Loopy De Loop (character)

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This article is about the main title character. For the theatrical shorts, see Loopy De Loop (theatrical shorts).
Loopy De Loop (character)
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Loopy in "Two Faced Wolf."
Species Wolf (Timber)
Gender Male
Female in Jellystone!
Father Not mentioned
Mother Not mentioned
Other relative(s) One nephew, Bon-Bon
First appearance LDL: "Wolf Hounded" (1959)
Played by Daws Butler (1959-1965)
Greg Burson (1991)
Ulka Simone Mohanty (2021)
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Yo, Yogi!
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Wacky Races
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Jellystone!

Loopy De Loop is an anthropomorphic wolf and the main title character in the Loopy De Loop theatrical shorts. His voice was originated by Daws Butler.

Loopy is a "friendly wolf," unlike most other wolves, who tries to prove to those that not all wolves are necessarily bad, but due to being a wolf, he is usually tortured in some way in the end.

In the Jellystone! reboot, Loopy, who's now a woman, is pared up with Jabberjaw, both of whom work at Magilla's. This version of Loopy is far less friendly and is more deadpan in personality. She is voiced by Ulka Simone Mohanty.

Character description

Appearances

TV series

Comics

Biography

Debut Series

Crossover Era

Yo, Yogi!

Harvey Birdman Cameo

Wacky Reboot

Everyone's Back in Jellystone!

In "A Coconut to Remember," Loopy suggests burning down Magilla Gorilla's store when Jabberjaw doesn't get the promotion she wanted.

Loopy in the Funny Books

Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics

Development

During Hanna-Barbera's early years, a series of theatrical shorts staring Loopy De Loop were created to compete with the likes of Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, but the shorts didn't get much success as the latter, and became one of HB's lesser-known creations. The character himself seems to have been based off of Pepé Le Pew from the Looney Tunes francise and the shorts themselves bare resemblance to Casper the Friendly Ghost, with Loopy trying to help others, in a similar way to Casper.

During production on Jellystone!, Melody Iza, herself a transgender artist, suggested for Loopy to be turned into a transgender female character mid production. Iza suggested the same change to Baba Looey and Squiddly Diddly.[1]

Gallery

Main article: Loopy De Loop/Gallery

Behind the scenes

References