Aliblabber and the Forty Thieves

Aliblabber and the Forty Thieves
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Premiere date	July 29, 1963
Run time	4:40
Starring	Bill Thompson Alan Reed Don Messick
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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"Aliblabber and the Forty Thieves" is the twenty-second episode of Touché Turtle and Dum Dum season two, and the forty-eighth overall, which came as part of The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series. It aired on July 29, 1963 in syndication. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Touché is hired by Officer Aliblabber to capture forty thieves.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Officer Aliblabber	Don Messick
Chief (voice only)	Alan Reed
Adrum Whodrum	Unavailable
Touché Turtle	Bill Thompson
Dum Dum	Alan Reed

Locations

• Earth
  • Crook's hideout

Objects

• Flying carpet

Vehicles

• none

Release

Dates are in order of release.

• United States: July 29, 1963 in syndication

Behind the scenes

• This episode is a parody of the folk tale "Ali Baba and his Forty Theives".
• Aliblabber's carpet is designated with the number 54, a tounge-in-cheek reference to the television sitcom Car 54, Where Are You?

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

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