Snooper and Blabber form a pair of cat and mouse detectives, respectively,[2] working for the Super Snooper Detective Agency.[3]Daws Butler voiced both characters although the first four episodes originally featured a different actor, Elliot Field, as the voice of Blabber Mouse.[4]Michael Maltese crafted the stories. The characters have appeared in other Hanna-Barbera cartoons, including Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics and Yogi's Treasure Hunt.
Super Snooper is more or less the one in command whenever the pair takes on a case while Blabber Mouse (a play on "blabbermouth", not to be confused with the Merrie Melodies character Little Blabbermouse) follows whatever orders Snooper gives him. Snooper's voice was patterned after Ed Gardner's Archie on the 1940s radio showDuffy's Tavern. Blabber speaks with a lisp, hence he calls his senior partner "Shnooper". It was one of the rare shows that paired a cat and mouse that were not enemies. Also, Snooper makes frequent contact with his agent Hazel who is never shown, but is revealed to have a Parakeet as a pet.
Some of the pair's cartoons featured early versions of other Hanna-Barbera characters, such as Snagglepuss and Hardy Har Har.[5]
Snooper and Blabber are sent to hunt a Tralfazian duck, but a duckling pesters them thinking their duck decoy is his mother.
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6
"Big Shot Blab"
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October 15, 1960 (1960-10-15)
Blabber eats a peanut which is a high atomic explosive entrusted to Snooper by a scientist. Then he gives Snooper a hard time.
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7
"Big Cat Caper"
Snagglepuss
October 22, 1960 (1960-10-22)
Before Snooper can send Snagglepuss to the zoo, he escapes. Snooper and Blabber chase the mountain lion through the city park.
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8
"Scoop Snoop"
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October 29, 1960 (1960-10-29)
Snooper and Blabber travel to the Himalayas to photograph an Abominable Snowman. Blabber gets successful photo shots.
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9
"Prince of a Fella"
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November 5, 1960 (1960-11-05)
The Wickedonia Queen sends Snooper and Blabber to find Snow White. Instead, they have her meet Prince Charming and turn into frogs.
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10
"Flea For All"
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November 12, 1960 (1960-11-12)
Snooper and Blabber follow a diamond theft to Scratchit's flea circus. Snooper then gets Toots Sweet to infiltrate the flea circus.
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11
"Outer Space Case"
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November 19, 1960 (1960-11-19)
Snooper and Blabber are taken to Mars to catch a thieving astronaut monkey. The case ends with Blabber staying behind.
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12
"Bear-ly Able"
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November 26, 1960 (1960-11-26)
The Bear Family request Snooper and Blabber to find the thief who stole their porridge, who is none other than the Big Bad Wolf.
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13
"Surprised Party"
Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist
December 3, 1960 (1960-12-03)
Snooper and Blabber go to the Evil Scientist residence to hold a party for their baby, who puts them into a lot of danger.
Season 3 (1961)
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Guest character(s)
Original air date
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1
"Zoom-Zoom Blabber"
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September 15, 1961 (1961-09-15)
The Captain Zoom-Zoom actor asks Snooper to catch Fly Burglar. Blabber uses Zoom-Zoom's identity to protect a precious sapphire.
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2
"Eenie, Genie, Minie, Mo!"
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September 22, 1961 (1961-09-22)
Blabber with the role of detective goes with Snooper to recover Aladdin's genie. A long chase eventually gets the genie caught.
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3
"Bronco Bluster"
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September 29, 1961 (1961-09-29)
Snooper and Blabber try to find a wild runaway horse. Snooper sends him home to Texas instead of Madison Round Garden.
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4
"Chilly Chiller"
Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist
October 6, 1961 (1961-10-06)
A ghost requests Snooper and Blabber to remove the Evil Scientist family from his house, but their attempts fail.
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5
"Gem Jams"
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October 13, 1961 (1961-10-13)
Snooper and Blabber try to find Mr. Richley's stolen gems, the butler as the prime suspect, who used shrinking potion to swipe them.
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6
"Person to Prison"
Quick Change Quentin
October 20, 1961 (1961-10-20)
In the series finale, Snooper and Blabber go to Sing Song prison disguised as convicts to prevent a jail break. Their attempt only gets them convicted.
Yo Yogi!, with Snooper voiced by Rob Paulsen and Blabber voiced by Hal Smith. Snooper was a celebrity detective while Blabber ran the "Crooks 'n' Books Store" at Jellystone Mall.
The Super Secret Secret Squirrel segment (episode “Agent Penny") of 2 Stupid Dogs. Rob Paulsen reprises Snooper here and also voices Blabber.
Snooper and Blabber appeared in DC ComicsDeathstroke/Yogi Bear Special #1 as captured animals alongside other Hanna-Barbera characters.
Snooper and Blabber appear in a Wacky Races episode "The Wacky Always Races Twice" played as two of Professor Bella's thugs.
Snooper and Blabber both appear in the series Jellystone! In the series, Snooper (voiced by Georgie Kidder) is female and Blabber (voiced by Bernardo de Paula) has facial hair. Blabber lacks a lisp in this series.
Snooper and Blabber are shown on a list in the Velma episode "Velma Makes a List".
Other media
Snooper and Blabber made appearances in a number of comic books, and had their own title from Gold Key Comics, which only ran for three issues (1962–1963).[5]
In the mid-1960s, Snooper and Blabber were the stars of two LP albums from Hanna-Barbera Records:
James Bomb, in which the duo were involved in a James Bond-type adventure; the record included songs with titles like "Dr. Oh No" and "Gold Pinky".[6]
Monster Shindig, in which Snooper and Blabber are called to investigate a loud party, which is being thrown by The Gruesomes. Paul Frees voiced Snooper and June Foray voiced Blabber on this record.[7]
In the Robot Chickenseason 3 episode "Ban on the Fun", Snooper and Blabber appear in the "Laff-A-Munich" skit, confronting the Great Fondoo who was holding the groceries after the Really Rottens have murdered the majority of the Yogi Yahooeys. Snooper asks Fondoo, "Do you know why we're here?" However, the Great Fondoo questions why HE is there, stating he is a nobody and that Hanna-Barbera should've had plenty of other villains to make up the Really Rottens. Snooper and Blabber then shoot him to death.
^Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 649–650. ISBN978-1476665993.
