History WesternAnimation / PixieDixieAndMrJinks

* CatsAreMean: While Mr. Jinks hates those meeces to pieces, he acts more like a FriendlyEnemy to the resident mice than many of his species do.

* ValleyGirl: Like a certain Hanna-Barbera character to follow him (Shaggy from Franchise/ScoobyDoo), Jinks is a male example, seen most clearly in his {{Beatnik}} attitude and flaky [[VerbalTic manner of speech]].

* ValleyGirl: Like a certain Hanna-Barbera character to follow him (Shaggy from Franchise/ScoobyDoo), Jinks is a male example, seen most clearlt in his {{Beatnik}} attitude and flaky [[VerbalTic manner of speech]].

In these shorts, Pixie and Dixie are two mice who have to deal with a beatnik cat -- Mr. Jinks -- who lives in the house as well. And boy, does he hate those "meeces to pieces".

* ValleyGirl: Like a certain character to follow him, Jinks is a male example.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Pixie and Dixie are [[HeterosexualLifePartners an inseparable pair,]] almost never seen apart from each other.

* CatsAreSnarkers: Jinks is a verbose cat whose dialogue mostly consists of withering snark and VerbalTics.

* AwkwardFatherSonBondingActivity: Jinks and his son exhibit an awkward dynamic in the episode "Jinks Junior," primarily because the latter doesn't share his father's meeces-hating tendencies.
* BatesianMimicry: In "Judo Jack", after the title character pummels Jinks with his judo moves, he gives Pixie and Dixie a suitcase containing an uwagi (judo jacket) and obi (judo belt), along with a pair of spectacles and a pair of false large incisor teeth. When Dixie puts these on, Jinks mistakes him for the real Judo Jack and is terrified.

-->'''Jinks:''' Smells like, you know, somebody's roasting an overcoat. '''''YEEEOOOOWW!!!'''''

* CatchPhrase: Mr. Jinx is often heard exclaiming "I hate meeces to pieces!"
* CatsAreMean: Mr. Jinks hates those meeces to pieces.
* CatsAreSnarkers: Jinks is a verbose cat whose dialogue mostly consists of snark at the mice.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jinks isn't always the world's worst cat.
* LikeIsLikeAComma: Jinks does this like sometimes.
* NiceMice: However, they can be vindictive or cruel at times.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: One-time characters Judo Jack and Cousin Hercules are both mice that are much stronger than what their size suggests, easily lifting and tossing cats.
* TalkingAnimal: All the main cast.
* TeamRocketWins: Also in line with ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', there were several points where Jinks came out smiling at the end of a short, either due to some truce with the mice or getting a LaserGuidedKarma victory when they got too vindictive.

* ThreeShorts: In both incarnations of the ''WesternAnimation/TheHuckleberryHoundShow'', these shorts appeared second out of the three presented.

* VerbalTic: Jinks has, like, his own set of verbal tics, y'know.
* WeWantOurJerkBack: Happens on occasion.

In these shorts, Pixie and Dixie are two mice who have to deal with a beatnik cat-Mr. Jinks-who lives in the house as well. And boy, does he hate those "meeces to pieces".

* AwkwardFatherSonBondingActivity: The below mentioned episode with Jinks Junior.
* Batesian Mimicry: In "Judo Jack", after the title characters pummels Jinks with his judo moves, he gives Pixie and Dixie a suitcase containing an uwagi (judo jacket) and obi (judo belt), along with a pair of spectacles and a pair of false large incisor teeth. When Dixie puts these on, Jinks mistakes him for the real Judo Jack and is terrified.
* BuffoonishTomcat: Mr. Jinks.
* ButtBrand: In "Cousin Tex", the meeces' Texas cousin tries to brand Mr. Jinks. The cat tries trapping them under a wooden box, but Tex uses the hot iron to burn through it and brand Jinks while he sits on it.

* CaptainObvious: Both Pixie and Dixie had a habit of announcing exactly what was happening.
* CatchPhrase: "I hate meeces to pieces!"

* CatsAreSnarkers: Jinks is a very verbose cat whose dialogue mostly consists of snark at the mice.
* CuteKitten: In one episode Jinks has a son, that doesn't follow in Daddy's footsteps.

* FriendlyEnemy: An interesting trait that makes Pixie and Dixie a bit distinct from other cat/mouse cartoons - Pixie and Dixie are more often than not somewhat friendly to Jinks, who is generally a JerkAss but isn't always exactly menacing. ''Tom and Jerry'' was known to do something like this as well, but with far less frequency. This would prove to be a favorite trait for Hanna-Barbera "chase" cartoons in years to come.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Possibly Pixie and Dixie.

* ThreeShorts: In both incarnations, these shorts were the middle of WesternAnimation/TheHuckleberryHoundShow

* Batesian Mimicry: In "Judo Jack", after the title characters pummels Jinks with his judo moves, he gives Pixie and Dixie a suitcase containing a uwagi (judo jacket) and an obi (judo belt), a pair of spectacles, and a pair of false large incisor teeth. When Dixie puts these on, Jinks mistakes him for the real Judo Jack and is terrified.

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* CatsAreSnarkers: Jinks.

In these shorts Pixie and Dixie are two mice who have to deal with the Beatnik Cat, who lives in the house as well. Mr Jinks. And boy does he hate those "meeces to pieces".

* DubNameChange: In Japan, where ''Huckleberry Hound'' was broadcast on NET (the current Creator/TVAsahi), Pixie and Dixie are Chusuke and Chuta and Mr. Jinks is Doraneko.

* CatchPhrase: "I hate meeses to pieces!"

* DubNameChange: In Japan, Pixie and Dixie are Chusuke and Chuta and Mr. Jinks is Doraneko. Incidentally, the show was part of the original lineup of what is now Creator/TVAsahi (then known as NET) when the station signed on in 1959.

* HowDoIUsedTense: Meeces, mouses, mices, but never mice.

* BowtiesAreCool: Pixie wears one.
** And like don't forget Jinksey Boy either.

* {{Expy}}: Jinks, Pixie and Dixie are basically WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry with an extra Jerry.

* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Pixie and Jinks only wear bowties. Dixie only wears a vest with no shirt.