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Quick Draw, Baba Looey, Augie Doggie, Doggie Daddy, Snooper and Blabber would go on to make several appearances as either co-stars or guest stars in several subsequent crossover TV series and TV movies that followed in the decades to come from Hanna-Barbera right until the [[1990s]]. Except for Snooper and Blabber, they also all guest starred in the [[2000s]] spinoff parody series ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' on [[Adult Swim]].
Quick Draw, Baba Looey, Augie Doggie, Doggie Daddy, Snooper and Blabber would go on to make several appearances as either co-stars or guest stars in several subsequent crossover TV series and TV movies that followed in the decades to come from Hanna-Barbera right until the [[1990s]]. Except for Snooper and Blabber, they also all guest starred in the [[2000s]] spinoff parody series ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' on [[Adult Swim]].


There have been several attempts to revive Quick Draw McGraw for a new audience but every attempt to do so has been shot down by either Hanna-Barbera or Warner Bros. Many of the projects included a [[1980s]] TV film that Tom Ruegger and John K. Ludin originally pitched, but [[Joseph Barbera]] wasn't interested and instead tasked them with an idea he had called ''[[The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound|The Good, the Bad, and the Huckleberry]]''.<ref name="Cartoonatics Part 1">[[Tom Ruegger|Ruegger, Tom]] ([[January 23]], [[2011]]). [http://cartoonatics.blogspot.com/2011/01/good-bad-and-huckleberry-starring-daws.html "'The Good, the Bad, and the Huckleberry' -- starring Daws Butler"]. ''Cartoonatics''. Retrieved [[October 6]], [[2022]].</ref>[[1990s|90s]] TV special or movie [https://twitter.com/mexopolis/status/1166880546661650435?s=20 that never made it past the concept art], a TV special in the same vein as ''[[The Flintstones: On the Rocks]]'', and a [https://twitter.com/mexopolis/status/1166880546661650435?s=20 spaghetti western series made by ''Book of Life'' and ''El Tigre'' creator Jorge R Gutiérrez].
There have been several attempts to revive Quick Draw McGraw for a new audience but every attempt to do so has been shot down by either Hanna-Barbera or Warner Bros. Many of the projects included a [[1980s]] TV film that Tom Ruegger and John K. Ludin originally pitched, but [[Joseph Barbera]] wasn't interested and instead tasked them with an idea he had called ''[[The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound|The Good, the Bad, and the Huckleberry]]''.<ref name="Cartoonatics Part 1">[[Tom Ruegger|Ruegger, Tom]] ([[January 23]], [[2011]]). [http://cartoonatics.blogspot.com/2011/01/good-bad-and-huckleberry-starring-daws.html "'The Good, the Bad, and the Huckleberry' -- starring Daws Butler"]. ''Cartoonatics''. Retrieved [[October 6]], [[2022]].</ref> a [[1990s|90s]] TV special or movie [https://twitter.com/mexopolis/status/1166880546661650435?s=20 that never made it past the concept art], a TV special in the same vein as ''[[The Flintstones: On the Rocks]]'', and a [https://twitter.com/mexopolis/status/1166880546661650435?s=20 spaghetti western series made by ''Book of Life'' and ''El Tigre'' creator Jorge R Gutiérrez].


Every character in the series, except Snuffles, appears in the [[2021]] [[HBO Max]] original series ''[[Jellystone!]]'' Snooper, Baba Looey, and Augie were also changed to females in the series.
Every character in the series, except Snuffles, appears in the [[2021]] [[HBO Max]] original series ''[[Jellystone!]]'' Snooper, Baba Looey, and Augie were also changed to females in the series.

Revision as of 02:12, 20 November 2022

The Quick Draw McGraw Show
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On-screen title card.
Network Syndication
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Original release September 29, 1959October 20, 1961
Starring Daws Butler
Doug Young
Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Joseph Barbera
Dan Gordon
Michael Maltese
Warren Foster
Alex Lovy
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera

The Quick Draw McGraw Show is an animated American anthology television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Airing in syndication, it ran from 1959 to 1961, airing 45 episodes.

The show debuted with segments, Quick Draw McGraw, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy and Snooper and Blabber.

The show was made after the success of The Huckleberry Hound Show a year prior.

Production

Development

Segments

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Theme Song Lyrics

Yipee yi-o ki-a

Galloping all the way

Great big star on his chest

Outdraws all of the rest

Fastest gun in the west

Yipee yi-o ki-a

Riding around your way

Here comes Quick Draw McGraw

The high-falutin'est

Fastest shootin'est

Cowboy you ever saw

That's Quick Draw McGraw

Episodes

Cast

Legacy

Quick Draw, Baba Looey, Augie Doggie, Doggie Daddy, Snooper and Blabber would go on to make several appearances as either co-stars or guest stars in several subsequent crossover TV series and TV movies that followed in the decades to come from Hanna-Barbera right until the 1990s. Except for Snooper and Blabber, they also all guest starred in the 2000s spinoff parody series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law on Adult Swim.

There have been several attempts to revive Quick Draw McGraw for a new audience but every attempt to do so has been shot down by either Hanna-Barbera or Warner Bros. Many of the projects included a 1980s TV film that Tom Ruegger and John K. Ludin originally pitched, but Joseph Barbera wasn't interested and instead tasked them with an idea he had called The Good, the Bad, and the Huckleberry.[1] a 90s TV special or movie that never made it past the concept art, a TV special in the same vein as The Flintstones: On the Rocks, and a spaghetti western series made by Book of Life and El Tigre creator Jorge R Gutiérrez.

Every character in the series, except Snuffles, appears in the 2021 HBO Max original series Jellystone! Snooper, Baba Looey, and Augie were also changed to females in the series.

References