Hillbilly Bears was originally aired as part of The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show series, which featured Atom Ant, The Secret Squirrel Show, Precious Pupp, Squiddly Diddly, and Winsome Witch. Hillbilly Bears was about the silly adventures of a family of backwoods bears. The series debuted on October 2, 1965 and lasted 2 seasons. Later Hillbilly Bears was shown during The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, a live action show with characters who acted silly and introduced the next Hanna Barbera cartoon segment or another live action segment meant to appeal to children. The five cartoon segments shown on a rotating basis during the series were The Arabian Knights, The Three Musketeers, Hillbilly Bears, The Micro Ventures, and The Adventures Of Gulliver. The two live action segments shown on a rotating basis during the series were Danger Island (which starred Jan-Michael Vincent when he was very young) and New Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn. The series aired from 1968-1970.
Voice Cast
Paw Rugg ................................. Henry Corden
Maw Rugg/Floral Rugg ..................... Jean VanderPyl
Shag Rugg ................................ Don Messick
Hillbilly Bears was originally aired as part of The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show series, which featured 
