''Snooper and Blabber'' is one of the three segments from '' The Quick Draw McGraw Show''. This show was produced by Hanna-Barbera between September 19, 1959 and October 20, 1962, and consists of 45 episodes.

History

Snooper and Blabber form a pair of

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and mouse detectives, respectively, working for the Super Snooper Detective Agency.

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voiced both characters although the first four episodes originally featured a different actor, Elliot Field, as the voice of Blabber Mouse. Michael Maltese crafted the stories. The characters have appeared in other Hanna-Barbera cartoons, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. Super Snooper is more or less the one in command whenever the pair takes on a case while Blabber Mouse (a play on “blabbermouth”, not to be confused with the Merrie Melodies character

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) follows whatever orders Snooper gives him. Snooper's voice was patterned after Ed Gardner's Archie on the 1940s radio show ''

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''. Blabber speaks with a lisp, hence he calls his senior partner "Shnooper." It was one of the rare shows that paired a cat and mouse that were not enemies. Also, Snooper makes frequent contact with his agent Hazel who is never shown, but is revealed to have a

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as a pet. Some of the pair's cartoons featured early versions of other Hanna-Barbera characters, such as Snagglepuss and

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Appearances on ''Quick Draw McGraw''

Snooper and Blabber starred in the following seven-minute cartoons on ''The Quick Draw McGraw Show'':

Season 1 (1959–1960)

Season 2 (1960)

Season 3 (1961)

Later appearances

Hanna-Barbera

Snooper and Blabber appeared in the 1972

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'', which was part of ''

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'' and also the pilot for '' Yogi’s Gang''. They also appear in the 1982 special '' Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper''. The duo later appeared in the following Hanna-Barbera cartoon series: * ''

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'', to see Yogi at his birthday party. * ''

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'', as members of Yogi’s team. * ''

'', as regular characters. * '' Yo Yogi!'', with Snooper voiced by Rob Paulsen and Blabber voiced by Hal Smith. Snooper was a celebrity detective while Blabber ran the "Crooks 'n' Books Store" at Jellystone Mall. * The ''Super Secret

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'' segment (episode “Agent Penny") of ''

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''. Rob Paulsen reprises Snooper here and also voices Blabber. * Snooper made a brief

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(without Blabber) in the 1988

'' The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound''. * Snooper and Blabber appeared in

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''Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special'' #1 as captured animals alongside other Hanna-Barbera characters. * Snooper and Blabber both appear in the series ''

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''. In the series, Snooper (voiced by Georgie Kidder) is female and Blabber (voiced by Bernardo de Paula) has facial hair. Blabber lacks a lisp in this series.

Other media

Snooper and Blabber made appearances in a number of comic books, and had their own title from

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, which only ran for three issues (1962–1963). In the mid-1960s, Snooper and Blabber were the stars of two LP albums from Hanna-Barbera Records: * ''James Bomb'', in which the duo were involved in a

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-type adventure; the record included songs with titles like “Dr. Oh No” and “Gold Pinky.” * ''Monster Shindig'', in which Snooper and Blabber are called to investigate a loud party, which is being thrown by The Gruesomes.

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voiced Snooper and

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voiced Blabber on this record.Children's Records & More: “Monster Shindig” with Super Snooper & Blabbermouse
/ref> In a 2007 episode of '' Robot Chicken'', "Ban on the Fun", Snooper and Blabber appear in the "Laff-A-Munich" skit, confronting the Great Fondoo who was holding the groceries after the Really Rottens have murdered the majority of the Yogi Yahooeys. Snooper asks Fondoo, "Do you know why we're here?" However, the Great Fondoo questions why HE is there, stating he is a nobody and that Hanna-Barbera should've had plenty of other villains to make up the Really Rottens. Snooper and Blabber then shoot him to death.

References

External links

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