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|network= | |network= Syndication | ||
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | |prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | ||
|distributor= | |distributor= | ||
|released= [[September 3]], [[1962]] | |released= [[September 3]], [[1962]]―[[August 26]], [[1963]] | ||
|run_time= | |run_time= 5 minutes | ||
|starring= [[Bill Thompson]]<br />[[Alan Reed]] | |starring= [[Bill Thompson]]<br />[[Alan Reed]] | ||
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|director= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera | |director= William Hanna<br />Joseph Barbera | ||
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'''''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum''''' is a series of animated segments as part of ''[[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]]'', produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] | '''''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum''''' is a series of animated segments as part of ''[[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]]'', produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]. Airing in syndication, it ran from [[1962]] to [[1963]], airing 52 episodes that spanned two seasons. | ||
When the series started airing as reruns on [[Boomerang]], the original film masters were in noticeably poor condition and also had notable film damages. | |||
So far, the [[Warner Archive Collection]] has made no announcements of releasing the entire series onto DVD, likely due to those same film damages and poor maintenance, although the Warner Archive account on Facebook confirmed that the series was included in a poll back in [[2012]].<ref>[[Warner Archive Collection]] ([[January 13]], [[2012]]).[https://www.facebook.com/warnerarchive/photos/a.275238161562/10150586312801563 "Thanks for your input on our first Toon Poll! It's time for Part Deux of the poll where we’d appreciate your input on a new group of animated series."] ''Facebook''. Retrieved [[January 21]], [[2023]].</ref> Touché was later expected to be released on DVD with [[Wally Gator (segments)|Wally]] and [[Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har|Lippy]] back in [[2020]], but Warner Archive was unsure on whether to release the series as it had severe film damages. | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
Early in development, the character of Touché was originally going to be a swashbuckling rabbit named "Hairbrain Hare" (or "Harbreath Hare" in one of the illustrations). A design of a turtle resembling Touché was also created around this time, likely as a sidekick to "Hairbrain" or a third character, but it was later proposed that Touché would be made as a turtle instead. According to writer [[Tony Benedict]], the concept of "Hairbrain Hare" was repurposed years later for the western-themed [[Ricochet Rabbit]].<ref name= "Touche development">Yowp, Don M. (July 22, 2014) | |||
[https://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-lion-swingin-gator-and-rabbit-that.html?m=1 A Lion, a Swingin' Gator and a Rabbit That Became a Turtle] yowpyowp.blogspot.com</ref> | |||
The cartoon was first publicly mentioned (as "Hairbrain Hare") in a story by ''Variety'' magazine on October 20, 1960, along with ''[[Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har]]''. It was then mentioned again (as ''Touché Turtle and Dum Dum'') by ''Variety'' in an October 31, 1961 story, in addition to ''[[Wally Gator (segments)|Wally Gator]]'', with the proposal of 156 five-minute segments in total.<ref name= "Touche development" /> | |||
A longer theme song was initially proposed with lyrics written by [[Michael Maltese]], but a much shorter theme was instead used in the final product.<ref>Yowp, Don M. (Feburary 19, 2023) | |||
[https://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2023/02/sing-along-with-touche.html?_sm_au_=iHVnN4rHJrqMvjZN4vVRvKQvJQ6BF Sing Along With Touche] yowpyowp.blogspot.com</ref> As a development gag, Touché and Dum Dum sing a snippet of the longer theme song in the episode "[[The Shoe Must Go On]]." | |||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
;Opening theme song lyrics | ;Opening theme song lyrics | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
Touché away! | Touché away! | ||
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</poem> | </poem> | ||
;Unused theme song lyrics | |||
<poem> | |||
When there is trouble | |||
Who comes on the double | |||
And saves you in the nick of time.... | |||
It's not a masked avenger | |||
Not a lonesome stranger | |||
It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time! | |||
When there's as much as | |||
Twenty villain clutches | |||
Turning villainy to crime | |||
Who will make them pale | |||
And send them all to jail | |||
It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time | |||
TOUCHÉ......AWAY! | |||
To save the day......so... | |||
Who's the greatest hero? | |||
Who comes from far and near, oh!.... | |||
It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time! | |||
</poem> | |||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Episode | ! Episode | ||
! | ! Original air date | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
| [[September 3]], | * "[[Whale of a Tale (Touché Turtle)|Whale of a Tale]]" | ||
| [[September 3]], 1962 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
* "[[Zero-Hero]]" | |||
| [[September 10]], 1962 | | [[September 10]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
* "[[Dilly of a Lily]]" | |||
| [[September 17]], 1962 | | [[September 17]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
* "[[Missing Missile]]" | |||
| [[September 24]], 1962 | | [[September 24]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
* "[[Lake Serpent]]" | |||
| [[October 1]], 1962 | | [[October 1]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
* "[[You Bug Me]]" | |||
| [[October 8]], 1962 | | [[October 8]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x07 | | 1x07 | ||
* "[[Roll-A-Ghoster]]" | |||
| [[October 15]], 1962 | | [[October 15]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x08 | | 1x08 | ||
* "[[Giant Double-Header]]" | |||
| [[October 22]], 1962 | | [[October 22]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x09 | | 1x09 | ||
* "[[Loser Take All]]" | |||
| [[October 29]], 1962 | | [[October 29]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
* "[[Takes Two to Tangle]]" | |||
| [[November 5]], 1962 | | [[November 5]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
* "[[Mr. Robots]]" | |||
| [[November 12]], 1962 | | [[November 12]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
* "[[Touché at Bat]]" | |||
| [[November 19]], 1962 | | [[November 19]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
* "[[Billy the Cad]]" | |||
| [[November 26]], 1962 | | [[November 26]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x14 | | 1x14 | ||
* "[[Dog Daze (Touché Turtle)|Dog Daze]]" | |||
| [[December 3]], 1962 | | [[December 3]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x15 | | 1x15 | ||
* "[[Ant and Rave]]" | |||
| [[December 10]], 1962 | | [[December 10]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x16 | | 1x16 | ||
* "[[Black is the Knight]]" | |||
| [[December 17]], 1962 | | [[December 17]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x17 | | 1x17 | ||
* "[[Dragon Along (Touché Turtle)|Dragon Along]]" | |||
| [[December 24]], 1962 | | [[December 24]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x18 | | 1x18 | ||
* "[[Satellite Fright]]" | |||
| [[December 31]], 1962 | | [[December 31]], 1962 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x19 | | 1x19 | ||
| [[January 7]], | * "[[Sheepy-Time Pal]]" | ||
| [[January 7]], 1963 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x20 | | 1x20 | ||
* "[[Hex Marks the Spot]]" | |||
| [[January 14]], 1963 | | [[January 14]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x21 | | 1x21 | ||
* "[[Catch as Cat Can (Touché Turtle)|Catch as Cat Can]]" | |||
| [[January 21]], 1963 | | [[January 21]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x22 | | 1x22 | ||
* "[[Sea for Two]]" | |||
| [[January 28]], 1963 | | [[January 28]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x23 | | 1x23 | ||
* "[[High Goon]]" | |||
| [[February 4]], 1963 | | [[February 4]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x24 | | 1x24 | ||
* "[[Grandma Outlaw]]" | |||
| [[February 11]], 1963 | | [[February 11]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x25 | | 1x25 | ||
* "[[Duel Control]]" | |||
| [[February 18]], 1963 | | [[February 18]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x26 | | 1x26 | ||
* "[[Rapid Rabbit]]" | |||
| [[February 25]], 1963 | | [[February 25]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x01 | | 2x01 | ||
* "[[Thumb Hero]]" | |||
| [[March 4]], 1963 | | [[March 4]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x02 | | 2x02 | ||
* "[[Kat-Napped]]" | |||
| [[March 11]], 1963 | | [[March 11]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x03 | | 2x03 | ||
* "[[Romeo, Touché and Juliet]]" | |||
| [[March 18]], 1963 | | [[March 18]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x04 | | 2x04 | ||
* "[[The Big Bite]]" | |||
| [[March 25]], 1963 | | [[March 25]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x05 | | 2x05 | ||
* "[[Flying Saucer Sorcerer]]" | |||
| [[April 1]], 1963 | | [[April 1]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x06 | | 2x06 | ||
* "[[Aladdin's Lampoon]]" | |||
| [[April 8]], 1963 | | [[April 8]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x07 | | 2x07 | ||
* "[[Haunting License]]" | |||
| [[April 15]], 1963 | | [[April 15]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x08 | | 2x08 | ||
* "[[The Phoney Phantom]]" | |||
| [[April 22]], 1963 | | [[April 22]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x09 | | 2x09 | ||
* "[[Touché's Last Stand]]" | |||
| [[April 29]], 1963 | | [[April 29]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x10 | | 2x10 | ||
* "[[Chief Beef]]" | |||
| [[May 6]], 1963 | | [[May 6]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x11 | | 2x11 | ||
* "[[Like Wild, Man]]" | |||
| [[May 13]], 1963 | | [[May 13]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x12 | | 2x12 | ||
* "[[Dum de Dum Dum]]" | |||
| [[May 20]], 1963 | | [[May 20]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x13 | | 2x13 | ||
* "[[Et Tu, Touché]]" | |||
| [[May 27]], 1963 | | [[May 27]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x14 | | 2x14 | ||
* "[[Dragon Feat]]" | |||
| [[June 3]], 1963 | | [[June 3]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x15 | | 2x15 | ||
* "[[Red Riding Hoodlum]]" | |||
| [[June 10]], 1963 | | [[June 10]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x16 | | 2x16 | ||
* "[[Dough Nuts]]" | |||
| [[June 17]], 1963 | | [[June 17]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x17 | | 2x17 | ||
* "[[Save the Last Trance for Me]]" | |||
| [[June 24]], 1963 | | [[June 24]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x18 | | 2x18 | ||
* "[[Waterloo for Two]]" | |||
| [[July 1]], 1963 | | [[July 1]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x19 | | 2x19 | ||
* "[[Robin Hoodlum]]" | |||
| [[July 8]], 1963 | | [[July 8]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x20 | | 2x20 | ||
* "[[The Shoe Must Go On]]" | |||
| [[July 15]], 1963 | | [[July 15]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x21 | | 2x21 | ||
* "[[Quack Hero]]" | |||
| [[July 22]], 1963 | | [[July 22]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x22 | | 2x22 | ||
* "[[Aliblabber and the Forty Thieves]]" | |||
| [[July 29]], 1963 | | [[July 29]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x23 | | 2x23 | ||
* "[[Out of This Whirl]]" | |||
| [[August 5]], 1963 | | [[August 5]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x24 | | 2x24 | ||
* "[[Hero on the Half Shell]]" | |||
| [[August 12]], 1963 | | [[August 12]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x25 | | 2x25 | ||
* "[[Tenderfoot Turtle]]" | |||
| [[August 19]], 1963 | | [[August 19]], 1963 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x26 | | 2x26 | ||
* "[[Peace & Riot]]" | |||
| [[August 26]], 1963 | | [[August 26]], 1963 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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* [[Bill Thompson]] as [[Touché Turtle]] | * [[Bill Thompson]] as [[Touché Turtle]] | ||
* [[Alan Reed]] as [[Dum Dum]] | * [[Alan Reed]] as [[Dum Dum]] | ||
==Legacy== | |||
In the next two decades, Touché and Dum Dum went on to make cameos in ''[[Yogi's Gang]]'' and ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]''. | |||
In [[2021]], Touché—without Dum Dum—appears as the head of the [[Jellystone Police Department]] in the [[HBO Max]] original series ''[[Jellystone!]]'' | |||
==Merchandise== | |||
===Reading material=== | |||
===Board game=== | |||
In [[1962]], [[Touché Turtle Game|a board game]] was released by [[Transogram]] based on the cartoon. | |||
==In other languages== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Language | |||
! Name | |||
|- | |||
| '''Brazilian''' | |||
| Tartaruga Touché e Dum Dum | |||
|- | |||
| '''French''' | |||
| Touché la Tortue | |||
|- | |||
| '''Italian''' | |||
| Luca Tortuga | |||
|- | |||
| '''Japanese''' | |||
|突貫カメ君 (Tokkan Kame-kun) | |||
|- | |||
| '''Spanish''' | |||
| Tortuga D' Artagnan | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:1962]] | |||
[[Category:1963]] | |||
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | |||
[[Category:The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]] | |||
[[Category:Touché Turtle]] | |||
[[Category:TV series]] | [[Category:TV series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:28, 4 April 2024
Touché Turtle and Dum Dum | |
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On-screen title card. | |
Network | Syndication |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Original release | September 3, 1962―August 26, 1963 |
Run time | 5 minutes |
Starring | Bill Thompson Alan Reed |
Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Touché Turtle and Dum Dum is a series of animated segments as part of The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Airing in syndication, it ran from 1962 to 1963, airing 52 episodes that spanned two seasons.
When the series started airing as reruns on Boomerang, the original film masters were in noticeably poor condition and also had notable film damages.
So far, the Warner Archive Collection has made no announcements of releasing the entire series onto DVD, likely due to those same film damages and poor maintenance, although the Warner Archive account on Facebook confirmed that the series was included in a poll back in 2012.[1] Touché was later expected to be released on DVD with Wally and Lippy back in 2020, but Warner Archive was unsure on whether to release the series as it had severe film damages.
Production
Development
Early in development, the character of Touché was originally going to be a swashbuckling rabbit named "Hairbrain Hare" (or "Harbreath Hare" in one of the illustrations). A design of a turtle resembling Touché was also created around this time, likely as a sidekick to "Hairbrain" or a third character, but it was later proposed that Touché would be made as a turtle instead. According to writer Tony Benedict, the concept of "Hairbrain Hare" was repurposed years later for the western-themed Ricochet Rabbit.[2]
The cartoon was first publicly mentioned (as "Hairbrain Hare") in a story by Variety magazine on October 20, 1960, along with Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har. It was then mentioned again (as Touché Turtle and Dum Dum) by Variety in an October 31, 1961 story, in addition to Wally Gator, with the proposal of 156 five-minute segments in total.[2]
A longer theme song was initially proposed with lyrics written by Michael Maltese, but a much shorter theme was instead used in the final product.[3] As a development gag, Touché and Dum Dum sing a snippet of the longer theme song in the episode "The Shoe Must Go On."
Music
- Opening theme song lyrics
Touché away!
Touché away!
Touché away!
It's Touché Turtle!
- Unused theme song lyrics
When there is trouble
Who comes on the double
And saves you in the nick of time....
It's not a masked avenger
Not a lonesome stranger
It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time!
When there's as much as
Twenty villain clutches
Turning villainy to crime
Who will make them pale
And send them all to jail
It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time
TOUCHÉ......AWAY!
To save the day......so...
Who's the greatest hero?
Who comes from far and near, oh!....
It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time!
Episodes
Episode | Original air date |
---|---|
1x01 | September 3, 1962 |
1x02 | September 10, 1962 |
1x03 | September 17, 1962 |
1x04 | September 24, 1962 |
1x05 | October 1, 1962 |
1x06 | October 8, 1962 |
1x07 | October 15, 1962 |
1x08 | October 22, 1962 |
1x09 | October 29, 1962 |
1x10 | November 5, 1962 |
1x11 | November 12, 1962 |
1x12 | November 19, 1962 |
1x13 | November 26, 1962 |
1x14
|
December 3, 1962 |
1x15 | December 10, 1962 |
1x16 | December 17, 1962 |
1x17 | December 24, 1962 |
1x18 | December 31, 1962 |
1x19 | January 7, 1963 |
1x20 | January 14, 1963 |
1x21 | January 21, 1963 |
1x22 | January 28, 1963 |
1x23 | February 4, 1963 |
1x24 | February 11, 1963 |
1x25 | February 18, 1963 |
1x26 | February 25, 1963 |
2x01 | March 4, 1963 |
2x02 | March 11, 1963 |
2x03 | March 18, 1963 |
2x04 | March 25, 1963 |
2x05 | April 1, 1963 |
2x06 | April 8, 1963 |
2x07 | April 15, 1963 |
2x08 | April 22, 1963 |
2x09 | April 29, 1963 |
2x10 | May 6, 1963 |
2x11 | May 13, 1963 |
2x12 | May 20, 1963 |
2x13 | May 27, 1963 |
2x14 | June 3, 1963 |
2x15 | June 10, 1963 |
2x16 | June 17, 1963 |
2x17 | June 24, 1963 |
2x18 | July 1, 1963 |
2x19 | July 8, 1963 |
2x20 | July 15, 1963 |
2x21 | July 22, 1963 |
2x22 | July 29, 1963 |
2x23 | August 5, 1963 |
2x24 | August 12, 1963 |
2x25 | August 19, 1963 |
2x26 | August 26, 1963 |
Cast
Legacy
In the next two decades, Touché and Dum Dum went on to make cameos in Yogi's Gang and Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
In 2021, Touché—without Dum Dum—appears as the head of the Jellystone Police Department in the HBO Max original series Jellystone!
Merchandise
Reading material
Board game
In 1962, a board game was released by Transogram based on the cartoon.
In other languages
Language | Name |
---|---|
Brazilian | Tartaruga Touché e Dum Dum |
French | Touché la Tortue |
Italian | Luca Tortuga |
Japanese | 突貫カメ君 (Tokkan Kame-kun) |
Spanish | Tortuga D' Artagnan |
References
- ^ Warner Archive Collection (January 13, 2012)."Thanks for your input on our first Toon Poll! It's time for Part Deux of the poll where we’d appreciate your input on a new group of animated series." Facebook. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Yowp, Don M. (July 22, 2014) A Lion, a Swingin' Gator and a Rabbit That Became a Turtle yowpyowp.blogspot.com
- ^ Yowp, Don M. (Feburary 19, 2023) Sing Along With Touche yowpyowp.blogspot.com