Given I focused this past week on Zannyro’s adventures with ninja squirrel, Secret Squirrel is the obviously honoree for your Saturday Morning Cartoon Classic. I know, he is no-where near infamy as Rocky J Squirrel, thus he fits the week. I also believe that the characters in Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Hour signifies the beginning of the end of the Golden Age of Cartoons.
Created by Hanna-Barbera
Debuted on September 12, 1965 in The World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel prime-time special on NBC
Originally part of the Atom Ant/Secret Secret Hour
Broadcast until 1968
Served as a satire on James Bond and other popular spy characters of the time
Voiced by Mel Blanc
“Agent Triple Zero reporting for duty sir.”
26 original episodes
Assisted by Morocco Mole (who has a Peter Lorre type voice)
Yellow Pinkie is the most common enemy, but others include Masked Granny and Dr. Dangit
Today, “secret squirrel” is slang for military projects, undercover police, and U.S. agents (CIA, FBI, ATF)
