The Quick Draw McGraw Show

The Quick Draw McGraw Show was an American animated television series from Hanna-Barbera Productions, the studio's fourth show after *The Ruff and Reddy Show*, *The Huckleberry Hound Show*, and *The Yogi Bear Show*. Daws Butler voiced the title character, Quick Draw McGraw. The program first aired in syndication on September 28, 1959, and ran until October 20, 1961, with Kellogg's as its sponsor. Each episode contained three cartoons: the first starred Quick Draw and his sidekick Baba Looey, the second featured the father-and-son dog duo Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, and the third followed cat-and-mouse detectives Snooper and Blabber. Bumpers—short mini-cartoons—appeared between the main segments, showcasing Quick Draw and other characters. Writers such as Warren Foster and Tony Benedict contributed to the episode stories alongside Michael Maltese. Screen Gems, the television division of Columbia Pictures, originally syndicated the series. It later aired on Saturday mornings on CBS for three seasons, from 1963 to 1966.

**Segments**

**Quick Draw McGraw** Quick Draw (voiced by Daws Butler) typically appeared as a sheriff in Old West shorts. His deputy was a Mexican burro named Baba Looey, also voiced by Butler. Though technically the sidekick, Baba Looey often acted as the more thoughtful half, noticing flaws in Quick Draw’s plans and trying to warn him—usually without success. The exchange followed a pattern: Baba Looey would start a caution like “I don' thin' we should be doing...”, and Quick Draw would cut him off with his catchphrase, “I'll do the 'thin'in' around here and don't you forget it!” Quick Draw’s plans then backfired, forcing him to realize he should have listened. Some cartoons included his bloodhound Snuffles (voiced by Butler), who refused to work until given a dog biscuit, after which he hugged himself, leaped into the air, and floated back down. Quick Draw also appeared as his masked alter ego, El Kabong, who used a guitar (a “Kabonger”) to bash villains. Writer Michael Maltese said the character was inspired by actor Douglas Fairbanks Sr. as Zorro.

**Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy** A young dog named Augie Doggie (voiced by Daws Butler) and his father Doggie Daddy (voiced by Doug Young, impersonating Jimmy Durante) had various misadventures together.