| Dick Dastardly | |
|---|---|
| Wacky Races character | |
 Dick Dastardly as seen in Wacky Races | |
| First appearance | "See-Saw To Arkansas" (1968) |
| Created by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Portrayed by | Porter Flynn (2013) |
| Voiced by | Paul Winchell (1968–1991) Malcolm McNeill (Spin a Magic Tune)[1][2] Michael Bell (1990) Rob Paulsen (1991) Jim Cummings (2000–2008) Jeff Bergman (Cartoon Network) Trey Parker (South Park) Eric Bauza (2015, 2024–present; Uncle Grandpa, Tooned Out) Peter Woodward (2017–2019) Tom Kenny (2018) Jason Isaacs (Scoob!) Terry Mynott (Dastardly and Muttley)[3] Dwight Schultz (Jellystone!) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Alignment | Evil |
| Family | Delilah Dastardly (wife) Dick Dastardly III (son) Dread Baron (twin brother) Desdemona Dastardly (cousin) Sheriff Longarm D. Law (cousin) Pop (Dick Dastardly I) (father) |
| Nationality | English-American |
Dick Dastardly is a fictional character and the main protagonist who has appeared in various animated series by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1968 onward.[4] Dastardly's most famous appearances are in the series Wacky Races (his initial appearance) and its spin-off, Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines. He is partly based on the English actor Terry-Thomas.[5]
The character was originally voiced by Paul Winchell, using a characterization that Winchell would also employ several years later to voice the Smurfs' nemesis Gargamel. Winchell's facial structures were caricatured in the related character design as well.
In subsequent depictions of the character, Dick Dastardly was voiced by Rob Paulsen and by Jim Cummings (the latter of whom was notable for voicing other characters previously voiced by Winchell, including Tigger and Zummi Gummi).
Dastardly's catchphrases in the cartoons were "Muttley, do something!", "Drat, and double drat!"[6] and occasionally "Triple drat!" or "Curses, foiled again!"
- ^ "'Spin a Magic Tune' - Track 5 - 'Dastardly, Dastardly' - 1973 album". YouTube. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Spin a Magic Tune". Mike McNaught Music. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Dastardly and Muttley". YouTube. 22 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 234–236. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ McCann, Graham (December 2011). "5". Bounder!: The Biography of Terry-Thomas. Aurum Press. ISBN 9781845137564. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
Terry-Thomas ... and Eric Sykes ... formed a very effective on-screen double-act, (which ended up inspiring a pair of cartoon alter egos – Dick Dastardly and Muttley – in the popular Hanna-Barbera/Warner Brothers series Wacky Races.
- ^ Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines audio commentary by Designers Iwao Takamoto and Jerry Eisenberg, and Warner Bros. Animation Scott Axley and Scott Jeralds (DVD). Vol. 3.