60s Cartoon Hats
Description: Cool Cat is a 1967 Looney Tunes cartoon character created by Alex Lovy and voiced by Larry Storch. A laid-back Bengal tiger with a green beret and scarf, Cool Cat embodied 1960s youth culture—speaking beatnik slang, strumming a guitar, and cruising in a dune buggy. He starred in six shorts and made cameo appearances across Warner Bros. productions, becoming a quirky symbol of the era’s counterculture.
Description: Wally Gator was an American cartoon series that ran on TV as part of a syndicated cartoon block from 1962, The show's title character, Wally Gator, is an anthropomorphic, happy-go-lucky alligator who wears a collar and a pork pie hat. Although his catchy theme song describes him as a "swingin' alligator of the swamp," he actually lives in the city zoo. The zookeeper, Mr. Twiddle, keeps a close watch on Wally, who likes to check out what life is like in the outside world, and routinley gets into trouble.
Description: Fruit Stripe Gum, introduced in 1960 by James Parker, became famous for its vibrant stripes and fruity flavors. Initially promoted by the Fruit Stripe Gum Man, an anthropomorphic gum pack, the brand later introduced the Stripe Family Animals, including a zebra, tiger, elephant, and mouse. Over time, the zebra—Yipes—became the sole mascot, recognized for his energetic personality and the slogan "Yipes! Stripes!". Fruit Stripe wrappers also featured temporary tattoos of Yipes engaging in various sports
Description: Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long was a segment of Hanna-Barbera's 1964–1966 cartoon The Magilla Gorilla Show, and later appeared on The Peter Potamus Show. Taking place in a Wild West setting, Ricochet Rabbit (voiced by Don Messick) worked as a sheriff in the town of Hoop 'n' Holler. Ricochet would bounce off stationary objects yelling "Bing-bing-bing!" His deputy and foil Droop-a-Long Coyote (voiced by Mel Blanc impersonating Ken Curtis) was not as fast and was very clumsy. In addition to his speed, which enabled him to outrun bullets, Ricochet used trick bullets against his opponents, including a bullet that would stop in mid-flight and strike the target with an impossibly oversized mallet, and another which would draw
Description: Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales is an animated television series that originally aired Saturday mornings on CBS from 1963 to 1966 as one of the earliest Saturday morning cartoons. It was produced by Total Television, the same company that produced the earlier King Leonardo and the later Underdog, and primarily sponsored by General Mills.[2] A co-sponsor was Pillsbury's Funny Face Drinks. (Tennessee Tuxedo debuted on CBS on the same day that King Leonardo last ran on NBC.The title is a play on the “tuxedo” dinner jacket worn as formal wear. When faced with more trouble than they can bear, the pair turns to their friend Phineas J. Whoopee, the “Man with All the Answers".
Description: Wally Gator was an American cartoon series that ran on TV as part of a syndicated cartoon block from September 3, 1962, to August 26, 1963 for 52 episodes. The show's title character, Wally Gator, is an anthropomorphic, happy-go-lucky alligator who wears a collar and a pork pie hat. Although his catchy theme song describes him as a "swingin' alligator of the swamp," he actually lives in the city zoo. The zookeeper, Mr. Twiddle, keeps a close watch on Wally, who likes to check out what life is like in the outside world, and routinley gets into trouble.
Description: Deputy Dawg is an animated series produced by Terrytoons that ran from 1960 to 1964. The series focused on the titular Deputy Dawg, an anthropomorphic canine deputy sheriff in Florida, although as episodes progressed, the location changed to Mississippi, and later to Tennessee. Most of the storylines involve Deputy Dawg pursuing local miscreants Muskie Muskrat, Ty Coon, and Vincent van Gopher for petty crimes. When the scofflaws aren't causing trouble, Deputy Dawg pals around with the trio, often engaging in their favorite pastime, fishing for catfish.
Description: The Banana Splits Adventure Hour was a children's variety show that ran from 1968 to 1970. Hosted by a pop group consisting of four anthropomorphic animals, the program included a variety of songs and skits, as well as several cartoon and live action series within the series. Each first run episode was an hour long, though they were cut down to 30 minutes in syndication, effectively doubling the number of episodes.
