' s ▁original ▁working ▁title ▁and ▁the ▁show ' s ▁theme ▁song , ▁written ▁by ▁William ▁H anna ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Bar ber a ▁( and ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁jazz ▁standard ▁" T iger ▁R ag ") ▁which ▁repe ats ▁that ▁phrase ▁so ▁often ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁frequently ▁mistaken ▁as ▁the ▁show ' s ▁actual ▁title . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁had ▁only ▁two ▁voice ▁actors : ▁Paul ▁Win ch ell ▁as ▁Dick ▁D ast ard ly ▁and ▁the ▁ind ist inct ly ▁heard ▁General , ▁and ▁Don ▁Mess ick ▁as ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁characters . ▁Each ▁ 2 2 - min ute ▁episode ▁was ▁broadcast ▁over ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁on ▁the ▁network , ▁including ▁network ▁breaks , ▁and ▁contained : ▁two ▁D ast ard ly ▁& ▁M utt ley ▁stories , ▁one ▁Magn ific ent ▁M utt ley ▁story ▁( M utt ley ' s ▁Walter ▁Mitt y - style ▁day d ream s ), ▁and ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁short ▁Wing ▁D ings ▁( br ief ▁g ags ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁the ▁longer ▁stories ). ▁ ▁Plot ▁Dick ▁D ast ard ly ▁and ▁M utt ley , ▁the ▁villa ins ▁from ▁W ack y ▁R aces , ▁are ▁now ▁ ▁flying ▁a ces ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁V ulture ▁Squadron , ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁av i ators ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁hom ing ▁p ige on ▁named ▁Yan kee ▁Do od le ▁P ige on ▁from ▁deliver ing ▁top - secret ▁messages ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁ ▁Each ▁story ▁features