Hank 77 Summary: Slim Chance is in a bad mood. In fact, he’s been in a bad mood for a few months now, and it looks like it might become a permanent condition. The ranch has been in the middle of one of the worst droughts it’s ever seen, and when the clouds do finally decide to let down a little rain, the last thing Slim wants to hear is that Deputy Kile got more rain than he did. Things are looking pretty bleak until Little Alfred asks his dad to take him fishing, and Slim winds up having to go in Loper’s place. However, to everyone’s surprise, the camping expedition turns out to be more exciting than Little Alfred had anticipated, including some great fishing and a bit of unexpected weather!
Marauding trespassers are threatening to stampede the cattle. It’s Hank the Cowdog,
Head of Ranch Security, to the rescue as he: tracks down enemy agent, Mysterious Esther, escapes the relentless Vampire Vacuum Sweeper, and confronts Buster and his gang. Will Hank prevail and save the ranch? Find out in this actionpacked episode.
There are two more new songs on the audio versions. Hank and Drover sing “Freezing on the Porch,” and Hank sings “The Porcupine Blues.”
Hank starts out to give Pete the Barncat a little scare, but to his surprise Pete turns out to be Sinister the Bobcat. Hank finds himself on a mission to save Little Alfred. Hank stumbles upon Madame Moonshine and gets trapped by
Rip and Snort. Will Hank find a way out and will he rescue Little Alfred?
There are three more original songs: “Disorientation,” “I Love All Kinds of Stuff,” and “The Storm.”
Hank’s in trouble again, but when he tries to apologize to Sally May, she just doesn’t get the message. Before Hank has a chance to convince her, he learns that the ranch is
being targeted for a major invasion from the dreaded coyotes. Does Hank have what
it takes to save his reputation and protect the ranch?
Hank sings a about his dog food in "Eating Doesn't Have to Be Fun," and Hank stops in his tracks when he hears "The Coyote Chicken Chant."
Hank and Drover are excited when a quick nap in the back of Slim’s pickup turns into a trip to town. But the excitement turns to drama when they find themselves at the livestock show-and Drover decides to take off to visit his mother. Can Hank track down his faithful sidekick before Slim heads back to the ranch? Or is he off on a wild goose chase?
A cowboy cook sings Hank a song with a lesson in it called "Ed and the Cheese," and Hank sings "The Low-down Dogpound Blues" about his tragic life to Ralph.
While Slim and Loper are away from the ranch for three days, Hank suffers from - is it a double bumblebee sting, or much worse? It falls upon Sally May to nurse the stricken Hank back to health. Her patience and compassion are seriously tested, while the afflicted Hank endures humiliation at the hands of Pete, Wallace and Junior, and an insulting veterinarian. Does Sally May care after all?
New songs include: “I Was Bitten on the Nose by a Rattlesnake” and “Eating Bugs is Lots of Fun.”
When Hank finds himself up against Rip and Snort, the coyote brothers, he knows he has to do something fast. Hank unleashes his secret weapon, the Deadly Ha-Ha Game. The plan seems to work like a charm, but then Hank and his sidekick Drover find that even they cannot resist the lure of this deadly game. What happens next is no laughing matter! Is there such a thing as too much laughter?
Hank tries to teach Drover a lesson by singing him the song, “Be a Winner."
Against her better judgement, Sally May leaves the ranch in Slim’s care. While Slim naps, Hank and Little Alfred subject strawberry ice cream to rigorous product testing and then go for a ride in a mysterious spaceship. But it’s when Slim finally awakens that their adventures really begin. Hank saves Slim from sure death, endures a terrible whipping from the Hooking Bull, and much, much more.
On the audio version you will hear “Just Another Cowboy Day,” and Wallace and Junior singing “Family Fugue.”
Slim rescues an orphan raccoon, and much to Hank’s dismay, everyone on the ranch is enchanted with the “cute” baby raccoon with the beady little eyes and amazing little hands. Yet, little do they know that every time midnight rolls around, Eddy the Rac is seized with uncontrollable fits and it’s Hank’s responsibility to guard the crafty masked bandit every moment! Soon Hank finds himself teaming up with Eddy to liberate the poor “singing” cookies.
New songs include: “Cowboy’s Transfusion,” sung by Slim. Hank and Eddy sing “Free the Cookies.”
Hank makes a foolish bet with his archenemy, Pete the Barncat, that he can catch the Lumberpile Bunny. He loses the wager, his job, his pride, and even his gunny sack bed under the gas tanks. Hank begins to plot
revenge. He must dispose of the cat. That sounds simple. But without Pete, Hank discovers scrap time has lost all its joy and meaning.
Hear two songs: “I Must Dispose of the Cat” and “Prairie Vespers.”
