Not much difference between Loopy De Loop and Lopilopo is there? Of course, not. Loopy was not bad. He was just misunderstood. Of course, the sheep were afraid of him. In spite of his best efforts to the otherwise, he was, in terms of species at least, a top-shelf predator.
One could make the case that Loopy, a popular cartoon character from 1959 through 1965, the height of the Civil Rights struggle, was a clever and subtle symbol of the wrongs of prejudice and racism. Who could suspect such a deep message from such a funny anthropomorphized character?
Voiced by the incredible Daws Butler, Loopy was a French-Canadian transplant who always tried to help but also always got run out of town because, well, he was a wolf. The message was clear if gently humorous. You cannot judge a book by its cover.
A great debt of gratitude is owed Hanna-Barbera for such an elegant and pioneering effort. So subtle most people might have over looked it but Senor Lopilopo is not most people.
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