The Quick Draw McGraw Show remains one of the greatest cartoon shows ever, and certainly the most underrated cartoon show in the Hanna-Barbera library. Quick Draw himself was a cockeyed combination of cowboy caricatures, brilliantly voiced by Daws Butler. Unlike Huck and Yogi, whose voices were parodies of Andy Griffith and Art Carney, Quick Draw's voice was an original and one of a kind. And the stories were provided by Mike Maltese and Warren Foster, who wrote many of the best of the Looney Tunes at Warner Bros.
Above is a lineup of the cast from the Quick Draw series. From left to right, that's Blabber, Baba Looey, Quick Draw McGraw, Augie Doggie with his father Doggie Daddy, and Snooper. Snooper and Blabber were a team of "detecatives." Baba was Quick Draw's sidekick. But you knew that.
The character pose is taken from an old Hanna-Barbera press release. The background photo was taken during a family trip last month to the Grand Canyon. Quick Draw and Baba Looey certainly fit into the terrain.
Surprisingly, there were some other Hanna-Barbera characters on hand at the Grand Canyon. Near the entrance to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, we came upon the roadside attraction pictured below...
Surprisingly, there were some other Hanna-Barbera characters on hand at the Grand Canyon. Near the entrance to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, we came upon the roadside attraction pictured below...
Um...Yabba-Dabba-Doo?
