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By now you probably know that on "Fan Fridays" I put the proverbial "spotlight" on someone or something I've been a fan of in my past life, or someone or something I'm still a fan of today.
I think everyone remembers Mel Blanc, who did the amazing voices of Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, and many others!
However, we ain't talkin' about him on this
"Fan Friday...he gets a lot of recognition
already.
We are going to look at the voice-man who
was closest to my heart!...Daws Butler!
Ever hear of him?
I think you may know the characters he did
the voices for...they include:
- segment of The Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Show)
- Fibber Fox and Alfy Gator (of Yakky
- Doodle)
- Ali Gator (in two Walter Lantz theatrical
- shorts)
- eBaba Looey
- from Quick Draw McGraw)
- Barney Rubble (from The Flintstones)
- (1959–1961; pilot and season two
- episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9 only)
- Big Gruesome
- Bingo (of Banana Splits)
- Brutus the Lion (of The Roman Holidays)
- Cap'n Crunch
- Captain Skyhook (of The Space Kidettes)
- Chilly Willy
- Cogswell
- Colonel Pot Shot
- Dixie Mouse (of Pixie and Dixie)
- Elroy Jetson
- Fibber Fox (of Yakky Doodle)
- Fred Flintstone (1959; pilot only)
- Gabby Gator (of Woody Woodpecker)
- Gelationous Giant from THe Phantom
- Tollbooth (movie)
- Gooney the "Gooney Bird" Albatross
- Hair Bear (of Help...It's The Hair Bear Bunch)
- Henry Orbit
- Hokey Wolf
- Huckleberry Hound
- Hustle (of CB Bears)
- Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy"
- Muddlemore (of The Funky Phant
- om)
- The Cat In The Hat (from the 1971
- animated TV special version of The Cat
- In The Hatt)
- Maxie the Polar Bear
- Mr. Jinx(of Pixie and Dixie)
- Peter Perfect
- Peter Potamus
- Pug (from The Dogfatherr)
- Quick Draw McGraw
- Quisp
- Raggedy Andy (in "The Great Santa
- Claus Caper (1978)")
- Red Max
- Reddy the dog (from The Ruff and
- Ready Show)
- Rock Slag
- Rufus Ruffcut
- Scooby-Dum
- Senses Taker from The Phantom Tollbooth
- Sgt. Blast
- Smedley the dog (from the Chilly Willy
- cartoons)
- Snagglepuss
- Super Snooper and Blabber Mouse
- Spike the Bulldog (of Spike and Tyke) (1949–1957)
- Snoopy (of Peanuts) (1965–1971)
- Stick and Duke (of CB Bears)
- Undercover Elephant
- Terrible Trivium from The Phantom Tollbooth
- Whether Man from The Phantom Tollbooth
- Wally Gator
- Wolf (from the Droopy cartoons)
- Yahooey (from Yippy, Yappy, and Yahooey)
- Yogi Bear
Butler would voice most of these
characters for many decades, in both TV
shows and in some commercials. The
breakfast cereal mascot Cap'n Crunch
became an icon of sorts on Saturday
morning cartoons through many
commercials produced by Jay Ward.
Butler gave voice to the Cap'n from the
1960s to the 1980s.
characters for many decades, in both TV
shows and in some commercials. The
breakfast cereal mascot Cap'n Crunch
became an icon of sorts on Saturday
morning cartoons through many
commercials produced by Jay Ward.
Butler gave voice to the Cap'n from the
1960s to the 1980s.
Son, Elroy Jetson, Snagglepuss, Baba
Looey, Dixie Mouse, Huckleberry Hound,
Mr. Jinx (the cat), Quick Draw McGraw,
Snoopy, Quisp, and The Wolf from the
Droopy cartoons!
Who was your favorite, or favorites?
I am a BIG fan of Daws Butler, because he
made me happy as a child, and because he
had such a cool name!
Not to be putting down the awesome Mel
Blanc, who had a cool sense of humor, as
you can see below:
