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Speedy Gonzales is a speedy mouse character appearing in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Nicknamed "The Fastest Mouse in All of Mexico," his ... LooneyTunesWiki Explore MainPage Discuss AllPages Community RecentBlogPosts LooneyTunesCartoons Shorts CurseoftheMonkeybird HarmWrestling BigLeagueBeast FirehouseFrenzy Boo!Appetweet BubbleDum More... Characters BugsBunny DaffyDuck ElmerFudd PorkyPig Sylvester Tweety More... Media LooneyTunes MerrieMelodies TVShows LooneyTunesCartoons NewLooneyTunes TheLooneyTunesShow LoonaticsUnleashed DuckDodgers More... OtherMedia Films Webtoons Books VideoGames Merchandise Staff Cast MelBlanc JoeAlaskey TexAvery EricBauza JeffBergman RobertC.Bruce TomKenny More... Directors ChuckJones BobClampett FrizFreleng TexAvery RobertMcKimson FrankTashlin ArthurDavis More... Writers ChuckJones MichaelMaltese MichaelRuocco CharlesMcKinson BenHardaway MelvinMillar WarrenFoster More... Animators Producers Musicians More... 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SpeedyGonzales Species: Mouse Gender: Male Debutappearance: "Cat-TailsforTwo"(1953)(prototype)"SpeedyGonzales"(1955) Createdby: RobertMcKimson(1953,prototype)FrizFreleng(1955-Onward,CurrentDesign) Portrayedby: MelBlanc(1953-1989)JoeAlaskey(1990-2008)GregBurson(1994)EricGoldberg(2003)BillyWest(2003)BobBergen(2006)FredArmisen(2011-2015)TimDadabo(2014)EricBauza(2014-present)[1][2]DinoAndrade(2018)GabrielIglesias(2021)[3] SpeedyGonzalesisaspeedymousecharacterappearingintheLooneyTunesandMerrieMelodiescartoons.Nicknamed"TheFastestMouseinAllofMexico,"hismajorcharacteristicsaretheabilitytorunextremelyfastandspeakingwithanexaggeratedMexicanaccent.Heusuallywearsanoversizedyellowsombrero,whiteshirtandtrousers,whichisacommontraditionaloutfitwornbymenandboysofruralMexicanvillages,andaredkerchief,similartothatofarevelerintheSanFerminfestival. Contents 1History 2Censorship 3OtherAppearances 3.1TheLooneyTunesShow 3.2NewLooneyTunes 3.3LooneyTunesCartoons 4InOtherMedia 5Film 6Filmography 7Gallery 8VoiceActors 9Quotes 10References History RobertMcKimson'sSpeedyprototype Speedydebutedinthe1953cartoon"Cat-TailsforTwo",directedbyRobertMcKimson.ThisearlySpeedywasaleaner,rattier-lookingcreationthathadasizablegoldfronttoothandworearedshirtbutnopantsorsombrero.Thecartoonfeaturedhimoutwittingasmart-and-stupidpairofcats,GeorgeandBenny,aboardaship.Lateron,thisoriginalversionofSpeedyisusedasanunnamedbackgroundcharacteracoupleoftimes.AlthoughhewascreatedbyMcKimson,themajorityofthecartoonswithhimweredirectedbyFrizFreleng. ItwouldbetwoyearsbeforedirectorFrizFrelengandanimatorHawleyPrattredesignedthecharacterintohismodernincarnationforthe1955Frelengshort,"SpeedyGonzales".FrelengmadeSpeedyrounder,cuter,anddressedhimintraditionalMexicanattire,completewithasombrero.ThecartoonfeaturesSylvesterguardingacheesefactoryattheAmerican/MexicanborderfromagroupofstarvingMexicanmice.Themicecallintheplucky,excessivelyenergeticSpeedytosavethem,andamidcriesof"¡Ándele!¡Ándele!¡Arriba!¡Arriba!¡Epa!¡Epa!¡Epa!Yeehaw!"Spanishfor"Goon!Goon!Up!Up!",although"Ándelearriba"mayhavebeenintendedasmeaning"hurryup."Sylvestersoongetshiscomeuppance.Thecartoonwonthe1955AcademyAwardforBestShortSubject(Cartoons). WhileSpeedy'slastnameisgivenas"Gonzalez"onaprintedbusinesscardin"Cat-Tails",itisspelledwithan's'from"SpeedyGonzales"onward.Today,theearlierspellingisoccasionallyusedbyaccident. FrizandRobertsoonsetSylvesterupasSpeedy'sregularnemesisinaseriesofcartoons,muchinthesamewayChuckJoneshadpairedWileE.CoyoteandRoadRunnerinhisRoadRunnercartoons.Sylvester,oftencalled"ElGringoPussygato"bySpeedy,isconstantlyoutsmartedandoutrunbyTheFastestMouseInAllOfMexico,causingthecattosufferallmannerofpainandhumiliationfrommousetrapstoaccidentallyconsuminglargeamountsofTabascohotsauceandeverythingin-between. Othercartoonspairthemousewithhiscousin,SlowpokeRodriguez,TheSlowestMouseInAllOfMexico.SlowpokeregularlygetsintoallsortsoftroublethatoftenrequireSpeedytosavehim,butasnotedbyonecatin"MexicaliShmoes",hecompensatesforhisslowness,"hepackagun!" Inthemid-1960swhenDePatie-FrelengEnterprisestookovertheproductionofLooneyTunes,Speedy'smainnemesisbecameDaffyDuck. Censorship SpeedyandSylvester In1999,CartoonNetworkceasedtoairanyofSpeedyGonzales'cartoons.InaninterviewwithFoxNewson28March2002,CartoonNetworkspokeswomanLaurieGoldbergcommented,"Ithasn'tbeenontheairforyearsbecauseofitsethnicstereotypes."ThisiswidelybelievedtorefertoSpeedy'sfellowmice,whoareallshownasbeingslowandlazy,andsometimesevenappearintoxicated.However,fancampaignstoputSpeedybackontheairresultedinthereturnoftheanimatedshortstoCartoonNetworkin2002,althoughtheshortsarerarelyshown. In"Gonzales'Tamales",thetownmiceinstigateafeudbetweenSpeedyandSylvesterbecausethespeedyrodenthasbeenstealingtheheartsofallthefemales.MuchofthedialoguebetweenMexicancharactersisinEnglishandthesmallamountofSpanishthatpeppersthedialogueconsistsofbasicgreetings,goodbyes,exclamations,andmisplacedreferencestopopularMexicanfoods.ThiscriticismpromptedCartoonNetworktolargelyshelveSpeedy'sfilmswhenitgainedexclusiverightstobroadcastthemin1999.However,fancampaignstoputSpeedybackontheair,backedbyTheLeagueOfUnitedLatinAmericanCitizens,sawtheshorts'returntoairfrom2002. DespitethecontroversyintheU.S.A.,SpeedyGonzalesremainsaverypopularcharacterinLatinAmerica.InMexico,TheSpeedyGonzalesShowhasbeenonandoffpartoftheregularprogrammingofTelevisaCanal5nationalchanneleversinceitwascreated,aswellastheMexicanCablechildren'snetwork,ZAZ,wheretheyshowastillshottitlecardofSpeedyGonzalesplayingaguitarwiththewords"BuenasNoches"(Spanishfor"goodnight")whentheyendtheirbroadcastforthenight. In2010,aLooneyTunesNewYear'sDaymarathontheCartoonNetworkshowedthecartoon"MexicanBoarders"havingbothSpeedyandSlowpoke.Asof2014,SpeedyGonzalescartoonshadceasedairingonCartoonNetworkandBoomerangUSA. This"ban"onlyappliestoCartoonNetworkandBoomerangUSA,asotherU.S.networkssuchasMeTV,aswellasinternationalCartoonNetworkandBoomerangfeeds(especiallyinLatinAmericaandEurope)andTooncasthaveairedSpeedyGonzalesshorts. OtherAppearances In1983,heco-starredinDaffyDuck'sMovie:FantasticIsland.In1988,hemadeacameoappearanceintheendingsceneofWhoFramedRogerRabbit.HehasoneappearanceintheTinyToonAdventuresepisodesegment"TheAcmeAcresSummerOlympics",asthecoach,andservingtobeasthementorofLightningRodriguez.In1996,hemadeashortappearanceinfilmSpaceJam.In2003,hemadeacameoappearancealongsidePorkyPiginthefilmLooneyTunesBackinAction,makingfunofhispoliticallyincorrectstatus.Ataroundthesametime,hemadeanon-speakingcameoinanepisodeof¡MuchaLucha!entitled"Lucha,RinseandRepeat".In2009,hemadeacameoappearanceinKidvs.Katin"TheKatWhisperer". Volume4oftheLooneyTunesGoldenCollectionDVDseries,released14November2006,hasanentirediscofSpeedyshorts,althoughsomeofhisothershortshadpreviouslybeenreleasedonVolumes1and3.SpeedyismentionedinoneDuckDodgersepisode,afterPorkyPigsitsonDaffyDuck,promptinghimtosay,"IknewIshould'vechosenSpeedyGonzalesasasidekick!" Inthe2000s,SpeedywasgoingtohavehisownseriesLaFamiliaGonzalesthatwouldhaveairedonCartoonNetwork,buttheserieswasneverproduced.[4] TheLooneyTunesShow SpeedyinTheLooneyTunesShow SpeedyappearedinTheLooneyTunesShowepisodesvoicedbyFredArmisen.TheLooneyTunesShowfeaturesadeeper-voicedSpeedyGonzales.HeliveswithBugsandDaffyastheir"mouse-in-the-wall"andrunsapizzaparlorcalled"Pizzarriba".HeactsasDaffy's"JiminyCricket,"whichisafarcryfromtheantagonisticrelationshiptheyhadintheolddays.Intheepisode"SundayNightSlice",BugsbuyshisfavoritepizzeriatopreventitfrombeingclosedandhiresSpeedytohelphim.WhenBugsdecideshedoesn'twanttoownarestaurantanymore,hehandsownershipofittoSpeedy.HeisalsoinaZorroparodyMerrieMelodiessegmentcalled"QuesoBandito",andappearsinotherMerrieMelodiessegmentscalled"Pizzarriba"and"TableforOne". SpeedyGonzalesappearedinthe2015direct-to-videomovieLooneyTunes:RabbitsRun.HeisLolaBunny'slandlord. NewLooneyTunes SpeedyappearsintheNewLooneyTunesepisode"TweetTeam",whereheenliststhehelpofTweety,GabbyGoatandMarcAnthonywhenhismicefriendsarecapturedbyagangofcatsconsistingofSylvester,ClaudeCatandPetePuma. LooneyTunesCartoons SpeedymakesacameointheLooneyTunesCartoonsshort"HappyBirthdayBugsBunny!"Heisindirectlymentionedin"ClimateControl"and"ParkyPig". InOtherMedia In1962,popsingerPatBoonescoredaTop10hitintheUnitedStateswiththesong"SpeedyGonzales",whichfeaturedMelBlancspoutingfake-MexicanphrasesasSpeedy.ItwasalsosungbyManoloMuñozandA.B.Quintanilla'sKumbiaAllStar,whosemusicvideofeaturedSpeedy. HenryManciniborrowedthecharacter'snameforthetitleofaninstrumentalcomposition,firstfeaturedonhis1961albumMr.LuckyGoesLatin. IntheFamilyGuyepisode"PadreDeFamilia"PetercreatesanAmericanversionofSpeedycalled"RapidDave"afterdecidingthatimmigrantsshouldn'tbeallowedintoAmerica. In2006,VolkswagenlicensedSpeedyGonzalesforaseriesofSpanish-languagecommercialsfortheVolkswagenGolf,usingfootagefromthecartoonofthesamename. InOctober2010,SpeedyGonzalesappearedalongsideotherLooneyTunescharactersinaVirginMediaT.V.advertisement.SpeedyalsoservesasthecurrentmascotforVirginMedia,adoublereferencetohisownspeedandtothatofthecompany'sfiberopticbroadband.SpeedywasvoicedbyKerryShaleintheseadverts. SpeedybrieflyappearsintheRobotChickenepisode"Werewolfvs.Unicorn"whenhepenetratesSylvester'sfence. SpeedyGonzalesappearsintheDrawnTogetherepisode"TheOneWhereinThereIsaBigTwist,PartII"whenheisoneofthecandidateswhowantstobethenewhousemates. SpeedyalsoappearedintheMetLifeSuperBowlcommercialin2012. Film StampedonJune2017.Thisarticleorsectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleaseaddreliablecitationstohelpverifythearticle'scontent. DonotuseWikipediaoranyotherwikisasasource.Unsourcedinfocanbequestionedandmayberemovedwithoutnotice. Donotremovethistemplateuntilallconditionshavebeenmet. InFebruary2010,NewLineCinemaandparentcompanyWarnerBros.Picturesannouncedthattheywereplanningalive-action/animatedcombofeaturefilmbasedontheLooneyTunescharacter,settobereleasedsometimein2014.AlecSokolowandJoelCohen,whoadaptedthecomicGarfieldintoasimilar-stylelive-action/animatedFamilyfilm,wouldwritethescriptforthecoming-of-agestorywhichwassetinthepresentday.ThestoryfeaturedSpeedy,ayoungandmisunderstoodMexicanmouse,findinghimselfleavinghisfamilytogooutintheworldandfigureoutwhathe'sgoodat.Hesoonmadefriendswithanervousracecardriver.EugenioDerbezwastovoicethecharacter. Filmography Mainarticle:ListofSpeedyGonzalescartoons Gallery Mainarticle:SpeedyGonzales/Gallery VoiceActors MelBlanc:1953-1989 JoeAlaskey:TinyToonAdventures,LooneyTunesRiverRide,YosemiteSam'sGoldRiverAdventure,LooneyTunes:CartoonConductor[5] GregBurson:AcmeAnimationFactory[6] BobBergen:Bah,Humduck!ALooneyTunesChristmas EricGoldberg:LooneyTunesBackinAction BillyWest:LooneyTunes:BackinAction:TheVideoGame[7] FredArmisen:TheLooneyTunesShow,LooneyTunes:RabbitsRun TimDadabo:Scooby-Doo!&LooneyTunesCartoonUniverse:Adventure[8] DinoAndrade:NewLooneyTunes EricBauza:LooneyTunesDash!,LooneyTunesWorldofMayhem GarbielIglesias:SpaceJamANewLegacy[9] YujiMitsuya(Japan;LooneyTunesShow) OhadSharhar(Israel;LooneyTunesBackinAction) Quotes "¡Andale!¡Andale!¡Arriba!¡Arriba!¡Epa!¡Epa!Yehaaah!" "Hola,pussycat!Areyoulookingforanicemousefordinner?" "Idon'tseethatsillypussycattoday.Hemustbeasleep.Ibetterwakehimup!" "Theydon'tmakepussycatsliketheyusedto." "Holyfrijoles!Thatthingrunsfasterthanme!" "Youaremuchtoopink!Thatiswhythatisyournombre`!" "Oraleese,givemebackmymota!" "Ilikethispussycatfellow.Hesilly!" "Hey,it'snotfairtospy!That'scheating!" References ↑https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Looney-Tunes-Dash/ ↑https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Looney-Tunes-World-of-Mayhem/ ↑https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Space-Jam-A-New-Legacy/ ↑https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/fwak-and-los-campeones-10720.html ↑https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Joe-Alaskey/ ↑https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Acme-Animation-Factory/ ↑https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Looney-Tunes-Back-In-Action-The-Video-Game/ ↑https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Scooby-Doo-Looney-Tunes-Cartoon-Universe-Adventure/ ↑https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Space-Jam-A-New-Legacy/ Characters MajorCharacters BarnyardDawg•BeakyBuzzard•BugsBunny•CecilTurtle•CharlieDog•ClaudeCat•DaffyDuck•ElmerFudd•FoghornLeghorn•Gossamer•Granny•HectortheBulldog•HeneryHawk•HippetyHopper•HubieandBertie•LolaBunny•GoofyGophers•MarcAnthonyandPussyfoot•MarvintheMartian•MichiganJ.Frog•MissPrissy•PenelopePussycat•PepéLePew•PetePuma•PorkyPig•RalphWolf•RoadRunner•SamSheepdog•.Sniffles•SpeedyGonzales•Sylvester•SylvesterJr.•Taz•Tweety•WileE.Coyote•WitchHazel•YosemiteSam SecondaryCharacters BlacqueJacqueShellacque•Bosko•TheCrusher•CarltheGrimRabbit•GiovanniJones•YoyoDodo•TasmanianShe-Devil•MelissaDuck•HugotheAbominableSnowman•SpikeandChester•NastyCanasta•TheGremlin•PrivateSnafu•PetuniaPig•PlayboyPenguin•ShropshireSlasher•CountBloodcount•MamaBuzzard•ColonelShuffle•EggheadJr.•OwlJolson•TorotheBull•RockyandMugsy•MinahBird•Inki•Beans•LittleKitty•HamandEx•OliverOwl•Piggy•GabbyGoat•Buddy•Honey•SlowpokeRodriguez•TheThreeBears•Foxy•K-9•A.Flea•ConstructionWorker•FriskyPuppy•RalphMouse•HoneyBunny•Roxy•TheMartinBrothers•RalphPhillips•ClydeBunny•FauntleroyFlip•Dr.I.Q.Hi•GruesomeGorilla•SloppyMoe•HattaMari•TheWeasel•Wiloughby•TheTwoCuriousPuppies•CoolCat•BabbitandCatstello•InstantMartians•BobotheElephant•ColonelRimfire•SmokeytheGenie•JoseandManuel•MerlintheMagicMouse•ConradtheCat•AngusMacRory•BantyRooster•Thes•ShamelessO'Scanty•ThreeLittlePigs•TomTurkey•GoopyGeer•NellytheGiraffe•AlaBahma•Dr.Lorre•CottontailSmith•BunnyandClaude•ClaudeHopper•TheHepCat•TheDrunkStork Categories Pagesneedingcitations Characters CharactersvoicedbyMelBlanc Males Animals Mice Bah,Humduck!ALooneyTunesChristmas LooneyTunes:BackinAction WhoFramedRogerRabbit LooneyTunesCharacters MexicanCharacters SpaceJamCharacters 1953Introductions CharactersvoicedbyJoeAlaskey CharactersvoicedbyEricGoldberg DaffyDuckSupportingCast SylvesterSupportingCast TheLooneyTunesShowCharacters TinyToonsCharacters LooneyTunesCartoons AnimaniacsCharacters Español Français CommunitycontentisavailableunderCC-BY-SAunlessotherwisenoted. 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