Difference between revisions of "Droopy Dragon"

Droopy Dragon
	; Wally smoking.
Premiere date	September 3, 1962
Run time	4:40
Starring	Daws Butler; Don Messick
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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Latest revision as of 08:56, 21 April 2024

"Droopy Dragon" is the first episode of Wally Gator season one, and came as part of The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series. It aired on September 3, 1962 in syndication. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Wally, tired of his usual every day routine, decides to escape from the City Zoo once and for all, but Wally's cigar smoke leads him into trouble with a hunter who mistakes Wally for a fire-breathing dragon.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Mr. Twiddle	Don Messick
Wally Gator	Daws Butler
Man on the street	Daws Butler
Hunter	Don Messick
Geeves	Don Messick

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - City Zoo
  - Wally's cage
  - Hunter's residence

Objects

Cigar

Vehicles

None

Release

Dates are in order of release.

United States: September 3, 1962 in syndication

Production

Development

Music

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- October 27, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Volume 2 on DVD.
- January 10, 2020: Warner Archive Collection releases Wally Gator: The Complete Series on DVD.

References

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-|caption= [[Wally Gator|Wally]] smoking.
+|caption= [[Wally Gator (character)|Wally]] smoking.
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+|premiere= [[September 3]], [[1962]]
 |run_time= 4:40
+|cast= [[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Don Messick]]
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-|directors= [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]
+|directors= [[William Hanna]]
+|vodirectors= [[Joseph Barbera]]
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 |next= Gator-Napper
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-'''"Droopy Dragon"''' is the first episode of ''[[Wally Gator (TV series)|Wally Gator]]'' season one. It aired as a segment of ''[[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]]''. It first aired on September 3, 1963 in first run syndication. It was produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
+'''"Droopy Dragon"''' is the first episode of ''[[Wally Gator (segments)|Wally Gator]]'' season one, and came as part of ''[[The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]]''. It aired on [[September 3]], [[1962]] in syndication. It was produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera]].
-Wally, tired of his usual every day routine, decides to escape from the City Zoo once and for all, but Wally's cigar smoke leads him in trouble with a hunter who mistakes Wally as a fire-breathing dragon.
+Wally, tired of his usual every day routine, decides to escape from the City Zoo once and for all, but Wally's cigar smoke leads him into trouble with a hunter who mistakes Wally for a fire-breathing dragon.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
 ==Characters==
 {{CastTop}}
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Wally Gator]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Wally Gator (character)|Wally Gator]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Daws Butler]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Wally Gator characters|Man]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Wally Gator characters|Man on the street]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Wally Gator characters|Hunter]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Geeves]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
-* [[City Zoo]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** Wally's cage
+** [[United States]]
-* Hunter's residence
+*** [[City Zoo]]
+*** Wally's cage
+*** Hunter's residence
 ==Objects==
-* Broom
 * Cigar
-* Sword
-* Axe
-* Bow and arrows
 ==Vehicles==
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 ==Release==
+Dates are in order of release.
+* United States: September 3, 1962 in syndication
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
 ==Music==
 ==Behind the scenes==
 *
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 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
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 ==Home availability==
-* This episode is on the DVD ''[[Wally Gator: The Complete Series]]'', part of the ''[[Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection]]'' series. It was released by [[Warner Home Video]] in the United States on January 10, 2020.
+* In the United States:
+** [[October 27]], [[2009]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Volume 2]]'' on DVD.
+** [[January 10]], [[2020]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[Wally Gator: The Complete Series]]'' on DVD.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1962]]
 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:Syndication]]
+[[Category:The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series episodes]]
+[[Category:The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series]]
 [[Category:Wally Gator episodes]]
+[[Category:Wally Gator]]