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The Goofy Gophers are animated cartoon characters in Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. The gophers are small and brown with tan bellies and buck teeth. They both have British accents. Unnamed in the theatrical cartoons, they were given the names Mac and Tosh in the 1960s TV show The Bugs Bunny Show. [4]
The Goofy Gophers is a 1947 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett and Arthur Davis. [2] The short was released on January 25, 1947, and is the first appearance of the Goofy Gophers .
A Ham in a Role is a 1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short starring the Goofy Gophers along with an unnamed dog who is based on stage/film actor John Barrymore. [4] The cartoon was planned by Arthur Davis, but was finished and directed by Robert McKimson.
A Bone for a Bone is a 1951 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Friz Freleng. [1] It was released on April 7, 1951, and features the Goofy Gophers. [2]The cartoon is the first of four Goofy Gophers cartoon directed by Freleng, and would be the final work by J.B. Hardaway at the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, having returned after almost a decade at rival studio Walter Lantz Productions.
Gopher Broke is a 1958 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon short directed by Robert McKimson. [1] The cartoon was released on November 15, 1958, and features the Goofy Gophers and the Barnyard Dawg. [2] The voices are performed by Mel Blanc and Stan Freberg. The title is a pun on the phrase "go for broke".
The Goofy Gopher who sucks it through a rubber hose turns green in the process; the vehicle drives from the factory, hose still attached, leaving a trail of fuel which the two follow. Eventually, they see walking toward them two mill workers who were manning the truck. The gophers hide in the woods while the men walk by, carrying a jerry can.
The short was released on August 28, 1965, and stars Daffy Duck and the Goofy Gophers in their final appearance. [2] The voices were performed by Mel Blanc. The title is a play on the phrase "tea for two." The cartoon marked the final theatrical appearance of the Goofy Gophers during the original Golden Age of Animation era.
In 1958's Gopher Broke, Dawg is the subject of "psychological wearing down" by the Goofy Gophers, Mac and Tosh, who are trying to get their vegetables back. After the gophers initiate phase no. 4 of their plan, which leaves Dawg on top of a telephone pole, he flips out and flies off (literally) after a crow, causing a deadpan pig, who's been ...