''Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks'' is one of the three segments of ''

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''. This show was produced by

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between October 2, 1958, and October 13, 1961, and consist of 57 episodes.

Plot

The cartoon series stars two mice, the bow-tied Pixie (voiced by

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) and the

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ed Dixie (voiced by

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), and Mr. Jinks the cat (also voiced by Butler) who is always outfoxed by the mice, causing him to utter his

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"I hate meeces to pieces!" The show's plot itself and its characters followed the same basic concept as ''

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'', the film series Hanna-Barbera had developed for

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; because Hanna-Barbera were constrained by the smaller budgets for television, ''Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks'' emphasized verbal humor to compensate for the more

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compared to the more

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used by the mostly mute ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts.

Cast

as Pixie *

as Dixie and Mr. Jinks

Episodes

Season 1 (1958–59)

Season 2 (1959–60)

Season 3 (1960–61)

Home media

In 1989, Hanna-Barbera Home Video released some episodes on the

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release entitled "Pixie and Dixie: Love Those Meeces to Pieces". The episodes "King Size Surprise", "Judo Jack", and "Jinks Jr." were released on another VHS tape by Hanna-Barbera Home Video in 1990. On November 15, 2005,

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released '' The Huckleberry Hound Show–Vol 1''. Some cartoons are available on this

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release. The "Heavens To Jinksy" short is available on the ''Cartoon Network Cartoon Crack Ups'' VHS and DVD.

In other languages

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: ''Plic e Ploc e Chuvisco'' * Bulgarian: ''Пикси, Дикси и мистър Джинкс'' *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

: ''Pišta a Fišta'' (Mr. Jinks is called ''Fous'', meaning ''Whiskers'') *

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

: ''Pixie, Dixie et Jules'' *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

: ''Pixie und Dixie'' * Hungarian: ''Inci, Finci és Kandúr Bandi'' *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

: ''Pixie e Dixie'' *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: チュースケとチュータ (''Chuusuke to Chuuta''), (Mr. Jinks is called both Jinks and Doraneko) *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

: ''Pixie, Dixie i Pan Jinks'' *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

: ''Piksi i Diksi'' *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

: ''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

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and Pixie was

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. *

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: ''Bıcır, Gıcır & Tırmık''

Other appearances

* Pixie and Dixie made a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Christmas special ''

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'' as brother and sister. * Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in the Christmas special ''

Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper ''Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper'' is a 1982 American animated Christmas television special starring Yogi Bear. It is the third and final Yogi Christmas special. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, it first aired on on CBS. Alon ...

''. * Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in ''

The Yogi Bear Show ''The Yogi Bear Show'' is an American comedy animated television series, and the first entry of the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. A spin-off of '' The Huckleberry Hound Show'', the show centers on the adventu ...

'' episode "Yogi's Birthday Party." * Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks made non-speaking cameos and in the opening title of ''

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''. * Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks were featured in the ''

Laff-A-Lympics ''Laff-A-Lympics'' is an American animated comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series premiered as part of the Saturday-morning cartoon program block '' Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics'', which consists of 24 e ...

'' as members of the Yogi Yahooeys. * Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in some episodes of ''

Yogi's Treasure Hunt ''Yogi's Treasure Hunt'' is an American animated television series, and the fifth entry in the ''Yogi Bear'' franchise, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Featuring Yogi Bear and various other Hanna-Barbera characters, it premiered in synd ...

''. * Pixie and Dixie appeared in the "Fender Bender 500" segment of ''

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'' driving a cheese-modeled

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called the Chedder Shredder. While Pixie was still voiced by Don Messick, Dixie was voiced by

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. * Pixie and Dixie appeared in the ''

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. The series premiered as part of the network's Saturday morning cartoon schedule on Septem ...

'' episode "Foul Play in Funland". When

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and Scooby were in the Hall of Mirrors, Scooby sees a giant reflection of a mouse that is reminiscent of Pixie and Dixie in a mirror, shortly before Charlie the Funland Robot catches them. * Pixie and Dixie were going to have a cameo in the 1988 film ''

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'', but were later dropped for unknown reasons. * In ''

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'', Pixie and Dixie (voiced again by Don Messick and Patric Zimmerman) live in a

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store run by Mr. Jinks (voiced by

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). In "Of Meece and Men,"

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and

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teach Mr. Jinks to act tough in order to get the two mice out of his cheese store causing the L.A.F. Squad to intervene. * Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks (all voiced by

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) appeared in the Cartoon Network/

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short "Harasscat". Pixie and Dixie get a

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on Jinks for

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. * Cartoon Network had a

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with Pixie, Dixie, and Mr. Jinks spoofing '' The Shining'' which was a

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eyecatch. * In 1961, Mr. Jinks served as the UK

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. * Pixie and Dixie make cameos in the ''

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'' episodes "Shazzan", "Juror in Court" and "The Death of Harvey". * The series was parodied in the 1998–2001 Hungarian

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dub Narancs, Tetves és Dugó. * Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in

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''Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special'' #1 as captured animals alongside other Hanna-Barbera characters. * Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in ''

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'' with Mr. Jinks voiced again by Jeff Bergman and Pixie voiced by Jenny Lorenzo. Dixie is a girl in this series and yet to speak. Mr. Jinks works as Mayor

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and the mice are mentioned to own a

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