Secret Squirrel

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Secret Squirrel
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Genre Comedy
Adventure
Created by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Written by Michael Maltese
Dalton Sandifer
Warren Foster
Tony Benedict
Directed by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Voices of Mel Blanc
Paul Frees
Theme music composer Ted Nichols
Composers Ted Nichols
Hoyt Curtin (stock music, uncredited)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (original)
13 (reboot)
39 (total)
Production
Producers William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Production company Hanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
Network NBC
TBS (reboot)

Secret Squirrel is a cartoon character created by Hanna-Barbera for The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show , which debuted in 1965. The character was given his own show in 1966, titled The Secret Squirrel Show, but was reunited with Atom Ant for one more season in 1967. The half-hour The Secret Squirrel Show included three individual cartoon segments: "Secret Squirrel", "Squiddly Diddly" and "Winsome Witch". [1] Secret Squirrel first appeared in a prime-time animated special called The World of Secret Squirrel and Atom Ant, which aired on NBC on September 12, 1965. [2]

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Secret Squirrel was a parody of the spy genre, and most of the shorts parodied elements of the James Bond films. Secret Squirrel was also known as "Agent 000". In 1993, 13 new Secret Squirrel cartoons appeared in-between the 2 Stupid Dogs first-season episodes, with the updated title Super Secret Secret Squirrel and a new cast.

Character profile

Secret Squirrel (voiced with a slight lisp by Mel Blanc) serves as a secret agent, taking orders from his superior, Double-Q aka the Chief (voiced by Paul Frees), of the International Sneaky Service. Mostly Double Q is usually annoyed by Secret Squirrel when he enters the office in other objects in his office instead of using the door like other people. His designation is Agent 000. [3] Secret Squirrel is assisted in his adventures by his fez-wearing, bespectacled sidekick Morocco Mole (also voiced by Paul Frees impersonating Peter Lorre). [4]

The pair fights crime and evil enemy agents using cunning and a variety of spy gadgets, including a machine gun cane, a collection of weapons kept inside Secret's trench coat which is also bulletproof, and a variety of devices concealed in his purple fedora (which has eye holes cut in it and which he seldom removes).

Secret's recurring archenemy is Yellow Pinkie (also voiced by Frees), a parody of both Auric Goldfinger from Goldfinger and of Sydney Greenstreet's portrayal of the Kasper Gutman character from Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon . He also tangles with such enemies as the Masked Granny, Captain Kidd and Robin Hood and his Merry Mugs. [5] The last three episodes introduced Hi-Spy (again voiced by Frees), a master of scientific criminology.

Super Secret Secret Squirrel

The 1993 reboot segments saw several changes in characters and artwork compared to the 1960s original cartoons, including the recasting of Jess Harnell as Secret and Jim Cummings as Morocco. All the characters inhabiting the world are now animals (except for a gingerbread man and a Quark). Double-Q (voiced by Tony Jay), now simply called "the Chief" in these shorts, is a Cape buffalo with a sour cherry-scented calabash pipe. Yellow Pinkie has been replaced by a sea lion named Goldflipper (voiced by Jim Cummings) who, despite being Secret's archenemy, only appears in one episode of the revival series. These new cartoons also introduce Penny (voiced by Kimmy Robertson), a female squirrel assistant to the Chief (à la Miss Moneypenny) and a possible love interest for Secret (as hinted at in the episodes "Queen Bea" and "Quark").

Secret's art design remains relatively intact, but looks more modern than the original 1960s version of the character, featuring hard lines and sharper angles, giving him a leaner and more slick style. His trademark hat looks slightly different. Secret also loses his signature lisp given to him by Blanc that was similar to that of Sylvester from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons from Warner Bros. (although it was paid homage to in the episode "Goldflipper", where Secret spoke with it to mock Morocco's sudden lisp in that episode). Harnell's portrayal gives Secret a suave voice in reminiscence of him sometimes breaking into his Wakko Warner voice without the Scouse accent, most notably when he is screaming.

Morocco's color scheme has been redesigned, his wardrobe's palette has been swapped and he wears sunglasses. Cummings' portrayal of Morocco makes his voice less of a Peter Lorre impersonation: the Moroccan accent remains, but the voice is higher-pitched. He also now has an evil twin brother named Scirocco Mole (voiced by Jess Harnell).

Apparently, in the 1993 revival cartoons, the personalities and traits of Secret and Morocco have been switched as opposed to their original 1960s personalities. Morocco was more of a chauffeur and used to be quite intelligent, while in the revival cartoons he is more independent as a sidekick, becomes more of a bungler, and is more childlike, often getting injured (which was Secret's department in the 1960s series) and often using his catchphrase "Okay, Secret!". Secret was portrayed as a bumbling secret agent in the original, while in the revival version he is actually capable of doing his job right. He can be both a workaholic and more easygoing while still able to get the job done. Like the original, Secret has a gadget for almost everything but also relies on his mixed martial arts combat skills. Most of his injuries either come from his job or Morocco's bumbling.

The Chief speaks with a British accent now (due to being voiced by Tony Jay), as evidenced by his catchphrase "Good show, Secret".

Broadcast history

The series' debut was on September 12, 1965, in The World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel prime-time special on NBC.

The original series, The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show , was broadcast from October 2, 1965, to September 2, 1967. Secret Squirrel had his own show in 1966 and was then reunited with Atom Ant in 1967-1968. Episodes were broadcast in syndication and as part of The Banana Splits variety and compilation series.

Super Secret Secret Squirrel

Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole were revived in 1993 for back-up segments of the first season of TBS Superstation's animated series 2 Stupid Dogs . Titled Super Secret Secret Squirrel, these new cartoons featured Secret Squirrel (voiced by Jess Harnell) and Morocco Mole (voiced by Jim Cummings). 2 Stupid Dogs creator Donovan Cook was asked by then-new Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seibert to choose a classic studio cartoon to revive within the main show, and Super Secret Secret Squirrel was the result. The reason to revive Secret Squirrel was because it was one of Cook's favorite Hanna-Barbera shows.

After Cook guided the updated design with artists Paul Rudish and Craig McCracken, supervising producer Larry Huber, the "adult supervision" assigned by Seibert, was responsible for all further aspects of these cartoons. He assigned animator David Feiss to the storyboards.

This new series seems to have fallen under the villain of the week formula. Except for "Egg" and "Agent Penny", every episode is named after the enemies Secret and Morocco encounter.

Secret and Morocco make an appearance in a 2 Stupid Dogs episode titled "Let's Make a Right Price", in which they star in a commercial for Granny's Joybone Doggie Treats. The Little Dog and the Big Dog from 2 Stupid Dogs appear in the Super Secret Secret Squirrel episode "Scirocco Mole" as contestants in a game show.

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 20October 2, 1965February 12, 1966
2 6September 10, 1966November 26, 1966
Super Secret Secret Squirrel 13September 5, 1993November 28, 1993

Season 1 (1965–66)

EpTitleOriginal air date
11"Sub Swiper"October 2, 1965 (1965-10-02)
Captain Ahab steals an atomic submarine; Speedy and Morocco must capture him and return the sub intact.
22"Masked Granny"October 9, 1965 (1965-10-09)
Secret and Morocco have a mission to secure the Bombay Bomb in the Pentagon, whilst the Masked Granny plans a heist to steal it.
33"Scotland Yard Caper"October 16, 1965 (1965-10-16)
Secret receives orders from Scotland Yard to recover the stolen crown jewels. He does, but is himself accused of being the thief by the police.
44"Robin Hood & His Merry Muggs"October 23, 1965 (1965-10-23)
Secret and Morocco try to track down some thieves who are using a Robin Hood television show to cover their thefts.
55"Wolf in Cheap Cheap Clothing"October 30, 1965 (1965-10-30)
Secret and Morocco are sent to stop Wily Wolf from smuggling sheep. Secret lures him into a trap with a Little Red Riding Hood scenario.
66"Royal Run Around"November 6, 1965 (1965-11-06)
Secret and Morocco are assigned to safeguard Pasha Panchabaggie, but Pasha rides away on his flying carpet and proves difficult to catch despite the many gadgets at Secret's disposal.
77"Yellow Pinkie"November 13, 1965 (1965-11-13)
Secret and Morocco are sent to catch an enemy agent called Yellow Pinkie, who seems to be too smart for them.
88"Five Is a Crowd"November 20, 1965 (1965-11-20)
Dr. Dangit creates five robot duplicates of Secret Squirrel to commit crimes and frame the real one for them. Secret follows the duplicates to Dangit's hideout and turns them against him.
99"It Stopped Training"November 27, 1965 (1965-11-27)
Secret and Morocco are put on a case to recover the Silver Streak Express train, which is stolen by Yellow Pinkie with a shrinking ray gun.
1010"Wacky Secret Weapon"December 4, 1965 (1965-12-04)
Secret and Morocco are assigned to protect a secret weapon only to lose it to Yellow Pinkie, but they pin him down at the seaport.
1111"Cuckoo Clock Cuckoo"December 11, 1965 (1965-12-11)
Secret receives a mission from England to retrieve Big Ben, stolen by a giant who wants to make a cuckoo clock out of it.
1212"Catty Cornered"December 18, 1965 (1965-12-18)
Upon being called in by a scientist, Secret and Morocco attempt to catch a cat who swallowed an explosive capsule. A cat-chasing dog makes their task difficult, and a "doggone temper" erupts.
1313"Leave Wheel Enough Alone"December 25, 1965 (1965-12-25)
Secret and Morocco try to catch Yellow Pinkie, who has stolen all the gold from the mint, but will have to chase him in a car race first.
1414"Jester Minute"January 1, 1966 (1966-01-01)
Secret and Morocco are sent to safeguard the king's crown, only for it to be stolen by Yellow Pinkie. Secret thwarts every one of his enemy's traps in order to recover the king's crown.
1515"Not So Idle Idol"January 8, 1966 (1966-01-08)
Yellow Pinkie steals a golden idol and only Secret can locate its whereabouts.
1616"Gold Rushed"January 15, 1966 (1966-01-15)
While vacationing in Washington D.C., Secret and Morocco chase after Yellow Pinkie, who has stolen gold bullion from the Granbovian embassy.
1717"Double Ex-Double Cross"January 22, 1966 (1966-01-22)
Secret and Morocco investigate the petrified population of Okey Dokey Isle, where they encounter the responsible perpetrator, Double-Ex.
1818"Capt. Kidd's Not Kidding"January 29, 1966 (1966-01-29)
Secret and Morocco go aboard a Spanish galleon to investigate the ghost of Captain Kidd, who is actually Yellow Pinkie seeking gold.
1919"Bold Rush"February 5, 1966 (1966-02-05)
Morocco takes the liberty of locating a gold shipment stolen by Yellow Pinkie all by himself. Secret discreetly assists Morocco during his vacation.
2020"Tusk-Tusk"February 12, 1966 (1966-02-12)
Secret and Morocco try to find a missing elephant that was taken prisoner by the Grand Wazir to overthrow the Rajah.

Season 2 (1966)

EpTitleOriginal air date
211"Robot Rout"September 10, 1966 (1966-09-10)
Yellow Pinkie is promoted to President, due to a mass robotic brainwashing of the citizens. Secret and Morocco head to Yellow Pinkie's lab to confront him, but he turns Morocco against Secret.
222"The Pink Sky Mobile"September 17, 1966 (1966-09-17)
Secret and Morocco battle Yellow Pinkie in his new Pink Sky Mobile against their Spy Car. Both sides end up with scooting vehicles.
233"Scuba Duba Duba"September 24, 1966 (1966-09-24)
Secret and Morocco are assigned to recover a missile stolen by the enemy agent Scuba Duba before he can destroy the city, which is being held for ransom by him.
244"Hi-Spy"October 29, 1966 (1966-10-29)
Secret is sent to confront the evil scientific criminology master Hi-Spy face-to-face in France, but Secret cannot outsmart him. Throwaway line: "Naw, it's just swamp gas!"
255"Spy in the Sky"November 12, 1966 (1966-11-12)
Hi-Spy is intent on causing destruction on the globe with his armed satellite. Secret and Morocco head to the satellite to halt his plans.
266"Ship of Spies"November 26, 1966 (1966-11-26)
Secret and Morocco are assigned to locate Hi-Spy's invisible ship and put his plan out of action.

Super Secret Secret Squirrel (1993)

Title Directed by: Written by: Storyboard by: Original air date
S.1"Goldflipper" Larry Huber
Robert Alvarez (animation)
Mark Saraceni Genndy Tartakovsky September 5, 1993 (1993-09-05)
An evil sea lion named Goldflipper (voiced by Jim Cummings) creates a giant gold magnet that steals golden teeth, which he calls the "Molar-Acoustic-Synctro-Bicuspid-Dental-Magnetic-Electro-Platt-Conductive-Postiviser". Secret goes undercover as a Squirrely Girly Scout to thwart Goldflipper's evil plan and recover all the stolen teeth.
S.2"Greg"Larry Huber
Ron Hugart (animation)
Roberts Gannaway Rob Renzetti September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12)
Secret investigates a mysterious candy disappearance caused by a gingerbread man named Greg (voiced by Charlie Adler), who is using ants to steal all the candy in the world, which he will then use to make a giant candy monster.
S.3"Quark"Larry Huber
Robert Alvarez (animation)
Roberts Gannaway Conrad Vernon September 19, 1993 (1993-09-19)
A sub-atomic quark known as Quark (voiced by Roger Rose) is destroying important monuments in order to make an amphitheater out of North America. Secret has to shrink down to sub-atomic size in order to stop him.
S.4"Queen Bea"Larry Huber
Ron Hugart (animation)
Mark SaraceniDon ShankSeptember 26, 1993 (1993-09-26)
Queen Bea (voiced by B. J. Ward) and her honey bee minions capture Secret during a Honey Bank robbery so that Queen Bea can force Secret's hand in marriage after trapping Morocco in a honey container. Penny comes to his rescue.
S.5"Hot Rodney"Larry Huber
Ron Hugart (animation)
Roberts GannawayTony CraigOctober 3, 1993 (1993-10-03)
During a race against a race car driving rooster named Hot Rodney (voiced by Jeff Bennett), Secret is waylaid by Hot Rodney's orchestrated kidnapping of Morocco.
S.6"Egg"Larry Huber
Ron Hugart (animation)
Roberts Gannaway David Feiss October 10, 1993 (1993-10-10)
Morocco receives a mandatory special assignment to hold a "rare" and "cursed" egg for at least three seconds, but has a hard time doing so.
S.7"Chameleon"Larry Huber
Ron Hugart (animation)
Roberts GannawayRob RenzettiOctober 17, 1993 (1993-10-17)
Expensive paintings are stolen on the night of a museum gala. Secret discovers an art-loving, sophisticated chameleon (voiced by Roddy McDowall) has pilfered all the art for his own personal collection. Secret and Morocco then outsmart him by trapping him in a room full of "modern" art, which Chameleon despises.
S.8"Agent Penny"Larry Huber
Ron Hugart (animation)
Roberts Gannaway,
Paul Rudish
David FeissOctober 24, 1993 (1993-10-24)
In an attempt to cut down his expenses, the Chief replaces Secret with Penny and hires Morocco as his secretary.
Note: Snooper and Blabber make speaking cameo appearances at a crimefighter's pub. In the same scene, Undercover Elephant from CB Bears , Hong Kong Phooey and Mumbly make background appearances, while the portraits of Scooby-Doo, Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long, Atom Ant, Hong Kong Phooey, Mumbly and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder are seen with Snooper and Blabber's portraits.
S.9"Scirocco Mole"Larry Huber
Ron Hugart (animation)
Roberts GannawayTony CraigOctober 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)
In a quiz show hosted by a fox, Secret relates the origin of his partnership with Morocco and an encounter with Morocco's evil twin brother Scirocco (voiced by Jess Harnell).
Note: Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo and the Big Dog and the Little Dog make cameo appearances as the other contestants.
S.10"Platypus"Larry Huber
Ron Hugart (animation)
Roberts GannawayRob RenzettiNovember 7, 1993 (1993-11-07)
Secret, Morocco and the Chief get their bodies mixed up in a de-scrambler owned by a platypus (Roger Rose) and have a hard time catching him in their altered states.
S.11"Doctor O."Larry Huber
Rob Hugart (animation)
Mark Saraceni,
Jim Turner
Paul Rudish,
David Feiss,
Tony Craig
November 14, 1993 (1993-11-14)
Secret has to stop an opossum named Doctor O. from blocking out the sun with a satellite, but he has to do it blind and in total darkness. The constant darkness also prevents the Chief from using the rest room.
S.12"One Ton"Larry Huber
Rob Hugart (animation)
Lane RaichertDavid FeissNovember 21, 1993 (1993-11-21)
Secret attempts to stop a crazy giant panda called One Ton (voiced by Yoshio Be) from tearing up Chinatown, but he also has strict orders from the Chief not to harm him, because giant pandas are an endangered species. As a result, Secret has to figure out how to defeat the panda without actually fighting him.
S.13"Voo Doo Goat"Larry Huber
Rob Hugart (animation)
Roberts GannawayDavid FeissNovember 28, 1993 (1993-11-28)
Secret must stop an evil shaman goat (voiced by John Garry), who has made a voodoo doll of the Chief in order to gain control over the agency.

Voices

Production credits

Other appearances

LP album

Hanna-Barbera Records released an LP album called Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole in Super Spy (HLP-2046) in 1966. It featured an adventure with four songs - "Secret Squirrel" (based on the show's theme song) and "Morocco Mole" on the beginning and the end of Side 1, respectively, and "Agent O Double O" and "Super Spy" on the beginning and the end of Side 2, respectively. Mel Blanc reprised his role as Secret Squirrel, but Daws Butler voiced Morocco Mole instead of Paul Frees.

Home video

The episode "Sub Swiper" is available on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s Vol. 1, as well as a part of the "A Sample of Boomerang" tape, from Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang.

Warner Archive released The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 as part of their Hanna–Barbera Classics Collection in November 2015. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com. [7]

The Secret Squirrel Show: The Complete Series was made available for download via iTunes in August 2016.

Warner Archive released 2 Stupid Dogs/Secret Squirrel Show Volume 1 on DVD in August 2018, which includes all of the first-season episodes of 2 Stupid Dogs and all of the episodes of Super Secret Secret Squirrel. Again, this is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and Amazon.com.

Cultural influence

The phrase "Secret Squirrel stuff" is used by people working in U.S. intelligence to lightheartedly describe material that is highly classified, usually as a non-answer to a question. [8] It may likewise be used in a pejorative manner to mean someone who is unlikely to have actually had a job as a special operations soldier, spy or mercenary, or to have performed the actions they claim to.

The history of the name "Secret Squirrel" for special operations forces and spies appears to predate the television show, as one story states that the word "squirrel" was used during World War II as a test to root out German spies. [9]

The name "Secret Squirrel" is police slang for an agent of the United States Secret Service. [10]

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