Gruesome Twosome

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Gruesome Twosome

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
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Wacky Raceland
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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

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Biography

And They're Off!

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Wacky Reboot

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Gruesome Twosome in the Funny Books

Gold Key Driving

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Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Presents

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Mad Gruesomes

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Development

Gallery

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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.
  • In the Japanese dub for Wacky Races, Big and Little are referred to as Monster (モンスター) and Dorachibi (ドラチビ), respectively.

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