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Super Snooper (left) and Blabber Mouse (right) on the segment's title card.
Genre	Cartoon
Created by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Voices of	Daws Butler
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	45
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	Screen Gems
Release
Original release	September 19, 1959 (1959-09-19) – October 20, 1961 (1961-10-20)

Snooper and Blabber is a fun cartoon series about two detectives, Super Snooper and his mouse sidekick, Blabber. It was one of three cartoon segments that appeared on The Quick Draw McGraw Show. This show was made by Hanna-Barbera and aired from September 19, 1959, to October 20, 1962. There are 45 episodes in total, each about seven minutes long.

Snooper and Blabber on Quick Draw McGraw
Later Adventures of Snooper and Blabber
- Hanna-Barbera Shows and Movies
Other Media Appearances
See also

Snooper and Blabber on Quick Draw McGraw

Snooper and Blabber had many adventures solving mysteries in their seven-minute cartoons. They often faced tricky situations and funny characters.

Season 1: 1959–1960 Episodes

The first season had 26 exciting episodes. Snooper and Blabber worked on many different cases. They helped a rich cat, dealt with a witch, and even chased ghosts! They also tried to catch a diamond thief and babysat a very unusual baby. In one episode, they searched for a missing stage star flea! They even had to deal with a giant and a master of disguise. Later, they tried to catch an escaped monkey and remove a pesky gopher from a garden. They also faced robot clones and a sea monster. Some episodes featured other famous characters like Snagglepuss and Hardy Har Har.

Nº	Ep	Title	Guest character(s)	Air date
1	1	"Puss n' Booty"	Alowishus, the millionaire cat	September 19, 1959 (1959-09-19)
Snooper and Blabber help a rich cat named Alowishus from his butler.
2	2	"Switch Witch"	--	September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26)
The detectives testify in court about a witch who bothered Hansel and Gretel.
3	3	"Real Gone Ghosts"	--	October 3, 1959 (1959-10-03)
Snooper and Blabber are called to a ship to deal with two noisy ghosts.
4	4	"Desperate Diamond Dimwits"	--	October 10, 1959 (1959-10-10)
They try to get back a huge diamond stolen by a thief called Lightfingers.
5	5	"Big Diaper Caper"	Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist	October 17, 1959 (1959-10-17)
Snooper and Blabber babysit a strange baby at the Evil Scientist's house.
6	6	"The Flea and Me"	--	October 24, 1959 (1959-10-24)
They search for a missing stage star flea named Rudolf, who is hard to catch.
7	7	"Disappearing Inc."	--	October 31, 1959 (1959-10-31)
A crook uses an invisibility formula, so Blabber takes some to help catch him.
8	8	"Baby Rattled"	Babypants Bibky	November 7, 1959 (1959-11-07)
The duo guards a safe, but Babypants gets in, and a cop causes trouble.
9	9	"Not So Dummy"	Babypants Bibky	November 14, 1959 (1959-11-14)
On Goony Island, they investigate a robbery by Babypants, who is disguised as a dummy.
10	10	"Fee Fi Fo Fumble"	--	November 21, 1959 (1959-11-21)
Snooper tells about a vanished bank and a giant to win an award.
11	11	"Masquerader Raider"	Quick Change Quintin	November 28, 1959 (1959-11-28)
They go to a department store to catch Quick Change Quintin, who uses many disguises.
12	12	"Motor Knows Best"	--	December 5, 1959 (1959-12-05)
Snooper races Crash Smithereens, trying to avoid his cheating tricks.
13	13	"Slippery Glass Slipper"	--	December 12, 1959 (1959-12-12)
Blabber tells a journalist about finding the lady who owns a glass slipper.
14	14	"Monkey Wrenched"	--	December 19, 1959 (1959-12-19)
They go to a supermarket to catch an escaped monkey quietly.
15	15	"Gopher Goofers"	--	December 26, 1959 (1959-12-26)
Snooper and Blabber try to remove a bothersome gopher from a rich garden, but they keep failing.
16	16	"Impossible Imposters"	--	January 2, 1960 (1960-01-02)
They track a mad scientist who made robot clones of Snooper to frame him.
17	17	"Adventure Is My Hobby"	--	January 9, 1960 (1960-01-09)
Snooper explains on TV a case about a sea monster in Lake Wacha Macha Pool.
18	18	"Cloudy Rowdy"	--	January 16, 1960 (1960-01-16)
They follow Nimbo Nimbus in his giant skycloud after he stole a sapphire.
19	19	"Snap Happy Saps"	Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist	January 23, 1960 (1960-01-23)
Snooper and Blabber go to the Evil Scientist's house to take a baby picture.
20	20	"The Lion Is Busy"	Snagglepuss	January 30, 1960 (1960-01-30)
They search for the escaped mountain lion Snagglepuss, and all three end up at the Adventurers' Club.
21	21	"Laughing Guess"	Hardy Har Har	February 6, 1960 (1960-02-06)
Snooper and Blabber try to make Hardy Har Har laugh, but only slipping on a banana peel works.
22	22	"The Case of the Purloined Parrot"	--	February 13, 1960 (1960-02-13)
Snooper tells a story about Captain Scuttle's parrot being stolen because it knew where a treasure was.
23	23	"Poddle Toodle-Oo!"	--	February 20, 1960 (1960-02-20)
With a flea's help, they track a runaway poodle, but stop when they see she has a fiancé.
24	24	"Doggone Dog, Gone"	--	February 27, 1960 (1960-02-27)
They look for a lost diamond ring, and Blabber accidentally swallows it.
25	25	"Hula Hula Hullabaloo"	--	March 5, 1960 (1960-03-05)
Snooper must deliver a special pearl, but a flying fish eats it.
26	26	"Wild Man, Wild!"	--	March 12, 1960 (1960-03-12)
They follow a wild man, but by the time they find him, he has become civilized.

Season 2: 1960 Episodes

The second season brought 13 more cases for the detective duo. They chased a diamond thief in a kangaroo's pouch and went undercover to guard a tiara. They even tried to hunt a special duck and dealt with Blabber after he ate a powerful peanut! Snooper and Blabber also went to the Himalayas to photograph an Abominable Snowman and helped the Bear Family find their stolen porridge.

Nº	Ep	Title	Guest character(s)	Air date
27	1	"Ala-Kazoop!"	--	September 10, 1960 (1960-09-10)
Snooper and an inspector look for a stolen ruby, while Blabber is hypnotized to get it.
28	2	"Hop to It"	--	September 17, 1960 (1960-09-17)
They chase a diamond thief riding in a kangaroo's pouch.
29	3	"Fleas Be Careful"	--	September 24, 1960 (1960-09-24)
Blabber tells about Snooper's case to help Toot Sweet win back his girlfriend from a slick flea.
30	4	"Observant Servants"	--	October 1, 1960 (1960-10-01)
Snooper and Blabber go undercover to guard a tiara, which Lightfingers steals from a cake.
31	5	"De-Duck-Tives"	Yakky Doodle	October 8, 1960 (1960-10-08)
They hunt a special duck, but a duckling thinks their duck decoy is its mother.
32	6	"Big Shot Blab"	--	October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15)
Blabber eats a powerful peanut entrusted to Snooper, causing a lot of trouble.
33	7	"Big Cat Caper"	Snagglepuss	October 22, 1960 (1960-10-22)
Snagglepuss escapes before Snooper can send him to the zoo, leading to a chase.
34	8	"Scoop Snoop"	--	October 29, 1960 (1960-10-29)
They travel to the Himalayas to photograph an Abominable Snowman, and Blabber gets good photos.
35	9	"Prince of a Fella"	--	November 5, 1960 (1960-11-05)
The Wickedonia Queen sends them to find Snow White, but they turn into frogs.
36	10	"Flea For All"	--	November 12, 1960 (1960-11-12)
They follow a diamond theft to a flea circus, and Snooper sends Toots Sweet to investigate.
37	11	"Outer Space Case"	--	November 19, 1960 (1960-11-19)
Snooper and Blabber go to Mars to catch a thieving astronaut monkey, and Blabber stays behind.
38	12	"Bear-ly Able"	--	November 26, 1960 (1960-11-26)
The Bear Family asks them to find the thief who stole their porridge, who is the Big Bad Wolf.
39	13	"Surprised Party"	Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist	December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03)
They go to the Evil Scientist's house for a party for their baby, who puts them in danger.

Season 3: 1961 Episodes

The third and final season had 6 episodes. Snooper and Blabber continued their detective work, catching a "Fly Burglar" and recovering Aladdin's genie. They also tried to find a wild runaway horse and dealt with the Evil Scientist family again. The series ended with them going to prison to prevent a jailbreak, but they ended up getting caught themselves!

Nº	Ep	Title	Guest character(s)	Air date
40	1	"Zoom-Zoom Blabber"	--	September 15, 1961 (1961-09-15)
The Captain Zoom-Zoom actor asks Snooper to catch Fly Burglar. Blabber uses Zoom-Zoom's identity.
41	2	"Eenie, Genie, Minie, Mo!"	--	September 22, 1961 (1961-09-22)
Blabber and Snooper try to get back Aladdin's genie, and they eventually catch it.
42	3	"Bronco Bluster"	--	September 29, 1961 (1961-09-29)
Snooper and Blabber try to find a wild runaway horse and send him home to Texas.
43	4	"Chilly Chiller"	Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist	October 6, 1961 (1961-10-06)
A ghost asks them to remove the Evil Scientist family from his house, but they fail.
44	5	"Gem Jams"	--	October 13, 1961 (1961-10-13)
They look for Mr. Richley's stolen gems. The butler is the suspect, who used shrinking potion.
45	6	"Person to Prison"	Quick Change Quentin	October 20, 1961 (1961-10-20)
Series finale: They go to Sing Song prison disguised as convicts to stop a jailbreak, but they get caught.

Later Adventures of Snooper and Blabber

After their own show, Snooper and Blabber appeared in many other Hanna-Barbera cartoons and movies.

Hanna-Barbera Shows and Movies

Snooper and Blabber were in the 1972 TV-movie Yogi's Ark Lark. This movie was a pilot for the cartoon series Yogi’s Gang. They also appeared in the 1982 special Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper.

The detective duo also showed up in these other Hanna-Barbera cartoon series:

In The Yogi Bear Show, they visited Yogi's birthday party.
They were members of Yogi’s team in Laff-A-Lympics.
They were regular characters in Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
In Yo Yogi!, Snooper was voiced by Rob Paulsen, and Blabber was voiced by Hal Smith. Snooper was a famous detective, and Blabber ran a "Crooks 'n' Books Store" at the Jellystone Mall.
They appeared in the Super Secret Secret Squirrel part of 2 Stupid Dogs (in the episode “Agent Penny”). Rob Paulsen voiced both Snooper and Blabber in this one.
Snooper made a quick appearance by himself in the 1988 TV-movie The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound.
Snooper and Blabber were also in a DC Comics comic book, Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special #1, where they were captured with other Hanna-Barbera characters.
They are set to appear in the upcoming series Jellystone!.

Other Media Appearances

Snooper and Blabber also appeared in other types of media, like comic books and music albums.

They were in several comic books and even had their own comic book series from Gold Key Comics. This series only had three issues, published between 1962 and 1963.

In the mid-1960s, Snooper and Blabber starred in two LP albums released by Hanna-Barbera Records:

James Bomb: In this album, the duo had an adventure similar to James Bond. The record included songs like “Dr. Oh No” and “Gold Pinky.”
Monster Shindig: Snooper and Blabber were called to investigate a very loud party. It turned out the party was being thrown by The Gruesomes. Paul Frees voiced Snooper, and June Foray voiced Blabber on this record.

In a 2007 episode of Robot Chicken called "Ban on the Fun," Snooper and Blabber appeared in a skit. They confronted a character named the Great Fondoo.