Loopy De Loop
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Loopy De Loop was the only theatrical cartoon short series produced by William Hanna
and Joseph Barbera
after leaving MGM and opening their new Hanna-Barbera
Studios. The series, distributed to theatres by Columbia Pictures
, ran in theaters from to .
knit cap. A self-appointed good Samaritan, he dauntlessly fought to clear the bad name of wolves, and would open every episode with his trademark introduction, “I am Loopy De Loop, the good wolf.” Though he was always kind and helpful, his exploits usually got him arrested, beaten up, or chased out of town by the very people he had helped, all for no other reason than the prejudice of being a wolf.
The character's name was an inspired combination of a play on words:
William Hanna
William Denby Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of people for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by...
and Joseph Barbera
Joseph Barbera
Joseph Roland Barbera was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century....
after leaving MGM and opening their new Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
Studios. The series, distributed to theatres by Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
, ran in theaters from to .
Overview
Loopy is a gentleman wolf who mangled the English language in his bid to converse in a bad French-Canadian accent, and always wore a characteristic tuqueTuque
A – variously known as a knit hat or stocking cap among other names – is a knitted cap, originally of wool though now often of synthetic fibers, that is designed to provide warmth in winter...
knit cap. A self-appointed good Samaritan, he dauntlessly fought to clear the bad name of wolves, and would open every episode with his trademark introduction, “I am Loopy De Loop, the good wolf.” Though he was always kind and helpful, his exploits usually got him arrested, beaten up, or chased out of town by the very people he had helped, all for no other reason than the prejudice of being a wolf.
The character's name was an inspired combination of a play on words:
- "Loop the loop" is a 360-degree back flip performed by airplane stunt pilots.
- Canis lupus is the Latin-based scientific name for the grey wolf species of the dog family, with the species' name of lupus being the basis for "loup", the French word for wolf.
- "Loopy" is a synonym for "crazy" or "eccentric"
List of theatrical shorts
| № | Title | Release date | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wolf Hounded" | ||
| 2 | "Little Bo Bopped" | ||
| 3 | "Tale of a Wolf" | ||
| 4 | "Life with Loopy" | ||
| 5 | "Creepy Time Pal" | ||
| 6 | "Snoopy Loopy" | ||
| 7 | "The Do-Good Wolf" | ||
| 8 | "Here Kiddie, Kiddie" | ||
| 9 | "No Biz Like Shoe Biz" | ||
| 10 | "Count Down Clown" | ||
| 11 | "Happy Go Loopy" | ||
| 12 | "Two Faced Wolf" | ||
| 13 | "This Is My Ducky Day" | ||
| 14 | "Fee Fie Foes" | ||
| 15 | "Zoo Is Company" | ||
| 16 | "Child Sock-Cology" | ||
| 17 | "Catch Meow" | ||
| 18 | "Kooky Loopy" | ||
| 19 | "Loopy's Hare-do" | ||
| 20 | "Bungle Uncle" | ||
| 21 | "Beef For and After" | ||
| 22 | "Swash Buckled" | ||
| 23 | "Common Scents" | ||
| 24 | "Bearly Able" | ||
| 25 | "Slippery Slippers" | ||
| 26 | "Chicken Fraca-See" | ||
| 27 | "Rancid Ransom" | ||
| 28 | "Bunnies Abundant" | ||
| 29 | "Just a Wolf at Heart" | ||
| 30 | "Chicken Hearted Wolf" | ||
| 31 | "Whatcha Watchin'" | ||
| 32 | "A Fallible Fable" | ||
| 33 | "Sheep Stealers Annoymous" | ||
| 34 | "Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing" | ||
| 35 | "Not In Nottingham" | ||
| 36 | "Drum-Sticked" | ||
| 37 | "Bear Up!" | ||
| 38 | "Crook Who Cried Wolf" | ||
| 39 | "Habit Rabbit" | ||
| 40 | "Raggedy Rug" | ||
| 41 | "Elephantastic" | ||
| 42 | "Bear Hug" | ||
| 43 | "Trouble Bruin" | ||
| 44 | "Bear Knuckles" | ||
| 45 | "Horse Shoo" | ||
| 46 | "Pork Chop Phooey" | ||
| 47 | "Crow's Fete" | ||
| 48 | "Big Mouse Take" |
Television
In 1969, Loopy's film shorts were gathered together into a syndicated television series, simply titled Loopy de Loop.Cast
- Daws ButlerDaws ButlerCharles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
as Loopy De Loop - Other voices include Don MessickDon MessickDonald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. Perhaps his most well-known voice creations include Scooby-Doo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Benton Quest....
, Doug YoungDoug Young (voice actor)Douglas "Doug" Young is an American voice actor who has worked on radio programs and in animated cartoons.-Career:Early in his career, Young appeared in classic radio shows including The Cisco Kid, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Red Ryder, and The Whistler...
, Mel BlancMel BlancMelvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros...
, John StephensonJohn Stephenson (actor)John Stephenson is an American actor and voice actor. He has also been credited as John Stevenson...
, Red CoffeeRed CoffeeRed Coffey was a voice actor and comedian best known for playing Quacker in the Tom and Jerry cartoons at MGM from 1950 to 1957.Coffey's first role in animation appears to have been in Little Quacker , and he subsequently was hired to play the little duck in another seven cartoons...
, Hal SmithHal Smith (actor)Harold John "Hal" Smith was an American character actor and voice actor. Smith is best known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, and was the voice of many characters on various animated cartoon shorts...
, Arnold StangArnold StangArnold Stang was an American comic actor who played a small and bespectacled, yet brash and knowing big-city type.-Career:...
, June ForayJune ForayJune Foray is an American voice actress, best known as the voice of many animated characters...
, Jean Vander PylJean Vander PylJean Vander Pyl was an American actress on radio, television and movies. Although her career spanned many decades, she is best remembered as the voice of Wilma Flintstone from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Flintstones...
, Julie Bennett, Janet WaldoJanet WaldoJanet Waldo is an American actress and voice artist with a career encompassing radio, television, animation and live-action films. She is best known in animation for voicing Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop and Josie McCoy in Josie and the Pussycats...
, Nancy Wible.
Other appearances
- Loopy appeared in the early-1990s series Yo Yogi!Yo Yogi!Yo Yogi! is an animated series first aired on NBC on Saturday mornings during the 1991-92 season. It is, to date, the last television series to feature or star Yogi Bear. It is also the last Hanna-Barbera show to premiere on NBC to this date...
. He appeared as an employee in Jellystone Mall's food court called the Picnic Basket. - A brief scene from "Two Faced Wolf" appears in The MonkeesThe MonkeesThe Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
' film HeadHead (film)Head is a 1968 psychedelic comedy-adventure major motion picture, starring TV group The Monkees , and distributed by Columbia Pictures...
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External links
- The Cartoon Scrapbook – Loopy De Loop
- The Big Cartoon Database – Loopy De Loop