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Summary

Snagglepuss first appeared in several episodes of The Quick Draw McGraw Show and became a regular segment on The Yogi Bear Show. In his earliest appearances he was orange instead of pink and called Snaggletooth. In later episodes, Snaggletooth was referred to as Snagglepuss's cousin. He also appeared in other Hanna-Barbera series such as Yogi's Gang in 1973, as a co-host of Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics in 1977 and Scooby's All-Stars in 1978, Yogi's Treasure Hunt in 1985 and as a teenager on Yo Yogi! in 1991. El Kabong redirects here. ... Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is a fictional anthropomorphic bear who appears in animated cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Studios. ... Yogis Gang was a 30-minute animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired 16 half-hour episodes on ABC from September 8, 1973, to August 30, 1975). ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... // Scoobys All-Star Laff-A-Lympics was a two-hour Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 10, 1977 to September 2, 1978 on ABC. It contained the following segments: The Scooby-Doo Show Laff-A-Lympics Dynomutt, Dog Wonder Captain Caveman and the Teen... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... // Scoobys All-Star Laff-A-Lympics was a two-hour Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 10, 1977 to September 2, 1978 on ABC. It contained the following segments: The Scooby-Doo Show Laff-A-Lympics Dynomutt, Dog Wonder Captain Caveman and the Teen... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Yogis Treasure Hunt was a segment of the The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. ... This article is about the year. ... “Young Men” redirects here. ... Yo Yogi! was an animated series from Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired on NBC Saturday Mornings during the 1991-92 season, and was the last television series to feature or star Yogi Bear. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Snagglepuss lives in a cavern, which he constantly tries to make more habitable for himself. No matter what he does, however, he always winds up back where he started or worse off than he was before.

In some episodes, Snagglepuss is chased by Major Minor (voiced by Don Messick), a tiny-sized hunter, whose chases seem similar to the ones which involve Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny (due to the scripts by Michael Maltese). Donald Don Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was a voice actor, one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century. ... Elmer J. Fudd is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies characters. ... Bugs Bunny is an animated rabbit/hare who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 - February 22, 1981) was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York. ...

Character

Butler's voice characterization is reminiscent of the more soft-spoken aspect of Bert Lahr's broad-ranging characterization for the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion. ... Cover of The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1929) by Ruth Plumly Thompson. ... The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ...

Snagglepuss has two catchphrases. Before dashing off (whether to escape or for some other reason), he exclaims "Exit, stage left!" (Or stage right, and sometimes even up or down), a phrase related to acting. He also utters the expletive "Heavens to Murgatroyd!", which Bert Lahr said in the 1944 movie Meet the People. Snagglepuss also adds the grammatical suffix "..even" to seemingly every phrase. Later incarnations of Snagglepuss would modify these catchphrases, such as changing the direction of his exit, or saying "Heavens to planetoids!" A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ... Insert non-formatted text hereBlocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning == of == a little fish. ... // July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ...

When the character of Snagglepuss was used for a series of cereal television commercials in the 1960s, Lahr filed a lawsuit, claiming that the similarity of the Snagglepuss voice to his own might cause viewers to falsely conclude that Lahr was endorsing the product. As part of the settlement the disclaimer "Snagglepuss voice by Daws Butler" was required to appear on each commercial, thus making Butler one of the few voice artists to receive a screen credit in a TV commercial. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1958 to the end of 1974. ...

Snagglepuss in popular culture

• Snagglepuss appeared together with Elmer Fudd on the Drawn Together episode "Gay Bash" voiced by Chris Edgerly.
• Snagglepuss has made various appearances in episodes of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
• Snagglepuss is a track on John Zorn's Naked City.
• The Snagglepuss catchphrase "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" was used at the beginning of the song "Storm in a Teacup" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
• An album by British garage rock band Thee Headcoats is entitled Heavens To Murgatroyd Even! It's Thee Headcoats!
• On The Simpsons, Ralph Wiggum claims to see Snagglepuss "going to the bathroom" outside of a classroom.
• Snagglepuss was often mentioned and impersonated on Whose Line is it Anyway?, primarily by Chip Esten and Colin Mochrie
• Snagglepuss appears on the Robot Chicken episode "Ban on the Fun" voiced by Victor Yerrid. In a segment that parodies the Laff-A-Lympics in the style of the Munich massacre, he reports on TV about the death of some of its competitors.
• In the movie Hackers, Cereal Killer comments that a hack by Dade Murphy was "superhero-like, even!" in a Snagglepuss voice.
• Canadian rockers Rush titled their 1981 live album Exit...Stage Left. According to drummer Neil Peart, they wanted to have Snagglepuss's tail on the cover, but could not due to licensing issues.
• In the film The Broken Hearts Club (starring Dean Cain, centering on twenty-something gay men) one of the characters "outs" Snagglepuss with an opinion that he's "The first gay cartoon character".

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External links

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