Phil Silvers
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Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedic actor. There were multiple occasions where Hanna-Barbera referenced, mostly by having some of their characters having voice impressions based after him.
HB references
- In "Sheep-Shape Sheepherder", a short from Huckleberry Hound, Chiefy uses a Phil Silvers voice.
- In "Oinks and Boinks", a short from Yogi Bear, the wolf uses a Phil Silvers voice.
- In the Hokey Wolf shorts, the character Hokey Wolf uses a Phil Silvers voice.
- In the Top Cat TV series, the character Top Cat uses a Phil Silvers voice and the show it's self uses a format from The Phil Silvers Show.
- In "The Snorkasaurus Hunter", an episode of The Flintstones, the Snorkasaurus was given a Sargent Bilko-styled voice and character.
- In "The Astra' Nuts", another episode of The Flintstones, Fred and Barney being recruited into the army, where they were conned by an unnamed Bilko-like character into becoming astronaut test pilots.
- In "The Volunteers", the first episode of Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey, the sargent uses a Phil Silvers-like voice similar to that of Hokey Wolf.
- In the CB Bears shorts, the character Hustle uses a Phil Silvers voice.
