Friendly Fox (series)

***Freindly Fox*** is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1951 by Seymour Knietel (1908-1964) and Nancy Farwell (1918-2008). Best known for its theatrical short films by Paramount Pictures from 1951 to 1975, the series centers on the misadventures of a happy-go-lucky talking fox named Friendly. After Famous Studios closed in 1967, Paramount revived the series with Farwell directing an additional shorts with Paramount Animation Studios from 1968 to 1975.

*Friendly Fox* has since become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television series, feature films, comic books, music albums, video games, and amusement park rides, as well as serving as Paramount's flagship franchise. Friendly Fox is regarded as a cultural icon and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A number of spin-offs have been made, including the television series.

## Characters

* **Friendly Fox** (voiced by Mel Blanc (1951-1989), Jeff Bergman (1990-1994) and Billy West (1994-present)) - a happy-go-lucky, charismatic and sly fox.
* **Hoppy** (voiced by Mel Blanc (1952-1989), Jeff Bergman (1990-1994) and Jess Harnell (1994-present)) - a jackalope who is Friendly's best friend.
* **Barry Bird** (voiced by Mel Blanc (1951-1989), Jeff Bergman (1990-1994) and Phil LaMarr (1994-present)) - Friendly's friend who constantly believes that he is better than all.
* **Felipe Beaver** (voiced by Mel Blanc (1953-1989) and Bob Bergen (1990-present)) - Barry's reluctant best friend who is often dragged into situations.
* **Sylvia Barker** (voiced by Janet Waldo (1961-1985), Tress MacNeille (1988-1996), Tara Strong (1997-2022) and Kate Higgins (2022-present)) - the tomboyish yet beautiful human female who both usually works with Friendly and friends and sometimes gets into situations.

## Related media

### Television series

Series/movies marked with \* are compilations of earlier shorts.

Movies marked with ^ are live-action/animated hybrids.

* *The Friendly Fox Show*\* (1969–1996)
* *Hoppy Tales* (1990-1994)
* *ToonMania* (1992-1999)
* *Friendly & Gang* (1994-1999)
* *Friendly & Barry*\* (1995–1998)
* *Friendly Fox Mania* (2001-2006)
* *Friendly Fox Kids* (2003–2006)
* *Friendly Fox* (2016–2020)
* *The Wackiest World of Friendly Fox* (2021-present)
* *ToonMania: Unleashed* (2022-present)

### Feature films

* *Friendly Fox's First Movie Ever* (1976)
* *Friendly Fox's Wish Quest* (1993)
* *Animated Quest^* (1997)
* *Hoppy's Big Movie* (2000)
* *Friendly Fox: All Together Now* (2022)

### Direct-to-video

* *Friendly Fox and the Magic Lamp* (1996)
* *Friendly Fox: Town Hero* (1997)
* *A ToonMania Summer Vacation* (1998)
* *Friendly Fox of the West* (1998)
* *Friendly Fox: The Lost Treasure* (1999)
* *ToonMania: The Zany Quest Begins* (2000)
* *Friendly Fox: Biggest Day Ever* (2001)
* *Friendly Fox: The Epic Christmas* (2002)
* *Friendly Fox: Crazy Racing!* (2003)
* *Friendly Fox in Space* (2004)
* *Friendly Fox: Ooh La La* (2005)
* *Friendly Fox: Hit the Road!* (2006)
* *Friendly Fox: Master Catness Strikes Back* (2007)
* *Friendly Fox: Rescue Mission* (2008)

## Broadcast

### United States

* ABC (1969-1984)
* NBC (1984-1986)
* CBS (1986-1998)
* Nickelodeon (1999-present)
* Paramount ToonWorld/Nicktoons (1996-present)
* HubShake! (2015-present)
* NickRewind (2015-2022)
* Paramount Kids (2018-present)
* Pluto TV (2019-present)
* UltraToons (2020-present)
* MeTV (2021-present)

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