Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long
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| Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long | |
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 Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long's Title Card |
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| Genre | Cartoon Western |
| Created by | Hanna-Barbera |
| Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Starring | Ricochet Rabbit Droop-a-long Coyote |
| Voices of | Don Messick Mel Blanc |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
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| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 7 Minutes Per Short |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | First-Run Syndication |
| Original run | January 14, 1964 – December 4, 1965 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Magilla Gorilla Show Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon |
Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long was a segment of Hanna-Barbera's The Magilla Gorilla Show, and later appeared on Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon.
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[edit] Background
Ricochet Rabbit (voiced by Don Messick) worked as a sheriff in a Western setting called Hoop 'n' Holler. Ricochet, true to his name, would bounce off all the walls yelling "ping-ping-ping!" His deputy Droop-a-Long Coyote (voiced by Mel Blanc impersonating Ken Curtis' Festus Haggen character from the TV Western, "Gunsmoke".) was never able to be as "jumpy" and would end up crashing through a window, or some similar accident except on one occasion when Ricochet and Droop-a-Long were running away from a bear. Unfortunately for both of them, the bear also managed to bounce off. In addition to his speed, Ricochet was known for using trick bullets against his opponents (for example, a bullet that would stop in mid-flight and hover while striking the bad guy with an impossibly oversized mallet or drawing a target on his nose and punching the target, or exploding after inside bigger compartments of the bullet).
Ricochet Rabbit's catchphrase consisted of three quick pings; "ping, ping, PING!", followed by him referring to himself in the third person; "Ricochet Rabbit!"
[edit] Episodes
| # | Title | Summary |
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| 1 | Atchison, Topeka, & Sam Jose | |
| 2 | Good Little Bad Guy | |
| 3 | Cradle Robber | |
| 4 | West Pest | |
| 5 | TV Show | |
| 6 | Annie Hoaxley | |
| 7 | School Daze | |
| 8 | Sheepy Wolf | |
| 9 | Big Thinker | |
| 10 | Two Too Many | |
| 11 | Bad Guys Are Good Guys | |
| 12 | Itchy-Finger Gun Slinger | |
| 13 | Clunko Bunko | |
| 14 | Slick Quick Gun | |
| 15 | Mostly Ghostly | |
| 16 | Will 'O The Whip | |
| 17 | Cactus Ruckus | |
| 18 | Rapid Romance | |
| 19 | El Loco, Loco, Loco, Loco, Diablo | |
| 20 | Big Town Show Down | |
| 21 | Space Sheriff | |
| 22 | Red Riding Ricochet | |
| 23 | Jail Break-In |
[edit] Other appearances
- Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long were seen in Yogi's Ark Lark.
- Ricochet Rabbit made some appearances in Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
[edit] In popular culture
- In a Magilla Gorilla cartoon, Magilla (dressed as The Purple Mask) references Ricochet Rabbit by saying "I learned this trick from, Bing, Bing, BING! Ricochet Rabbit!"
- MF Doom references Ricochet Rabbit on the Dangerdoom track called "Bada Bing". It is on the album The Mouse and the Mask.[1]
- Kool G Rap references Ricochet Rabbit in the song "Letters" from his album Live and Let Die.
- Dr. Octagon references Ricochet Rabbit in the song "No Awareness" from Dr. Octagonecologyst.
- Ghostface Killah references Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long in the song "The Forest" from Bulletproof Wallets.
- De La Soul references Ricochet Rabbit in the song "Stone Age" from Buhloone Mindstate.
- The tenth episode of the sixth season of Dexter is entitled "Ricochet Rabbit."
