Thinking he is not needed by anyone, Loopy joins a space program and participates in tests by going to the moon.
Acting
Daws Butler's French accent commits harder than the plot does
Practical Effects
1961 hand-drawn rocket science hits different
Writing
Existential crisis wrapped in slapstick, served in 7 minutes
Director
Joseph Barbera
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Loopy De Loop was Hanna-Barbera's only theatrical short series starring a wolf with a recurring existential crisis — 48 cartoons total from 1959-1965.
Released four months before Kennedy's moon speech, this accidentally captures the manic optimism of pre-Apollo space fever.
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