Squiddly Diddly
Squiddly Diddly is an anthropomorphic animated squid created by Hanna-Barbera, who was featured in his own cartoon segment on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show beginning in 1965[1].
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[edit] Fictional character biography
The round-headed, sailor-hatted Squiddly, more octopus than squid in appearance, lives in an aquatic park known as Bubbleland. Squiddly Diddly is an aspiring musician who makes many attempts to escape and attain musical stardom but is constantly foiled by Bubbleland's administrator Chief Winchley. In some episodes Squiddly Diddly manages to escape but chooses to return to Bubbleland, considering the outside world to be too harsh. The cartoons sometimes show people applauding Squiddly Diddly's musical talents but often depict terrified people who mistakenly believe that octopuses are hostile.
[edit] Episodes
There were 26 Squiddly Diddly episodes:
[edit] Season 1 (1965-1966)
| № | Title | First aired: | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Way Out Squiddly" | 1965·Oct·02 | |
| 2 | "Show Biz Squid" | 1965·Oct·09 | |
| 3 | "The Canvas Back Squid" | 1965·Oct·16 | |
| 4 | "Nervous Service" | 1965·Oct·23 | |
| 5 | "Westward Ha!" | 1965·Oct·30 | |
| 6 | "Sea Grunt" | 1965·Nov·06 | |
| 7 | "Chief Cook and Bottle Washer" | 1965·Nov·13 | |
| 8 | "Squid on the Skids" | 1965·Nov·20 | |
| 9 | "Double Trouble" | 1965·Nov·27 | |
| 10 | "Squid Kid" | 1965·Dec·04 | |
| 11 | "Booty and the Beast" | 1965·Dec·11 | |
| 12 | "Clowning Around" | 1965·Dec·18 | |
| 13 | "Surprise Prize" | 1965·Dec·25 | |
| 14 | "Naughty Astronaut" | 1966·Jan·01 | |
| 15 | "The Ghost Is Clear" | 1966·Jan·08 | Squiddly Diddly babysits a young ghost named Wilbur. |
| 16 | "Lucky Ducky" | 1966·Jan·15 | |
| 17 | "Foxy Seal" | 1966·Jan·22 | |
| 18 | "Squiddly Double Diddly" | 1966·Jan·29 | |
| 19 | "Hollywood Folly" | 1966·Feb·05 | |
| 20 | "One Black Knight" | 1966·Feb·12 |
[edit] Season 2 (1966)
| № | Title | First aired: | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | "Yo Ho Ho" | 1966·Sep·10 | |
| 22 | "Phoney Fish" | 1966·Sep·17 | Two criminals named Knuckles and Tiny pose as Snorkle Fish in order rob the Bubbleland Box Office. |
| 23 | "Gnatman" | 1966·Sep·24 | Squiddly Diddly and Chief Winchley each pose as the superhero Gnatman in order to fight crime. |
| 24 | "Robot Squid" | 1966·Oct·01 | |
| 25 | "Jewel Finger" | 1966·Oct·08 | |
| 26 | "Baby Squidder" | 1966·Oct·15 |
[edit] Voice cast
- Paul Frees - Squiddly Diddly
- John Stephenson - Chief Winchley
[edit] Squiddly Diddly in other languages
- Brazilian Portuguese: Lula Lelé
- Spanish: El pulpo Manotas
- French: Diddly la pieuvre
- Dutch: Inky de inktvis
- Italian: Squiddly Diddly
- German: Squiddly Diddly
- Japanese: Tako no Roku chan
[edit] References in other media
In 1966, Hanna-Barbera Records released Squiddly Diddly's Surfin' Surfari on LP.[2]
Squiddly Diddly was featured in Yogi's Gang (1973) voiced by Don Messick.
Squiddly Diddly made a lone comic book appearance in 1996 courtesy of Hanna-Barbera Presents #6.
Squiddly Diddly made a cameo in the Yo Yogi! episode "The Big Snoop." He is seen amongst those looking for Super Snooper when he ends up kidnapped.
In the British comedy Only Fools and Horses Christmas Special 1989 "The Jolly Boys' Outing", Squiddly Diddly was cited by Del Boy as the reason for the failure of his seafood stall, since people were unwilling to consume creatures they had become fond of.
[edit] References
- ^ "Squiddly Diddly - Don Markstein's Toonopedia". http://www.toonopedia.com/squiddly.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ Dave Wagner (July 6, 2007). "Squiddly Diddly's Surfin' Safari LP". Children's Records & More. http://childrensrecordsandmore.blogspot.com/2007/07/squiddly-diddlys-surfin-safari-lp.html. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Squiddly Diddly at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Squiddly Diddly - Cartoon Network Department of Cartoons (Archive)
