Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har

Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har are a pair of anthropomorphic Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters, a lion in a tattered top hat and vest and a hyena in a hat and bow tie, respectively. The latter's name is ironic, as it's an onomatopoeia for laughter, and Hardy is an eternal pessimist; indeed, one short implies that expression of joy or happiness actually puts Hardy in pain.

History

Lippy and Hardy (voiced by Daws Butler and Mel Blanc respectively) first appeared in The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series in 1962, along with Wally Gator and Touché Turtle and Dum Dum.

Their cartoons revolved around ever-hopeful Lippy's attempts to get rich quick, with reluctant Hardy serving as a foil. Whatever the consequences were to Lippy's schemes, Hardy would end up getting the worst of it — a fact he always seemed to realize ahead of time, with his moans of, "Oh me, oh my, oh dear." Although the intro shows them in a jungle setting proper for such beasts, most of the cartoons' stories took place in an urban setting.

In 1971, Lippy and Hardy got their own cartoon show, simply titled Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har; it lasted one season.

Since then, the duo have been infrequently included in the cast of Hanna-Barbera's ensemble shows (e.g., Yogi's Gang). They were no longer constantly pursuing Lippy's get-rich-quick schemes, but their personalities were unchanged; Lippy was still the smiling optimist, Hardy the moaning pessimist.

Episodes

1. See Saw
2. Watermelon Felon
3. Scare to Spare
4. Gulp and Saucer
5. Map Happy
6. Smile the Wild
7. Charge of the Fright Brigade
8. Film Flam
9. Gunflighter
10. Hick Hikers
11. A Thousand and One Frights
12. Double Trouble
13. Laugh a Loaf
14. Genie is a Meany
15. Banks for Everything
16. Fiddle Faddled
17. Kidnap Trap
18. Witch Crafty
19. Gas Again
20. Horse and Waggin
21. Baby Bottled
22. Hard Luck Hardy
23. Show Use
24. Injun Trouble
25. Mouse in the House
26. Crazy Cat Capers
27. Phoney Pony
28. Egg Experts
29. Rabbit Romeo
30. Bird in the Hand
31. Legion Heirs
32. Hoots and Saddles
33. Monster Mix-Up
34. Bye Bye Fly Guy
35. Wooden Nickels
36. Two for the Road
37. King's X
38. Amusement Park Lark
39. T for Two
40. Tiny Troubles
41. Flood for a Thought
42. Hocus Pocus
43. Sham-Rocked
44. Old Fuddy Duds
45. Chow You Feelings
46. Easy Does It
47. Drop Me a Lion
48. Map Sap
49. Shark Shock
50. No Spooking Allowed
51. Me-My-Mine
52. Together Mess

Cast

• Daws Butler - Lippy the Lion
• Mel Blanc - Hardy Har Har

Other Appearances

• Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har were seen in Yogi's Ark Lark. In one scene, Lippy was fed up with Hardy's behavior when those that were on the Noah's Ark were getting bored looking for the perfect place. Though, he did save Hardy when the Ark ended up in a storm. Both of them were also in the TV movie's spin-off series Yogi's Gang. In both appearances, Hardy Har Har was voiced by John Stephenson (possibly cause Mel Blanc was presumably unavailable) while Daws Butler reprised Lippy.

• Lippy and Hardy appeared in the 1977 Hanna Barbera comic book issue called "The Flintstones' Christmas Party."

• Lippy and Hardy had appeared in an episode of Yogi's Treasure Hunt.

• Hardy Har Har was seen as a teenager in Yo Yogi!, voiced by Rob Paulsen. His appearance was in the episode "Tricky Dickie's Dirty Trickies" where, after Dick Dastardly does something to get Yogi fired from the L.A.F. Squad, Yogi ended up hanging out with Hardy. For some reason, Lippy the Lion wasn't in this series.

Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har in other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Lippy e Hardy
• Spanish: Leoncio el León y Tristón
• French: Lippy le Lion et Jérémie
• Italian: I due masnadieri ("The Two Scoundrels")
• Polish: Lew Lippy
• Serbian: Lav Laza i hijena Maza

External links

• Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har at IMDb
• The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series at IMDb
• Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har