Hong Kong Phooey is an animated television series that ran from September 7 to December 21, 1974, and then in repeats until 1976. The main character, Hong Kong Phooey, the alter ego of Penrod 'Penry' Pooch, a dog working at a police station as a janitor. Penry disguises himself as Hong Kong Phooey by jumping into a filing cabinet – in so doing he always gets stuck, and is freed by his cat sidekick, Spot. Once disguised, he gets in the Phooeymobile, a vehicle that transforms itself into a boat, a plane or a phone booth, depending on the circumstances. In fighting crime, he relies on his copy of 'The Hong Kong Book of Kung Fu,' a correspondence-course martial-arts instruction handbook. His successes are either thanks to Spot, who provides a s