The Barkleys


The Barkleys is an American animated television series that ran from 1972 to 1973 on NBC and was produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises.

Premise

The cartoon – inspired by the CBS sitcom All in the Family – featured an anthropomorphic dog family consisting of Arnie, a bus driver and his wife Agnes. They had two teenagers, Terry and Roger and one younger child, Chester.
The theme song's lyrics ended with the advice "Just remember Arnie Barkley's bark is worse than his bite." Doug Goodwin's theme song used part of " There's No Place Like Home".

Airings

The series was broadcast by NBC from September 9 to December 2, 1972. NBC continued to air reruns until September 1, 1973. Only 13 episodes were produced.
The series resurfaced in 2016, airing Saturday mornings on the Retro TV network.

Voices

DVD release

On October 20, 2015, Film Chest Media Group released The Barkleys and The Houndcats – 2 DVD Classic Animation Set on DVD in Region 1. This collection features all 13 episodes of the series on DVD for the very first time.

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