting of Arnie, a bus driver and his wife Agnes. They had two teenagers, Terry and Roger and one younger child, Chester.
The theme song's lyrics ended with the advice "Just remember Arnie Barkley's bark is worse than his bite". Doug Goodwin's theme song used part of " There's No Place Like Home".

Staff

Airings

The series was broadcast by NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1972. NBC continued to air reruns until September 1, 1973. Only 13 episodes were produced.

Home Media Releases

There wouldn't be any home media releases until October 2015, when Film Chest Media Group released a DVD, The Barkleys and The Houndcats – 2 DVD Classic Animation Set on DVD in Region 1. This collection features all 13 episodes of the series on DVD.