Difference between revisions of "Dread Baron"
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===Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose=== | ===Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose=== | ||
==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 (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 ''[[ | [[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 (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]]''. | ||
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. | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 19 September 2020
| Dread Baron | |
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 Dread Baron in "Africa and San Francisco". | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Mumbly Really Rottens |
| First appearance | LaL: "The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan" |
| Played by | John Stephenson Paul Winchell (1987) |
The Dread Baron is a member of the Really Rottens in the animated Laff-a-Lympics TV series. He was voiced by John Stephenson.
In Marvel Comics, he is revealed to be the twin brother of Dick Dastardly.
Biography
Laff-a-Lympics!
Marvel's Laff-a-Lympics
Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose
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 like Dick did in the Wacky Races spin-off Dastardly and 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.
