Footage from Eddie Murphy's scrapped "Hong Kong Phooey" movie

Once upon a time, Eddie Murphy was slated to star as the "Number One Super Guy," but the movie was canceled quicker than the human eye.

"Hong Kong Phooey" was a 1974 Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera. Voiced by Scatman Crothers ("Chico and the Man," The Shining), Hong Kong Phooey was a police station janitor (who happens to be a dog) who would jump into a file cabinet to become his alter ego, a kung fu expert and "number one super guy." — Read the rest

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