Baba Bait

Baba Bait
the most painful Quick Draw has looked.
Premiere date	1961-62 season
Run time	7:16
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Mike Maltese
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"Baba Bait" is the first episode of Quick Draw McGraw season three, and came as part of The Quick Draw McGraw Show. It aired in the 1961-62 season in first run syndication. It was written by Mike 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

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Quick Draw McGraw	Daws Butler
Baba Looey	Daws Butler
Masked Mosquito	Daws Butler
Bank President	Don Messick
Narrator	Don Messick

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • El Pueblo

Music

The score was composed by Phil Green, Jack Shaindlin, and Louis De Francesco.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: Week of March 20, 1961

Behind the scenes

• Both Baba and Quick Draw can't sing.
• Baba speaks Spanish in this short. However, since Mike Maltese and/or Daws Butler does 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.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😢