Baba Bait

"Baba Bait" is the first episode of Quick Draw McGraw season three, and the fortieth overall, which came as part of The Quick Draw McGraw Show. It aired in the 1961-62 season in first-run syndication. It was written by Michael Maltese, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Baba pretends to be a bad guy to capture the Masked Mosquito.

Memorable quotes
Baba: He's the high flauntiest fastest shootiness Quick Draw McGraw!

Quick Draw: You're a little flat but thanks, Baba Boy!

Baba: What do I do now, Queek Straw?

Quick Draw: I make believe you're angry, put on a good act.

Baba Looey: Okay. Arriba Arriba Tostadas Sombrero Enchiladas Tortilla am I mad!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Quick Draw McGraw
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Baba Looey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Masked Mosquito
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank President
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank President
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * El Pueblo

Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Crew credits

 * Story director: Unknown
 * Animator: Don Williams
 * Background artist: Richard H. Thomas
 * Layout artist: Unknown
 * Titles artist: Lawrence Goble
 * Production supervisor: Howard Hanson

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: 1961-62 season

Behind the scenes

 * Both Baba and Quick Draw can't sing.
 * Baba speaks Spanish in this short. However, since Michael Maltese and/or Daws Butler did not know Spanish, it's reduced to food and stereotypical Spanish phrases like "Arriba." And they said Speedy Gonzales was a stereotype.
 * Baba sings the theme song for the show when talking about Quick Draw.
 * In that same scene, Baba doesn't say QD's name as "Queek Straw," implying he calls him that on purpose.

Home availability

 * Not available. 😢