More Toon Trivia

[tv star collector]

Donald Duck's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie were named after politicians
Thomas Dewey and Huey Long, and Disney employee Louie Schmitt.

Asked if THE HONEYMOONERS influenced the creation of THE FLINTSTONES,
Bill Hanna said, "Jackie Gleason was going to sue, but was talked out of it by
his lawyers!"

President Franklin D. Roosevelt insisted that a Mickey Mouse cartoon be shown before every movie he saw.

Walter Lantz refused to allow wife Grace to audition for the voice of Woody
Woodpecker. She submitted an anonymous tape and was chosen, out of seven other hopefuls.

Jay Ward got Bullwinkle's name from a Berkeley, Cal., used car salesman named Clarence Bullwinkle. Jay thought the name was hilarious.

Jean Vander Pyl, the voice of Wilma Flintstone, gave birth on Feb. 22, 1963
... the same day Wilma gave birth on TV to Pebbles!

Scooby-Doo's name came from the popular Sinatra song "Strangers in the
Night." The chorus was "dooby dooby doo"!

Baseball's Yogi Berra threatened to sue over Yogi Bear's name. Hanna-
Barbera swore the similarity was purely coincidental.

Pepe Le Pew's name came from Pepe Le Moko, a character played by
Charles Boyer in the 1938 film "ALGIERS."

Singer Helen Kane thought Betty Boop looked and sounded suspiciously
identical to herself. She sued Fleischer Studios and Paramount Pictures
for $250,000.

Mel Blanc was Hollywood's "Man of a Thousand Voices." His characterizations
included Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, Daffy Duck, Barney Rubble and
Porky Pig. Mel's tombstone reads: "That's All Folks!"