Droopy, Master Detective (Series)
- Studio
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
- Animation studio
- Fil-Cartoons, Inc., Mr. Big Cartoons
- Distributor
- Turner Broadcasting
Synopsis
This show was made from two segments. Two episodes of "Droopy and Dripple" were combined with a single episode of "Screwball Squirrel".
Characters
Droopy, Dripple, McWolf, Screwball Squirrel, Dweeble, Miss Vavoom
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- Joseph Barbera, Don Jurwich, Larry Huber, Kay Wright
- Executive Producer
- Joseph Barbera
Writing
- Story Editors
- Don Jurwich, Neal Barbera
Voices
- Voice
- Don Messick (Droopy), Charlie Adler (Dripple, Screwball Squirrel, Lightening Bolt The Super Squirrel), Frank Welker (McWolf, Dweeble), Theresa Ganzel (Miss Vavoom), Brandon Adams, Joe Alaskey, Patricia Alice Albrecht, Lewis Arquette, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Bell, Gregg Berger, Sheryl Bernstein, Susan Blu, Sorrell Booke, Charlie Brill, Nicole Brown, Scott Bullock, Arthur Burghardt, Greg Burson, Hamilton Camp, Nancy Cartwright, Marsha Clark, Selette Cole, Townsend Coleman, Danny Cooksey, Bud Cort, Jesse Corti, Peter Cullen, Brian Cummings, Jim Cummings, Tim Curry, Jennifer Darling, Mari Devon, Nancy Dussault, Maggie Egan, June Foray, Patrick Fraley, Brad Garrett, Kathy Garver, Dick Gautier, Joan Gerber, Barry Gordon, Archie Hahn, Phil Hartman, Pamela Hayden, George Hearn, Dana Hill, Jerry Houser, Charity James, Nick Jameson, Tony Jay, Arte Johnson, Vicki Juditz, Zale Kessler, Kip King, Paul Kreppel, Maurice LaMarche, David Lander, Nancy Linari, Allan Lurie, Sherry Lynn, Tress MacNeille, Kenneth Mars, Chuck McCann, Edie McClurg, Diane Michelle, Brian Mitchell, Alan Oppenheimer, Bibi Osterwald, Gary Owens, Patricia Parris, Rob Paulsen, Pat Pinney, Henry Polic II, Tony Pope, Hal Rayle, Clive Revill, Bob Ridgely, Kimmy Robertson, Stuart Robinson, Roger Rose, Neil Ross, Ronnie Schell, Susan Silo, Sarah Silverman, Hal Smith, Michael Stanton, Kath Soucie, Sally Struthers, Barbara Stuart, Marcelo Tubert, Janet Waldo, B.J. Ward, Jimmy Weldon, Jane Weidlin, Lee Wilkof, April Winchell, Paul Winchell, Joanne Worley, Kris Zimmerman, Patric Zimmerman, Valery Pappas
Music
- Music
- Gary Lionelli
- Lyrics
- Joseph Barbera
- Main Title Theme Music
- Gary Lionelli
Animation
- Animation Directors
- John Kafka, Dan Hunn, Robert Alvarez, David Michener, Don Lusk, Margaret Nichols, Carl Urbano, Sam Nicholson, Ed Love, Jay Sarbry, Allen Wilzbach, Art Scott, Frank Andrina, Ken Southworth, Joan Drake, Paul Sommer
- Supervising Animation Directors
- Joanna Romersa, Ray Patterson
- Xerography
- Star Wirth
- Animation Checking Supervisor
- Jan Adams
- Animation Checking
- Beth Goodwin, Cathy Peterson
- Animation By
- Philippines, Australia
- Overseas Layout Directors
- Deane Taylor, Craig Handley
- Overseas Animation Directors
- John Rice, Steve Lumley
Art Department
- Storyboard Artists
- Barrington Bunce, Tony Craig, Tom Ellery, David Feiss, Floyd Norman, Lew Saw, Joel Seibel, Chris Cuddington, Curt Walstead, Tony Benedict, Ric Estrada, Herb Hazelton, Brian Hogan, Enrique B. May, Bruce Morris, Tom Nesbitt, John Rice, Don Sheppard, Iwao Takamoto, Jim Willoughby
- Background
- Tim Maloney, Steve Butz, Joseph Binggeli, Bonnie Callahan, Andrew Phillipson, Jonathon Goley, Ruben Chavez, Jim Hickey, Patricia Burgio, Phil Lewis, Maryann Thomas, Jerry Loveland, Leonard Robledo, Bill Proctor, Richard Daskas (misspelled "Richaed Daskas" in the credits), Craig Robertson, Allison Belliveau, Ron Roesch, Patricia Palmer-Phillipson
- Storyboard Supervisors
- Jerry Eisenberg, Bob Singer
- Designers
- Judith Clarke, Butch Hartman, Jerry Eisenberg, Pete Alvarado, Julian Chaney, Mark Christiansen, Eric Clark, David Fasset, Jim Franzen, Mike Goguen, Scott Hill, Brian Hogan, Leonard Johnson, Marcus Nickerson, Lew Ott, Rick Schneider, Tony Sgroi, Denise Shimabukuro, Bob Singer, Robert Sledge, Jim Stenstrum, Bwana Takamoto, Iwao Takamoto, Mitchell Walker, Jr., Donna Zeller
- Background Supervisor
- Al Gmuer
- Graphics
- Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Ink & Paint Supervisor
- Alison Leopold
- Color Key
- Karen Greslie, Suzette Darling, Kathleen Hardin
Camera
- Camera Supervisor
- Dan Bunn
Editing
- Editor
- Gil Iverson, Tom Gleason, Tim Iverson
- Supervising Film Editors
- Jim Hearn, Terry Moore, Larry Cowan
Sound
- Sound Editors
- Michele Douglas, Paul Douglas, Ron Fedele, Jon Johnson
- Re-recording Mixers
- James Aicholtz, Ezra Dweck, Rex Slinkard, Alvy Dorman, Stan Wetzel
- Supervising Recording Engineer
- Edwin Collins
- Recording Engineer
- Alvy Dorman
- Track Readers
- Jim Hearn, Kay Douglas, Kerry Iverson, Carol Iverson
- Sound Editing
- Three Rivers Editorial
Music Department
- Music Editors
- Peter Collier, Mark Shiney
- Director Of Music Production
- Bodie Chandler
Casting
- Casting Director
- Kris Zimmerman
- Recording Directors
- Gordon Hunt, Don Jurwich, Kris Zimmerman
Production Management
- Production Supervisor
- Debby Hindman
- Talent Coordinator
- Jill Ziegenhagen
- Design Coordinator
- Lance Falk
- Post Production Supervisor
- Tom Gleason
- Post Production Coordinator
- Jeannine Roussel
- Production Executive
- Catherine Winder
- Unit Production Coordinator
- Juliet Dutton
- Production Assistants
- Heidi Galperin, Sandy Benenati, Valerie Menk, Gail Prewitt, Ann Powell, Linda Moore
Crew
- Principal Voices
- Charlie Adler, Teresa Ganzel, William Callaway, Don Messick, Frank Welker
- Design Supervisors
- Bob Onorato, Scott Jeralds
- Design Assistants
- Dana Granger, Stacey Nichols, Jesus Rodriguez, Mario Williams, Barbara Krueger, Tran Vu, Viki Kirch
- Negative Consultant
- William DeBoer, Jr.
- Overseas Productions Supervisor
- Jerry Smith
Companies and other credits
- Sound Editing: Inc
- Animation By: Fil-Cartoons
- Animation By: Inc
- Animation By: Mr. Big Cartoons
- Based on characters created by Tex Avery
- © 1993 Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
- Inc. All rights reserved
- Droopy and Dripple are trademarks of and copyrighted by Turner Entertainment Co
Production notes
Created by the legendary Tex Avery, Droopy had been part of MGM's theatrical cartoon lineup since 1943. After decades in the business, the dog came to television as part of 1975's The New Tom and Jerry Show, but he was only a supporting player. 1990's Tom and Jerry Kids gave Droopy a regular segment, as well as a new sidekick-a lookalike son named Dripple. Seeing that the old dog still had a few tricks left, Hanna-Barbera cast Droopy and Dripple as 1940's-style detectives, with all the film noir trappings.
A spoof of detective films and cop shows, Droopy, Master Detective stuck the two dogs on the mean streets of an unnamed big city. Droopy was every bit as talented at catching the crooks as he had been in his theatrical shorts, and his deadpan humor kept the mood light.
Thirteen newly-made seven-minute episodes were mixed in with seven-minute reruns from Droopy and Dripple's Tom and Jerry Kids appearances. Two of these episodes would air in each program. The rest of the half-hour program was taken up by a single episode of Screwball Squirrel, another Tex Avery creation from the 1940's. "Screwy" made his home in a public park, making life miserable for hot-headed park attendant Dweeble and his moronic dog Grappley.
Droopy may have always gotten his man, but getting the kids to sit still and watch his show was another matter. Droopy, Master Detective ran for only one season on Fox's Saturday morning schedule. Droopy didn't seem to care either way.
A spoof of detective films and cop shows, Droopy, Master Detective stuck the two dogs on the mean streets of an unnamed big city. Droopy was every bit as talented at catching the crooks as he had been in his theatrical shorts, and his deadpan humor kept the mood light.
Thirteen newly-made seven-minute episodes were mixed in with seven-minute reruns from Droopy and Dripple's Tom and Jerry Kids appearances. Two of these episodes would air in each program. The rest of the half-hour program was taken up by a single episode of Screwball Squirrel, another Tex Avery creation from the 1940's. "Screwy" made his home in a public park, making life miserable for hot-headed park attendant Dweeble and his moronic dog Grappley.
Droopy may have always gotten his man, but getting the kids to sit still and watch his show was another matter. Droopy, Master Detective ran for only one season on Fox's Saturday morning schedule. Droopy didn't seem to care either way.
