Loopy De Loop

''Loopy De Loop'' is an American animated theatrical series produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after leaving MGM and opening their new studio, Hanna-Barbera Productions. Loopy De Loop Profile 48 cartoons were produced between 1959 and 1965, and released to theatres by Columbia Pictures. It was one of the final theatrical cartoon series to be released by Columbia, as well as the only one to be produced by the studio.

Overview

Loopy (voiced by Daws Butler) is a gentleman wolf who mangles the English language in his bid to converse in a Franco-Canadian accent, and always wears a characteristic tuque knit cap and scarf. A self-appointed good Samaritan, he dauntlessly fights to clear the bad name of wolves and opens every short with his trademark introduction "I am Loopy De Loop, the good wolf." Though he is always kind and helpful, his exploits usually get him beaten up or chased out of town by the very people he has helped, all for no other reason than the prejudice of being a wolf. Still, he never loses faith, and considers himself "kind, considerate and charming."

The character's name is a combination of plays on words:
*"Loop the loop" is a 360-degree back flip performed by airplane stunt pilots.
*''Canis lupus'' is the Latin-based scientific name for the grey wolf species of the dog family, with the species' name of ''lupus'' being the basis for ''loup'', the French word for wolf.
*"Loopy" is a synonym for "crazy" or "eccentric"

List of theatrical shorts

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

Television version

In 1969, Loopy's film shorts were gathered together into a syndicated television series, simply titled ''Loopy de Loop''.

Cast

*Daws Butler as Loopy De Loop
* Other voices include Julie Bennett, Mel Blanc, Red Coffey, June Foray, Paul Frees, Don Messick, Howard Morris, Hal Smith, Arnold Stang