Snooper and Blabber

"Snooper and Blabber" is one of the sequences from "The Quick Draw McGraw Show" (produced by Hanna-Barbera, between 1959 and 1962). Snooper and Blabber form a pair of cat and mouse detectives. Daws Butler voiced both characters. Michael Maltese crafted the stories. The characters have appeared in other Hanna-Barbera cartoons, including "Scooby’s All-Star Laff-A-Lympics" and "Yogi’s Treasure Hunt".

Super Snooper (the cat) is more or less the one in command whenever the pair takes on a case while Blabber Mouse (the mouse, a play on “blabbermouth”) follows whatever orders Snooper gives him. Snooper’s voice was patterned after Ed Gardner’s Archie on the 1940s radio show "Duffy’s Tavern". Blabber speaks with a lisp, hence he calls his senior partner “Shnooper.”

It should be noted that some of the pair’s cartoons featured early versions of other Hanna-Barbera characters, such as Snagglepuss and Hardy Har Har. [http://www.toonopedia.com/snooperb.htm Don Markstein’s Toonopedia: Snooper and Blabber] ]

Appearances on "Quick Draw McGraw"

Snooper and Blabber starred in the following seven-minute cartoons on "The Quick Draw McGraw Show": [ [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/P-R/The_Quick_Draw_McGraw_Show/Snooper_and_Blabber/index.html Big Cartoon Database: Snooper and Blabber] ]

eason 1

# "Puss n’ Booty" (September 19, 1959)
# "Switch Witch" (September 26, 1959)
# "Real Gone Ghosts" (October 3, 1959)
# "Desperate Diamond Dimwits" (October 10, 1959)
# "Big Diaper Caper" (with Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist; October 17, 1959)
# "The Flea and Me" (October 24, 1959)
# "Disappearing Inc." (October 31, 1959)
# "Baby Rattled" (November 07, 1959)
# "Not So Dummy" (November 14, 1959)
# "Fee-Fi-Fo Fumble" (November 21, 1959)
# "Masquerader Raider" (November 28, 1959)
# "Motor Knows Best" (December 5, 1959)
# "Slippery Glass Slipper" (December 12, 1959)
# "Monkey Wrenched" (December 19, 1959)
# "Gopher Goofers" (December 26, 1959)
# "Impossible Imposters" (January 2, 1960)
# "Adventure Is My Hobby" (January 9, 1960)
# "Cloudy Rowdy" (January 16, 1960)
# "Snap Happy Saps" (with the Gruesomes; January 23, 1960)
# "The Lion Is Busy" (with Snagglepuss; January 30, 1960)
# "Laughing Guess" (with Hardy Har Har; February 6, 1960)
# "The Case Of The Purloined Parrot" (February 13, 1960)
# "Poddle Toodle-Oo!" (February 20, 1960)
# "Doggone Dog, Gone" (February 27, 1960)
# "Hula Hula Hullabaloo" (March 5, 1960)
# "Wild Man, Wild!" (March 12, 1960)

eason 2

# "Ala-Kazoop!" (September 10, 1960)
# "Hop To It" (September 17, 1960)
# "Fleas Be Careful" (September 24, 1960)
# "Observant Servants" (October 1, 1960)
# "De-Duck-Tives" (with Yakky Doodle; October 8, 1960)
# "Big Shot Blab" (October 15, 1960)
# "Big Cat Caper" (with Snagglepuss; October 22, 1960)
# "Scoop Snoop" (October 29, 1960)
# "Prince Of A Fella’ " (November 5, 1960)
# "Flea For All" (November 12, 1960)
# "Outer Space Case" (November 19, 1960)
# "Bear-ly Able" (November 26, 1960)
# "Surprised Party" (with Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist; December 3, 1960)

eason 3

# "Zoom-Zoom Blabber" (September 15, 1961)
# "Eenie Genie Minie Moo!" (September 22, 1961)
# "Bronco Bluster" (September 29, 1961)
# "Chilly Chiller" (with the Gruesomes; October 6, 1961)
# "Gem Jams" (October 13, 1961)
# "Person To Prison" (October 20, 1961)

Later appearances

Hanna-Barbera

Snooper and Blabber appeared in the 1972 TV-movie "Yogi's Ark Lark", which was part of "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" and the pilot for "Yogi’s Gang".

The duo later appeared in the following Hanna-Barbera cartoon series:

* Snooper and Blabber appeared in "Laff-A-Lympics" as members of Yogi’s team.
* Snooper and Blabber appeared in "Yogi's Treasure Hunt" as regular characters.
* Snooper and Blabber appeared in "Yo Yogi!" with Snooper voiced by Rob Paulsen and Blabber voiced by Hal Smith. Snooper was a celebrity detective while Blabber ran the "Crooks 'n' Books Store" at Jellystone Mall.
* Snooper and Blabber appeared in the "Super Secret Secret Squirrel" segment (the episode “Agent Penny") of "2 Stupid Dogs". Rob Paulsen reprises Snooper here.

Other

Snooper and Blabber appeared in the "Robot Chicken" episode “Ban on the Fun” with Snooper voiced by Seth Green. In a segment that parodies the Laff-A-Lympics in the style of the Munich massacre, Snooper and Blabber confront The Great Fondoo after their teammates were killed by his disguised teammates, and they end up shooting him.

Other media

Snooper and Blabber made appearances in a number of comic books, and had their own title from Gold Key Comics, which only ran for three issues (1962–1963). [http://www.toonopedia.com/snooperb.htm Snooper and Blabber - Don Markstein's Toonopedia ] ]

In the mid-1960s, Snooper and Blabber were the stars of two LP albums from Hanna-Barbera Records:
* "James Bomb", in which the duo were involved in a James Bond-type adventure; the record included songs with titles like “Dr. Oh No” and “Gold Pinky.” [ [http://childrensrecordsandmore.blogspot.com/2007/07/super-snooper-in-james-bomb-lp.html Children's Records & More: Super Snooper In “James Bomb” LP] ]
* "Monster Shindig", in which Snooper and Blabber are called to investigate a loud party, which is being thrown by The Gruesomes. [ [http://childrensrecordsandmore.blogspot.com/2007/07/monster-shindig-with-super-snooper.html Children's Records & More: “Monster Shindig” with Super Snooper & Blabbermouse] ]

"Snooper and Blabber" in other languages

* Portuguese: "Olho-Vivo & Faro Fino"
* Spanish: "Super Fisgón y Despistado"
* French: "Fouinard et Babillard"
* Finnish: "Nuusku ja Lörppö"
* Italian: "Snooper e Bla-bla"

References

External links

* [http://www.wingnuttoons.com/SnoopBlabb.html Snooper and Blabber according to Wingnut]