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''. The 35 individual shorts were produced by

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between September 19, 1959 and October 20, 1961.

History

Snooper and Blabber form a pair of cat and mouse

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s, respectively, working for the Super Snooper Detective Agency.

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voiced both characters although the first four episodes originally featured a different actor, Elliot Field, as the voice of Blabber Mouse.

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crafted the stories. The characters have appeared in other Hanna-Barbera cartoons, including ''

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'' and '' Yogi's Treasure Hunt''. Super Snooper is more or less the one in command whenever the pair takes on a case while Blabber Mouse (a play on "blabbermouth", not to be confused with the

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character Little Blabbermouse) follows whatever orders Snooper gives him. Snooper's voice was patterned after Ed Gardner's Archie on the 1940s

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''. Blabber speaks with a

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, hence he calls his senior partner "Shnooper". It was one of the rare shows that paired a cat and mouse that were not enemies. Also, Snooper makes frequent contact with his agent Hazel who is never shown, but is revealed to have a

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as a pet. Some of the pair's cartoons featured early versions of other Hanna-Barbera characters, such as

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and Hardy Har Har.Snooper and Blabber
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Archived
from the original on February 15, 2016.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (1959–60)

Season 2 (1960)

Season 3 (1961)

Other appearances

Hanna-Barbera

Snooper and Blabber appeared in the 1972

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'' Yogi's Ark Lark'', which was part of ''

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'' and also the pilot for '' Yogi’s Gang''. They also appear in the 1982 special ''

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''. The duo later appeared in the following Hanna-Barbera cartoon series: * ''

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'', to see Yogi at his birthday party. * ''

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'', as members of Yogi’s team. * '' Yogi's Treasure Hunt'', as regular characters. * '' Yo Yogi!'', with Snooper voiced by

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and Blabber voiced by Hal Smith. Snooper was a celebrity detective while Blabber ran the "Crooks 'n' Books Store" at Jellystone Mall. * The ''Super Secret

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'' segment (episode “Agent Penny") of ''

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''. Rob Paulsen reprises Snooper here and also voices Blabber. * Snooper made a brief

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(without Blabber) in the 1988

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''Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special'' #1 as captured animals alongside other Hanna-Barbera characters. * Snooper and Blabber appear in a ''

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'' episode "The Wacky Always Races Twice" played as two of Professor Bella's thugs. * Snooper and Blabber both appear in the series '' Jellystone!'' In the series, Snooper (voiced by Georgie Kidder) is female and Blabber (voiced by Bernardo de Paula) has facial hair. Blabber lacks a lisp in this series. * Snooper and Blabber are shown on a list in the '' Velma'' episode "Velma Makes a List".

Other media

Snooper and Blabber made appearances in a number of

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, and had their own title from

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, which only ran for three issues (1962–1963). In the mid-1960s, Snooper and Blabber were the stars of two

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s from Hanna-Barbera Records: * ''James Bomb'', in which the duo were involved in a

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-type adventure; the record included songs with titles like "Dr. Oh No" and "Gold Pinky". * ''Monster Shindig'', in which Snooper and Blabber are called to investigate a loud party, which is being thrown by

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voiced Snooper and

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voiced Blabber on this record.Children's Records & More: “Monster Shindig” with Super Snooper & Blabbermouse
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'' season 3 episode " Ban on the Fun", Snooper and Blabber appear in the "Laff-A-Munich" skit, confronting the Great Fondoo who was holding the groceries after the Really Rottens have murdered the majority of the Yogi Yahooeys. Snooper asks Fondoo, "Do you know why we're here?" However, the Great Fondoo questions why HE is there, stating he is a nobody and that

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should've had plenty of other villains to make up the Really Rottens. Snooper and Blabber then shoot him to death.

References

External links

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