Droopy Dragon

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Droopy Dragon
Wally smoking.
Premiere date	September 3, 1962
Run time	4:40
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"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 first run 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.

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	Unavailable
Hunter	Don Messick
Geeves	Unavailable

Locations

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

Objects

• Broom
• Cigar
• Sword
• Axe
• Bow and arrows

Vehicles

• None

Release

Dates are in order of release.

• United States: September 3, 1962 in first run syndication

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • January 10, 2020: Warner Archive Collection releases Wally Gator: The Complete Series on DVD.