A 6-minute fever dream where cows become freedom fighters. Yes, really.
Hoot Kloot is guarding the cattle from the notorious cattle rustler Billy the Kidder. Billy's strange goal? Steal the cows so he can set them free in the wild.
Writing
"Billy the Kidder" is peak pun crime.
Director
Robert Balser
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
DePatie-Freleng made 17 Hoot Kloot shorts from 1973-1974, most forgotten by everyone including their creators probably.
This is a direct parody of 1950s Western tropes that were already nostalgic by 1974—layers of irony nobody asked for.
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