Droopy Dragon

Droopy Dragon
Wally smoking.
Network	Syndication
Premiere date	September 3, 1962
Run time	4:40
Starring	Daws Butler Don Messick
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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"Droopy Dragon" is the first episode of Wally Gator season one, and came as part of The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series. It aired on September 3, 1962 in syndication. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera.

Wally, tired of his usual every day routine, decides to escape from the City Zoo once and for all, but Wally's cigar smoke leads him into trouble with a hunter who mistakes Wally for a fire-breathing dragon.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Mr. Twiddle	Don Messick
Wally Gator	Daws Butler
Man on the street	Daws Butler
Hunter	Don Messick
Geeves	Don Messick

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • City Zoo
    • Wally's cage
    • Hunter's residence

Objects

• Cigar

Vehicles

• None

Release

Dates are in order of release.

• United States: September 3, 1962 in syndication

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 27, 2009: Warner Home Video releases Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Volume 2 on DVD.
  • January 10, 2020: Warner Archive Collection releases Wally Gator: The Complete Series on DVD.