Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks is one of the three segments of The Huckleberry Hound Show. This show was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions between October 2, 1958, and October 13, 1961, and consists of 57 episodes.
Plot
The cartoon series stars two mice, the bow-tied Pixie (voiced by Don Messick) and the vested Dixie (voiced by Daws Butler), and Mr. Jinks the cat (also voiced by Butler) who is always outfoxed by the mice, causing him to utter his catchphrase "I hate meeces to pieces!"
The show's plot itself and its characters followed the same basic concept as Tom and Jerry, the film series Hanna-Barbera had developed for MGM; because Hanna-Barbera were constrained by the smaller budgets for television, Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks emphasized verbal humor to compensate for the more limited animation compared to the more physical comedy used by the mostly mute Tom and Jerry shorts.
Every episode this season was written by Charles Shows.
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1
1
"Cousin Tex"
Carlo Vinci & Mike Lah
Ed Benedict
Fernando Montealegre
October2,1958(1958-10-02)
E-14
Pixie and Dixie's cousin Tex arrives from Texas, and proves to be more than a match for Jinks, who in turn summons his cousin Pecos.
2
2
"Judo Jack"
Ken Muse & Mike Lah
Dick Bickenbach
Frank Tipper
October9,1958(1958-10-09)
E-5
Pixie and Dixie call upon Judo Jack to teach them how defend themselves against Jinks in the martial art of judo.
3
3
"Kit Kat Kit"
Ken Muse
Ed Benedict
Frank Tipper
October16,1958(1958-10-16)
E-10
Jinks builds a robot cat to take care of Pixie and Dixie; their efforts against it don't work until they make it think Jinks is a mouse.
4
4
"Jinks’ Mice Device"
Ken Muse & Mike Lah
Mike Lah
Fernando Montealegre
October23,1958(1958-10-23)
E-16
Jinks builds a machine he thinks will liquidate Pixie and Dixie. It makes the mice invisible and they drive Jinks mad with their tricks.
5
5
"Pistol Packin' Pirate"
Ken Muse & Mike Lah
Dick Bickenbach
Frank Tipper
October30,1958(1958-10-30)
E-4
On a pirate ship, the captain threatens to make Jinks walk the plank if Pixie and Dixie are not taken care of.
6
6
"Scaredycat Dog"
Lew Marshall
Dick Bickenbach
Fernando Montealegre
November6,1958(1958-11-06)
E-12
Pixie and Dixie buy a dog for $5 to get Jinks, but the dog is scared of cats. The dog's twin brother then comes to the rescue.
7
7
"Little Bird-Mouse"
Lew Marshall & Mike Lah
Ed Benedict
Fernando Montealegre
November13,1958(1958-11-13)
E-6
Dixie picks up a flying talent and uses it to save Pixie and their teacher from Jinks, who tries to catch Dixie for a lot of money.
8
8
"Jiggers... It's Jinks!"
Carlo Vinci
Paul Sommer
Dick Thomas
November20,1958(1958-11-20)
E-102
Pixie, Dixie and Jinks live happily in a cheese factory. Jinks is replaced by a cat named Bullet. All three try creative ways to get back in.
9
9
"The Ghost with the Most"
Ken Muse & Mike Lah
Dick Bickenbach
Bob Gentle
November27,1958(1958-11-27)
E-17
Jinks thinks he killed Dixie. Dixie dresses as a ghost to haunt Jinks and get him to obey him. Jinks finds out and plays his own trick.
10
10
"The Ace of Space"
Ken Muse & Mike Lah
Walt Clinton
Bob Gentle
December4,1958(1958-12-04)
E-22
After being chased by Jinks, Dixie dreams he meets Captain Micetro and becomes an invader against Jinks.
11
11
"Jinks Junior"
Lew Marshall & Mike Lah
Dick Bickenbach
Fernando Montealegre
December11,1958(1958-12-11)
E-23
Jinks tries to teach his boy to catch mice. He is slow at learning but after success, hasn't learned about relationship with dogs.
12
12
"Jinks the Butler"
Ken Muse
Ed Benedict
Fernando Montealegre
December25,1958(1958-12-25)
E-27
Jinks is under orders to guard a banquet. Pixie and Dixie try incessantly to crash the party, until Jinks plants a firecracker in an apple.
13
13
"Jinks Flying Carpet"
Ken Muse
Dick Bickenbach
Fernando Montealegre
January1,1959(1959-01-01)
E-48
Jinks receives a package with a flying carpet. He tries it out on Pixie and Dixie but he loses it out of the window.
14
14
"Puppet Pals"
Lew Marshall
Mike Lah
Fernando Montealegre
January15,1959(1959-01-15)
E-26
After his usual chase routine, Jinks befriends Bow Wow. Pixie and Dixie decide to break up their friendship, but fail.
15
15
"Mark of the Mouse"
Carlo Vinci
Dick Bickenbach
Sam Clayberger
January22,1959(1959-01-22)
E-30
Dixie attempts to scare Jinks with a Mark of the Mouse costume. Jinks plays along, but then he duels the real Mark of the Mouse.
16
16
"Dinky Jinks"
Carlo Vinci
Dick Bickenbach
Bob Gentle
February5,1959(1959-02-05)
TBA
Jinks mixes a formula that shrinks him to mouse size. He fails to get Pixie and Dixie and seeks their help from a chasing dog.
17
17
"Hypnotize Surprise"
Lew Marshall
Walt Clinton
Fernando Montealegre
February12,1959(1959-02-12)
TBA
Pixie and Dixie try some hypnotism on Jinks. It all goes wrong when they make Jinks think he's a mouse and he makes himself a train.
18
18
"Nice Mice"
Ken Muse
Dick Bickenbach
Art Lozzi
February26,1959(1959-02-26)
E-53
Pixie and Dixie helps a dumped kitten. Jinks tries to stop the mice taking his milk. When he sees the kitten, he takes over caring for it.
19
19
"King-Size Surprise"
Lew Marshall
Walt Clinton
Bob Gentle
March5,1959(1959-03-05)
E-56
Pixie and Dixie help a dog called King-Size retrieve his license. In return, he helps them against Jinks until he is taken by a dog catcher.
20
20
"Cat-Nap Cat"
Ken Muse
Dick Bickenbach
Bob Gentle
March12,1959(1959-03-12)
TBA
Jinks has been rewarded for mouse catching. Knowing his secret, Pixie and Dixie decide to interrupt his cat nap.
21
21
"Mouse-Nappers"
Ken Muse
Dick Bickenbach
Bob Gentle
March19,1959(1959-03-19)
E-62
A cat takes Pixie and Dixie away and Jinks begins a fight with him until both of them share the mice.
22
22
"Boxing Buddy"
Ken Muse
Dick Bickenbach
Art Lozzi
March26,1959(1959-03-26)
E-65
Pixie and Dixie meet a kangaroo called Ka-Pow, who Jinks mistakes for an oversized mouse; Ka-Pow is soon reclaimed to star on television.
Season 2 (1959–60)
Every episode hereafter were written by Warren Foster.
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23
1
"Hi-Fido"
Manuel Perez
Ed Benedict
Dick Thomas
September12,1959(1959-09-12)
K-27
Pixie and Dixie try to scare Jinks with ventriloquism, which soon stops working... until it summons a bulldog in the house.
24
2
"Rapid Robot"
Carlo Vinci
Dick Bickenbach
Joe Montell
September19,1959(1959-09-19)
K-28
Jinks gets a cat robot to catch Pixie and Dixie for him. To get even, the mice get a dog robot; in the end, both robots cause chaos.
25
3
"Sour Puss"
Ed Love
Dick Bickenbach
Dick Thomas
September26,1959(1959-09-26)
K-29
Jinks is thrown out by the house butler after disposing of Pixie and Dixie. Jinks gets them back, but the butler takes his job shortly.
26
4
"King Size Poodle"
Carlo Vinci
Dick Bickenbach
Dick Thomas
October3,1959(1959-10-03)
K-30
Pixie and Dixie disguise an escaped lion as a giant poodle, who misleads Jinks to protect his cover.
27
5
"Mighty Mite"
Lew Marshall
Ed Benedict
Dick Thomas
October10,1959(1959-10-10)
K-31
Pixie and Dixie invite Champion Rooster El Puncho in their house, who then gives Jinks a punching fight.
28
6
"Bird Brained Cat"
Don Patterson
Dick Bickenbach
Bob Gentle
October17,1959(1959-10-17)
K-32
When the neighbors leave their pet canary with Jinks' owners while they're away, Jinks comes down with a serious case of what he calls "canaryitis"; he turns to Pixie and Dixie for help in resisting catching the canary.
29
7
"Batty Bat"
Don Williams
Walt Clinton
Dick Thomas
October24,1959(1959-10-24)
K-33
Jinks keeps Pixie and Dixie cloistered, when Dixie's cousin Batty arrives to help them; Jinks' every attempt to get Batty is futile.
30
8
"Lend-Lease Meece"
George Nicholas
Walt Clinton
Art Lozzi
October31,1959(1959-10-31)
K-34
A new cat named Charlie moves in next door, whom Jinks quickly befriends. When Charlie informs Jinks that the new house has no mice yet, Jinks sends Pixie and Dixie over to Charlie's place until Charlie gets mice of his own. However, the two mice begin enjoying their stay, all the while Jinks begins feeling lonesome. Everyone later comes to a compromise when a new mouse arrives on the scene.
31
9
"A Good Good Fairy"
Lew Marshall
Dick Bickenbach
Dick Thomas
November7,1959(1959-11-07)
K-35
Pixie and Dixie rely on a fairy mouse godmother to take care of the bullying Jinks. She plays tricks on him, until he feels unwell.
32
10
"Heavens to Jinksy"
Ken Muse
Ed Benedict
Joe Montell
November14,1959(1959-11-14)
K-36
In an unconscious dream, Jinks is on a thin line between the afterlifes, but has a chance to make up for antagonizing Pixie and Dixie.
33
11
"Goldfish Fever"
Dick Lundy
Dick Bickenbach
Bob Gentle
November21,1959(1959-11-21)
K-37
Jinks tries to catch the neighbor's goldfish, whilst running into the bulldog; Pixie and Dixie try to snap Jinks out of his obsession.
34
12
"Pushy Cat"
Carlo Vinci
Paul Sommer
Dick Thomas
November28,1959(1959-11-28)
K-38
A cat, claiming to be Jinks' buddy Arnold, barges in; Arnold's true intention, however, is to catch both Pixie and Dixie.
35
13
"Puss in Boats"
Dick Lundy
Paul Sommer
Dick Thomas
December5,1959(1959-12-05)
K-39
Pixie and Dixie depart for vacation, but Jinks can't bear to part with them; when the mice begin to feel homesick, they call for Jinks' help.
Season 3 (1960–61)
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36
1
"High Jinks"
Dick Lundy
Tony Rivera
Art Lozzi
September11,1960(1960-09-11)
K-43
Jinks forces Pixie and Dixie to take part in his project of going to the Moon; Jinks then has to rescue them from a cheese factory.
37
2
"Price for Mice"
Ken Muse
Walt Clinton
Fernando Montealegre
September18,1960(1960-09-18)
K-41
Jinks tricks Pixie and Dixie into getting painted white, so he can sell them to a lab. His curiosity soon gets him on a launch to the moon.
38
3
"Plutocrat Cat"
Lew Marshall
Walt Clinton
Bob Gentle
September25,1960(1960-09-25)
K-42
Pixie and Dixie move to a rich cat's place to escape from Jinks; while Jinks is lonesome, some luxuries disagree with the mice.
39
4
"Pied Piper Pipe"
Don Patterson
Walt Clinton
Bob Gentle
October2,1960(1960-10-02)
K-40
Jinks picks up the idea from a book of controlling Pixie and Dixie with a pipe; in turn, the two trick him with a dog whistle.
40
5
"Woo for Two"
Bob Carr
Tony Rivera
Bob Gentle
October9,1960(1960-10-09)
K-45
Jinks is in love with Bridgette. To his surprise, she's engaged to another cat. Pixie and Dixie try to sort the problem out.
41
6
"Party Peeper Jinks"
Dick Lundy
Tony Rivera
Bob Gentle
October16,1960(1960-10-16)
K-44
After Jinks excludes Pixie and Dixie from his party, Rocky decides to teach Jinks a lesson, which makes Jinks distrust his invited friends.
42
7
"A Wise Quack"
Bob Carr
Paul Sommer
Vera Hanson
October23,1960(1960-10-23)
K-46
Jinks sends a duckling out of the house, but Pixie and Dixie convince him to save the duckling from the duck hunting season.
43
8
"Missile Bound Cat"
Lew Marshall
Tony Rivera
Dick Thomas
October30,1960(1960-10-30)
K-48
Jinks insists to Pixie and Dixie, that "Space Cat" is only a TV show. Space Cat arrives to take Jinks to his planet where Jinks changes his priorities.
44
9
"Kind to Meeces Week"
Hicks Lokey
Paul Sommer
Vera Hanson
November6,1960(1960-11-06)
K-47
Spike tries to convince Jinks it is "Be Kind to Animals Week". When Jinks gets the message, Pixie and Dixie take advantage of this.
45
10
"Crew Cat"
Brad Case
Paul Sommer
Dick Thomas
November13,1960(1960-11-13)
K-49
Jinks takes Pixie and Dixie aboard a ship to get the job of getting rid of mice. Knowing they've been used, the mice deliver payback to Jinks.
46
11
"Jinxed Jinks"
Art Davis
Paul Sommer
Bob Gentle
November20,1960(1960-11-20)
K-50
Jinks gets Pixie and Dixie an insurance policy, for his own personal gain. He tries to get the mice in an accident but runs into one of his own.
47
12
"Light Headed Cat"
Lew Marshall
Paul Sommer
Dick Thomas
November27,1960(1960-11-27)
K-51
Jinks has applied for a job, which unknown to him will have his gravity removed. A monkey keeps Jinks in anti-gravity for a long time.
48
13
"Mouse for Rent"
Bob Carr
Tony Rivera
Dick Thomas
December4,1960(1960-12-04)
K-52
Jinks starts up a renting service, where cats can rent Pixie and Dixie. When the business starts to prosper, the mice take over.
Season 4 (1961-62)
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49
"Jinks' Jinx"
Emil Carle
Jack Huber
Art Lozzi
August18,1961(1961-08-18)
When Jinks' old pal Howard visits, the two begin having fun with Pixie and Dixie, who take it upon themselves to convince Jinks that Howard brings bad luck (since Howard is a black cat).
50
2
"Fresh Heir"
LaVerne Harding
Tony Rivera
Dick Thomas
August25,1961(1961-08-25)
Jinks has inherited from Mrs. Smithers an old mansion and moves in, leaving Pixie and Dixie behind. The two mice make the place haunted to scare Jinks into going back home.
51
3
"Strong Mouse"
Hicks Lokey
Tony Rivera
Dick Thomas
September1,1961(1961-09-01)
Jinks is taken to meet master cat Gus, while Pixie and Dixie's cousin Hercules comes and unknowingly saves Jinks' bacon from Gus.
52
4
"Bombay Mouse"
John Boersema
Tony Rivera
Dick Thomas
September8,1961(1961-09-08)
An Indian mouse named Tabu meets Pixie and Dixie and demonstrates some magic on Jinks. Tabu leaves a few magic tricks behind as he departs.
53
5
"Mouse Trapped"
Ken O'Brien
Lance Nolley
Art Lozzi
September15,1961(1961-09-15)
Jinks builds a robot mouse dame to get Pixie and Dixie to squabble over her affection. When they see through the trick, they use the robot mouse against Jinks.
54
6
"Magician Jinks"
Ed Parks
Jerry Eisenberg
Art Lozzi
September22,1961(1961-09-22)
Jinks receives a magic kit. With it, he makes Pixie and Dixie disappear. The mice aided by a bulldog to get even with him.
55
7
"Meece Missiles"
Carlo Vinci
Tony Rivera
Dick Thomas
September29,1961(1961-09-29)
Jinks tries to dispose of Pixie and Dixie in a balloon. The mice are tailed by the air force and broadcast on television.
56
8
"Homeless Jinks"
Ken O'Brien & Carlo Vinci
Tony Rivera
Dick Thomas
October6,1961(1961-10-06)
Jinks' master throws him out due to his messes. Pixie and Dixie summon mice to overrun the house making Jinks wanted back into the house.
57
9
"Home Flea"
John Boersema
James Carmichael
Dick Thomas
October13,1961(1961-10-13)
A homeward bound flea with great strength takes refuge on Jinks and prevents him from bullying Pixie and Dixie.
Home media
In 1989, Hanna-Barbera Home Video released some episodes on the VHS release entitled "Pixie and Dixie: Love Those Meeces to Pieces".
The episodes "King Size Surprise", "Judo Jack", and "Jinks Jr." were released on another VHS tape by Hanna-Barbera Home Video in 1990.
The "Heavens to Jinksy" short is available on the Cartoon Network Cartoon Crack Ups VHS and DVD.[citation needed]
On August 26, 2025, Warner Archive Collection released The Huckleberry Hound Show: The Complete Original Series, an 11-disc Blu-ray box set that contains all 68 episodes (including the 57 Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks segments) restored with the original opening/closing credits and bridging material intact, as well as all the extras from the 2005 DVD.
Spanish: Pixie, Dixie y el Gato Jinks. The characters were dubbed in an unusual way, each one speaking Spanish with a distinct accent. Mr. Jinks had a strong Southern Spanish (Andalusian) accent, Dixie was Cuban and Pixie was Mexican.
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in The Yogi Bear Show episode "Yogi's Birthday Party."
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks made non-speaking cameos and in the opening title of Yogi's Gang.
Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks were featured in the Laff-A-Lympics as members of the Yogi Yahooeys.
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in some episodes of Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
Pixie and Dixie appeared in the "Fender Bender 500" segment of Wake, Rattle, and Roll driving a cheese-modeled monster truck called the Chedder Shredder. While Pixie was still voiced by Don Messick, Dixie was voiced by Patric Zimmerman.
Pixie and Dixie appeared in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Foul Play in Funland". When Shaggy and Scooby were in the Hall of Mirrors, Scooby sees a giant reflection of a mouse that is reminiscent of Pixie and Dixie in a mirror, shortly before Charlie the Funland Robot catches them.
Pixie and Dixie were going to have a cameo in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but were later dropped for unknown reasons.
In Yo Yogi!, Pixie and Dixie (voiced again by Don Messick and Patric Zimmerman) live in a cheese store run by Mr. Jinks (voiced by Greg Burson). In "Of Meece and Men," Dick Dastardly and Muttley teach Mr. Jinks to act tough in order to get the two mice out of his cheese store causing the L.A.F. Squad to intervene.
Pixie and Dixie make cameos in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes "Shazzan", "Juror in Court" and "The Death of Harvey".
The series was parodied in the 1998–2001 HungariangagdubNarancs, Tetves és Dugó.
Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in DC ComicsDeathstroke/Yogi Bear Special #1 as captured animals alongside other Hanna-Barbera characters.
Pixie, Dixie and Mr. Jinks appeared in Jellystone! with Mr. Jinks voiced again by Jeff Bergman and Pixie voiced by Jenny Lorenzo. Dixie is a girl in this series and appears mute. Mr. Jinks works as Mayor Huckleberry Hound's personal assistant and the mice are mentioned to own a candy store.
