reruns on local stations between 1976 and 1982. Some episodes were subsequently distributed on VHS tape by Worldvision Enterprises. Home video On May 10, 2005, Warner Home Video released the complete series on Region 1 DVD. On July 31, 2006, the series was released on DVD R2 in the United Kingdom, but only in HMV stores and its online site as an HMV Exclusive. References in popular culture Rockabilly/psychobilly group The Reverend Horton Heat covered the theme song in 1995 as a medley with the theme song from Jonny Quest on the cover album Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits with other various artists. Hip-Hop group Madvillain references the characters in their song "Accordion" off their debut album Madvillainy. In the BBC Robin Hood episode "Lardner's Ring", when Robin Hood is trying to send a message to King Richard via pigeon, at one point the Sheriff of Nottingham yells out "We must catch the pigeon! Catch the pigeon NOW!" Despite being a British show, the writer was obviously familiar with this show, as the Sheriff said it exactly the same way as Dastardly. Other appearances and renditions Yankee Doodle Pigeon and Klunk appear in the 2021 cartoon series Jellystone! with Klunk voiced by Fajer Al-Kaisi. Yankee Doodle Pigeon made background appearances. Klunk appears in "Lady Danjjer: Is It Wrong to Long for Kabong?" where he steals Jabberjaw's ice cream that she got from Shazzan only to be defeated by El Kabong. Yankee Doodle Pigeon appears stuffed and mounted in Dick Dastardly's quarters aboard his flying machine in the 2020 animated film Scoob!. Mumbly and Dread Baron, who "bear a strong resemblance" to Muttley and Dick Dastardly, appear in Hanna-Barbera's Laff-A-Lympics in 1978. The character changes came due to licensing issues. Dread Baron is later to be revealed as Dick Dastardly's brother in the Laff-A-Lympics comic books. See also Dick Dastardly Muttley Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits Yogi's Treasure Hunt Scoob! List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions List of Hanna-Barbera characters United States Army Pigeon Service References External links Toonopedia's entry on Dastardly and Muttley CBS original programming American animated television spin-offs 1969 American television series debuts 1970 American television series endings 1960s American animated television series Television series by Hanna-Barbera Aviation television series American children's animated comedy television series Wacky Races spin-offs Animated television series about dogs English-language television shows