Gabby Gator


Gabby Gator is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic alligator who appeared in several cartoons produced by Walter Lantz and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Gabby lives in the Okiedokie Swamp, which is a play on Lake Okeechobee and is near Cape Canaveral. Unfortunately for him, this place does not have many food options, and Gabby is forced to attract the food to his home and attempt to capture him with anything he might have at hand, including highly advanced technology. Though Gabbie Gator is intelligent and crafty, Woody always escapes, usually leaving Gabby with his home destroyed. The strangest thing about Gabby Gator is that he seems to have a vast supply of carrots, which are useless for a carnivorous reptile.

Appearance

Gabby is a green alligator who has a yellow or green stomach and snout, depending on the episode, wears a red or purple hat, also depending on the episode, wears a yellow vest, and has two fangs poking out of his muzzle. He speaks with a southern accent, similar to that of Hanna-Barbera's Huckleberry Hound.

History

Gabby Gator first appeared as "Ali Gator" in the 1958 short Everglade Raid. In that short, Gabby—or "Ali"—tries to cook Woody for lunch. "Ali" appeared again in 1959's Romp in a Swamp. Gabby's first official appearance under his definitive name was in Southern Fried Hospitality, when he hadn't eaten much lately and caught Woody to stave off his starvation.
Gabby did not become as famous as Woody's renowned enemies like Buzz Buzzard and Wally Walrus. His final theatrical appearance was in Greedy Gabby Gator in 1963. Ms. Meany more or less replaced him as the recurring villain of the moment.

Later appearance

Gabby Gator appeared later as a minor character in an episode of The New Woody Woodpecker Show voiced by Jeff Bennett.

List of Gabby Gator's appearances