Loopy assists Snow White and she moves into the house of the Seven Dwarfs who don't trust wolves. Loopy tries to deliver a baby gorilla (played by Don Messick) to the zoo, but it keeps running off and causing trouble for Loopy. Loopy goes off to save Hansel and Gretel (played by Jean Vander Pyl and Don Messick) from the witch's gingerbread house, despite their refusal. Afterwards, the therapist realizes that Loopy is a wolf and drives him out of his office with his gun. It worked until he confessed to his master (played by Don Messick) he was an actual wolf. Loopy tells a therapist a story of how he tried to fit in as a wolfdog pet. Loopy tries to give wolf-kind a good reputation, but his efforts get him into multiple beat ups from a watch dog (who bears a resemblance to Quick Draw McGraw's dog Snuffles and played by Paul Frees). Then it is the sheepdog that returns the lost sheep instead. Loopy tries to recover Little Bo Peep's lost sheep lost in a large flock guarded by a sheepdog. Loopy recalls the true story of Little Red Riding Hood in which he rescued Red Riding Hood's basket from the Three Little Pigs, but sustained multiple injuries and charmed Grandma. Loopy the Good Samaritan instead embraces agape. ![]() Pepé is an amorous character and the aspect of love he embraces is eros. However, there is a key difference between Loopy and Pepé. ![]() The French language was used by American animation studios to illustrate their characters' loving feelings and these two characters are prime examples of the trope. Lehman notes some similarities between Loopy and another French-speaking animated character: Pepé Le Pew (who also had Michael Maltese story contributing). The movement was noted for its use of nonviolence as a tactic, love as a theme in speech, and integration as a means to achieve the goal of forming a beloved community. The series ended following the desegregation efforts of the era, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963), the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Lehman notes that the Loopy De Loop animated film series lasted from 1959 to 1965, the most progressive period for the Civil Rights Movement. Like Loopy, African Americans had to struggle and overcome the negative reputation of their entire kind. Black people were variously stereotyped at the time as humble servants, oversexed brutes, and childlike simpletons. ![]() Lehman connects Loopy's fate to the then-contemporary struggles of African Americans to integrate into the wider society of the United States, while facing racial stereotypes which were socially ingrained. Loopy is a character suffering persecution because of his looks and the bad reputation of his entire species, not because of his deeds or his personality. Yet the people he tried to help would be ungrateful, turning on him, and attacking him. He performs (or attempts to perform) good deeds for other people in a recurring show of generosity. He does not want to be another Big Bad Wolf and chooses to be good. Loopy is a wolf devoted to improving the largely negative image of his species. Lehman places the Loopy De Loop character and series in the context of their time. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources.Īnimation historian Christopher P. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. "Loopy" is a synonym for "crazy" or "eccentric".Canis lupus is the Latin-based scientific name for the grey wolf species of the dog family, with the species' name of lupus being the basis for loup, the French word for wolf."Loop the loop" is a 360-degree back flip performed by airplane stunt pilots.The character's name is an inspired combination of a play on words: ![]() Still, he never loses faith, and considers himself "kind, considerate and charming." A self-appointed good Samaritan, he dauntlessly fights to clear the bad name of wolves and opens every episode with his trademark introduction "I am Loopy De Loop, the good wolf." Though he is always kind and helpful, his exploits usually get him beaten up or chased out of town by the very people he has helped, all for no other reason than the prejudice of being a wolf. Loopy is a gentleman wolf who mangles the English language in his bid to converse in a Franco-Canadian accent, and always wears a characteristic tuque knit cap. It was the final theatrical cartoon series to be produced by William Hanna and Joe Barbera, as well as the only one to be produced by their own studio. 48 cartoons were produced between 19, and released to theatres by Columbia Pictures. Loopy De Loop is a theatrical cartoon short series produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after leaving MGM and opening their new studio, Hanna-Barbera Productions.
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