| Loopy De Loop | |
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| Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Produced by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Written by | Michael Maltese Warren Foster Tony Benedict Dalton Sandifer |
| Starring | Daws Butler |
| Music by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Studio | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 5, 1959 – June 17, 1965 (49 Shorts) |
| Running time | 7 Minutes Per Short |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Loopy De Loop was the only theatrical cartoon short series produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after leaving MGM and opening their new Hanna-Barbera Studios.[1] The series, distributed to theatres by Columbia Pictures, ran in theaters from November 5, 1959 to June 17, 1965.[1]
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Loopy is a gentleman wolf who mangled the English language in his bid to converse in a bad French-Canadian accent, and always wore a characteristic tuque knit cap. A self-appointed good Samaritan, he dauntlessly fought to clear the bad name of wolves, and would open every episode with his trademark introduction, “I am Loopy De Loop, the good wolf.” Though he was always kind and helpful, his exploits usually got him arrested, beaten up, or chased out of town by the very people he had helped, all for no other reason than the prejudice of being a wolf.[1]
The character's name was an inspired combination of a play on words:
| № | Title | Release date | Synopsis |
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| 1 | "Wolf Hounded" | 5 November 1959 | |
| 2 | "Little Bo Bopped" | 3 December 1959 | |
| 3 | "Tale of a Wolf" | 3 March 1960 | |
| 4 | "Life with Loopy" | 7 April 1960 | |
| 5 | "Creepy Time Pal" | 19 May 1960 | |
| 6 | "Snoopy Loopy" | 16 June 1960 | |
| 7 | "The Do-Good Wolf" | 14 July 1960 | |
| 8 | "Here Kiddie, Kiddie" | 1 September 1960 | |
| 9 | "No Biz Like Shoe Biz" | 8 September 1960 | |
| 10 | "Count Down Clown" | 5 January 1961 | |
| 11 | "Happy Go Loopy" | 2 March 1961 | |
| 12 | "Two Faced Wolf" | 6 April 1961 | |
| 13 | "This Is My Ducky Day" | 4 May 1961 | |
| 14 | "Fee Fie Foes" | 9 June 1961 | |
| 15 | "Zoo Is Company" | 6 July 1961 | |
| 16 | "Child Sock-Cology" | 10 August 1961 | |
| 17 | "Catch Meow" | 14 September 1961 | |
| 18 | "Kooky Loopy" | 16 November 1961 | |
| 19 | "Loopy's Hare-do" | 14 December 1961 | |
| 20 | "Bungle Uncle" | 18 January 1962 | |
| 21 | "Beef For and After" | 1 March 1962 | |
| 22 | "Swash Buckled" | 5 April 1962 | |
| 23 | "Common Scents" | 10 May 1962 | |
| 24 | "Bearly Able" | 28 June 1962 | |
| 25 | "Slippery Slippers" | 7 September 1962 | |
| 26 | "Chicken Fraca-See" | 11 October 1962 | |
| 27 | "Rancid Ransom" | 15 November 1962 | |
| 28 | "Bunnies Abundant" | 13 December 1962 | |
| 29 | "Just a Wolf at Heart" | 14 February 1963 | |
| 30 | "Chicken Hearted Wolf" | 14 March 1963 | |
| 31 | "Whatcha Watchin'" | 18 April 1963 | |
| 32 | "A Fallible Fable" | 16 May 1963 | |
| 33 | "Sheep Stealers Annoymous" | 13 June 1963 | |
| 34 | "Wolf in Sheep Dog's Clothing" | 11 July 1963 | |
| 35 | "Not In Nottingham" | 5 September 1963 | |
| 36 | "Drum-Sticked" | 3 October 1963 | |
| 37 | "Bear Up!" | 7 November 1963 | |
| 38 | "Crook Who Cried Wolf" | 12 December 1963 | |
| 39 | "Habit Rabbit" | 31 December 1963 | |
| 40 | "Raggedy Rug" | 2 January 1964 | |
| 41 | "Elephantastic" | 6 February 1964 | |
| 42 | "Bear Hug" | 5 March 1964 | |
| 43 | "Trouble Bruin" | 17 September 1964 | |
| 44 | "Bear Knuckles" | 15 October 1964 | |
| 45 | "Horse Shoo" | 7 January 1965 | |
| 46 | "Pork Chop Phooey" | 18 March 1965 | |
| 47 | "Crow's Fete" | 14 April 1965 | |
| 48 | "Big Mouse Take" | 17 June 1965 |
In 1969, Loopy's film shorts were gathered together into a syndicated television series, simply titled Loopy de Loop.