In 1974, HannaBarberain the US had no problem depicting a Chinese character as a dog in a cartoon designed to entertain children, whilst engineering that an African-American ScatmanCrothers (known for his role in The Shining movie) provided the voice for Hong Kong Phooey Henry the mild-mannered janitor. What your seeing is footage from a canceled Hong Kong Phooey Movie. As an actor he appeared in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and The Shining and he was also a singer, dancer and musician. [13], "Hong Kong Fuey" redirects here. Though canceled, it is likely to be bad like most of these cash grab movies are. Although North American Indians eat dog meat, as do European (White) people in Belgium and Switzerland (not to mention Asians living in the US colonies of South Korea and Taiwan), dog-eating has been used to attack China for decades even though very few people in China eat dog-meat today (due to the affluence the country is experiencing under Socialism). Hong Kong Phooey Its the only non-human character fulfilling the role of a casual, you know, the kind of job all Chinese people are portrayed as having in the older Western movies and books? A screening that had been planned for. Hong Kong Phooey | Hanna-Barbera Wiki | Fandom (1.5.2023), China: Internation Labour Day May 1st May Day Workers of the World UNITE! No! Despite his blatant lack of talent or intelligence, Hong Kong Phooey is feared by criminals and admired by citizens, but annoys Sergeant Flint, who sees him only as a hindrance to the police, and as evidenced in the final episode "Comedy Cowboys", Flint takes pleasure in arresting the framed hero (though he is later exonerated). Phooey ends up relying largely on his stripey sidekick Spot, the police station cat, to get him out of sticky circumstances (usually the result of his own creative entrapments) and to help him restore justice. Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends - Story and Song Collection, Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends - Playtime, Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends - Story and Song Collection (1996), Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends - Your Favourite Story Collection (1995), The VCI children's trailer from 1996 (1996-1997), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.