The Kwicky Koala Show

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Hanna-Barbera produced this early 1980s Animated Anthology for CBS, headlined by one of the last characters Tex Avery created. Kwicky Koala, voiced by H-B writer Bob Ogle, was a gentle and elusive marsupial, constantly pursued by the perpetually starving Wilford Wolf.

Supporting segments featured the Bungle Brothers, a canine duo who sought vaudeville stardom; Crazy Claws, a witty wildcat who lived in a national park and was hunted by the fur trapper Rawhide Clyde, and Dirty Dawg, a canine vagrant who, with his rodent sidekick Ratso, sought "the pot of stew at the end of the rainbow".

Tropes used in The Kwicky Koala Show include:
  • Expy: Wilford Wolf is clearly a relative of Mildew Wolf from "It's The Wolf," complete with his voice actor doing a Paul Lynde impression.
  • Funny Animals
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Voice caricatures included Groucho Marx and Howard Cosell.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity / Unknown Rival: Kwicky often goes through Wilford's traps seemingly having no idea that he was in a trap in the first place... except for those moments where he seems to know but acts like he doesn't to make it easier to trick Wilford. It's never made clear which is really the case.
  • Seldom-Seen Species: Kwicky Koala himself
  • Three Shorts