Снэглпасс: Розовая пума и театральные выходки

Fictional cartoon character
the song by John Zorn

Snagglepuss is a Hanna Barbera cartoon character who debuted in prototype form in 1959 and established as a studio regular by 1961. A light pink anthropomorphic puma sporting an upturned collar, shirt cuffs, and bow tie, Snagglepuss enjoys the fine things in life and shows particular affinity for the theatre. His stories routinely break the fourth wall as the character addresses the audience in self narration, soliloquy, and asides. As originally voiced by Daws Butler,

A pink puma known as "Snaggletooth", featuring the eventual character's general manner and Bert Lahr–inspired voice but without collar or cuffs, first appeared on television in The Quick Draw McGraw Show in 1959. He later appeared in other Hanna Barbera shows, including Yogi's Gang (1973), as a co host in Laff A Lympics (1977–78), Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985), and as a teenager in Yo Yogi! (1991). Snagglepuss's appearance in a 1960s run of Kellogg's cereal television commercials prompted legal action by actor Bert Lahr, who said the similarity of the character's voice to his own could lead viewers to the false conclusion that Lahr himself had endorsed the product. As part of the settlement, the disclaimer "Snagglepuss voice by Daws Butler" was required to appear on each commercial. This made Butler one of the few voice artists to receive screen credits in a TV commercial. Butler reused his Snagglepuss voice for two other Hanna Barbera characters: Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore from The Funky Phantom and Brutus The Lion from The Roman Holidays.

Snagglepuss lives in a cavern, which he constantly tries to make more habitable for himself. No matter what he does, however, he always winds up back where he started or worse off than he was before. In some episodes, Snagglepuss is chased by Major Minor (voiced by Don Messick), a tiny sized hunter. A few episodes involved him trying to court a lioness named Lila (voiced by Jean Vander Pyl) but who always rejected his advances for being too boorish or pathetic. Butler's voicing of the character recalls the work of actor Bert Lahr, especially the more mellow moods of Lahr's Cowardly Lion in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Before dashing offscreen to make an escape or run an errand, Snagglepuss announces the move in the form of a theatrical stage direction, saying "Exit, stage left/right/up/down!". Finally, Snagglepuss tends to add the word "even" for emphasis at the ends of sentences:
After emphasizing a previous statement ("Somebody hurt! In dire pain, even!"). After stating a synonymous phrase ("On account of I must be a little rusty. Stale, even"). In a grammatically correct way, though out of order in the sentence ("I wonder if he knows my telephone number, even"). Simply added as an exclamation ("Heavens to Murgatroyd! A veritabububble frankenmouse monster, even!"). The character's pink color, lilting voice, and theatrical manner led some viewers to interpret Snagglepuss as stereotypically gay. This implication was echoed over the years in many parodies, then seriously explored in the 2018 comic miniseries Exit, Stage Left! : The Snagglepuss Chronicles from DC Comics, part of their Hanna Barbera Beyond initiative.

In The Simpsons episode "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" (April 28, 1994), Miss Hoover reminds Ralph Wiggum that he once reported seeing Snagglepuss outside in the hallway. Ralph responds, "he was going to the bathroom". In the other episode "Lady Bouvier's Lover" (May 12, 1994), Comic Book Guy shows Bart a cel of Snagglepuss as an example of a cel that is actually worth something, as opposed to the cel of Scratchy's arm that Bart was trying to sell to him. Snagglepuss appeared in the Robot Chicken episode "Ban on the Fun", voiced by Victor Yerrid. In the "Laff A Munich" skit, he is seen on a television set, telling the audience about the disappearance of the Yogi Yahooeys. In the adult animated sitcom Drawn Together, Snagglepuss is featured in the episode "Gay Bash", but his face is blurred, referencing how strangers are blurred on reality programs. He was voiced by Chris Edgerly. Snagglepuss made a brief cameo in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Irwin Gets a Clue", being hit by Hoss Delgado's truck. Snagglepuss made two cameos in a MetLife commercial in 2012, titled "Everyone". In a behind the scenes video, Snagglepuss (voiced by Stephen Stanton) acts and rehearses in front of the director of the ad, only for the director to tell him he does not have any speaking roles in the ad, and in response, Snagglepuss storms out of the trailer. On a Season 34: Episode 8 "Weekend Update" segment on Saturday Night Live (November 15, 2008), Bobby Moynihan appears in costume as Snagglepuss to comment on California's ban on same sex marriage. During the segment, Snagglepuss is "outed" by anchor Seth Meyers and then confesses that his domestic partner is fellow Hanna Barbera cartoon character The Great Gazoo, who also makes a cameo played by Will Forte. Snagglepuss made a cameo appearance in the Animaniacs revival segment "Suffragette City". Snagglepuss made several cameos in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary".