Quick Draw McGraw

**Quick Draw McGraw** (known as **El Kabong**) is an anthropomorphic horse and one of the main characters of the *Yogi Bear* franchise.

## Background

Quick Draw is a good friend of Yogi Bear, who joined the latter in several of his groups including Yogi's Gang from the series of the same name, the Yogi Yahooeys from *Laff-a-Lympics*, and Yogi's Treasure Hunters from *Yogi's Treasure Hunt*. He also has a pet bloodhound dog named Snuffles.

### **Personality**

His personality was well-intentioned but somewhat dim and he doesn't like being corrected. His famous catchphrases are "Hold on there!" and "I'll do the thin'in' around here, and don't you forget it."

### **Physical Appearance**

Quick Draw is a tall and slender anthropomorphic horse with white fur, black hair, a peach muzzle, black eyes, black eyebrows, and grey hooves. His main attire consists of a trademark red stetson cowboy hat, a blue bandana and a red gun belt with a holster.

As a masked vigilante, known as El Kabong, Quick Draw wears an all black gear similar to Zorro, including a black straight hat and a matching cape being tied in ribbons and wields his guitar (known as Susan in the Max original series, *Jellystone!*) where he serves as his primary weapon to smash his enemies' head.

In the series, *Laff-a-Lympics*, as part of the Yogi Yahooeys, he wears a red-orange T-shirt with a white "Y" on it.

## Appearances

### **Television series**

* *The Yogi Bear Show*
	+ 233. "*Yogi's Birthday Party*"
* *Yogi's Gang*
* *Laff-a-Lympics*
* *Yogi's Space Race* (as a guest star for the episode, "*Race Through Wet Galoshes*")
* *Yogi's Treasure Hunt*
* *Fender Bender 500*
* *Yo Yogi!*
* *Jellystone!*

### **Films and specials**

* *Yogi's Ark Lark*
* *Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue*
* *Casper's First Christmas*
* *Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper*
* *Yogi's Great Escape*
* *Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose*
* *The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound*

### **Publications**

* *Yogi Bear (comic strips)* (1961-1981)
	+ August 5, 1962
	+ September 1, 1974
	+ February 4, 1979
	+ September 2, 1979
* *The Flintstones (Marvel Comics)*
* *Yogi Bear (Marvel Comics)*
	+ 9. "*Bearly Robin Hood*"
* *Cartoon Network Presents* (Issue #18)

## History

According to the episode, "*The Return of El Kabong*" from *Yogi's Treasure Hunt*, history was shown that Quick Draw grew up in the town of Corney San Cobbo.

## Portrayals

* **Daws Butler** (1962-1988)
	+ *The Yogi Bear Show* ("*Yogi's Birthday Party*")
	+ *Yogi's Gang* (1973)
	+ *Laff-a-Lympics* (1977)
	+ *Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue* (1978)
	+ *Yogi's Space Race* (1978)
	+ *Casper's First Christmas* (1979)
	+ *Yogi's First Christmas* (1980)
	+ *Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper* (1982)
	+ *Yogi's Treasure Hunt* (1985-1988)
	+ *Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose* (1987)
	+ *The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound* (1988)

### **Other**

* Greg Burson - *Fender Bender 500* and *Yo Yogi!* (1990-1991)
* Bernardo de Paula - *Jellystone!* (2021-2022)
* Jeff Bergman - *The VeggieTales Show* (2024-present)

## Notes/Trivia

* Daws Butler was the original voice actor of Quick Draw. By the time, *Fender Bender 500* and *Yo Yogi!* went into production, Butler had died, so Greg Burson took over.
* In *Yogi's Treasure Hunt*, Huck and Quick Draw McGraw are often paired together on scouting missions.
* In the Max original series, *Jellystone!*, Quick Draw's character has been fully absorbed into the character of El Kabong, now a Latino vigilante.
	+ Additionally, he also works as a teacher of Jellystone Elementary School rather than being a sheriff.