Difference between revisions of "Touché Turtle and Dum Dum"
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==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
Early in development, Touché was originally going to be a rabbit named "Hairbrain Hare." | Early in development, the character of Touché was originally going to be a rabbit named "Hairbrain Hare." The cartoon was first publicly mentioned in a story by Variety magazine on October 20, 1960, along with ''[[Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har]]''.<ref>Yowp, Don M. (July 22, 2014) | ||
[https://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-lion-swingin-gator-and-rabbit-that.html?m=1 A Lion, a Swingin' Gator and a Rabbit That Became a Turtle] yowpyowp.blogspot.com</ref> | |||
A longer theme song was initially proposed with lyrics written by [[Michael Maltese]], but a much shorter theme was instead used in the final product.<ref>Yowp, Don M. (Feburary 19, 2023) | |||
[https://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2023/02/sing-along-with-touche.html?_sm_au_=iHVnN4rHJrqMvjZN4vVRvKQvJQ6BF Sing Along With Touche] yowpyowp.blogspot.com</ref> | |||
==Music== | |||
;Opening theme song lyrics | |||
<poem> | |||
Touché away! | |||
Touché away! | |||
Touché away! | |||
It's Touché Turtle! | |||
</poem> | |||
;Unused theme song lyrics | |||
<poem> | |||
When there is trouble | When there is trouble | ||
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It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time! | It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time! | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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In the next two decades, Touché and Dum Dum went on to make cameos in ''[[Yogi's Gang (TV series)|Yogi's Gang]]'' and ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]''. | In the next two decades, Touché and Dum Dum went on to make cameos in ''[[Yogi's Gang (TV series)|Yogi's Gang]]'' and ''[[Yogi's Treasure Hunt]]''. | ||
In [[2021]], Touché—without Dum Dum—appears as the head of the [[Jellystone Police Department]] in the [[HBO Max]] original series ''[[Jellystone!]]'' | |||
==Merchandise== | ==Merchandise== |
Revision as of 06:06, 21 March 2023
Touché Turtle and Dum Dum | |
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On-screen title card. | |
Network | Syndication |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Original release | September 3, 1962 – August 26, 1963 |
Run time | 5 minutes |
Starring | Bill Thompson Alan Reed |
Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Touché Turtle and Dum Dum is a series of animated segments as part of The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Airing in syndication, it ran from 1962 to 1963, airing 52 episodes that spanned two seasons.
When the series started airing as reruns on Boomerang, the original film masters were in noticeably poor condition and also had notable film damages.
So far, the Warner Archive Collection has made no announcements of releasing the entire series onto DVD, likely due to those same film damages and poor maintenance, although the Warner Archive account on Facebook confirmed that the series was included in a poll back in 2012.[1] Touché was later expected to be released on DVD with Wally and Lippy back in 2020, but Warner Archive was unsure on weather to release the series as it had severe film damages.
Production
Development
Early in development, the character of Touché was originally going to be a rabbit named "Hairbrain Hare." The cartoon was first publicly mentioned in a story by Variety magazine on October 20, 1960, along with Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har.[2]
A longer theme song was initially proposed with lyrics written by Michael Maltese, but a much shorter theme was instead used in the final product.[3]
Music
- Opening theme song lyrics
Touché away!
Touché away!
Touché away!
It's Touché Turtle!
- Unused theme song lyrics
When there is trouble
Who comes on the double
And saves you in the nick of time....
It's not a masked avenger
Not a lonesome stranger
It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time!
When there's as much as
Twenty villain clutches
Turning villainy to crime
Who will make them pale
And send them all to jail
It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time
TOUCHÉ......AWAY!
To save the day......so...
Who's the greatest hero?
Who comes from far and near, oh!....
It's TOUCHÉ TURTLE every time!
Episodes
Cast
Legacy
In the next two decades, Touché and Dum Dum went on to make cameos in Yogi's Gang and Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
In 2021, Touché—without Dum Dum—appears as the head of the Jellystone Police Department in the HBO Max original series Jellystone!
Merchandise
Reading material
Board game
In 1962, a board game was released by Transogram based on the cartoon.
In other languages
Language | Name |
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Brazilian | Tartaruga Touché e Dum Dum |
French | Touché la Tortue |
Italian | Luca Tortuga |
Spanish | Tortuga D' Artagnan |
References
- ^ Warner Archive Collection (January 13, 2012)."Thanks for your input on our first Toon Poll! It's time for Part Deux of the poll where we’d appreciate your input on a new group of animated series." Facebook. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Yowp, Don M. (July 22, 2014) A Lion, a Swingin' Gator and a Rabbit That Became a Turtle yowpyowp.blogspot.com
- ^ Yowp, Don M. (Feburary 19, 2023) Sing Along With Touche yowpyowp.blogspot.com