Q. T. Hush

*Q. T. Hush*
Q. T. Hush
	Title screen
Genre	Animated series
Created by	Max Alexander; Arthur Alexander
Developed by	M & A. Alexander
Directed by	Rudy Cataldi
Voices of	Dallas McKennon
Theme music composer	Hoyt S. Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	100
Production
Producers	Rudy Cataldi; Lou Zukor; John Boersema
Running time	3 1/2 mins
Production company	Animation Associates
Original release
Network	KTTV
Release	September 24, 1960 –; February 8, 1961

Q.T. Hush is a 1960–61 American animated cartoon released in syndication, beginning on September 24, 1960. The show's 100 three-and-a-half-minute episodes, all in color, were directed by veteran animator Rudy Cataldi, and produced by Animation Associates. The series was designed to air either as a daily five-minute cliffhanger in a locally-produced children's show, or packaged as a half-hour program.^[1] Each story was ten parts; in the daily version, the story would last for two weeks.^[2]

The main character was voiced by veteran voice actor Dallas McKennon.^[3]

This was Animation Associates' only show.^[2] All of the episodes survive.

Plot

Q.T. was a private detective with two assistants, his bloodhound Shamus (who, like Q.T., wore a deerstalker hat) and Quincy, who wore a trench coat, slouch hat and smoked cigars. Quincy was actually Q.T.'s shadow and could not only speak but slide under doors as well. As with many private eyes, Hush had a love-hate relationship with the local police in the form of Chief Muldoon.^[4]

Aside from the serial aspect and being one of the few color cartoons of its era, Q.T. was famous for inventing the cell phone (a pocket radio that could be used to call conventional land lines) and the fax machine (QT could shove documents into a phone mouthpiece and have the identical document appear in the receiver of who he was speaking with).

His initials reinforced his surname by invoking the old expression for quiet secrecy, "on the Q.T."

Characters

Q.T. Hush (Dallas McKennon) -
Shamus -
Police Chief Muldoon -
Quincy -
Scavenger Hill Mob -
Yo Yo -
Ping Pong -
Baffles -
Al Cologne -
Professor Zappo -
Gootch -
Dr. Tickle -
Mr. Snide -
One Ton -

Episodes

#	Title	Director	Original airdate	Series No.
01	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 1: Doom in the Room"	Ken Southworth	September 24, 1960 (1960-09-24)	#1.01
02	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 2: Terror on the Bridge"	Ken Southworth	September 25, 1960 (1960-09-25)	#1.02
03	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 3: He Who Blasts Last"	Ken Southworth	September 26, 1960 (1960-09-26)	#1.03
04	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 4: Double crossbow"	Ken Southworth	September 27, 1960 (1960-09-27)	#1.04
05	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 5: Deadly Descent"	Ken Southworth	September 28, 1960 (1960-09-28)	#1.05
06	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 6: Flaming Fury"	Ken Southworth	October 1, 1960 (1960-10-01)	#1.06
07	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 7: Bang with a tang"	Ken Southworth	October 2, 1960 (1960-10-02)	#1.07
08	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 8: Hiss of Doom"	Ken Southworth	October 3, 1960 (1960-10-03)	#1.08
09	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 9: The Iron Tomb"	Ken Southworth	October 4, 1960 (1960-10-04)	#1.09
10	"The Rhyme-Line Caper, Episode 10: Farce Meets Force"	Ken Southworth	October 5, 1960 (1960-10-05)	#1.10
11	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 1: Fuse Blews"	Ken Southworth	October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06)	#2.01
12	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 2: Rocket Racket"	Ken Southworth	October 9, 1960 (1960-10-09)	#2.02
13	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 3: Watery Grave"	Ken Southworth	October 10, 1960 (1960-10-10)	#2.03
14	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 4: Pinwheel Panic"	Ken Southworth	October 11, 1960 (1960-10-11)	#2.04
15	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 5: Armored Alarm"	Ken Southworth	October 12, 1960 (1960-10-12)	#2.05
16	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 6: Motor Maniac"	Ken Southworth	October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15)	#2.06
17	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 7: Tommy-Gun Trouble"	Ken Southworth	October 16, 1960 (1960-10-16)	#2.07
18	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 8: Leap in the Deep"	Ken Southworth	October 17, 1960 (1960-10-17)	#2.08
19	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 9: High-Dive Dilemma"	Ken Southworth	October 18, 1960 (1960-10-18)	#2.09
20	"The Protection Plan Caper, Episode 10: Crunch Punch"	Ken Southworth	October 19, 1960 (1960-10-19)	#2.10
21	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 1: Cave-In Calamity"	Ken Southworth	October 22, 1960 (1960-10-22)	#3.01
22	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 2: Nose Trouble"	Ken Southworth	October 23, 1960 (1960-10-23)	#3.02
23	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 3: Torture Trap"	Ken Southworth	October 24, 1960 (1960-10-24)	#3.03
24	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 4: Cat Fright"	Ken Southworth	October 25, 1960 (1960-10-25)	#3.04
25	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 5: Head Hunter Havoc"	Ken Southworth	October 26, 1960 (1960-10-26)	#3.05
26	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 6: Watery Doom"	Ken Southworth	October 29, 1960 (1960-10-29)	#3.06
27	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 7: Pully Peril"	Ken Southworth	October 30, 1960 (1960-10-30)	#3.07
28	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 8: Snap Trap"	Ken Southworth	October 31, 1960 (1960-10-31)	#3.08
29	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 9: French-Fry Fright"	Ken Southworth	November 1, 1960 (1960-11-01)	#3.09
30	"The Red-Eyed Raven Caper, Episode 10: Strange Reward"	Ken Southworth	November 2, 1960 (1960-11-02)	#3.10
31	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 1: Taking Liberty"	Ken Southworth	November 5, 1960 (1960-11-05)	#4.01
32	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 2: Liberty Vanishes"	Ken Southworth	November 6, 1960 (1960-11-06)	#4.02
33	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 3: Liberty Mourned"	Ken Southworth	November 7, 1960 (1960-11-07)	#4.03
34	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 4: Liberty's Grave"	Ken Southworth	November 8, 1960 (1960-11-08)	#4.04
35	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 5: Liberty Speaks"	Ken Southworth	November 9, 1960 (1960-11-09)	#4.05
36	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 6: Liberty Dunked"	Ken Southworth	November 12, 1960 (1960-11-12)	#4.06
37	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 7: Liberty Bomb"	Ken Southworth	November 13, 1960 (1960-11-13)	#4.07
38	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 8: Liberty at Any Price"	Ken Southworth	November 14, 1960 (1960-11-14)	#4.08
39	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 9: Liberty Penny Panic"	Ken Southworth	November 15, 1960 (1960-11-15)	#4.09
40	"The Statue of Liberty Caper, Episode 10: Liberty Restored"	Ken Southworth	November 16, 1960 (1960-11-16)	#4.10
41	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 1: Double Trouble"	Ken Southworth	November 19, 1960 (1960-11-19)	#5.01
42	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 2: Tickle or Treat"	Ken Southworth	November 20, 1960 (1960-11-20)	#5.02
43	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 3: Fume Doom"	Ken Southworth	November 21, 1960 (1960-11-21)	#5.03
44	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 4: Turnabout Rout"	Ken Southworth	November 22, 1960 (1960-11-22)	#5.04
45	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 5: Bomb Bowl"	Ken Southworth	November 23, 1960 (1960-11-23)	#5.05
46	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 6: Fire Fear"	Ken Southworth	November 26, 1960 (1960-11-26)	#5.06
47	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 7: Crash Smash"	Ken Southworth	November 27, 1960 (1960-11-27)	#5.07
48	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 8: Oil Foil"	Ken Southworth	November 28, 1960 (1960-11-28)	#5.08
49	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 9: Terrain Terror"	Ken Southworth	November 29, 1960 (1960-11-29)	#5.09
50	"The Magic Mix-Up Caper, Episode 10: Magic Mix-Up"	Ken Southworth	November 30, 1960 (1960-11-30)	#5.10
51	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 1: Quicksand of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03)	#6.01
52	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 2: Flash of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 4, 1960 (1960-12-04)	#6.02
53	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 3: Sound of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 5, 1960 (1960-12-05)	#6.03
54	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 4: Pit of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 6, 1960 (1960-12-06)	#6.04
55	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 5: Light of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 7, 1960 (1960-12-07)	#6.05
56	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 6: Swamp of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 10, 1960 (1960-12-10)	#6.06
57	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 7: Gas of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 11, 1960 (1960-12-11)	#6.07
58	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 8: Brain of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 12, 1960 (1960-12-12)	#6.08
59	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 9: Serpent of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 13, 1960 (1960-12-13)	#6.09
60	"The Doomsday Caper, Episode 10: Hour of Doom"	Ken Southworth	December 14, 1960 (1960-12-14)	#6.10
61	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 1: Ghost Busters"	Ken Southworth	December 17, 1960 (1960-12-17)	#7.01
62	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 2: Ghost Berserk"	Ken Southworth	December 18, 1960 (1960-12-18)	#7.02
63	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 3: Ghost's Revenge"	Ken Southworth	December 19, 1960 (1960-12-19)	#7.03
64	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 4: Ghost is Clear"	Ken Southworth	December 20, 1960 (1960-12-20)	#7.04
65	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 5: Ghost of a Chance"	Ken Southworth	December 21, 1960 (1960-12-21)	#7.05
66	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 6: Ghostly Image"	Ken Southworth	December 24, 1960 (1960-12-24)	#7.06
67	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 7: Giddy Ghosts"	Ken Southworth	December 25, 1960 (1960-12-25)	#7.07
68	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 8: Ghost Duel"	Ken Southworth	December 26, 1960 (1960-12-26)	#7.08
69	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 9: Ghost Warfare"	Ken Southworth	December 27, 1960 (1960-12-27)	#7.09
70	"The Goofy Ghost Caper, Episode 10: Ghosts South"	Ken Southworth	December 28, 1960 (1960-12-28)	#7.10
71	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 1: The Big Sphinx Robbery"	Ken Southworth	December 31, 1960 (1960-12-31)	#8.01
72	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 2: The Big Deep Freeze"	Ken Southworth	January 1, 1961 (1961-01-01)	#8.02
73	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 3: The Big Dummy-Up"	Ken Southworth	January 2, 1961 (1961-01-02)	#8.03
74	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 4: The Big Dip"	Ken Southworth	January 3, 1961 (1961-01-03)	#8.04
75	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 5: The Big Tie-Up"	Ken Southworth	January 4, 1961 (1961-01-04)	#8.05
76	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 6: The Big Blast"	Ken Southworth	January 7, 1961 (1961-01-07)	#8.06
77	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 7: The Big Pay-Off"	Ken Southworth	January 8, 1961 (1961-01-08)	#8.07
78	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 8: The Big Frame Up"	Ken Southworth	January 9, 1961 (1961-01-09)	#8.08
79	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 9: The Big Squeal"	Ken Southworth	January 10, 1961 (1961-01-10)	#8.09
80	"The Big Masquerade Caper, Episode 10: The Big Pinch"	Ken Southworth	January 11, 1961 (1961-01-11)	#8.10
81	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 1: Carnival Chaos"	Ken Southworth	January 14, 1961 (1961-01-14)	#9.01
82	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 2: Canival Creeps"	Ken Southworth	January 15, 1961 (1961-01-15)	#9.02
83	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 3: Carnival House of Horrors"	Ken Southworth	January 16, 1961 (1961-01-16)	#9.03
84	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 4: Carnival Cut-Ups"	Ken Southworth	January 17, 1961 (1961-01-17)	#9.04
85	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 5: Carnival Cannon Balls"	Ken Southworth	January 18, 1961 (1961-01-18)	#9.05
86	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 6: Carnival Calamity"	Ken Southworth	January 21, 1961 (1961-01-21)	#9.06
87	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 7: Carnival Tail-Spin"	Ken Southworth	January 22, 1961 (1961-01-22)	#9.07
88	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 8: Carnival Jumbo"	Ken Southworth	January 23, 1961 (1961-01-23)	#9.08
89	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 9: Carnival Jinx"	Ken Southworth	January 24, 1961 (1961-01-24)	#9.09
90	"The Carnival Caper, Episode 10: Carnival Climax"	Ken Southworth	January 25, 1961 (1961-01-25)	#9.10
91	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 1: Flight of Fright"	Ken Southworth	January 28, 1961 (1961-01-28)	#10.01
92	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 2: Slaughter in the Water"	Ken Southworth	February 8, 1961 (1961-02-08)	#10.02
93	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 3: Curtains for Certain"	Ken Southworth	January 30, 1961 (1961-01-30)	#10.03
94	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 4: Hobnob with the Mob"	Ken Southworth	January 31, 1961 (1961-01-31)	#10.04
95	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 5: Winged Dilemma"	Ken Southworth	February 1, 1961 (1961-02-01)	#10.05
96	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 6: Furor in the Sewer"	Ken Southworth	February 4, 1961 (1961-02-04)	#10.06
97	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 7: Pawnshop Blues"	Ken Southworth	February 5, 1961 (1961-02-05)	#10.07
98	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 8: Rock 'n' Roll Ride"	Ken Southworth	February 6, 1961 (1961-02-06)	#10.08
99	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 9: Fall of Fear"	Ken Southworth	February 7, 1961 (1961-02-07)	#10.09
100	"The Peeky-Poo Caper, Episode 10: Yo-Yo Wind-Up"	Ken Southworth	February 8, 1961 (1961-02-08)	#10.10

References

^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 486. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ ^a ^b Markstein, Don. "Q.T. Hush". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 647. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 232. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

External links

[Perlmutter-1] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 486. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[Toonopedia-2] Markstein, Don. "Q.T. Hush". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

[3] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 647. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[Woolery-4] Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. p. 232. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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