Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long

{{Infobox television

| image = Ricochet&droop-a-long.jpg

| caption = Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long{{'}}s title card

| genre = Comedy
Western

| runtime = 7 minutes

| creator = Hanna-Barbera

| director = William Hanna
Joseph Barbera

| voices = Don Messick
Mel Blanc

| theme_music_composer = Hoyt Curtin

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 23

| list_episodes =

| producer = William Hanna
Joseph Barbera

| channel = First-run Syndication

| first_aired = {{start date|1964|01|14}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1966|12|04}}

| company = Hanna-Barbera Productions

}}

Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long was a segment of Hanna-Barbera's 1964–66 cartoon The Magilla Gorilla Show, and later appeared on The Peter Potamus Show.{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part I: Animated Cartoon Series |date=1983 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1557-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/childrenstelevis0000wool/page/174/mode/2up |accessdate=9 April 2020 |pages=174–175}}

Background

Taking place in a Wild West setting, Ricochet Rabbit (voiced by Don Messick) worked as a sheriff in the town of Hoop 'n' Holler. Ricochet would bounce off stationary objects yelling "Bing-bing-bing!"{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |accessdate=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/220/mode/2up/ |page=221}} His deputy and foil Droop-a-Long Coyote (voiced by Mel Blanc impersonating Ken Curtis) was not as fast and was very clumsy.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=522–523}}

In addition to his speed, which enabled him to outrun bullets, Ricochet used trick bullets against his opponents, including a bullet that would stop in mid-flight and strike the target with an impossibly oversized mallet, and another which would draw a target on his nose and punch it.

Episode list

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1	Atchison, Topeka & Sam Jose	January 14, 1964	\|
2	Good Little Bad Guy	January 21, 1964	\|Credited Animators: Kenneth Muse, George Goepper
3	Cradle Robber	January 28, 1964	\|Credited Animators: Kenneth Muse, George Goepper
4	West Pest	February 4, 1964	\|Credited Animators: George Goepper, Kenneth Muse
5	TV Show	February 11, 1964	\|Credited Animators: George Goepper, Kenneth Muse
6	Annie Hoaxley	February 18, 1964	\|Credited Animators: Kenneth Muse, George Goepper
7	School Daze	February 25, 1964	\|Credited Animator: Irv Spence
8	Sheepy Wolf	March 3, 1964	\|Credited Animators: George Nicholas, George Goepper
9	Big Thinker	March 10, 1964	\|Credited Animators: Jerry Hathcock, Ed Parks, Don Patterson
10	Two Too Many	March 17, 1964	\|Credited Animators: George Nicholas, George Goepper
11	Bad Guys Are Good Guys	March 24, 1964	\|
12	Itchy-Finger Gun Slinger	March 31, 1964	\|
13	Clunko Bunko	April 7, 1964	\|
14	Slick Quick Gun	April 14, 1964	\|
15	Mostly Ghostly	April 21, 1964	\|Credited Animators: Jerry Hathcock, Kenneth Muse
16	Will O' the Whip	September 11, 1965	\|
17	Cactus Ruckus	September 18, 1965	\|Credited Animators: Carlo Vinci, Hugh Fraser
18	Rapid Romance	September 25, 1965	\|
19	El Loco, Loco, Loco, Loco Diablo	October 2, 1965	\|
20	Big Town Show Down	October 9, 1965	\|
21	Space Sheriff	October 16, 1965	\|
22	Red Riding Ricochet	October 23, 1965	\|
23	Jail Break-In	October 30, 1965	\|

Cast

Don Messick as Ricochet Rabbit
Mel Blanc as Droop-a-Long Coyote

Other appearances

An early incarnation of Ricochet Rabbit appears in Touché Turtle and Dum Dum episode 26 "Rapid Rabbit".
Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long were seen in Yogi's Ark Lark.
Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long were seen in the opening title of Yogi's Gang.
Ricochet Rabbit made some appearances in Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
Ricochet Rabbit makes a portrait cameo in the "Agent Penny" episode of the "Super Secret Secret Squirrel" segment of 2 Stupid Dogs.
Ricochet Rabbit appears in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "X Gets the Crest", voiced by Mark Hamill. Droop-a-Long also makes a non-speaking cameo.
Ricochet Rabbit appears in the Wacky Races reboot episode "Slow and Steady", voiced by Tom Kenny.

In other languages

Italian: Tornado Kid e Sonnacchia
French: Ricochet-Va-Vite et Lambinousse
Dutch: Sheriff Altijd Raak Hebbes

References

External links

[https://archive.today/20120630112616/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/K-O/The_Magilla_Gorilla_Show/Riccochet_Rabbit___Droop-a-long/index.html Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long episode guide on BCDB]
[http://www.toonopedia.com/ricochet.htm Ricochet Rabbit] at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. [https://archive.today/20240528011104/https://www.webcitation.org/6nVySKUxn?url=http://toonopedia.com/ricochet.htm Archived] from the original on January 14, 2017.

Category:Hanna-Barbera characters

Category:Animated television series about rabbits and hares

Category:Fictional coyotes

Category:1960s American animated comedy television series

Category:1960s American children's comedy television series

Category:1960s Western (genre) television series

Category:1964 American animated television series debuts

Category:1966 American television series endings

Category:American English-language television shows

Category:Television series by Hanna-Barbera

Category:Western (genre) peace officers

Category:American children's animated comedy television series