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* In the concept art phase of ''Jellystone!'', Squiddly was male,<ref>[[C.H. Greenblatt|Greenblatt, C.H.]] ([[July 29]], [[2021]]). [https://www.instagram.com/p/CR6ixzhDfOD/ "Well today is finally the premiere of the new Hanna Barbera show I've been making, Jellystone! After nearly three years of work, you can see the first ten episodes on HBO Max! This is some of the early development art I did that led to the series. It's not quite the final look of the show but it's what helped get it sold. Give the series a look! I hope you all enjoy it! A big thanks to our super talented crew for all their hard work and creativity!"]. ''Instagram''. Retrieved [[November 24]], 2021.</ref> but [[Melody Iza]], herself a transgender artist, suggested for Squiddly to be turned into a transgender female character during production. Iza suggested the same change to [[Baba Looey]] and [[Loopy De Loop]].<ref>[[Meloday Iza|Iza, Melody]] ([[July 30]], [[2021]]) [https://twitter.com/izaart/status/1421143072029569027 "I got to do some concept designs for some characters early on, especially when we were trans-ing genders. Helped suggest Baba Looey become Bobbie Louise & Squiddly 💖💕🏳️‍⚧️"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved [[November 10]], 2021.</ref>
* In the concept art phase of ''Jellystone!'', Squiddly was male,<ref>[[C.H. Greenblatt|Greenblatt, C.H.]] ([[July 29]], [[2021]]). [https://www.instagram.com/p/CR6ixzhDfOD/ "Well today is finally the premiere of the new Hanna Barbera show I've been making, Jellystone! After nearly three years of work, you can see the first ten episodes on HBO Max! This is some of the early development art I did that led to the series. It's not quite the final look of the show but it's what helped get it sold. Give the series a look! I hope you all enjoy it! A big thanks to our super talented crew for all their hard work and creativity!"]. ''Instagram''. Retrieved [[November 24]], 2021.</ref> but [[Melody Iza]], herself a transgender artist, suggested for Squiddly to be turned into a transgender female character during production. Iza suggested the same change to [[Baba Looey]] and [[Loopy De Loop]].<ref>[[Meloday Iza|Iza, Melody]] ([[July 30]], [[2021]]) [https://twitter.com/izaart/status/1421143072029569027 "I got to do some concept designs for some characters early on, especially when we were trans-ing genders. Helped suggest Baba Looey become Bobbie Louise & Squiddly 💖💕🏳️‍⚧️"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved [[November 10]], 2021.</ref>
==In Popular Culture==
==In Popular Culture==
* In the Christmas special of the British Comedy "''Only Fools and Horses''", Del Boy blames Squiddly Diddly as the reason his seafood stall failed, since people don't wanna eat food they've become fond of.
* In the Christmas special of the British Comedy "''Only Fools and Horses''", Del Boy blames Squiddly Diddly as the reason his seafood stall failed, since people don't wanna eat sea creatures they've become fond of.
* Squiddly appears in various episodes of "''The Ricky Gervais Show''". In the series, he teamed up with a killer octopus and gave Karl Pilkington a rectal examination.
* Squiddly appears in various episodes of "''The Ricky Gervais Show''". In the series, he teamed up with a killer octopus and gave Karl Pilkington a rectal examination.



Revision as of 04:44, 3 January 2022

This article is about the main title character. For the segments, see Squiddly Diddly (segments).
Squiddly Diddly (character)
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Squiddly Diddly in "Way Out Squiddly."
Species Squid
Gender Male
Affiliation Chief Winchley
Yogi's Gang
Father Not mentioned
Mother Not mentioned
First appearance SD: "Way Out Squiddly" (1965)
Played by Paul Frees (1965-67)
Walker Edmiston (1972)
Don Messick (1973-91)
Niccole Thurman (2021)
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Wacky Races
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Jellystone!

Squiddly Diddly is an anthropomorphic squid and the main title character of the Squiddly Diddly shorts. His voice was originated by Paul Frees.

In the Jellystone! reboot, Squiddly appears as a girl. She is voiced by Niccole Thurman.

Character description

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Shorts

  • MetLife's "Everyone" commercial

Video games

Biography

Debut series

Crossover Era

Yogi's Ark Lark

It's Yogi's Gang!

Yogi's Treasure Hunt

Yo, Yogi!

Dexter's Laboratory cameo

Harvey Birdman

Wacky Races (2017) cameo

In the episode "What a Wacky Development This Is", Squiddly appears on the tv in the reality show "Worst Prom Date Ever".

SCOOB!

Squiddly Diddly made two cameos as part of a mural on the side of a building and on a billboard for Bubbleland.

Everyone's Back in Jellystone!

Development

Gallery

Main article: Squiddly Diddly/Gallery

Behind the scenes

  • In the concept art phase of Jellystone!, Squiddly was male,[1] but Melody Iza, herself a transgender artist, suggested for Squiddly to be turned into a transgender female character during production. Iza suggested the same change to Baba Looey and Loopy De Loop.[2]

In Popular Culture

  • In the Christmas special of the British Comedy "Only Fools and Horses", Del Boy blames Squiddly Diddly as the reason his seafood stall failed, since people don't wanna eat sea creatures they've become fond of.
  • Squiddly appears in various episodes of "The Ricky Gervais Show". In the series, he teamed up with a killer octopus and gave Karl Pilkington a rectal examination.

References