Slowpoke Rodriguez

Slowpoke Rodríguez is a fictional animated cartoon mouse, part of the Looney Tunes' cast. His voice was provided by an uncredited Tom Holland and by Frank Welker. He is described as "the slowest mouse in all Mexico" from the country side of Mexico, and is a cousin to Speedy Gonzales, who is known as the fastest. However, he mentions to his cousin that while he may be slow in the feet, which he is best known for, he's not slow in "la cabeza" (the head). He speaks in a monotone voice and seems to never be surprised by anything. While he is the slowest mouse in all of Mexico he was shown to have certain other (more extreme) methods of protecting himself.

Slowpoke only appeared in two cartoons alongside his cousin. The first, "Mexicali Shmoes" (1959), ends with two lazy cats, Jose and Manuel, learning the hard way that Slowpoke carries a gun (though the gun bit has been edited out of this cartoon in recent years). The second, "Mexican Boarders" (1962), revolves around Speedy trying to protect Slowpoke from Sylvester the Cat, but in the end, Slowpoke demonstrates his ability to hypnotize Sylvester into becoming his slave. The other mice comment at this point that "Slowpoke Rodriguez may be the slowest mouse in all Mexico, but he has the Evil Eye!". This short (which was later edited into "") contains a possible allusion to a marijuana habit when Slowpoke sings "La Cucaracha".

Other appearances

Slowpoke appears in the "Robot Chicken" episode "Werewolf VS Unicorn." During the illegal aliens from Mexico segment, Arnold Schwarzenegger criticizes Slowpoke for taking an hour to fetch a glass of water, and then ordering him deported causing Slowpoke to claim that he would be executed in his country while he was being taken away.