Gruesome Twosome
Gruesome Twosome | |
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Species | Monsters |
Gender | Male |
Father | Not mentioned |
Mother | Not mentioned |
Marital status | Single |
First appearance | WR: "See-Saw to Arkansas" (1968) |
Played by | Big: Daws Butler (1968-69) Jim Cummings (2000) Tom Kenny (2017-19) Little: Don Messick (1968-69) Billy West (2000, 2017-19) |
Wacky Races Forever | |
File:WRL Gruesome Twosome.png Wacky Raceland | |
File:WR 2017 Gruesome Twosome.png Wacky Races |
The Gruesome Twosome, consisting of Big and Little Gruesome, are main characters in the Wacky Races animated franchise. They are a pair of monsters who race in the Creepy Coupe (designated #2); a horror-themed car consisting of a small bell tower housing a fire-breathing dragon, bats and other creatures. Their voices were originated by Daws Butler and Don Messick respectively.
Character description
The duo is comprised of two monsters; Big Gruesome, a lurching, huge humanoid monster akin to Frankenstein's monster; and Little Gruesome, a short purple-skinned person who resembles a vampire. Big's clothing mainly consists a red, long-sleeved sweater, while Little wears a white coat over his suit and bow tie. Despite their macabre nature, they are actually among the most likely to help out the other racers out of trouble.
Appearances
TV series
- Wacky Races (1968)
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
- 3.7 "Evolutionary War" (Little Gruesome only, picture)
- Wacky Races Forever (no lines)
- Wacky Races (2017)
Movies
- Scoob! (drawing)
Comics
- Wacky Races
- Hanna-Barbera Presents
- #2A "Madcap Manhattan Motoring"
- #2B "Trekking to Tanzania"
- #7A "Desert Victory"
- #7B "The Jaded Japanese Jaunt!"
- Cartoon Network Presents
- #7A "Drag Racing"
- #11A "Fair Play"
- #15A "Drive and Driveability"
- #15B "Media Madness"
- Wacky Raceland
Books
Video games
Biography
And They're Off!
Gruesome Twosome in the Funny Books
Development
Gallery
- Main article: Gruesome Twosome/Gallery
In popular culture
Behind the scenes
- Apart from taking inspiration from Frankenstein's monster, Little Gruesome's voice was patterned after Boris Karloff, who famously played the monster in Universal's 1931 film adaptation of Frankenstein.
- Little Gruesome's voice was taken from Peter Lorre, who notably appeared in classic Hollywood films such as Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon.