Muttley

Muttley
	;
Species	Dog (mixed breed)
Gender	Male
Member of	Vulture Squadron
Affiliation	Dick Dastardly; Klunk; Zilly
Goals	Assisting Dick on cheating the Wacky Races; Catch Yankee Doodle Pigeon
Other relative(s)	One cousin, Mumbly; One aunt, Mrs. Mumbly
First appearance	WR: "See-Saw to Arkansas" (1968)
Played by	Don Messick (1968–91, 2020); Billy West (2006, 2008, 2017-2020); Dana Snyder (2024)
	File:D&M Muttley.png; Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines
	File:YTH Muttley.png; Yogi's Treasure Hunt
	; Fender Bender 500
	; Yo, Yogi!
	; Wacky Races Forever
	; Peugeot commercial
	File:WRL Muttley.png; Wacky Raceland
	File:WR 2017 Muttley.png; Wacky Races
	File:D&M DC Muttley.png; Dastardly & Muttley
	; Scoob!
	; Jellystone!

Muttley is a talking anthropomorphic dog and the secondary antagonist of the Wacky Races animated franchise. His voice was originated by Don Messick.

In his debut series, Muttley is the sidekick of Dick Dastardly, the driver of the Mean Machine (designated #00), and a villainous cheater who competes in the Wacky Races. The duo's usual strategy is to succeed by setting all kinds of traps for the other racers to trip on; but most of them end up backfiring and leave the two at a constant disadvantage. Muttley is most recognizable for his wheezing laugh, which usually happens at the expense of Dastardly's failings.

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And They're Off!

Stop the Pigeon, Stop the Pigeon, Stop the Pigeon

Funtastic Treasure Hunt

Muttley's cameo.

The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound

Yo, Yogi!

As a puppy, Muttley does very little aside from simply snicker at Dickie's failures.

Wacky Races: The Next Generation

Years after the original races, Dick Dastardly and Muttley take part in new races, but this time work for Mr. Viceroy, in some sinister plot that was never revealed because the series only existed as a five minute pilot pitch.^[1]

New York Love

A dumpster in New York City has a design of his face laughing and wearing a crown.^[2]

Wacky Reboot

SCOOB!

Everyone's Back in Jellystone!

In the episode "Lady Danjjer: Is It Wrong to Long for Kabong?," Loopy mentions her first kiss was with Muttley and apparently he was a bad kisser.

Muttley Sells Out

Evil Wizard's biggest fans.

In the Duck Dodgers episode "M.M.O.R.P.D.," Duck Dodgers briefly turns into Muttley. He even does his laugh.

In the Uncle Grandpa episode "Uncle Grandpa Retires," Dastardly and Muttley are watching the race go by, with Dastardly rooting for Evil Wizard, and Muttley snickers.

Muttley in the Funny Books

Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics

Dick Tricks the Scooby Gang

Mad Muttley

Development

The original model sheets for Muttley had his name as both Muttley and Sniffer.

Gallery

Main article: Muttley/Gallery

In popular culture

In the Family Guy episode "April in Quahog," Peter isn't having a good time at jury duty, making a joke about the vending machines being out of order, too, which makes Brian snicker like Muttley, while also wearing an aviator cap and scarf, as Muttley did in Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines.
In the South Park episode "Handicar," Dastardly, alongside Muttley, attempts to cheat the race by cutting down trees to block the other racers. It doesn't work and their car ended up being hijacked by Nathan and Mimsy. The duo later appears in "South ParQ Vaccination Special" celebrating the end of the pandemic.
In the Japanese manga Super Mario 4 Koma Manga Theater, Dastardly and Muttley are seen in the background of a panel.

Behind the scenes

In the Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines episode "Sappy Birthday," his birthday is revealed to be on April 16.

References

^ Wacky Races Forever (2006).
^ Top Cat Begins (2015).

[1] Wacky Races Forever (2006).

[2] Top Cat Begins (2015).

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