The Huckleberry Hound Show Astro-nut Huck/Crew Cat/Hokey in the Pokey (1958–1962) Online
- Original Title :
- Astro-nut Huck/Crew Cat/Hokey in the Pokey
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Animation / Comedy / Family
- Year :
- 1958–1962
- Directror :
- Joseph Barbera,William Hanna
- Cast :
- Daws Butler,Don Messick,Doug Young
- Writer :
- Tony Benedict,Warren Foster
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 30min
- Rating :
- 7.4/10
When no one volunteers, the Pentagon forces Professor Huckleberry Hound to pilot his own rocket into space.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Daws Butler | - | Huckleberry Hound / Hokey Wolf / Dixie / Mr. Jinks / Thief (voice) |
 | Don Messick | - | Pixie / Narrator / General / Poop Deck Paddy / Captain (voice) |
 | Doug Young | - | Ding A Ling / Thief (voice) |
The segment "Astro-nut Huck" has Huckleberry Hound as a scientist who devises a way to put a man into space. It aired on November 13, 1960. On April 12, 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space when he orbited the earth in a Vostok spacecraft.