Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long was a segment of Hanna-Barbera's 1964–66 cartoon The Magilla Gorilla Show, and later appeared on The Peter Potamus Show.
Background In a Wild West setting, a cowboy rabbit named Ricochet Rabbit (voiced by Don Messick) worked as a sheriff in the town of Hoop 'n' Holler. Ricochet would bounce off stationary objects yelling "Bing-bing-bing!" His deputy and foil Droop-a-Long Coyote (voiced by Mel Blanc impersonating Ken Curtis on Gunsmoke) was not as fast and was very clumsy.
In addition to his speed, which enabled him to outrun bullets, Ricochet used trick bullets against his opponents, including a bullet that would stop in mid-flight and strike the target with an impossibly oversized mallet, and another which would draw a target on his nose and punch it.
Episode list # Title Airdate Summary Animator1 Atchison, Topeka & Sam Jose January 14, 1964 2 Good Little Bad Guy January 21, 1964 Credited Animators: Kenneth Muse, George Goepper3 Cradle Robber January 28, 1964 Credited Animators: Kenneth Muse, George Goepper4 West Pest February 4, 1964 Credited Animators: George Goepper, Kenneth Muse5 TV Show February 11, 1964 Credited Animators: George Goepper, Kenneth Muse6 Annie Hoaxley February 18, 1964 Credited Animators: Kenneth Muse, George Goepper7 School Daze February 25, 1964 Credited Animator: Irv Spence8 Sheepy Wolf March 3, 1964 Credited Animators: George Nicholas, George Goepper9 Big Thinker March 10, 1964 Credited Animators: Jerry Hathcock, Ed Parks, Don Patterson10 Two Too Many March 17, 1964 Credited Animators: George Nicholas, George Goepper11 Bad Guys Are Good Guys March 24, 1964 12 Itchy-Finger Gun Slinger March 31, 1964 13 Clunko Bunko April 7, 1964 14 Slick Quick Gun April 14, 1964 15 Mostly Ghostly April 21, 1964 Credited Animators: Jerry Hathcock, Kenneth Muse16 Will O' the Whip September 11, 1965 17 Cactus Ruckus September 18, 1965 Credited Animators: Carlo Vinci, Hugh Fraser18 Rapid Romance September 25, 1965 19 El Loco, Loco, Loco, Loco Diablo October 2, 1965 20 Big Town Show Down October 9, 1965 21 Space Sheriff October 16, 1965 22 Red Riding Ricochet October 23, 1965 23 Jail Break-In October 30, 1965
Cast Don Messick as Ricochet Rabbit Mel Blanc as Droop-a-Long Coyote
Other appearances An early incarnation of Ricochet Rabbit appears in Touché Turtle and Dum Dum episode 26 "Rapid Rabbit". Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long were seen in Yogi's Ark Lark. Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long were seen in the opening title of Yogi's Gang. Ricochet Rabbit made some appearances in Yogi's Treasure Hunt. Ricochet Rabbit makes a portrait cameo in the "Agent Penny" episode of the "Super Secret Secret Squirrel" segment of 2 Stupid Dogs. Ricochet Rabbit appears in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "X Gets the Crest", voiced by Mark Hamill. Droop-a-Long also makes a non-speaking cameo. Ricochet Rabbit appears in the Wacky Races reboot episode "Slow and Steady", voiced by Tom Kenny.
In other languages
Italian: Tornado Kid e Sonnacchia French: Ricochet-Va-Vite et Lambinousse Dutch: Sheriff Altijd Raak Hebbes
See also List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions List of Hanna-Barbera characters
References
External links
Ricochet Rabbit at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. from the original on January 14, 2017.