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Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long is a segment of The Magilla Gorilla Show which later appeared on Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon.
Summary[]
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 CBS 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 Droop-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 his name. The "Ping" is often mistakenly misquoted as a "Bing". In the episode "Rapid Romance", Ricochet clearly signs an autograph for a fan using the word "Ping".
Cast[]
- Don Messick as Ricochet Rabbit
- Mel Blanc as Droop-a-Long Coyote
Episode List[]
- Atchison, Topeka, & Sam Jose
- Good Little Bad Guy
- Cradle Robber
- West Pest
- TV Show
- Annie Hoaxley
- School Daze
- Sheepy Wolf
- Big Thinker
- Two Too Many
- Bad Guys Are Good Guys
- Itchy-Finger Gun Slinger
- Clunko Bunko
- Slick Quick Gun
- Mostly Ghostly
- Will 'O The Whip
- Cactus Ruckus
- Rapid Romance
- El Loco, Loco, Loco, Loco, Diablo
- Big Town Show Down
- Space Sheriff
- Red Riding Ricochet
- Jail Break-In