Served as the sheriff of Hoop n Holler
The slow-moving Droop-a-Long Coyote served as his deputy – and his bullets moved slower as they leave a drooping gun
Catch phrase: “Ping-ping-PING! Ricochet Rabbit!” as he bounces off surfaces in the vicinity …. (thus not bing-bing-bing)
Droop-a-Long couldn’t ricochet as well, thus would end up crashing through a window
Ricochet used trick bullets on the bad guys
Created by Hanna-Barbera
Originally aired January 14, 1964 – December 4, 1965, thus 23 episodes in 2 seasons
Debuted on The Magilla Gorilla Show, but only appeared for 10 segments before being replaced by Beezly and Sneezly
Reappeared on Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon for 13 segments
Ricochet voiced by classic voice actor Don Messick
Droop-a-Long voiced by another classic, Mel Blanc, who was impersonating Festus on Gunsmoke
Music theme by Hoyt Curtain
Also appeared in Yogi’s Ark Lark and Yogi’s Treasure Hunt
Enjoy the episode
Forgot about this character. Great one Frank. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Have a super saturday.
Mobius,
Knowing that these posts rekindle childhood memories motivates me to do more. Thanks for commenting.
I think I missed out, Frank. Don’t remember these in England. Have a great weekend.
Paradise,
With only 23 episodes, he must not have made it across the pond. Hope you have a good weekend as well.
I enjoyed the cartoons. I also liked the unusal color choices in the last cartoon. Hope you guys have a good weekend.
Starla,
Thanks for commenting.
Glad you enjoyed Ricochet Rabbit … one who was well before your time.
I love all the trick bullets, and especially the rock phone. : )
Alex,
Thanks for commenting.
WIle E Coyote would have loved Ricochete’s trick bullets — which obviously weren’t manufactured by Acme.
A new one to me!!
Fasab,
Thanks for stopping by.
I’m stunned … thus speechless.
Always wondered how he didn’t end up riddled with cactus spines from all that ping-ping-pinging…
Great character, great write up!
(by the way, all the bad guys in that episode sound like Fred Flintstone)
Guapo,
Hope you’re doing well.
Being a Hanna-Barbera production, resemblance to Fred Flintstone isn’t surprising. BTW – last week you mentioned confusing Deputy Dawg and Ricochet Rabbit. Well .. you inspired this post. Thanks!
Never heard of .. never seen – don’t think they have made it over here !!! Great post and fun characters.
Viveka,
That’s ok. Heck, he didn’t have a long history, thus only 23 episodes. Thanks for stopping by.
You bring me back to my childhood…but I have never grown up! Still enjoy….
Chanmother,
Glad I was able to rekindle memories! Thanks for commenting.
It’s Sunday morning here and Alfie has climbed into my bed and we watched this together. We both loved it. Bring back the cartoons from the 60′s xx
Spiced,
Thanks for visiting.
Alright … thanks for sharing this with Alfie, and glad to know that he enjoyed it. Hopefully he’ll want to see these posts every Saturday.
Oh, Ricochet Rabbit. I forgot about him!! Man, they don’t make ‘em like this anymore. I was also thinking of Magilla Gorilla the other day. Same thing.
Weebs,
Ricochet didn’t last long, when we sure remember him! Thanks for stopping by.
Oh my … another person thinking of Magilla.
I remember Magilla Gorilla more than Ricochet Rabbit, but isn’t it fun! I think I may enjoy these cartoons more now as an adult then I did as a kid. I know that I laugh harder now!
Debra,
. Thanks for commenting.
Glad to know that you enjoy this series. And you are not the only one commenting about Magilla today.
Oh how I loved this cartoon. I think it is because this is how my mind works — bouncing from one thing to another! Thanks Frank. This brings back wonderful times.
Elyse,
Well … thanks for letting us into your inner mind through a cartoon character.
I’m pretty sure that bouncing from cactus (cacti?) to cactus is an apt metaphor. But then again, Wylie Coyote has nothin on me.
LOL … oh my … you are on a Saturday night roll.
always a fan of ricochet but was not a fan of magilla gorilla. he annoyed me. other than the hippo hurricane holler, what did peter potamus do?
Rich,
Thanks for commenting.
I’ve resisted the temptation of posting the infamous Hippo Hurricane Holler – after all, these pages have yet to honor Peter Potamus.
Must say I hated these characters and would have just transported Deadbeat to San Quentin. Problem solved. Still, I enjoyed your post. It takes me back to my childhood and how I developed my finely honed sense of cynicism.
Lame,
Oh well, it happens. Then again, finely honed cynicism is quite the feat. 
… I sense you are requesting a non-law enforcement character for next week. Thanks for visiting.
Oh no … say it ain’t so.
These were not my favorites, but then with the exception of Wiley Coyote and his antics I never had much patience for cartoons, even as a child. I was a strange child.
I do appreciate your look backs though. They do bring us back to our childhoods, when life was a bit easier.
Val,
No problem RR not being one of your favorites. Because you enjoy Wile E Coyote, here’s a past post for you. http://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/on-wile-e-coyote/ Enjoy … and thanks for visiting.
I have to confess to cartoon illiteracy. My mom wouldn’t let me watch them as a kid. Weird, isn’t i? Hope you’re having a great weekend.
Hugs,
Kathy
Kathy,
That’s ok … so we’ll have to consider these as a way to make up for lost time. Thanks for visiting.
Poor Deputy Droop-a-long. If only he’d been around a couple decades later, maybe some Viagra could’ve fixed that rather limp pistol of his. (I mean the gun he carried, ya perverts!
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John,
Limp pistols can’t be good. Thanks for the wit.
I am a huge fan of Hanna Barbera and always have been, Frank, but these two characters don’t exactly ring a bell with me. It’s always good to find something new (even if it is almost fifty years old!)
Tom,
Glad to hear that you are a big H-B fan. These two not activating your memory cells may be related to only having 23 episodes. Then again, glad to know that this was something new for you. Thanks for commenting.
Loved it, Frank! And more great cartoon music from composer Hoyt Curtin. Here’s a link to a documentary that features the work of Curtin, including how the music is set to cartoons (in this case for Jonny Quest) – enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2mXxBMvfh0
Lynn,
I recall you previously mentioned Hoyt Curtain – so I’m glad you caught this. Meanwhile, I also added the video to the comments on this post. Thanks for sharing.
http://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2010/05/15/on-jonny-quest/
Neat, Frank! Didn’t realize you had a Jonny Quest post, it was great fun reading it
Glad you enjoy it!
I’d forgotten all about Ricochet Rabbit. Thanks for the memories, Frank.
Robin,
In this series I try to include those who may fall into the “I forgot” category. Glad this one accomplished that. Thanks for visiting.