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'''''The Quick Draw McGraw Show''''' is an animated American television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1959]] to [[1961]], airing 45 episodes.
'''''The Quick Draw McGraw Show''''' is an American animated anthology television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]. Airing in syndication, it ran from [[1959]] to [[1961]], airing 45 episodes.


The show debuted with segments, ''[[Quick Draw McGraw (segments)|Quick Draw McGraw]]'', ''[[Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy]]'' and ''[[Snooper and Blabber]]''.
The show debuted with segments, ''[[Quick Draw McGraw (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.
The show was made after the success of ''[[The Huckleberry Hound Show]]'' a year prior.


The series has yet to have a complete series DVD release by [[Warner Archive Collection]], although there were many attempts in the past to release the series, Capitol Records, who is believed to held rights to the music used within the cartoons from 1959 to [[1960]], prevents a release.
==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
===Aftermath===
Quick Draw, Baba Looey, Augie Doggie, and Doggie Daddy would go on to make several appearances on the 2000 spinoff series [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]. Snooper and Blabber would appear in [[Super Secret Secret Squirrel]] instead of the former series.
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 Warner Bros.
Many of the projects included [https://twitter.com/mexopolis/status/1166880546661650435?s=20 a spaghetti western series made by Book of Life and El Tigre Creator Jorge R Gutiérrez], a Movie [https://comics.ha.com/itm/animation-art/concept-art/quickest-draw-in-the-west-quick-draw-mcgraw-and-baba-louie-pitch-art-cel-hanna-barbera-1989-/a/7232-98265.s that only has one existing poster], a 90s tv special [https://twitter.com/mexopolis/status/1166880546661650435?s=20 that never made it past the concept art], and a tv special in the same vain as [[Flintstones: On The Rocks]].
==Segments==
==Segments==
* ''[[Quick Draw McGraw (segments)|Quick Draw McGraw]]'' (1959-1961)
* ''[[Quick Draw McGraw (segments)|Quick Draw McGraw]]'' (1959-1961)
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The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].<br>
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]].<br>


'''Theme Song Lyrics'''
'''Theme Song Lyrics'''<br>
 
Yipee yi-o ki-a
Yipee yi-o ki-a


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==Episodes==
==Episodes==
==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Daws Butler]] as [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]], [[Baba Looey]], [[Augie Doggie]], [[Super Snooper|Snooper]] and [[Blabber Mouse|Blabber]]
* [[Daws Butler]] as [[Quick Draw McGraw (character)|Quick Draw McGraw]], [[Baba Looey]], [[Augie Doggie]], [[Super Snooper|Snooper]] and [[Blabber Mouse|Blabber]]
* [[Doug Young]] as [[Doggie Daddy]]
* [[Doug Young]] as [[Doggie Daddy]]
==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 two films in the late [[1980s]]; one 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> and another called ''[[Quickest Draw in the West]]'', that never made it past the concept art,<ref>([[June 19]], [[2020]]). [https://comics.ha.com/itm/animation-art/concept-art/quickest-draw-in-the-west-quick-draw-mcgraw-and-baba-louie-pitch-art-cel-hanna-barbera-1989-/a/7232-98265.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Archive-ThisAuction-120115 "Quickest Draw in the West Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Louie Pitch Art Cel (Hanna-Barbera, 1989)"]. ''Comics Heritage Auction''. Retrieved [[April 8]], 2022.</ref> and during the early [[2010s]], a spaghetti western series made by ''Book of Life'' and ''El Tigre'' creator Jorge R. Gutiérrez.<ref>Gutierrez, Jorge R. ([[August 29]], [[2019]]). [https://twitter.com/mexopolis/status/1166880546661650435?s=20 "Long time ago when I was working on the MAD cartoon, I pitched WB a super violent Spaghetti Western starring Quick Draw and Baba Looey. I wonder why it didn't go anywhere?"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved April 8, 2022.</ref>
Every character in the series, except Snuffles, appears in the [[2021]] [[HBO Max]] original series ''[[Jellystone!]]'', with Quick Draw only being in his El Kabong guise, and female versions of Snooper, Baba Looey, and Augie.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 07:32, 25 November 2022

The Quick Draw McGraw Show
TQDMGS title card.png
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 American animated 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.

The series has yet to have a complete series DVD release by Warner Archive Collection, although there were many attempts in the past to release the series, Capitol Records, who is believed to held rights to the music used within the cartoons from 1959 to 1960, prevents a release.

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 two films in the late 1980s; one 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] and another called Quickest Draw in the West, that never made it past the concept art,[2] and during the early 2010s, a spaghetti western series made by Book of Life and El Tigre creator Jorge R. Gutiérrez.[3]

Every character in the series, except Snuffles, appears in the 2021 HBO Max original series Jellystone!, with Quick Draw only being in his El Kabong guise, and female versions of Snooper, Baba Looey, and Augie.

References