Snuffles is an
anthropomorphic
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Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
cartoon dog appearing in animated television shorts produced by
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer t ...
beginning in 1959 on ''
The Quick Draw McGraw Show
''The Quick Draw McGraw Show'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and their third television series overall after '' The Ruff and Reddy Show'' and '' The Huckleberry Hound Show''. Voice actor Daws ...
''.
Daws Butler
Charles Dawson Butler (November 16, 1916May 18, 1988) was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Ho ...
provided his voice.
Character description
Snuffles is a bloodhound used by
Quick Draw McGraw
Quick Draw McGraw is a fictional anthropomorphic horse and the protagonist and title character of '' The Quick Draw McGraw Show''. He is a white horse, wearing a red Stetson cowboy hat, a red holster belt, a light blue bandana, and occasional ...
to ferret out bad guys in the old West but needed to be bribed with a
dog biscuit
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Dog biscuits tend to be hard and dry. Dog biscuits may be sold in a flat bone-shape. The dry and hard biscuit texture helps clean t ...
before performing his task. Upon chomping on one, he would hug himself in ecstasy, jump into the air and float back down, sighing. Occasionally, Snuffles would demand more than one biscuit, and was willing to accept them from bad guys as well. In several cases when Quick Draw did not have a dog biscuit to offer due to being out of them or if he tried to give Snuffles the reward cash for capturing an outlaw, Snuffles would either shake his head and say "Uh-uh" or grunt to himself and mumble "Darn cheapskate!" as well as sometimes throwing the reward money back in Quick Draw's face.
Joseph Barbera
Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist who co-founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera.
Born to Italian i ...
once said that Snuffles was added to cartoons at the request of the sponsor,
Kellogg
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People and organizations
*Kellogg's, American multinational food-manufacturing company
**Will Keith Kellogg, founder of the company
** John Harvey Kellogg, his brother, inventor of cornflakes and medical practitioner
*Kello ...
's Cereals.
Appearances
Snuffles appeared in seven
Quick Draw McGraw
Quick Draw McGraw is a fictional anthropomorphic horse and the protagonist and title character of '' The Quick Draw McGraw Show''. He is a white horse, wearing a red Stetson cowboy hat, a red holster belt, a light blue bandana, and occasional ...
cartoons and one
Snagglepuss
Snagglepuss is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character who debuted in prototype form in 1959 and established as a studio regular by 1961. A light pink anthropomorphic cougar sporting an upturned collar, shirt cuffs, and bow tie, Snagglepuss enjoys th ...
cartoon:
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He also made an appearance on the ''Johnny Bravo
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'' episode "Double Vision".
See also
* List of Hanna-Barbera characters
The following is a list of characters created by and featured in various Hanna-Barbera productions and series:
2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1995)
;2 Stupid Dogs
* Big Dog
* Little Dog
* Mr. Hollywood
* The Kitten
* Red Riding Hood
* Grandma
* The Wo ...
References
Fictional dogs
Hanna-Barbera characters
Television characters introduced in 1959
Animated characters introduced in 1959
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