Quick Draw McGraw facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Quick Draw McGraw |
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| First appearance | "Scary Prairie" |
| Created by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Voiced by | Daws Butler (1959–1988) Gilbert Mack/Don Elliot (Quick Draw McGraw and Huckleberry Hound LP (1959)) Chuck McCann (Wake Up, America! LP (1965)) Greg Burson (1989–2002) Earl Kress (Cartoon Network bumpers, Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Sound FX (1994)) Jeff Bergman (Cartoon Network bumper) Maurice LaMarche (Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law) Seth Green (Robot Chicken) Scott Innes (2003, 2012) Tom Kenny (Class of 3000) Billy West (Wacky Races) Jim Cummings (2020–present) Bernardo de Paula (Jellystone!) |
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| Aliases | The Whip El Kabong |
| Species | Horse |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Sheriff |
| Family | Ma McGraw (mother) |
| Children | Quick Draw McGraw Jr. (son) |
Quick Draw McGraw is a famous fictional horse character. He is the main hero of The Quick Draw McGraw Show. Quick Draw is a white horse who stands and acts like a human. He wears a red Stetson cowboy hat, a red belt for his gun, and a light blue scarf.
The voice of Quick Draw McGraw was originally done by Daws Butler. All 45 of his cartoon episodes were shown between 1959 and 1961. These cartoons were written by Michael Maltese, who was also known for his work at Warner Bros.. The cartoon show was even nominated for an Emmy Award in 1960.
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Character Description
Quick Draw was usually shown as a sheriff in the Old West. He often had his deputy with him, a burro (a small donkey) named Baba Looey. Baba Looey was also voiced by Daws Butler.
Baba Looey spoke English with a Mexican accent. He would often call Quick Draw "Queeks Draw." In the Spanish American version of the show, Quick Draw spoke with an English-like accent. This made it clear that he was the "outsider" in that version.
The show made fun of the western movies that were popular at the time. Quick Draw was a good-hearted character, but he was sometimes a bit silly. His main sayings were "Now hold on there!" and "I'll do the thin'in' around here and don't you forget it!" If he got hurt, he would often say "Ooooh that smarts!" A funny part of the cartoons was when he would accidentally shoot himself with his own gun.
Another fun character was Snuffles, a bloodhound dog. Snuffles would point to his mouth and make a sound when he wanted a biscuit. After eating one, he would hug himself, jump in the air, and float back down happily.
Personality
Even though Quick Draw was a horse who walked on two legs, the show sometimes showed him riding a realistic horse. In the show's opening, he even drove a stagecoach pulled by a team of real horses. This funny detail was mentioned in the 1980s TV movie The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound, which also featured Quick Draw.
El Kabong
Sometimes, Quick Draw would become a masked hero called El Kabong. He was like a funny version of Zorro. When he appeared, a song would play, saying, "Of all the heroes in legend and song, there's none as brave as El Kabong."
As El Kabong, Quick Draw would swing down on a rope, shouting "OLÉ!" He would then hit his enemies on the head with an acoustic guitar. He called this guitar a "kabonger." This made a special "kabong" sound and usually broke the guitar. The sound effect was made by hitting the strings of a cheap guitar.
Guest Appearances in Other Shows
Quick Draw McGraw has appeared in many other Hanna-Barbera cartoons and specials:
- He was in Yogi's Gang (1973) and Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1978).
- He appeared in a special honoring Fred Flintstone called Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978).
- Quick Draw was also in Casper's First Christmas (1979) and an episode of Yogi's Space Race (1978).
- Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey were in The Yogi Bear Show episode "Yogi's Birthday Party."
- He was a main character in Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
- In the "Fender Bender 500" part of Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990s), Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey raced a monster truck called the Texas Twister.
- In Yo Yogi!, Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey were Wild West entertainers.
- Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey appeared in an episode of Samurai Jack called "Couple on a Train."
- Quick Draw McGraw was in the Robot Chicken episode "Ban on the Fun."
- He appeared as El Kabong in The Simpsons episode "Million Dollar Abie."
- Quick Draw was seen as an older man in I Am Weasel episode "I Am My Lifetime."
- Quick Draw appeared in Class of 3000 episode "Home."
- Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey were in the South Park episode "Imaginationland Episode III." They joined good imaginary characters fighting evil ones.
- Quick Draw also appeared in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law in an episode called "Guitar Control."
- Quick Draw's dog Snuffles appeared in an episode of Johnny Bravo.
- Quick Draw was in the final comic issue of Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles.
- Quick Draw appeared in the Wacky Races episode "Much Ado About Wacky."
- Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey made a quick appearance in the 2020 Animaniacs revival.
- Quick Draw McGraw appears in the series Jellystone!. In this show, El Kabong is his real name and he is a superhero. He uses a guitar named Susan and is also a teacher at Jellystone's school.
In Advertisements
- Quick Draw was the mascot for Sugar Smacks cereal in the early 1960s.
- Quick Draw made a brief appearance in a MetLife commercial in 2012.
Parodies
- The name "El Kabong" has been used in other shows, like The Critic. In that show, a character named Franklin Sherman would pretend to be El Kabong.
- In professional wrestling, the name "El Kabong" was used to describe when a wrestler used an acoustic guitar as a weapon during a match.
- A radio producer named Gary Dell'Abate was nicknamed "Baba Booey." This nickname came from someone mispronouncing Quick Draw McGraw's sidekick, Baba Looey. "Baba Booey" became a well-known saying among fans of the radio show.
Merchandise
- McFarlane Toys made a toy figure of Quick Draw McGraw as El Kabong.
- In 1991, Hi-Tec Software released a video game based on Quick Draw McGraw.
See also
In Spanish: Tiro Loco McGraw (personaje) para niños
