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The Blue Racer
Portrayed by	Larry D. Mann Bob Holt (Support Your Local Serpent)
Information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Snake

The Blue Racer is a series of theatrical cartoons produced from 1972 to 1974.

Contents 1 Production 2 Plot 3 Trivia 4 Filmography 5 External links

[edit] Production

The cartoons are directed by Art Davis, Gerry Chiniquy, Sid Marcus, Bob McKimson, David Deneen, Bob Balser, Cullen Houghtaling and produced by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng. The majority of the cartoons were produced at the DePatie-Freleng studio, except for two done overseas: Aches and Snakes at Australia's Filmgraphics studio, and Little Boa Peep at Spain's Pegbar Productions. The two cartoons contain many goofy fake names on the animation credits such as "Dick Nicksen" and "Phil Herup", concealing the real identities of the animators.

[edit] Plot

A blue snake named Blue Racer (voiced by Larry D. Mann impersonating Paul Lynde) tries unsuccessfully to catch a stereotypically-Japanese beetle (voiced by Tom Holland), who is a black belt in karate. Both characters spun-off from Tijuana Toads in "Hop and Chop" (the Japanese beetle) and "Snake in the Gracias" (the Blue Racer). The goofy bird from the Tijuana Toads (Crazylegs Crane, who also repeatedly failed to collar the Racer and Toads himself) also later appeared in the series as well. 17 cartoons were produced.

[edit] Trivia

• Bob Holt voiced both the Blue Racer and the Japanese Beetle in the 1972 short "Support Your Local Serpent".
• In the 1973 shorts the Japanese Beetle was no longer featured in the series making the 1972 short "Blue Racer Blues" his last appearance.

[edit] Filmography

1972

• Hiss and Hers (Gerry Chiniquy)
• Nippon Tuck (Gerry Chiniquy)
• Support Your Local Serpent (Art Davis)
• Punch and Judo (Art Davis)
• Love and Hisses (Gerry Chiniquy)
• Camera Bug (Art Davis)
• Yokohama Mama (Gerry Chiniquy)
• Blue Racer Blues (Art Davis)

1973

• The Boa Friend (Gerry Chiniquy)
• Wham and Eggs (Art Davis)
• Blue Aces Wild (Gerry Chiniquy)
• Killarney Blarney (Gerry Chiniquy)
• The Fowl Play (Bob McKimson)
• Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow (Sid Marcus)
• Aches and Snakes (David Deneen)
• Snake Preview (Cullen Houghtaling)

1974

• Little Boa Peep (Bob Balser)

[edit] External links

v • d • e DePatie-Freleng Enterprises Founders David H. DePatie • Friz Freleng Cartoons The Pink Panther (Theatrical, 1964-1978) • The Inspector (Theatrical, 1965-1969)   • Roland and Rattfink (Theatrical, 1968-1971) • The Ant and the Aardvark (Theatrical, 1969-1971) • Tijuana Toads (Theatrical, 1969-1972) • The Blue Racer (Theatrical, 1972-1974) • Hoot Kloot (Theatrical, 1973-1974) • The Dogfather (Theatrical, 1974-1976) • Misterjaw (Television, 1976) • Crazylegs Crane (Television, 1978) • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Theatrical, 1964-1967) Shows The Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1969-1970) • The Super 6 (NBC, 1966-1969) • The Houndcats (NBC, 1972-1973) • Super President (NBC, 1967-1968) • Here Comes The Grump (NBC, 1969-1971) • Doctor Dolittle (NBC, 1970-1971) • The Barkleys (NBC, 1972-1973) • Bailey's Comets (CBS, 1973) • The Oddball Couple (ABC, 1975-1977) • The New Fantastic Four (NBC, 1978) • Spider-Woman (ABC, 1979-1980) Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat (CBS/TV special, 1971) • The Lorax (CBS/TV special, 1972) • Dr. Seuss on the Loose (CBS/TV special, 1973) • The Hoober-Bloob Highway (CBS/TV special, 1975) • Halloween Is Grinch Night (ABC/TV special, 1977) • Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (ABC/TV special, 1980) See also Marvel Productions Ltd.