The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme) 80's R & B band Cameo used the theme's opening whistle in their singles "Word Up!" and "Single Life". Las Vegas, Nevada-based band Sin City Sinners always walk onto stage with a recording of the tune playing in the background. In the film , the character Jacob Moore, played by Shia LaBeouf, had a mobile cell phone ring tone of the opening tune of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", the film coincidentally also starred the actor who played the "Ugly", Eli Wallach. In the film "Faster, "the character "Killer" also had a mobile cell phone ring tone of
The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound is a 1988 animated television film produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication as part of the "Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10" series. The film parodies various Western films; the film's title is a take-off of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Huckleberry is constantly referred to as a "mysterious, steely-eyed, and silent-type stranger" (though Huck is just being himself), spoofing the Western stock character of the Man with No Name. Several other plot points are lifted from well-known film Westerns, such as "High Noon" and "High Plains Drifter".