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Loopy De Loop was the only theatrical cartoon short series produced by William Hanna
William Hanna

William Denby "Bill" Hanna was an influential American animator, film director, Film producer, television director, television producer, and cartoonist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century....
 and Joseph Barbera
Joseph Barbera

Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera ; was an influential American animator, film director, Film producer, storyboard artist, and cartoonist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century....
 after leaving MGM and opening their new Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. , was an American List of animation studios that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century....
 Studios. The series, distributed to theatres by Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an United States film production company and distribution company. It was one of the so-called studio system among the eight major film studios of Hollywood Cinema of the United States#Golden Age of Hollywood....
, ran in theaters from 1959 to 1965.








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Loopy De Loop was the only theatrical cartoon short series produced by William Hanna
William Hanna

William Denby "Bill" Hanna was an influential American animator, film director, Film producer, television director, television producer, and cartoonist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century....
 and Joseph Barbera
Joseph Barbera

Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera ; was an influential American animator, film director, Film producer, storyboard artist, and cartoonist, whose movie and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century....
 after leaving MGM and opening their new Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. , was an American List of animation studios that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century....
 Studios. The series, distributed to theatres by Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an United States film production company and distribution company. It was one of the so-called studio system among the eight major film studios of Hollywood Cinema of the United States#Golden Age of Hollywood....
, ran in theaters from 1959 to 1965.

History

Loopy was a gentleman wolf who mangled the English language in his bid to converse in a bad French accent. A self-appointed good Samaritan, he dauntlessly fought to clear the bad name of wolves, and would open every episode with his trademark introduction, “I am Loopy De Loop, the good wolf.” Though he was always kind and helpful, his exploits would normally get him chased out of town by the very people he had helped, all for no other reason than his being a wolf.

The character's name was an inspired combination of play-on-words:
  • "Loop the loop" is a 360-degree back flip performed by airplane stunt pilots.
  • "Lupis" is the Latin term for the wolf species of the dog family, which is the basis for "loup", the French word for wolf.
  • "Loopy" is a synonym for "crazy" or "eccentric"


List of theatrical shorts


1959

  • Wolf Hounded (November 5, 1959)
  • Little Bo Bopped (December 3, 1959)


1960

  • Tale of a Wolf (March 3, 1960)
  • Life with Loopy (April 7, 1960)
  • Creepy Time Pal (May 19, 1960)
  • Snoopy Loopy (June 16, 1960)
  • The Do-Good Wolf (July 14, 1960)
  • Here Kiddie, Kiddie (September 1, 1960)
  • No Biz Like Shoe Biz (September 8, 1960)


1961

  • Count Down Clown (January 5, 1961)
  • Happy Go Loopy (March 2, 1961)
  • Two Faced Wolf (April 6, 1961)
  • This Is My Ducky Day (May 4, 1961)
  • Fee Fie Foes (June 9, 1961)
  • Zoo Is Company (July 6, 1961)
  • Child Sock-Cology (August 10, 1961)
  • Catch Meow (September 14, 1961)
  • Kooky Loopy (November 16, 1961)
  • Loopy's Hare-do (December 14, 1961)


1962

  • Bungle Uncle (January 18, 1962)
  • Beef For and After (March 1, 1962)
  • Swash Buckled (April 5, 1962)
  • Common Scents (May 10, 1962)
  • Bearly Able (June 28, 1962)
  • Slippery Slippers (September 7, 1962)
  • Chicken Fraca-See (October 11, 1962)
  • Rancid Ransom (November 15, 1962)
  • Bunnies Abundant (December 13, 1962)


1963

  • Just a Wolf at Heart (February 14, 1963)
  • Chicken Hearted Wolf (March 14, 1963)
  • Whatcha Watchin' (April 18, 1963)
  • A Fallible Fable (May 16, 1963)
  • Sheep Stealers Annoymous (June 13, 1963)
  • Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing (July 11, 1963)
  • Not In Nottingham (September 5, 1963)
  • Drum-Sticked (October 3, 1963)
  • Bear Up! (November 7, 1963)
  • Crook Who Cried Wolf (December 12, 1963)
  • Habit Rabbit (December 31, 1963)


1964

  • Raggedy Rug (January 2, 1964)
  • Elephantastic (February 6, 1964)
  • Bear Hug (March 5, 1964)
  • Trouble Bruin (September 17, 1964)
  • Bear Knuckles (October 15, 1964)
  • Habit Troubles (November 19, 1964)


1965

  • Horse Shoo (January 7, 1965)
  • Pork Chop Phooey (March 18, 1965)
  • Crow's Fete (April 14, 1965)
  • Big Mouse Take (June 17, 1965)


Television

In 1969, Loopy's film shorts were gathered together into a syndicated television series, simply titled Loopy de Loop.

Cast

  • Daws Butler
    Daws Butler

    Daws Butler was a voice actor born in Toledo, Ohio, Ohio. He originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, and Huckleberry Hound....
     as Loopy De Loop
  • Other voices include Don Messick
    Don Messick

    Donald "Don" Messick was one of the most prolific voice actors of the second half of the 20th century.Messick, a native of Buffalo, New York, voiced several classic cartoon characters, including Scooby-Doo, Ranger Smith and Boo Boo , Muttley, Bamm-Bamm Rubble, Astro , Zorak, Godzooky, Dr....
    , Doug Young
    Doug Young (voice actor)

    Douglas "Doug" Young, born February 10, 1931, is an United States voice acting who has worked on Radio programming and in animated cartoons.As of March 2003, Young has been doing freelancer voice work in Seattle, Washington....
    , Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc

    Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an United States voice acting and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio and television commercials, Blanc is best known for his work with Warner Bros....
    , June Foray, Jean Vander Pyl
    Jean Vander Pyl

    Jean Vander Pyl was an actress on radio, television and movies. Although her career spanned many decades, she is best remembered as the voice of Wilma Flintstone from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Flintstones....
    , Hal Smith
    Hal Smith (actor)

    Harold John "Hal" Smith was an United States character actor and voice acting....
    , Arnold Stang
    Arnold Stang

    Arnold Stang is a comedian actor who plays a small and bespectacled, yet brash and knowing big-city type. Never known as a solo performer , he works best in an ensemble cast in which he plays one of a diverse group of comic characters....
    , Julie Bennett, Janet Waldo
    Janet Waldo

    Janet Waldo is an American actress and voice artist with a career encompassing radio, television, animation and live-action films. Some sources say she was born on February 4, 1918 in Grandview, Washington....
    , Nancy Wible, John Stephenson
    John Stephenson (actor)

    John Stephenson is an United States voice actor. He has also been credited as "John Stevenson." He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Wisconsin....
    , Red Coffee
    Red Coffee

    Red Coffee was the voice of Quacker in the original Tom and Jerry cartoons. The voice characterization sounds so similar to Donald Duck, that sometimes Clarence Nash accidentally receives credit for the voice of Quacker instead of Red Coffee....
    .


Other Appearances

  • Loopy appeared in the early-'90s
    1990s

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     series Yo Yogi!
    Yo Yogi!

    Yo Yogi! is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC on Saturday mornings during the 1991 in television-1992 in television season....
    . He appeared as an employee in Jellystone Mall's food court called the Picnic Basket.
  • Loopy De Loop made a cameo in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is a United States animated television series comedy created by Williams Street that aired on Cartoon Network during its Adult Swim late night programming block....
     episode "Juror in Court" where he is seen amongst the prisoners released from prison.


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