Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long was a segment of Hanna-Barbera's 1964–66 cartoon The Magilla Gorilla Show, and later appeared on The Peter Potamus Show.[1]
| Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long | |
|---|---|
 Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long's title card | |
| Genre | Comedy Western |
| Created by | Hanna-Barbera |
| Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Voices of | Don Messick Mel Blanc |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Producers | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 7 minutes per short |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | First-Run Syndication |
| Release | January 14, 1964 – December 4, 1966 |
| Related | |
| The Magilla Gorilla Show The Peter Potamus Show | |
Background
editTaking place in a Wild West setting, Ricochet Rabbit (voiced by Don Messick) worked as a sheriff in the town of Hoop 'n' Holler. Ricochet would bounce off stationary objects yelling "Bing-bing-bing!"[2] His deputy and foil Droop-a-Long Coyote (voiced by Mel Blanc impersonating Ken Curtis) was not as fast and was very clumsy.[3]
In addition to his speed, which enabled him to outrun bullets, Ricochet used trick bullets against his opponents, including a bullet that would stop in mid-flight and strike the target with an impossibly oversized mallet, and another which would draw a target on his nose and punch it.
Episode list
edit| # | Title | Airdate | Summary | Animator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atchison, Topeka & Sam Jose | January 14, 1964 | ||
| 2 | Good Little Bad Guy | January 21, 1964 | Credited Animators: Kenneth Muse, George Goepper | |
| 3 | Cradle Robber | January 28, 1964 | Credited Animators: Kenneth Muse, George Goepper | |
| 4 | West Pest | February 4, 1964 | Credited Animators: George Goepper, Kenneth Muse | |
| 5 | TV Show | February 11, 1964 | Credited Animators: George Goepper, Kenneth Muse | |
| 6 | Annie Hoaxley | February 18, 1964 | Credited Animators: Kenneth Muse, George Goepper | |
| 7 | School Daze | February 25, 1964 | Credited Animator: Irv Spence | |
| 8 | Sheepy Wolf | March 3, 1964 | Credited Animators: George Nicholas, George Goepper | |
| 9 | Big Thinker | March 10, 1964 | Credited Animators: Jerry Hathcock, Ed Parks, Don Patterson | |
| 10 | Two Too Many | March 17, 1964 | Credited Animators: George Nicholas, George Goepper | |
| 11 | Bad Guys Are Good Guys | March 24, 1964 | ||
| 12 | Itchy-Finger Gun Slinger | March 31, 1964 | ||
| 13 | Clunko Bunko | April 7, 1964 | ||
| 14 | Slick Quick Gun | April 14, 1964 | ||
| 15 | Mostly Ghostly | April 21, 1964 | Credited Animators: Jerry Hathcock, Kenneth Muse | |
| 16 | Will O' the Whip | September 11, 1965 | ||
| 17 | Cactus Ruckus | September 18, 1965 | Credited Animators: Carlo Vinci, Hugh Fraser | |
| 18 | Rapid Romance | September 25, 1965 | ||
| 19 | El Loco, Loco, Loco, Loco Diablo | October 2, 1965 | ||
| 20 | Big Town Show Down | October 9, 1965 | ||
| 21 | Space Sheriff | October 16, 1965 | ||
| 22 | Red Riding Ricochet | October 23, 1965 | ||
| 23 | Jail Break-In | October 30, 1965 |
Cast
edit- Don Messick as Ricochet Rabbit
- Mel Blanc as Droop-a-Long Coyote
Other appearances
edit- An early incarnation of Ricochet Rabbit appears in Touché Turtle and Dum Dum episode 26 "Rapid Rabbit".
- Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long were seen in Yogi's Ark Lark.
- Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long were seen in the opening title of Yogi's Gang.
- Ricochet Rabbit made some appearances in Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
- Ricochet Rabbit makes a portrait cameo in the "Agent Penny" episode of the "Super Secret Secret Squirrel" segment of 2 Stupid Dogs.
- Ricochet Rabbit appears in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "X Gets the Crest", voiced by Mark Hamill. Droop-a-Long also makes a non-speaking cameo.
- Ricochet Rabbit appears in the Wacky Races reboot episode "Slow and Steady", voiced by Tom Kenny.
In other languages
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part I: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 174–175. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 221. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 522–523. ISBN 978-1476665993.
External links
edit- Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long episode guide on BCDB
- Ricochet Rabbit at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on January 14, 2017.