Bob Clampett

[vawlkee51]

I watched this series later in the fifties and loved it.

[jmccracken1963]

This is a GREAT clip - thank you VERY much for sharing!!!! By the way:  WHO is the young lady who plays "Red"?

[SyrupPiratesdotcom]

Good luck finding anything with this much class today.

[LooneyLabCartoons]

Ha! Brilliant! The puppets look fantastic, cartoony and a little creepy. And that's the way it should be!

[weikko79]

That was hilarious, if slightly disturbing. It's one thing to see an animated wolf chasing an animated girl in a Tex Avery cartoon, but another thing to see a wold puppet chasing a REAL girl :)

[vinceman]

that WAS the D D Donovan puppet! if you remember DD , please write me at fugitive1963@yahoo.com

i 'd like to talk to you about a book i'm working on . :)

[telewatcher89]

That Wolf is an old-school pimp.

[JCJasion]

@telewatcher89 -

And a tad effeminate in the bargain. This is a snapshot in time.

[mookindahouse]

the wolf is a spoof on Red Skelton (he played a character nicknamed the "fox" in the 'Whistling' films w/ Ann Rutherford)

[stargate121]

I can just imagine what the "audition" process was like. :)

[wilek209]

Wow, Red's clothes is a little TOO revealing ;)

[MuppetPro]

LOL That was hilarious! What year was this? 1952? Did Bob get in trouble for this film? Since it says that it was banned.

[Dai101]

WOW. I'm amazed for that babe. SHE'S SO HOT¡¡¡¡

[araless]

@Dai101 was hot

[jccw227]

I definitely didn't expect it to be that risque! Is it just or did the wolf remind anyone else of Truman Capote

[skinnerburgers]

It's hilarious when the music suddenly plays faster

[busterth]

I think that wolf was gay.

[embalmermike]

you mean FAGGOT?

[laspicer]

By the way Fanofgrendel...Irv rarely had a "drink or two" and as a former family member, I can tell you that at the time, for those of us in his family, there was nothing funny about it. A better word, might be "tragic."

[CaptHarlock]

This was never intended for broadcast. It was presented at a private fundraiser.

[Pooleman96]

This would've worked better as a cartoon,the puppets are WAY too hideous. But still,you'd have to admire the satire used in this("I Love Loosely" & Milton Squirrel LOL). I wonder if Walt Disney actually knew about them using his Wolf song,though...

[wiley207]

Yeah, that could lead into a problem.

Incidentally, this Halloween I'm going to be the Disney Big Bad Wolf (I even have the mask!), but my theme song is not going to be the Disney wolf song. Instead it'll be the chase song from the Were-Doo episode of "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo!"

[galeekas]

This puppet has all the character triats of D.D. Donovan who was created by Irv Shoemaker and featured in the northern Indiana area from 1962 - 1968. Irv was the voice of Dishonest John and Cecil in the cartoon series in the early 1960's. He may be any one of the characters here as I see he is signed in on the credits. I have been trying to find Shoemaker's trail. He left Elkhart IN. in 1968 with the Donovan puppet for Cedar Rapids IA. Please help if anyone knows what happened to him.

[fanofgrendel]

I have been trying to find such information myself. I grew up in Elkhart and was on the Donovan kids show once. I even remember his stint as nightly weatherman on "Donovan Does the Weather" on the late evening WSJV news program. A few nights Irv seemed to have had a drink or two and was extra funny. The side-kick puppet was Tag-along the Shaggy Dog.

If you do a google search on "Dexter David Donovan III" it will lead you to a nice drawing from Iowa.

[galeekas]

I wish someone could follow up on what happened to Shoemaker. This man worked with Clampett , Jim McGeorge , Daws Butler , & Stan Freberg in the early 50's. He did Cecil and Dishonest John in the 60's. He did his own production Of Donovan in Elkhart , IN and Cedar Rapids in the 60's & 70's and then disappears. Tag-along was played by Penny. Her nephew has said she moved to Florida and passed away a few years ago. If anyone has any info about Irv , please attach to this post. Thanks!

[TheRatdogs]

I remember the Donovan puppet on KCRG in Cedar Rapids. He had a Sunday morning cartoon show. I also remember "Donovan Does the Weather" on the new broadcasts.

[wiley207]

I love Don Messick's narration. He uses his famous "Hanna-Barbera Narrator" voice for this.

BTW. the Wolf's name is Mr. Peepers

[topsonneedsdad]

WOW!!! Where do I begin? With the wolf's voice that sounds like he'd be more into Capt. Huffnpuff than Li'l Red? Or with the "horserace" where the announcer says "Grapefruits out in front!"?

[pureevilfnord]

Wow, the lengths a puppeteer will go to cop a feel!

[uberover]

One of my Heros! Who is the announcer? I recognize the voice....Daws Butler?

[pbmachinima]

Don Messick

[wileyk209zback]

@uberover No, that's Don Messick.

[SteveCarras]

Boobs in Hollywood, that explains the ban..and isn't that a certain Disney song ion there..

[crateofmonkeys]

Clampett was so ahead of his time...this is just a small glimpse of his entire catalogue of quality "tongue & cheek" silliness thoughout the 50s and 60s...grew up watching and laughing....where was "crowie" in this one ??

[linkandluigi56]

That is the creepiest puppet I have ever seen.

[whurdsderodan]

This is awsome stuff! Is that Bill Thompson speaking for the wolf?

[7NTM61Ic]

She said one line too soon, but quickly recovered.

I wonder who the actress was.

[thejohnhogan]

Yay, the effeminate wolf wasn't a rapist, just an RTRA schill. Huzzah!

[bimjales]

This was one of my favorite shows after school in the early 50's. Live hand puppets. Beany and Cecil live. This was the only clip that I can find on the internet that shows them as hand puppets and not the Cartoon version which I didn't watch. Anybody know where I can see more? Thanks, Jim

[Twilty]

I have not stopped laughing since the wolf said "I Love Loosely."

[ericstefani]

Wow this must have really inspired Jim Henson went he was growing up.

[ozzyscruggs1]

John Kricfalusi's inspiration, at least.

Red is an absolute piece. This is *quality* kids' programming.

[outworldarts]

This is the best! I love Bob!