Snagglepuss (segments)


 * This article is about the segments. For other uses, see Snagglepuss.

Snagglepuss is a series of animated segments as part of The Yogi Bear Show, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Airing in syndication, it ran from 1961 to 1962, airing 32 episodes that spanned two seasons.

Reruns of Snagglepuss shorts were featured as part of episodes of Yogi Bear and Friends.

Development
After Yogi Bear was getting moved from the Huckleberry Hound Show to on his own show in 1961, a recurring antagonist from the Quick Draw McGraw Show called "Snagglepuss" was borrowed and used as one of the sister segments of the Yogi Bear Show.

According to Joseph Barbera, the character was based on that of Bert Lahr, with the voice, personality and likeness being based on Lahr.

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Cast

 * Daws Butler as Snagglepuss Lion
 * Don Messick as Major Minor

Legacy
Snagglepuss would continue to appear in later media made by Hanna-Barbera, including Yogi's Gang, Yogi's Treasure Hunt, and Yo, Yogi!, as well as Williams Street's Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law on Adult Swim, and Warner Bros. Animation's Jellystone! on HBO Max. A comic was published by DC Comics in 2019 called Exit Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, which saw Snagglepuss as a gay playwright during the arms race of the 1970s.

On December 1, 2022, actor Jim Parsons teased that he would voice Snagglepuss in an upcoming project.