Gator-Napper

Gator-Napper
Premiere date	September 10, 1962
Run time	4:40
Starring	Daws Butler Don Messick
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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"Gator-Napper" is the second episode of Wally Gator season one, and came as part of The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series. It aired on September 10, 1962 in syndication. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Two crooks mistake Wally for a platypus and hold him for ransom.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
The boss	Don Messick
Murgatroyd	Daws Butler
Wally Gator	Daws Butler
Construction worker	Daws Butler

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • City Zoo

Vehicles

• None

Release

Dates are in order of release.

• United States: September 10, 1962 in syndication

Behind the scenes

• Mr. Twiddle is absent.

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.