El Kabong (episode)


 * For the character himself, see El Kabong.

"El Kabong" is the seventh episode of Quick Draw McGraw season one, and came as part of The Quick Draw McGraw Show. It aired in the week of November 9, 1959 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.

Quick Draw becomes El Kabong, a mask wearing vigilante, to take back the Pueblo's gold from Don Chilada.

Memorable quotes
Quick Draw: Oooooh don't be mean to be Betsy, this face is all I got.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robin Good (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stupor Guy (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Quick Draw McGraw/El Kabong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Don Chilada
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Baba Looey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Henchmen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Baba Looey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Henchmen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Henchmen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * El Pueblo

Music
The theme music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, while the rest of the music was composed by Curtin, Jack Shaindlin, and Phil Green.

Crew credits

 * Production supervisor: Howard Hanson
 * Animator: Lewis Marshall
 * Layout artist: Walter Clinton
 * Background artist: Richard H. Thomas
 * Titles artist: Lawrence Goble
 * Story director: Alex Lovy

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: Week of November 9, 1959 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * Robin Good and Stupor Guy are parodies of Robin Hood and Superman, respectively.

Everlasting Influence

 * El Kabong would return in "El Kabong Strikes Again." He would also appear in other Hanna-Barbera shows such as Yogi's Gang and Yogi's Treasure Hunt, the Hanna-Barbera TV movie Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose, and Warner Bros. Animation's Jellystone!

Home availability

 * Not available. 😢