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Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long 
Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long's Title CardGenre Cartoon
WesternCreated by Hanna-Barbera Directed by William Hanna
Joseph BarberaStarring Ricochet Rabbit
Droop-a-long CoyoteVoices of Don Messick
Mel BlancTheme music composer Hoyt Curtin Country of origin 
United StatesLanguage(s) English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 23 Production Producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph BarberaRunning time 7 Minutes Per Short Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions Broadcast Original channel First-Run Syndication Original run January 14, 1964 – December 4, 1965 Chronology Related shows The Magilla Gorilla Show
Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying BalloonRicochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long was a segment of Hanna-Barbera's The Magilla Gorilla Show, and later appeared on Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon.
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Background
Ricochet Rabbit (voiced by Don Messick) worked as a sheriff in a Western setting called Hoop 'n' Holler. Ricochet, true to his name, would bounce off all the walls yelling "ping-ping-ping!" His deputy Droop-A-Long Coyote (voiced by Mel Blanc impersonating Ken Curtis' Festus Haggen character from the TV Western, "Gunsmoke".) was never able to be as "jumpy" and would end up crashing through a window, or some similar accident except on one occasion when Ricochet and Drop-A-Long were running away from a bear. Unfortunately for both of them, the bear also managed to bounce off. In addition to his speed, Ricochet was known for using trick bullets against his opponents (for example, a bullet that would stop in mid-flight and hover while striking the bad guy with an impossibly oversized mallet or drawing a target on his nose and punching the target, or exploding after inside bigger compartments of the bullet).
Ricochet Rabbit's catchphrase consisted of three quick pings; "ping, ping, PING!", followed by him referring to himself in the third person; "Ricochet Rabbit!"
Episodes
# Title Summary 1 Atchison, Topeka, & Sam Jose 2 Good Little Bad Guy 3 Cradle Robber 4 West Pest 5 TV Show 6 Annie Hoaxley 7 School Daze 8 Sheepy Wolf 9 Big Thinker 10 Two Too Many 11 Bad Guys Are Good Guys 12 Itchy-Finger Gun Slinger 13 Clunko Bunko 14 Slick Quick Gun 15 Mostly Ghostly 16 Will 'O The Whip 17 Cactus Ruckus 18 Rapid Romance 19 El Loco, Loco, Loco, Loco, Diablo 20 Big Town Show Down 21 Space Sheriff 22 Red Riding Ricochet 23 Jail Break-In Other appearances
- Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long were seen in Yogi's Ark Lark.
- Ricochet Rabbit made some appearances in Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
In popular culture
- In a Magilla Gorilla cartoon, Magilla (dressed as The Purple Mask) references Ricochet Rabbit by saying "I learned this trick from, Bing, Bing, BING! Ricochet Rabbit!"
- MF Doom references Ricochet Rabbit on the Dangerdoom track called "Bada Bing". It is on the album The Mouse and the Mask.[1]
- Kool G Rap references Ricochet Rabbit in the song "Letters" from his album Live and Let Die.
- Dr. Octagon references Ricochet Rabbit in the song "No Awareness" from Dr. Octagonecologyst.
- Ghostface Killah references Ricochet Rabbit and Droop-a-Long in the song "The Forest" from Bulletproof Wallets.
- De La Soul references Ricochet Rabbit in the song "Stone Age" from Buhloone Mindstate.
See also
References
External links
Categories:- Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios series and characters
- Fictional hares and rabbits
- 1964 television series debuts
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television
- Western (genre) characters
- Animated duos
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