The Quick Draw McGraw Show

The Quick Draw McGraw Show
The Quick Draw McGraw Show
Genre	Comedy; Western
Created by	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Written by	Warren Foster; Michael Maltese; Joseph Barbera; Dan Gordon; Alex Lovy
Directed by	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Voices of	Julie Bennett; Daws Butler; Red Coffey; Vance Colvig; Elliot Field; Don Messick; Jean Vander Pyl; Hal Smith; Doug Young
Narrated by	Daws Butler; Vance Colvig; Elliot Field; Peter Leeds; Don Messick; Hal Smith; Doug Young
Composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	45 (135 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Running time	22 minutes (7 minutes per segment)
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	Screen Gems
Release
Original network	First-run syndication
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	September 27, 1959 –; October 20, 1961

The Quick Draw McGraw Show is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and their third television series overall after The Ruff and Reddy Show and The Huckleberry Hound Show. Voice actor Daws Butler performed the show's title character, Quick Draw McGraw.^[1]

The show debuted in syndication on September 27, 1959,^[2] ended its run on October 20, 1961, and was sponsored by Kellogg's. The series featured three cartoons per episode, with Quick Draw and his sidekick Baba Looey appearing in the first segment, father and son dog duo Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy in the second, and cat and mouse detectives Snooper and Blabber in the third.^[3] There were also "bumpers," mini-cartoons between the main cartoons that featured Quick Draw and other main characters on the show.

Michael Maltese wrote all of the episode stories. Screen Gems originally syndicated the series. It ran on CBS Saturday mornings for one season, 1965-66.^{[citation needed]}

Segments[]

Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey[]

Quick Draw (voiced by Daws Butler) was usually depicted as a sheriff in these short films set in the American Old West. Quick Draw was often accompanied by his deputy, a Mexican burro called Baba Looey (also voiced by Butler).^[4] Although technically the side-kick, or deputy, to the main character of Sheriff Quick Draw, Baba Looey is often portrayed as the more thoughtful half of the duo; at times realizing some detail about a given situation and trying desperately without success to caution Quick Draw of a trap or other danger. The exchange would always go as follows: Baba Looey would see a fatal flaw in Quick Draw's plan, and begin voicing a warning such as "I don' thin' we should be doing...", to which Quick Draw would angrily interrupt with his frequent catchphrase, "I'll do the 'thin'in' around here, Baba Looey!" His plans would then go disastrously wrong, and Quick Draw would be forced to realize he should have listened to Baba Looey.

Quick Draw was assisted in some cartoons by his bloodhound Snuffles (voiced by Butler), who refused to work until he was given a dog biscuit, after which he would hug himself and spring into the air, floating back down to Earth.^[5]

Quick Draw spent a number of cartoons as his alter ego, the masked El Kabong, who used a guitar (a "Kabonger") to bash bad guys into submission. Writer Michael Maltese said the character was inspired by actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. as Zorro.^[6]

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy[]

A young dog named Augie Doggie (voiced by Daws Butler) and his father Doggie Daddy (voiced by Doug Young impersonating Jimmy Durante) have different misadventures in their life.^[3]

Snooper and Blabber[]

A detective cat named Super Snooper (voiced by Daws Butler impersonating Ed Gardner as the character Archie from the radio show Duffy's Tavern) and his sidekick Blabber Mouse (voiced by Daws Butler, originally voiced by Los Angeles radio announcer Elliot Field) work for the Super Snooper Detective Agency solving mysteries and catching criminals.^[3] In several cartoons, the duo had a private secretary named Hazel (voiced by Jean Vander Pyl) with an Southern accent, who was never seen on screen.

Episodes[]

Season		Segments	Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Segments	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	78	26	January 1, 1959 (1959-01-01)	December 12, 1959 (1959-12-12)
	2	39	13	September 10, 1960 (1960-09-10)	December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03)
	3	18	6	September 15, 1961 (1961-09-15)	October 20, 1961 (1961-10-20)

Voice cast[]

Daws Butler - Augie Doggie, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Baba Looey, Super Snooper, Blabber Mouse, Snuffles, Narrator, Horse Face Harry, Various
Doug Young - Doggie Daddy, Bigelow Mouse, Narrator, Various
- Blabber Mouse (4 early episodes), Narrator, Various
Don Messick - Narrator, Various
Julie Bennett - Sagebrush Sal (Quick Draw McGraw), Various
Red Coffey - Duckling (Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy)
Vance Colvig - Tombstone Jones (Quick Draw McGraw), Narrator
Peter Leeds - Narrator (Quick Draw McGraw)
Jean Vander Pyl - Hazel (Snooper and Blabber), Mrs. J. Evil Scientist (Snooper and Blabber), Various
Hal Smith - Narrator, Various

Home media[]

Season sets of the series for the Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection label was originally announced by Warner Bros. for release in 2006 but was later cancelled due to poor conditions of the masters and the music right issues. In 2006, a Warner spokesperson said of the DVDs, "They were pulled because significant remastering work needed to be researched."^[7] Four episodes are available on DVD, the first two episodes on Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s: Vol. One and the other two on Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s: Vol. Two.

Baba Booey mispronunciation[]

On the July 26, 1990 broadcast of The Howard Stern Show, executive producer Gary Dell'Abate was talking about the animation cels that he buys and collects. When attempting to say 'Quick Draw and Baba Looey', he accidentally said 'Quick Draw and Baba Booey'. He said later that talking about it would last a few hours. But since then, hundreds of 'Baba Booey' song parodies have been played on The Howard Stern Show. 'Baba Booey' is often yelled out during live news broadcasts and it has become something that is yelled at golf tournaments after the ball is struck.

References[]

^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 486. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ Los Angeles Times, Sept. 27, 1959, pg. G10
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 649–650. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 217. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 232–234x. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^ John Crosby syndicated newspaper column, Jan. 3, 1960.
^ "Quick Draw McGraw DVD news: Status update on Quick Draw and Wally Gator". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

External links[]

The Quick Draw McGraw Show at IMDb
Big Cartoon DataBase: The Quick Draw McGraw Show
Quick Draw's Toonopedia entry
The Cartoon Scrapbook – Profile on Quick Draw McGraw

[Perlmutter-1] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 486. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[2] Los Angeles Times, Sept. 27, 1959, pg. G10

[Erickson-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 649–650. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[4] Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 217. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved April 8, 2020.

[Woolery-5] Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 232–234x. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

[6] John Crosby syndicated newspaper column, Jan. 3, 1960.

[7] "Quick Draw McGraw DVD news: Status update on Quick Draw and Wally Gator". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

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show v t The Quick Draw McGraw Show
Characters	Quick Draw McGraw Baba Looey Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy Snagglepuss Snooper and Blabber Snuffles
Television shows and specials	The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959–1961) Yogi's Gang (1973) Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1978) Casper's First Christmas (1979) Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982) Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988) Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989) Wake, Rattle, and Roll (Fender Bender segment; 1990–1991) Jellystone! (2021)
Television films	Yogi's Ark Lark (1972) Yogi's Great Escape (1987) Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (1987) The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound (1988)
See also: List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera

show v t Hanna-Barbera
Founders	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Original productions	2 Stupid Dogs The Adventures of Gulliver The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour Birdman and the Galaxy Trio Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Cattanooga Cats Clue Club Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines The Flintstones Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles The Funky Phantom Goober and the Ghost Chasers The Great Grape Ape Show The Herculoids Hong Kong Phooey The Huckleberry Hound Show Jabberjaw The Jetsons Jonny Quest Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har Loopy De Loop The Magilla Gorilla Show Moby Dick and The Mighty Mightor The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The New Scooby-Doo Movies The Perils of Penelope Pitstop The Peter Potamus Show The Quick Draw McGraw Show The Ruff and Reddy Show Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! The Scooby-Doo Show Shazzan The Smurfs Space Ghost and Dino Boy Speed Buggy Top Cat Touché Turtle and Dum Dum Wacky Races Wally Gator The Yogi Bear Show Yogi's Gang Yogi's Space Race
Tom and Jerry	The Tom and Jerry Show (1975) Tom & Jerry Kids (1990–1993) The Mansion Cat (2001)
Cartoon Network productions	What a Cartoon! (1995–1997) Dexter's Laboratory (1996–1997) Johnny Bravo (1997–2002) Cow and Chicken (1997–1999) I Am Weasel (1997–2000) The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2002)
Amusement attractions	Hanna–Barbera Land The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
Comics	Hanna-Barbera Beyond
Other media	Films Video games
See also	Tom and Jerry Characters List of Scooby-Doo media

show v t Children's programming on CBS in the 1960s
First-run animated series	Mighty Mouse Playhouse (1955–1967) Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963–1972) Linus the Lionhearted (1964-1966) The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show Tom and Jerry (1965–1972) The Mighty Heroes (1966-1967) The Underdog Show (1964-1973) Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1966–1968) Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966–1968) The New Adventures of Superman (1966–1970) The Adventures of Batman (1969–1970) The Lone Ranger (1966–1969) The Road Runner Show (1968–1971; 1975–1978; 1978–1985) The Beagles (1967-1968) The Herculoids (1967–1968) Shazzan (1967-1969) Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor (1967–1969) The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967–1968) Go Go Gophers (1968-1969) Wacky Races (1968–1970) The Archie Show (1968–1969) The Batman/Superman Hour (1968-1969) Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–1971) The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–1971) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1972, 1974–1976)
First-run live-action series	Captain Kangaroo (1955–1984) The Magic Land of Allakazam CBS Children's Film Festival
Rebroadcasts	Sky King The Roy Rogers Show My Friend Flicka The Alvin Show (1962) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1963) The Jetsons (1967-77) The Adventures of Lassie Jonny Quest (1965-1970) The Monkees (1969–1972) The Bugs Bunny Show/Road Runner Hour (1968–1973)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era