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{{Infobox character
{{Infobox character
|image1= [[File:Dread Baron.png|300px]]
|image1= [[File:Dread Baron.png|300px]]
|caption1= Dread Baron in "[[Africa and San Francisco]]".
|caption1=  
|species= Human
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|gender= Male
|affiliation= [[Mumbly]]<br />[[Really Rottens]]
|team= [[Really Rottens]]
|siblings= One brother, [[Dick Dastardly]]<ref>[[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)|''Laff-A-Lympics'']] [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 13|#13]], "No Laff-A-Lympics Game Today!" (1979).</ref>
|affiliation= [[Mumbly]]
|first= [[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|LAL]]: "[[The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan]]"
|siblings= One brother, [[Dick Dastardly]]<ref>[[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)|''Laff-A-Lympics'']] [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 13|#13]], "No Laff-A-Lympics Game Today!" ([[1979]]).</ref>
|actor= [[John Stephenson]]<br />[[Paul Winchell]] (1987)
|first= [[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|LAL]]: "[[The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan]]" ([[1977]])
|actor= [[John Stephenson]] (1977-[[1978]])<br />[[Paul Winchell]] ([[1987]])
|image2= [[File:DC Dread Baron.png|300px]]
|image2= [[File:DC Dread Baron.png|300px]]
|caption2= ''[[Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special/Issue 1|Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special]]''
|caption2= ''[[Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special/Issue 1|Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special]]''
|image3= [[File:JS Dread Baron.png|300px]]
|caption3= ''[[Jellystone!]]''
}}
}}
The '''Dread Baron''' is a member of the [[Really Rottens]] in the animated ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' TV series. He was voiced by [[John Stephenson]].
The '''Dread Baron''' is a member of the [[Really Rottens]] in the ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' animated television series. His voice was originated by [[John Stephenson]].


In [[Marvel Comics]], he is revealed to be the twin brother of [[Dick Dastardly]].
In [[Marvel Comics]], he is revealed to be the twin brother of [[Dick Dastardly]].


In the ''[[Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (film)|Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose]]'' television film, he is voiced by [[Paul Winchell]], who was also the voice of Dick Dastardly.
==Character description==
==Character description==
==Appearances==
===TV series===
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
* ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (TV series)|Laff-A-Lympics]]''
** 1.1 "[[The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan]]"
** 1.2 "[[Acapulco and England]]"
** 1.3 "[[Florida and China]]"
** 1.4 "[[The Sahara Desert and Scotland]]"
** 1.5 "[[France and Australia]]"
** 1.6 "[[Athens, Greece and the Ozarks]]"
** 1.7 "[[Italy and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]]"
** 1.8 "[[Egypt and Sherwood Forest]]"
** 1.9 "[[Spain and the Himalayas]]"
** 1.10 "[[India and Israel]]"
** 1.11 "[[Africa and San Francisco]]"
** 1.12 "[[The Grand Canyon and Ireland]]"
** 1.13 "[[Hawaii and Norway]]"
** 1.14 "[[North Pole and Tahiti]]"
** 1.15 "[[Arizona and Holland]]" (no lines)
** 1.16 "[[Quebec and Baghdad]]"
** 2.1 "[[Russia and the Caribbean]]"
** 2.2 "[[New York and Turkey]]"
** 2.3 "[[South America and Transylvania]]"
** 2.4 "[[French Riviera and New Zealand]]"
** 2.5 "[[New Orleans and Atlantis]]"
** 2.6 "[[Morocco and Washington D.C.]]"
** 2.7 "[[Canada and Warsaw, Poland]]"
** 2.8 "[[Siam and the Moon]]"
* ''[[Jellystone!]]''
** 1.26 "[[Jailcation]]" (no lines)
</div>
===Movies===
* ''[[Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (film)|Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose]]''
===Comics===
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
* ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)|Laff-A-Lympics]]''
* ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (Marvel Comics)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]''
** #3 "[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (Marvel Comics)/Issue 3|The Man Who Stole Thursday]]"
* ''[[Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special/Issue 1|Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special]]''
** #1A "Jellystone Dark" (no lines)
</div>
===Books===
* ''[[Scooby-Doo's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics]]''
==Biography==
==Biography==
===Laff-A-Lympics!===
===Laff-A-Lympics!===
===Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose===
===The Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose===
===Everyone's Back in Jellystone!===
In the episode "[[Jailcation]]," he is arrested by the [[Jellystone Police Department]], and taken to [[Santo Relaxo]].
 
===Dread in the Funny Books===
===Dread in the Funny Books===
====Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics====
====Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics====
==Development==
==Development==
[[Dick Dastardly]] and [[Muttley]] were intended to be in the ''Laff-A-Lympics'' program, but due to [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s co-ownership with [[Heatter-Quigley]] when creating them for the previous cartoon, ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'', they were forbidden, and were replaced with Dread Baron and [[Mumbly]] (who had previously been the lawful protagonist in ''[[The Mumbly Cartoon Show]]''). Dread Baron is virtually the same character, aside from a few differences. The transparency is even clearer in the TV film ''[[Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose]]'', where again Dick and Muttley have been substituted by the Dread Baron and Mumbly, with Dread Baron being voiced by [[Paul Winchell]] and drives a plane like Dick did in the ''Wacky Races'' spin-off ''[[Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]''.
[[Dick Dastardly]] and [[Muttley]] were intended to be in the ''Laff-A-Lympics'' program, but due to [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s co-ownership with [[Heatter-Quigley]] when creating them for the previous cartoon, ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'', they were forbidden, and were replaced with Dread Baron and [[Mumbly]] (who had previously been the lawful protagonist in ''[[The Mumbly Cartoon Show]]''). Dread Baron is virtually the same character, aside from a few differences. The transparency is even clearer in the TV film ''Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose'', where again Dick and Muttley have been substituted by the Dread Baron and Mumbly, with Dread Baron being voiced by [[Paul Winchell]] and drives a plane as Dick did in the ''Wacky Races'' spin-off ''[[Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]''.


When writing for ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 13|#13]], [[Mark Evanier]] retconned them to be brothers, although this has never been used outside of the comic.
When writing for ''[[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)|Laff-A-Lympics]]'' [[Laff-A-Lympics (Marvel Comics)/Issue 13|#13]], [[Mark Evanier]] retconned them to be brothers, although this has never been used outside of the comic.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Dread Baron/Gallery}}
{{Main|Dread Baron/Gallery}}
==Behind the scenes==
*


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
* In the ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' skit "Laff-A-Munich" segment of the episode "Ban on the Fun", after getting tired of always losing (although the Really Rottens did manage to win in some episodes of the actual series), the [[Really Rottens]] take hostage the [[Yogi Yahooeys]] and murder them. However later, shortly after Dread Baron and [[Mumbly]] receive a call from [[Captain Caveman]], a bomb goes off killing both of them. In this parody, he was voiced by Dan Milano.
* In the ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' skit "[[Laff-A-Munich]]" segment of the episode "Ban on the Fun", after getting tired of always losing (although the Really Rottens did manage to win in some episodes of the actual series), the [[Really Rottens]] take hostage the [[Yogi Yahooeys]] and murder them. However later, shortly after Dread Baron and [[Mumbly]] receive a call from [[Captain Caveman]], a bomb goes off killing both of them. In this parody, he was voiced by Dan Milano.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 17:18, 7 November 2023

Dread Baron
Dread Baron.png
Species Human
Gender Male
Member of Really Rottens
Affiliation Mumbly
Sibling(s) One brother, Dick Dastardly[1]
First appearance LAL: "The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan" (1977)
Played by John Stephenson (1977-1978)
Paul Winchell (1987)
DC Dread Baron.png
Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special
JS Dread Baron.png
Jellystone!

The Dread Baron is a member of the Really Rottens in the Laff-A-Lympics animated television series. His voice was originated by John Stephenson.

In Marvel Comics, he is revealed to be the twin brother of Dick Dastardly.

In the Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose television film, he is voiced by Paul Winchell, who was also the voice of Dick Dastardly.

Character description

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Comics

Books

Biography

Laff-A-Lympics!

The Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose

Everyone's Back in Jellystone!

In the episode "Jailcation," he is arrested by the Jellystone Police Department, and taken to Santo Relaxo.

Dread in the Funny Books

Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics

Development

Dick Dastardly and Muttley were intended to be in the Laff-A-Lympics program, but due to Hanna-Barbera's co-ownership with Heatter-Quigley when creating them for the previous cartoon, Wacky Races, they were forbidden, and were replaced with Dread Baron and Mumbly (who had previously been the lawful protagonist in The Mumbly Cartoon Show). Dread Baron is virtually the same character, aside from a few differences. The transparency is even clearer in the TV film Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose, where again Dick and Muttley have been substituted by the Dread Baron and Mumbly, with Dread Baron being voiced by Paul Winchell and drives a plane as Dick did in the Wacky Races spin-off Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines.

When writing for Laff-A-Lympics #13, Mark Evanier retconned them to be brothers, although this has never been used outside of the comic.

Gallery

Main article: Dread Baron/Gallery

Behind the scenes

In popular culture

  • In the Robot Chicken skit "Laff-A-Munich" segment of the episode "Ban on the Fun", after getting tired of always losing (although the Really Rottens did manage to win in some episodes of the actual series), the Really Rottens take hostage the Yogi Yahooeys and murder them. However later, shortly after Dread Baron and Mumbly receive a call from Captain Caveman, a bomb goes off killing both of them. In this parody, he was voiced by Dan Milano.

References

  1. ^ Laff-A-Lympics #13, "No Laff-A-Lympics Game Today!" (1979).