Snagglepuss

For the song by John Zorn, see Naked City (album).
Snagglepuss
The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Yogi Bear Show character
First appearance“Lamb Chopped” (The Quick Draw McGraw Show, 1959)
Created byWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Voiced byDaws Butler (1959–1988)[1]
Frank Milano (Songs of Yogi Bear and his Pals LP (1961))[2][3]
Greg Burson (1989–2002)
Billy West (commercials, Wacky Races)
Earl Kress (Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Sound FX (1994))[4]
Jeff Bergman (Web Premiere Toons, Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary)
Scott Innes (2003, 2012)[5][6]
Stephen Stanton (MetLife commercial)
Victor Yerrid (Robot Chicken)
Chris Edgerly (Drawn Together)
Tom Kenny (Evil Con Carne, Wacky Races)
Dana Snyder (Jellystone!)[7]
In-universe information
AliasSnaggletooth
SpeciesPuma
GenderMale

Snagglepuss is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character who debuted in prototype form in 1959 and was established as a studio regular by 1961.[8][9] A light pink anthropomorphic puma sporting an upturned collar, shirt cuffs, and bow tie, Snagglepuss enjoys the finer things in life and shows a particular affinity for the theatre. His stories routinely break the fourth wall as the character addresses the audience in self-narration, soliloquy, and asides. As originally voiced by Daws Butler,[1] Snagglepuss seeks quasi-Shakespearean turns of phrase. Some of his campy verbal mannerisms became catchphrases: "Heavens to Murgatroyd!", "Exit, stage left!", and using emphatic "even" at the end of sentences.[10]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Murgatroyd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Frank Milano – Songs Of Yogi Bear And His Pals (1961, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1961. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Total TeleVision Cartoons – on Records". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ "No Artist – Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Sound FX (1994, CD)". Discogs. 1994. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Official Scott Innes Scooby-Doo Mega Store and More..." www.onescottshop.com.
  6. ^ "ScoobyAddicts.com". ScoobyAddicts.
  7. ^ Hemmert, Kylie (June 24, 2021). "Jellystone!: Hanna-Barbera Characters Return in HBO Max Original Animated Series". Comingsoon.net.
  8. ^ Markstein, Donald D. "Snagglepuss". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Snagglepuss". Cartoon Scrapbook. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08.
  10. ^ Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.