Baba Looey

Baba Looey
Quick Draw McGraw character
Baba Looey
First appearance	Scary Prairie
Voiced by	Daws Butler Neil Ross (Wake, Rattle, and Roll)
Information
Nickname(s)	Baba Boy Baba Lewis
Aliases	The Whippersnapper
Species	Burro
Gender	Male
Occupation	Deputy

Baba Looey is a fictional anthropomorphic Mexican burro that appeared in The Quick Draw McGraw Show. He is deputy and best friend to Quick Draw McGraw. He was voiced by Daws Butler.

Character

Baba Looey is Quick Draw McGraw's sidekick. He is brown and wears a sombrero, and has a thick Mexican accent. He is often seen hanging around with Quick Draw and helps him catch bad guys.

Although technically the sidekick, or deputy, to the main character of Sheriff Quick Draw, he is often portrayed as the more thoughtful half of the duo. At times realizing some detail about a given situation, Baba Looey tries desperately to caution Quick Draw of a trap or other danger, before Quick Draw charges headlong into the fray without listening or giving consideration to his surroundings.

Popular culture

Gary Dell'Abate from The Howard Stern Show got his nickname from his mispronunciation of Baba Looey's name. On July 26, 1990, Gary called Baba Looey, Baba Booey.

In the Daria episode "Lane Miserables", Trent asked the title character "Why did Quick Draw McGraw hang around with that freaky little mule?"

The name is a parody of "Babalu", a traditional Cuban song made popular in the United States by Desi Arnaz.

Other appearances

• Baba Looey along with Quick Draw McGraw made an appearance in the Samurai Jack episode "The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful".

• Baba Looey made a cameo appearance in The Angry Beavers episode "Dumbwaiters" where he is seen among the customers at the restaurant.

• In an episode of The Brady Bunch, Marcia can be seen watching Baba Looey and Quick Draw McGraw on TV.

• The executive producer of The Howard Stern Show, Gary Dell'Abate, is eternally branded with the nickname "Baba Booey" after he mispronounced Baba Looey's name during a discussion of original cartoon cels saying that "Baba Booey is my favorite character".

• Baba Looey made a brief cameo in a MetLife commercial in 2012.

• In Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon, there is a person in the convention that cosplays as Baba Looey.