Medieval Dog Days.

The first Hanna-Barbera show I watched after moving to Boston was "The Biskitts." Ten little doggies guarding a royal treasure. Can't get more original than that. Of course, there were antagonists. Aren't there always? King Max kept coming up with ways to steal the treasure trove, Shecky always bungled, and Scratch just saw the Biskitts as a food source. There were four other Biskitts: Fetch, Flip, Rover, and Princess. But the ten protagonists were the pick of the litter. I liked Waggs most of all for his ability to show leadership in a crisis. And Spinner, the oldest one, was aware of many things. In one episode, he was able to identify a band of knights by their insignia.

My top two episodes were "Shecky's Last Laugh," when the otherwise inept jester rescued the dogs as an evil jester tried to capture them, and "A Biskitt Halloween," in which the Witch Of Nidor reappeared after a century, and captured Waggs and Sweets. This led to a daring rescue and escape, with "Superfriends" music playing in the background. And Bump got the chance to play hero by smashing the witch's magic mirror, and getting rid of her forever. When he did this, I thought, "Bump's aim is good."

But for all its good writing and originality, "The Biskitts" was cancelled after one season. However, it returned in early 1985 to replace "The Shirt Tales." Then it was gone again. Although it's mostly seen on Armed Forces TV these days, there's nothing I wouldn't do to see this show again. Hurry up with the doggone DVD!

Trivia Question 22: Name the young boy who accidentally turned Lady into a golden statue.

Answer: Daniel.