Lion-Hearted Huck was the second episode in the Huckleberry Hound

Huckleberry Hound

The Huckleberry Hound Show is a 1958 syndicated animated series and the second from Hanna-Barbera following The Ruff & Reddy Show, sponsored by Kellogg's. Three segments were included in the program: one featuring Huckleberry Hound; another starring Yogi Bear and his sidekick Boo Boo; and a third...

 cartoon series. debuted in the segment of The Huckleberry Hound Show on October 9, 1958. It was produced and directed by William Hanna

William Hanna

William Denby Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of people for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by...

 and Joseph Barbera

Joseph Barbera

Joseph Roland Barbera was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century....

. Charles Shows and Dan Gordon crafted the story.

Plot synopsis

Huckleberry Hound is in Africa hunting lions, but a smart-aleck "King Of the Beasts" (with a penchant for practical jokes), later known as "Leroy", keeps outwitting him.