why he cannot leave the sewers. Scorchy (voiced by Joan Gerber) – A talking, walking, fire hydrant with a long hose for a nose who wears a firefighter's hat. Serves as Lidsville's warning system. Tex (voiced by Lennie Weinrib impersonating John Wayne) – A cowboy hat. Tonsilini (performed by Van Snowden, voiced by Lennie Weinrib) – An opera-singing hat. Sings every line of his dialogue. Hiram (voiced by Walker Edmiston) – A farmer's straw hat. Little Ben (voiced by Joan Gerber) – A talking piglet that is usually carried by Hiram. Admiral Scuttlebutt (voiced by Walker Edmiston) – A green admiral's bicorne. Talks in old naval cliches. Big Chief Sitting Duck''' (voiced by Walker Edmiston) – A feathered Indian chief's hat. His body is covered by a thick Indian blanket. Episodes Season 1 & 2: 1971-1973 Home media A three-disc complete series set was released on DVD in the United States in January 2005 by Rhino Entertainment. The set contained all seventeen episodes in digitally remastered, uncut and original broadcast form, plus interviews with Charles Nelson Reilly, Butch Patrick, and Billie Hayes. They and the Krofft brothers also provided audio commentary on some of the episodes. Comics Gold Key Comics published five issues of a Lidsville comic book. The books were a mix of new stories as well as re-workings of some of the television episodes. Other media Characters from Lidsville were featured in the Ice Capades during the early 1970s. The show was parodied by HBO late night comedy program Mr. Show. Several audio samples from Lidsville can be heard in the song "Dope Hat" on Marilyn Manson's 1994 album Portrait of an American Family. At the beginning of "Jose Chung's 'Doomsday Defense'", an episode of Millennium, the writer Chung (played by Charles Nelson Reilly), mentions that he had a part in a "brilliant, award-winning film" as a small clip of HooDoo is played on-screen. Film On January 31, 2011, it was announced that DreamWorks Animation was adapting Lidsville to make a 3-D animated musical. The feature would be directed by Conrad Vernon, and the music would be composed by Alan Menken, known for composing multiple musical scores for Walt Disney Animation Studios films. Menken stated that, "The songs will be an homage to '60s psychedelic concept-album rock." In January 2013, he posted on Twitter that "Lidsville is underway... Finally." The lyrics would be written by Glenn Slater, a